AI for Everyone: Voices from Our Community
Event Chair Sonay Caner-Yıldırım
Program (times in CEST, each talk 7 min + 3 min Q&A)
14:00 · Welcome
14:05 · 1️⃣ Hemu Kafle – AI as a force for inclusion in data scarce third world countries: perspective from Nepal
14:15 · 2️⃣ Mercedes Beasley – Beyond “Complex Needs”: How AI Can Help People Be Heard
14:25 · 3️⃣ Abena Akuffo-Kelly – Whose voices do we hear? Redesigning AI’s Frame of Reference
14:35 · 4️⃣ Aslı Dinç – The Missing Link: How Instructional Design Makes AI Pedagogically Inclusive
14:45 · 5️⃣ Damiano Varagnolo – AI as a microscope for teaching: helping teachers see students who would otherwise remain invisible
14:55 · 6️⃣ Maria Azucena Gutierrez Gonzalez – Using AI in Interdisciplinary, Cross-Sectorial, and International Collaborations: Challenges & Opportunities
15:05 · Open community discussion
15:20 · Closing

Time: Jul 29, 2026 02:00 – 03.30 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
