By now, you will have seen the awful news from Pakistan, where 1,400 people have lost their lives. Pakistan also happens to be home to part of the World Summit AI team, with even more of our friends and community suffering as a result of the ongoing climate catastrophe. 

16 year-old Amna Habiba, founder of BloomED Foundation (formerly Global Creative Hub) and a member of the World Summit AI 2022 speaking faculty, is one of those friends who has been affected by the floods. We are right behind Amna - here is what she had to say about the ongoing crisis, and an appeal to you, the InspiredMinds! community... 

"Climate disasters prevent girls and women from accessing their basic rights in accordance with the UN SDGs including education, economic growth, nutrition, etc. The floods in Pakistan have brought all hopes for educational empowerment for young women back to square one. I am devastated to see the girls that my organization has worked with, share pictures of the drastic impact to their communities including collapsed homes, flooded roads, and lack of access to basic necessities required to live.”

Amna has launched a fundraiser to help these communities in need, both by directly supporting them and also donating to trusted foundations working with communities impacted. All funds that Amna raises will go into supporting verified sources. She will keep us all updated with photographic evidence via her campaign page, which you can find here:

Support Amna's Campaign

“This is a difficult time for not just me and my family, but also for the millions of people who call Pakistan their home. Please help out with whatever support you can, no matter how small it is."

The floods are also impacting our planet far beyond Pakistan's borders. Outside of the Polar regions, Pakistan hosts the most glacial ice (over 7,000 glaciers) and it is melting rapidly. 

Communities like those at BloomED Foundation and World Summit AI are constantly on the hunt for answers to the climate catastrophe. This October, we are taking the fight to Amsterdam for AI driven solutions that support communities in Pakistan and beyond. We are proud that Amna is at the heart of this work. 

If you can support Amna's efforts, please click here. If you have solutions to the ecological disasters facing our planet, we want to see you in Amsterdam.

 

With love and thanks,

Amna & Team WSAI ❤️

Topics: Education, AI For Earth, Climate, AIbrains, World Summit AI

Sako Arts, CTO and Co-founder, FruitPunch AI will be moderating a Panel Discussion at World Summit AI 2022, Amsterdam Noord taking place on 12th and 13th October 2022 at the Taets Art and Event Park, Amsterdam Noord.

 

Topics: Interview, AIbrains

Marijn Markus, Managing Consultant, Capgemini will be moderating a Panel Discussion at World Summit AI 2022, Amsterdam Noord taking place on 12th and 13th October 2022 at the Taets Art and Event Park, Amsterdam Noord.

 

If you could solve any global problem in the world with AI, what would it be?

Communication.

Topics: Interview, AIbrains

Layla Li, CEO, KOSA AI will be moderating a Panel Discussion at World Summit AI 2022, Amsterdam Noord taking place on 12th and 13th October 2022 at the Taets Art and Event Park, Amsterdam Noord.

 

If you could solve any global problem in the world with AI, what would it be?

 

Climate change and social justice because we only have one earth, and our resources should go to protecting the planet and the people living in it.

Topics: Interview, AIbrains

Have you been affected by the recruitment and retention challenges facing our industry? Is your team meeting its potential? How could you be doing better?

Are you thinking about how to hold onto your hard-won talent? Have you considered leaving your job or changing your career path lately?

If you have nodded affirmatively to any of these questions, we recommend some Continuous Professional Development - in the form of…The Talent Lab at World Summit AI in Amsterdam!

Topics: World Summit AI

Sharon O'Dea, Founder of Lithos Partners will be participating in a Plenary talk on The Great Resignation and Tech's Talent Drought: Reimagining How and Why We Work at World Summit AI 2022, Amsterdam Noord taking place on 12th and 13th October 2022 at the Taets Art and Event Park.

Topics: AI ethics, Interview, Responsible AI, AIbrains

Marloes Pomp, ELSA Labs, NL AI Coalition will be moderating a Panel Discussion at World Summit AI 2022, Amsterdam Noord taking place on 12th and 13th October 2022 at the Taets Art and Event Park.

Topics: AI ethics, Interview, Responsible AI, AIbrains

Track 1 at World Summit AI (12-13 October, Amsterdam Nord) - Moonshot Mothership - is all about the world-leading AI Brains who are changing the way we deploy AI, one planet at a time. 

Topics: World Summit AI

There are only 4 months to go until the global AI ecosystem gathers in Amsterdam for the AI reunion of the year World Summit AI, and World AI Week - the world's only week dedicated to AI.

For its 6th anniversary, World Summit AI returns to Amsterdam for a bigger, better and bolder adventure through the realms of AI.

Topics: Announcement

World Summit AI will return to Amsterdam in 2022 for its sixth anniversary and feature 11 tracks and 5 stages covering all the hottest topics in AI.

 

Topics: AI, Announcement