Strengthening Data and AI Collaboratives for Economic Growth and Social Good
18 Feb 20269:30 AM – 10:30 AMBharat Mandapam, L1 Meeting Room No. 6
Speakers
Alexandru Oprunenco, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Ambassador Harry Verweij, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands
Anna Tumcadóttir, Creative Commons
Ariane Hildebrandt, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Dr. Agnes Kiragga, African Population Health Research Council
Dr. Cecilia Celeste Danesi, Artificial Intelligence and Civil Law, School of Law (UBA)
Dr. Hwirin Kim, World Meteorological Organisation
Fred Werner (Keynote Address), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Gaurav Godhwani, CivicDataLab
Kathleen Victoir, Pasteur Network
Nasubo Ongoma, Qhala
Complex public challenges demand trusted, actionable data for better governance. As AI reshapes public systems, accessible, interoperable, and well-governed datasets are essential for transparent, inclusive development. This panel brings together global stakeholders to advance Data and AI Collaboratives—unlocking siloed data, enabling secure sharing, and decentralised governance—to build inclusive innovation ecosystems and scale ethical AI solutions that drive evidence-based decisions, economic growth, and social good.