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The AI for Climate Global Forum brings together experts from the fields of AI, conservation, disruptive technologies, economy, public policy and more, to explore and discuss the power of AI to advance the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Climate Agenda.

During December 

DECEMBER 2  & 3, 2021

ONLINE

ABOUT THE
2021 AI FOR CLIMATE GLOBAL FORUM

THEMATIC TRACKS

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AI for BIODIVERSITY

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AI for
WATER

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AI for
PEOPLE

AI for
NET-ZERO

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Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the most pressing challenges of our time, and they must be addressed together.

 

The use of Artificial Intelligence for species tracking, monitoring, and identification is a powerful way to better understand ecological processes, and thus, accelerate effective conservation, and restoration efforts in priority ecosystems.

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We must accelerate efforts to preserve one of our moust valuable resources: water.

 

The use of Artificial Intelligence can power intelligent and more efficient water usage to optimize resource use, as well as increase the potential to ensure safe access to clean water where it is needed the most. Also, the use of AI systems can help us address issues related to the large-scale impact that climate change on our oceans.

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Our current electricity grids, transportation systems, and agricultural activities, powered by fossil fuels, prevent us from cutting greenhouse gas emissions, main drivers of global warming.

The use of AI systems for data-driven decarbonization strategies can be implemented in many ways to boost a clean energetic transition, sustainable trnasportation systems, and loe-carbon agriculture.

People and communities must be put at the center of the conversation on the use of AI for social and environmental good.

In this thematic track, we will focus on the ethical considerations that should govern all design, deployment, monitoring, and evaluation of AI techniques focused on accelerating climate action, while leaving no one behind.

EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

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Tanya Berger-Wolf

Director. Translational Data Analytics Institute, Ohio State University. Director, Wild Me

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Nitasha Badhwar

CEO & Founder, Sunpower Renewables

Track: AI for Net-Zero

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Priya Donti

Co-Founder and Chair, Climate Change AI

Track: AI for Net-Zero

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Andrés Fernández

Climate Risk and ESG Manager, Hartree

Track: AI for Net-Zero

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Gabriela Ramos

Assistant-Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO​

Track: AI for People

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Rendani Mamphiswana

Head, Research and Innovation, Nafasi Water

Track: AI for Water

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Maximo Torero

Chief Economist, FAO

Track: AI for People

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Chante Harris

Director, Climate Investments and Partnerships, SecondMuse

Track: AI for People

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Jyotsna Puri

Associate Vice President Strategy and Knowledge Department, IFAD

Track: AI for Net-Zero

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Peter Clutton-Brock

Co-founder, Centre for AI & Climate

Track: AI for Net-Zero

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Maya Ben Dror

Portfolio Lead, Sustainable Automotive, and Mobility, World Economic Forum

Track: AI for Net-Zero

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Aldo Pérez

Senior Product Operations Manager, Cruise

Track: AI for Net-Zero

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Clara Rowe

CEO, RESTOR

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Katie Reytar

Senior Researcher, World Resources Institute

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Topher White

CEO and Founder, Rainforest Connection

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Nils Hempelmann

Innovation Manager, Open Geospatial Consortium

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Kate Moran

President and CEO, Ocean Networks Canada

Track: AI for Water

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Melissa Garvey

Global Director of Ocean Protection, The Nature Conservancy

Track: AI for Water

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Chantal Line-Carpentier

Chief, New York Office, UNCTAD

Track: AI for People

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Clovis Freire

Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD

Track: AI for People

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Gemma Santana

Former Director, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Mexico's Government​

Track: AI for People

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María Pérez-Ortíz

Senior Researcher, University College London

Track: AI for People

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Luis Rossano,

Co-Founder, Victoria AI

Track: AI for People

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Jorge Rickards

General Director, WWF México

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Rodolfo Lacy

Director for the Environment Directorate, OECD

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Susan Oh

CMO for BeOmni by Beyond Imagination

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Nicolas St-Gelais

Co-Founder & Scientific Director, CANN Forecast

Track: AI for Water

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H.E. Mr. Francisco Quiroga

Mexican Ambassador to Germany

Track: AI for Water

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Clara Neppel

Senior Director, IEEE European Business Operations

Track: AI for People

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Gold Hood

Co-Founder, Victoria AI

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Constanza Gómez-Mont

Co-Founder, AI for Climate

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Christopher Córdova

Co-Founder & Director, AI for Climate

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Kate Turner

Carbon Offset Lead, AI for Climate

Track: AI for Water

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Lucía Tróchez

Director, AI for Climate Global Forum

Track: AI for Biodiversity

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Regina Cervera

Coordinator, AI for Climate Global Forum

EXCLUSIVE MASTERCLASS:

