AI has dominated the global conversation in 2024, but its impacts on rising economies have been significantly overlooked in the media. In a year where nearly half the global population went to the election polls, AI has been a catalytic force in the daily lives of billions of people already — shaping how we work, how we communicate, how we solve problems and, of course, how we vote.

This special event brings together companies, governments, and civil society from across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East for lively discussions exploring the use and effects of AI technologies across the non-Western world.

To attend the event, please register via our Eventbrite page by September 13.

Speakers

‘Bosun Tijani

Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy of Nigeria

Div Turakhia

Founder, AI.tech

Stephen King

CEO, Luminate

Nabiha Syed

Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation

Dorothy Chou

Director of Policy & Public Engagement, Google DeepMind

Irene Solaiman

Head of Global Policy, Hugging Face

Samir Patil

Founder, Scroll

Ika Ningtyas

Fact-Checking Coordinator, Tempo Indonesia

Lindiwe Mazibuko

Founder & CEO, Futurelect

Cristina Martínez Pinto

Founder and CEO, PIT Policy Lab

Sophie Schmidt

Founder & Publisher, Rest of World

Anup Kaphle

Editor-in-Chief, Rest of World

Emily Tracy

Chief Development Officer, Rest of World

Rina Chandran

Southeast Asia Editor, Rest of World

Agenda

3:00PM – 3:30PM	Registration
3:30PM – 3:35PM	Welcome and Opening Remarks Emily Tracy, Chief Development Officer, Rest of World Sophie Schmidt, Founder & Publisher, Rest of World
3:35PM – 4:20PM	Panel: What Was the True Effect of AI in Global Elections this Year? Moderator: Anup Kaphle, Editor-in-Chief, Rest of World Speakers: Samir Patil, Founder, Scroll Ika Ningtyas, Fact-Checking Coordinator, Tempo Indonesia Lindiwe Mazibuko, Founder & CEO, Futurelect Cristina Martínez Pinto, Founder and CEO, PIT Policy Lab
4:20PM – 4:35PM	A Builder’s Perspective: Rapid Fire with Div Turakhia Moderator: Anup Kaphle, Editor-in-Chief, Rest of World Speaker: Div Turakhia, Founder, AI.tech
4:35PM – 5:20PM	Panel: AI’s Impact on Labor, Culture, and Society Moderator: Rina Chandran, Southeast Asia Editor, Rest of World Speakers: Nabiha Syed, Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation Dorothy Chou, Director of Policy & Public Engagement, Google DeepMind Irene Solaiman, Head of Global Policy, Hugging Face
5:20PM – 5:50PM	Fireside Chat with ‘Bosun Tijani Moderator: Sophie Schmidt, Publisher & Founder, Rest of World Speaker: ‘Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy of Nigeria
5:50PM – 6:00PM	Closing Remarks Stephen King, CEO, Luminate
6:00PM – 7:30PM	Reception

Event

AI Outside the West: Elections, Disruption and Opportunity

Join Rest of World and Luminate to Explore AI’s Impact across Emerging Markets

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