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AGENDA
09:00 - 09:15 AM
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10:45 - 10:55 AM
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11:50 - 12:00 PM
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FORMAL OPENING AND WELCOME REMARKS
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Gunda Ehmke, Advisor & Project Lead, Data Innovation Lab at German FFO
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John Reyels, Director for Digitalisation, Cyberdefence and Digital and Data Policy, German Federal Foreign Office
KEYNOTE
“The AI Revolution: Is Foreign Policy Prepared for the Future?”
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Branka Panic, Senior Adviser at the German FFO – Data Innovation Lab
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION
“AI as a Topic and a Tool: The Future of Foreign Policy in an Age of Algorithms”
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Hans-Christian Mangelsdorf, Chief Data Scientist, German FFO
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Dr. Corneliu Bjola, Prof. of Digital Diplomacy, University of Oxford and Head of the Oxford Digital Diplomacy Research Group
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Daanish Masood Alavi, Expert in Multilateral Diplomacy and Emerging Technologies
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Dr. Cecilia Celeste Danesi, Institute of European Studies and Human Rights, Pontifical University of Salamanca
Moderated by: Gunda Ehmke, Advisor & Project Lead, Data Innovation Lab at German FFO
PROJECT SHOWCASE 1
“Data Science at the German FFO – Social Media Monitoring in the StratCom Unit“
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Christoph Pfeufer, Data Scientist, German FFO
PROJECT SHOWCASE 2
“Data Science at the GIZ - Feminist Urban Planning with AI“
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Vanessa Hochwald, Gender & Tech Foresight, Data Lab, GIZ
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Anneli Stutz, Advisor on Transport and Climate Change, GIZ
MODERATED DISCUSSION
“Navigating the EU AI Act – What You Need to Know as an FP Practitioner”
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Lajla Fetic, Senior Trustworthy AI Expert, appliedAI Institute
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Hans-Christian Mangelsdorf, Chief Data Scientist, German FFO
Moderated by: Luca Bertuzzi, Senior AI Correspondent, MLex
PROJECT SHOWCASE 3
“Data Science at the Government of Kenya - Conservation & Scale - Leveraging Data and AI for Climate Action in Africa”
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Munyala Mwalo, Design Director at Action Lab, Office of the Special Envoy on Technology for Kenya, Executive Office of the President
PROJECT SHOWCASE 4
“Designing Effective Government Data Spaces - PLAIN Platform”
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Hans-Christian Mangelsdorf, Chief Data Scientist, German FFO
BROWN BAG - Q&A WITH CHIEF DATA OFFICERS/SCIENTISTS
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Ott Velsberg, Chief Data Officer of the Estonian Government
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Liesje Klomp-van Beek, Chief Data Officer and Manager Data Competence Centre, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Moderated by: Hans-Christian Mangelsdorf, Chief Data Scientist, German FFO
BREAK - NO PROGRAM
PANEL DISCUSSION - Hosted by the University of Birmingham, The Centre for AI in Government (CAIG)
“GovTech for Foreign and Global Affairs – Opportunities and Constraints”
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Johanna Ballesteros, Senior Associate, GovTech Campus Deutschland
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Dr. Lisa Schirch, Professor of the Practice of Peacebuilding and Technology, Starmann Chair in Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Research Fellow at Toda Peace Institute
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Hannes Mueller, Tenured Researcher (IAE - CSIC), Program Director M.Sc. Data Science for Decision Making (BSE), Co-Principal Investigator at Conflict Forecast and EconAI
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Ingmar Weber, Alexander von Humboldt Professor for AI, Chair for Societal Computing
Moderated by: Martin Wählisch, Associate Professor of Transformative Technologies, Innovation and Global Affairs, University of Birmingham
PROJECT SHOWCASE 5
“Data Science at the BMZ- Quantifier - How LLMs reliably extract ratings from text”
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Iliya Nickelt, Chief Data Scientist, BMZ
PROJECT SHOWCASE 6
“Data Science at the Estonian Government – Virtual AI Assistant”
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Allar Laaneleht, AI/Bürokratt service Project Manager, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH TECH AMBASSADORS
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H.E. Philip Thigo, Special Envoy on Technology – Kenya
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Eugenio V. Garcia, Director, Department of Science, Technology, Innovation and Intellectual Property, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Brazil
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Isabella Tomás, Austrian Tech Envoy & Austrian Consul in San Francisco, Co-Director of Open Austria
Moderated by: Oliver Schramm, Consul General of Germany in San Francisco
PROJECT SHOWCASE 7
“Data at the United Nations - Peace and Security Data Hub”
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Ayham Al Maleh, Information Management Officer, Information Management Unit (IMU), Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) | United Nations 
PROJECT SHOWCASE 8
“AI as a Tool for International Negotiations - Global Digital Compact"
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Evanthia Fasoula, Senior IT Consultant AI & Data Science at Digital MoveS GmbH & Product Manager at Omdena
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Rasha Salim, Chief Project Officer at Omdena Inc.
PANEL DISCUSSION
“From Algorithms to Action: AI Taking Stage at the United Nations”
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Yu Ping Chan, Head of Digital Partnerships and Engagement at UNDP
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Anusha Dandapani, Chief Data & AI Services Officer, UNICC
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Quintin Chou-Lambert, UN tech Envoy's Office
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Moderated by: Sara Rendtorff-Smith, Diplomat and AI Researcher, UN Permanent Mission of Denmark, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
CLOSING
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Hans-Christian Mangelsdorf, Chief Data Scientists, German FFO
The Forum was organized by the Data Innovation Lab in partnership with:
