This summer, AINCLUSION founder Letizia Jaccheri takes the stage at one of Norway’s most storied cultural sites to ask a question that lies at the heart of our work: who is technology really for?
On 28 July 2026, Letizia Jaccheri will give a public lecture at Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter as part of their summer programme. The event, titled KI for alle – hvordan teknologi kan skape fellesskap, muligheter og mangfold, is organised in collaboration with NTNU fellesskap and is open to all. The lecture will be in Norwegian.
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Venue Auditoriet, Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter, Stiklestad allé 350, 7656 Verdal
Tickets Available at stiklestad.no →
About the lecture
The talk will take the audience on a personal journey through technology’s development — from childhood calculators to today’s artificial intelligence — showing how technology has always been shaped by people, values, and society. It is not a technical lecture, but an invitation to reflect on what it means to be human in a digital age, and how we can harness AI in ways that genuinely strengthen community.
This is not a technical lecture, but an invitation to reflect on what it means to be human in a digital age — and how we can use AI in a way that benefits the community.
Letizia will draw on stories from projects she has led across more than 30 years in academia: children and young people discovering programming for the first time; international initiatives to create safer and fairer digital environments; and the lived experience of advocating for diversity in spaces that have too long remained homogenous. The message is warm and grounded: diversity is not just a matter of fairness — it is a precondition for good technology.
Whether you are a parent, grandparent, young person, volunteer, teacher, or professional, this lecture has something for you. Everyone has a role to play in shaping a technological future that is safe, human, and inclusive.
About Stiklestad
Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter
Verdal, Trøndelag · Est. 1995 as national heritage institution
Stiklestad is a village in Verdal, Trøndelag, known as the site of the 1030 Battle of Stiklestad — one of Norway’s most pivotal historical events, where King Olav Haraldsson fell and was later canonised as Saint Olav. The battle is widely regarded as the turning point that brought Christianity to Norway and contributed to the consolidation of the kingdom. Today, the site hosts a national cultural centre with exhibitions, a folk museum of over 30 historical buildings, the medieval Stiklestad Church (c. 1180), an open-air amphitheatre, and the annual St. Olav Festival — home to Scandinavia’s largest and oldest outdoor theatre production.
The choice of venue is more than symbolic. Stiklestad is a place where history and public life have always met — where questions about identity, belonging, and the future of a society are asked openly. Bringing a conversation about inclusive AI to this space feels entirely right.
About Letizia Jaccheri
Letizia Jaccheri is Professor of Computer Science at NTNU and the founder of AINCLUSION. For over 30 years she has worked at the intersection of technology, equality, and inclusion — leading projects that make technology more accessible to children, young people, women, and underrepresented groups, both in Norway and internationally. She is an ACM Distinguished Speaker and a sought-after lecturer who brings together research, personal storytelling, and civic engagement. She is also the author of Le parole che restano and a long-time columnist in Universitetsavisa.
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