Implementing AI for Social Innovation Meetup Series

13 December 2023

17:00 - 20:00

Spielfeld Digital Hub (Google Maps)

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In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world, we want to harness its potential for social good. Join us in our meetup series, where we explore the intersection of AI and social innovation. We aim to ignite discussions, foster connections, and pave the way for collaborative solutions that benefit society.

How It Works

Our meetups inspire change. Our goal is to facilitate practical use of AI between social entrepreneur, NGOs, and companies with the common good in mind. For tech and AI experts, we establish connections to impactful social projects, always mindful of the ethical considerations inherent in modern technology. These aspirations materialize into three crucial objectives.

Understanding AI

Explore the essentials of Artificial Intelligence and its impact in social change. Our meetups delve into AI’s applications, ethics, and capabilities, providing a robust understanding essential for social entrepreneurs.

Applying AI

Learn to apply AI tools for social good. We focus on practical AI integration in social projects, offering insights to transform AI knowledge into impactful strategies.

Speaking AI

Network with AI experts and like-minded social entrepreneurs. This segment encourages idea exchange and collaboration, helping you stay abreast of AI trends and opportunities in the social sector.

The Series

With the financial support from the Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs And Climate Action we were able to organise two inspiring events for the German #AI4good, #tech4good and social entrepreneurship scene in December 2023.

First Meetup | AI for Social Innovation: Sustainability & Ethics (December 6, 2023)

Our first official meetup from this series took place digitally with three top-level speakers, who brought to the audience information and deep insights about AI and ethics, how to build AI solutions for a better tomorrow and about how to scale AI responsibly.

During the different interactions with the audience, we learned that the most relevant principles when approaching AI and Ethics for them are:

Right to Privacy and Data Protection
Transparency and Explainability
Awareness & Literacy

You can see the full meetup in the video below.

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The speakers from our first meetup together combined a great amount of experience in the field of impact tech – bringing in technical, entrepreneurial and corporate perspectives. Meet our experts:

Jonathan Moore

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Co-Founder and CTO at N3XTCODER

Malte Will

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Head of Social Impact Partnerships at Google

Anna Maria Brunnhofer-Pedemonte

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Co-Founder and CEO at Impact AI

Coral Ruz

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Senior Hackathon Manager at N3XTCODER

Second Meetup | AI + Social Impact: Ethics, Collaboration and Entrepreneurship (December 13, 2023)

The second meetup of the series – held at Spielfeld Digital Hub – came with an outstanding lineup of experts with diverse backgrounds and different fields of expertise. With keynotes and a closing panel discussion, different new technical possibilities and ethical aspects of AI were addressed. The event finished with different activities where connections and discoveries were made.

Attendees, as well as the invited industry pioneers and thought leaders, connected the topics of social entrepreneurship, ethics and AI for the common good. Meet our experts:

Dr. Anamika Datta

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Senior Product Manager at Zalando

Clemens Neudecker

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Head of Data Science at Berlin State Library

Mira Tai

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Moderator, Profession & Business Coach

Alistair Alexander

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Project Lead at Reclaimed.systems

Gráinne McKnight

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Founding Data Science Lead at Spoke.ai

Odin Mühlenbein

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Partner at Ashoka AI Lab

Surrounded by high-level participants, professionals, innovators and entrepreneurs, one can feel how technology can contribute to a more sustainable future.

Magdalena Zieleniewska

Senior Manager Sustainability Solutions at Visa

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Our Sponsors

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Das Projekt Implementing AI for Social Innovation wird im Rahmen des Programms „REACT with impact – Förderung des Sozialunternehmertums“ des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz unterstützt und von der Europäischen Union als Teil der Reaktion der Union auf die COVID-19-Pandemie (REACT-EU) finanziert.

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