Thursday, April 19, 2018
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya became Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD on 1 September 2013. Immediately prior, Kituyi was Chief Executive of the Kenya Institute of Governance, based in Nairobi.

Organization: United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Thursday, April 19, 2018
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Over the last three years, Indonesia has risen as one of the most promising digital economies. Four from seven unicorns(startups valued over $1 billion) in Southeast Asia hail from the home of over 140 million internet users. Minister Rudiantara will discuss how Indonesia's digital startups are shaping the economy of Indonesia, and how this strategic approach —to grow the digital economy to a predicted valuation of US$130 billion by 2020—can really work for everyone.

Friday, April 20, 2018
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

AI’s unrelenting ascent produces extraordinary innovation, systemic changes, hopes and fears in domains ranging from healthcare to warfare, and from the labor market to the administration of all institutions of society. Increasingly, AI affects the rights, quality of life, freedom of opportunity, agency and dignity of citizens. Tomorrow, it will challenge our conception of what it means to be human. How should policy makers and ordinary citizens think about the impact of artificial intelligence in the midst of great uncertainty? What unique ethical and societal challenges arise from AI’s ascent? What governance frameworks are available to the international community?