AI for Development and Impact(AI4D)

The 21 OCT | 2025

The "AI for Development and Impact Summit" examines how the practical applications of artificial intelligence can be utilized to advance development goals and tackle global challenges. The event brings together experts, practitioners, and policymakers to examine AI-driven solutions that strengthen humanitarian response, advance sustainable development goals, and improve public service delivery in low-resource and crisis-affected settings.

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Call for Proposals: Conference on AI for International Development and Impact (AI4D)

We are excited to announce a call for proposals for the AI for Development Conference and Impact (AI4D) in Barcelona on October 28. The one-day event at Barcelona’s Norrsken Social Impact Tech Hub will convene a diverse group of partners from the tech, international development, humanitarian and social impact sectors. The day will center on the exploration of AI’s practical applications for impact focusing on potential future advances and followed by a rooftop reception.

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Eric Keys

Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, USAID - Speaker
Enton Dimni

Monitoring and Evaluation Expert, IDG - Speaker
Dr. Thomas Isbell

Advisor, Digital Transformation, GIZ - Speaker
Sarah Abdelatif

Co-founder, Propel - Speaker
Thomas Byrnes

Humanitarian and Social Protection Consultant, Norwegian Refugee Council - Speaker
Stella Luk

Regional Director, GiveDirectly - Speaker
Dr. Emily Springer

PhD, Top 100 Women in AI Ethics™ 2024 - Speaker
Andrew Kaiser

President at The Kaizen Company - Speaker
Josh Mandell

Lead for Global Development
IBM Services USAID - Speaker
Toby Norman

CEO of Simprints - Speaker
Dr Paul Atherton

Founder of Founder AI-for-Education.org - Speaker
Wayan Vota

Digital Development Leader USAID - Speaker
Eliot Jones-Garcia

IFPRI - Speaker
Jess Curtin

Vice President, Learning and Innovation at DT Global - Speaker
Katherine (Kat) Hayes

Sonata Learning Business Development and Operations Manager - Speaker
Lucia Albelda Gimeno

Tech lead Consultant UNICEF - Speaker
Lindsey Moore

CEO and Founder - DevelopMetrics
Speaker
Allegra Piazza

Data & Insights Lead - Speaker
Jack grounds

Director of Partnerships - Speakers
Suzy Madigan

Responsible AI Lead at CARE
International UK - Speaker
Nasim Motalebi

Ph.D. AI Lead at United Nations World Food Programme
Ivan Dotu

CEO Ideami
Boris Ohanyan’s

Programme Officer, Research and Innovation, GICHD
Mike Shanley

Programme Officer, Research and Innovation, GICHD
María José Ogando Portela

Chief Operating Officer, Fab Inc and AI-for-Education.org
And Many More...

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