Artificial Intelligence - How can humanity make AI a force for good?
Speakers
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Fabrice BeaulieuChief Marketing, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Reckitt
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Lord Michael HastingsMember of the House of Lords of the United KingdomLord Michael Hastings
Counsellor
Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom
House of Lords of the United KingdomLord Dr Michael Hastings CBE is an independent Member & Cross Bench Peer in the House of Lords and the Chairman of SOAS, University of London and Professor of Leadership at the Huntsman Business School, USA; he is a NED at Saxton Bampfylde, a leading Executive Search Firm and sits on the Board of Cornerstone VC and is the Patron of the Cornerstone Syndicate Fund and a strategic advisor to Lendoe and Harambe Entrepreneurs. Lord Hastings is also Chair of the London Chamber of Commerce Black Business Association; he is a Governor of the Vodafone/ Safaricom MPESA Academy in Nairobi, Kenya and a VP of UNICEF, Ambassador for TEAR FUND and Chairman of the Council of ZANE – the leading Zimbabwe Aid Agency. He was formerly the Global Head of Citizenship at KPMG International and before that the Head of Public Affairs at the BBC. He served as Chancellor of Regents University London from 2017 to 2021. He is President of UK Community Foundations, founder and VP of Catch22 and co-founder of My Brothers Keeper, a unique prisoner support commitment.
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Kimberly BryantFounder and CEO, The Black Innovation Lab, Ascend VenturesKimberly Bryant
Counsellor
Founder and CEO, The Black Innovation Lab, Ascend Ventures
Ascend VenturesKimberly is a renowned technology industry leader, visionary and founder and CEO of The Black Innovation Lab by Ascend Ventures. As the CEO of ASCEND Ventures, Kimberly is committed to creating opportunities for marginalized founders building impact-driven companies. With her flagship Black Innovation Lab, she cultivates and invests in a pipeline of leaders who use technology to make a societal impact while creating pathways to equity and generational wealth through entrepreneurship and ownership. Before ASCEND Ventures, Kimberly founded Black Girls CODE, a social-change organization aimed at introducing girls of color aged 6-18 to technology and computer science, with a focus on entrepreneurship. Under her leadership, Black Girls CODE grew from a grassroots initiative to an international organization with chapters across the U.S. and South Africa and more than 100,000 students. Kimberly is dedicated to changing the face of technology by investing in opportunities for women, girls and all, using technology as a lever for progress.
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Ronan DunneChair, Six Nations Rugby and Non-executive Director, Marks & SpencerRonan Dunne
Counsellor
Chair, Six Nations Rugby and Non-executive Director, Marks & Spencer
Ronan Dunne is a Chairman, CEO, Board Strategic Advisor and independent non-executive director. He serves as Chair of Six Nations Rugby, the organising body of the Six Nations Championships and Autumn Nations Series. Six Nations Rugby is committed to the development of rugby at all levels, with its vision to make rugby the most engaging, entertaining and inclusive sporting experience. Ronan also serves as a non-executive director of British multinational retailer, Marks & Spencer, and strategic advisor to a number of companies in the telecom & technology sector. Ronan’s charitable work focuses on education and providing opportunities for the next generation of leaders. Ronan serves on the Advisory Board of the Kairos Society and is a counsellor for One Young World, which promotes positive change and social impact at its annual One Young World Summit. He also served as a Trustee of Step Up to Serve, a UK social action charity.