AI FOR BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION

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Tom Landry

Senior advisor, Partnerships and business development,

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Samuel Foucher

Senior researcher,

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Jérôme Théau

Professor

Department of Applied Geomatics, University of Sherbrooke

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Richard Sears

President, Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS)

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 PhD Student, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

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Leveraging ai for species monitoring and protection

Speakers:

  • Tanya Berger-Wolf, Professor and Director. Translational Data Analytics Institute, Ohio State University. Director, Wild Me

  • Topher White, Co-Founder & CEO, Rainforest Connection

Interviewer:

  • Susan Oh, CMO, Beyond Imagination

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Biodiversity and Food Systems

Speakers:

  • Jyotsna Puri, Associate Vice President Strategy and Knowledge Department, IFAD

  • Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO

Interviewer:

  • Lucía Tróchez, Director, AI for Climate Global Forum

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AI for safe access to water

Speakers:

  • Nicolas St-Gelais, Co-Founder & Scientific Director, CANN Forecast

  • Rendani Mamphiswana, Head of Research and Innovation, Nafasi Water

Interviewer:

  • Kate Turner, Carbon Offset Lead, AI for Climate

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AI for science-based decision making to tackle biodiversity loss

Speaker

  • Nils Hempelmann, Innovation Manager, Open Geospatial Consortium

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The future of conservation

Speakers:

  • Christopher Córdova, Director and Co-Founder, AI for Climate

  • Constanza Gómez-Mont, Co-Founder,  AI for Climate

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

Speakers:

  • Clara Rowe, CEO, Restor

  • Katie Reytar, Senior Researcher, World Resources Institute

Interviewer:

  • Jorge Rickards, General Director, WWF Mexico

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AI for resilient oceans

Speakers:

  • Kate Moran, President & CEO, Ocean Canada Networks

  • Melissa Garvey, Global Director of Ocean Protection, The Nature Conservancy

  • Rodolfo Lacy, Director for the Environment Directorate, OECD

Interviewer:

  • H.E. Mr. Francisco Quiroga, Mexican Ambassador to Germany

DECEMBER 3, 2021

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AI TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS

Speaker:

  • Priya Donti, Co-Founder and Chair, Climate Change AI

Interviewer:

  • Andrés Fernández, Climate Risk and ESG Manager, Hartree

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AI for RENEWABLES

Speaker:

  • Nitasha Badhwar, Founder, Sunpower Renewables

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Ethical AI and Climate Change: Leaving No One Behind

Speakers:

  • Clara Neppel, Senior Director, IEE European Business Operations

  • Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

Interviewer:

  • Gemma Santana, Former Director, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Mexico's Government

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AI for Net-Zero ENERGY

Speaker:

  • Peter Clutton-Brock, Co-founder, Centre for AI & Climate and a Senior Associate at the think-tank E3G

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AI for the Sustainable Development Goals

Speakers:

  • Chantal Line-Carpentier, Chief, New York Office, UNCTAD 

  • Clovis Freire, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD

Interviewer:

  • María Pérez-Ortiz, Senior Researcher, University College London

Intelligent and sustainable MOBILITY for a better tomorrow

Speaker:

  • Maya Ben Dror, Portfolio Lead, Sustainable Automotive, and Mobility work, World Economic Forum

Interviewer:

  • Aldo Pérez, Senior Product Operations Manager, Cruise

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Financing Ethical AI for Climate Resilience

Speaker:

  • Chante Harris, Director, Climate Investments and Partnerships, SecondMuse

Interviewer:

  • Luis Rossano, Co-Founder, Victoria AI

AGENDA

PARTNERS

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