YGJP 2024 Annual Conference 24-27 October

Conference Zoom Link

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Thursday 24 October, zoom only, all times are EDT/NYC

10:00 - 12:15

Honoring the winners of the Eleventh Annual Amartya Sen Essay Prize Competition.

Presiding: Tom Cardamone, President and CEO of Global Financial Integrity (GFI).

Presentations by the three equal winners: 

Wisdom Essien presenting his work on “Digital Shadows in Illicit Financial Flows: Unraveling Nigeria’s Cryptocurrency Paradox and Illuminating Pathways to Financial Integrity.”

Maunga Mulomba presenting her work “Logging in: Dismantling the Dark Web of Africa’s Timber Industry.”
 
Thant Thura Zan & Soe Thaw Tar Kyaw Min presenting their joint work “From Casinos to Criminal Networks: the Illicit Financial Flows of Southeast Asia’s Online Fraud Schemes with a Focus on Myanmar.”
 
Exceptionally, the jury recognizes with honorable mention a fourth strong submission composed by Nater Akpen: “The Biographical, Anatomical, Economic and Legal Aspects of Illict Organ Trade.” He presents this work at Sunday’s All-ASAP Meeting.

12:30 - 16:20

Commencing Discussion of the Conference theme: Governing AI for the Good of Humanity

12:30 - 13:10 | Frits Bussemaker: Accountability in the Digital Age
12:30 - 12:50 | Presentation
12:50 - 13:00 | Q&A
13:00 - 13:10 | Panel Discussion: “Accountability in AI Governance”
Participants: Frits Bussemaker, Joseph Oliver, Priyanka Rao
Moderator: Jennifer Strong
 
13:10 - 13:50 | Joseph Oliver: The Future of AI and Sustainability: Transforming Business for a Greener World
13:10 - 13:30 | Presentation
13:30 - 13:40 | Q&A
13:40 - 13:50 | Panel Discussion: “AI and Sustainability in Business”
Participants: Joseph Oliver, Alex Turner, Siya Verma
Moderator: Jennifer Strong
 
13:50 - 14:30 | Priyanka Rao: Coworking with AI: Redefining Teamwork for the Future
13:50 - 14:10 | Presentation
14:10 - 14:20 | Q&A
14:20 - 14:30 | Panel Discussion: “AI Collaboration in Teams”
Participants: Priyanka Rao, Frits Bussemaker, Alex Turner
Moderator: Jennifer Strong
 
14:40 - 15:00 | Break
 
15:00 - 15:40 | Alex Turner: Redefining Work: Social Attitudes to AI’s Role in Future Social Safety Nets
15:00 - 15:20 | Presentation
15:20 - 15:30 | Q&A
15:30 - 15:40 | Panel Discussion: “AI’s Role in Future Work and Welfare”
Participants: Alex Turner, Siya Verma, Joseph Oliver
Moderator: Jennifer Strong
 
15:40 - 16:20 | Siya Verma: From Spectators to Strategists: Unleashing Citizen Voices to Engineer AI’s Future
15:40 - 16:00 | Presentation
16:00 - 16:10 | Q&A
16:10 - 16:20 | Panel Discussion: “AI and Citizen Participation”
Participants: Siya Verma, Priyanka Rao, Frits Bussemaker

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Friday 25 October, hybrid at Yale Humanities Quadrangle (HQ; 320 York St.) Room L01

8:00 - 9:00

Troodle in and meet everyone.

9:00 - 11:30

Community Action Summit, chaired by Connecticut State Senator-elect and Quinnipiac Professor Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox

11:30 - 12:15

Introducing this year’s conference theme Governing AI for the Good of Humanity with Yale Poynter Fellow Jennifer Strong, introduced by conference lead organizer Diana Velica.

followed by a discussion of AI’s potential for driving social impact through (social) media,

with panelists Jennifer Strong and Allison Fine, audience participation.

12:15 - 13:30

Lunch in the Silliman College (505 College St.) “Annex” right next to the main dining hall

13:30 - 14:10

Speaker: Muhammad Ashfaq

Topic: How AI is Reshaping the Future of Higher Education: Challenges & Opportunities

13:30 - 13:50 — Presentation

13:50 - 14:00 — Panel Discussion: “AI in Higher Education: Opportunities and Barriers”

Participants: Muhammad Ashfaq, Antonio Aloisi, Allison Fine

Moderator: Jennifer Strong

14:00 - 14:10 — Q&A

14:10 - 14:50

Speaker: Antonio Aloisi

Topic: AI and Algorithms at Work: Fortifying Workers’ Digital Rights

14:10 - 14:30 — Presentation

14:30 - 14:40 — Panel Discussion: “AI’s Impact on Workers’ Rights and Digital Protections”

Participants: Antonio Aloisi, Muhammad Ashfaq, James Henry

Moderator: Jennifer Strong

14:40 - 14:50 — Q&A

14:50 - 15:30

Speaker: Allison Fine

Topic: How to Integrate AI into NGO Efforts to Create the ‘Dividend of Time’

14:50 - 15:10 — Presentation

15:10 - 15:20 — Panel Discussion: “AI for Social Good: Enhancing NGO Capabilities”

Participants: Allison Fine, Antonio Aloisi, James Henry

Moderator: Jennifer Strong

15:20 - 15:30 — Q&A

15:30 - 16:10

Speaker: James Henry

Topic: AI and the Future of Journalism

15:30 - 15:50 — Presentation

15:50 - 16:00 — Panel Discussion: “AI’s Role in Transforming Journalism”

Participants: James Henry, Muhammad Ashfaq, Allison Fine

Moderator: Jennifer Strong

16:00 - 16:10 — Q&A

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Saturday 26 October, zoom only

9:00 - 9:40

Darius Meier: The Future of No Work: Who Will Survive on the Labor Market with Advancing Automation?

9:00 - 9:20 | Presentation

9:20 - 9:30 | Q&A

9:30 - 10:00

Ott Velsberg: Estonia’s AI Vision: Building a Data-Driven Society and Government

9:30 - 9:50 | Presentation

9:50 - 10:00 | Q&A

10:00 - 10:30

Satwik Seshasai: Opportunities for AI to Facilitate Global Growth

10:00 - 10:20 | Presentation

10:20 - 10:30 | Q&A

10:30 - 10:50 | Break

10:50 - 11:20

Marcello Mari: Decentralizing AGI: Can Blockchain Be the Way to Benevolent AI?

10:50 - 11:10 | Presentation

11:10 - 11:20 | Q&A

11:20 - 11:50

Siya Verma（伍小雅）: From Spectators to Strategists: Unleashing Citizen Voices to Engineer AI’s Future

11:20 - 11:40 | Presentation

11:40 - 11:50 | Q&A

11:50 - 12:20

Gabriel René: Beyond Superintelligence: A Natural Path to Planet Scale Hyper-Intelligence

11:50 - 12:10  | Presentation

12:10 - 12:20  | Q&A

12:20 - 1:20

Panel Discussion: What can we learn from the History of AI about the Future of AI

Moderator: Jim Henry

Participants: B. Scot Rousse, Dr Fernando Flores, Chauncey Bell

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Sunday 27 October, zoom only

9:30 - 12:00

All-ASAP Meeting

9:30 - 9:40

Welcome and Introduction to the All-ASAP Meeting

9:40 - 10:00

ASAP highlights of 2024 and priorities for 2025, including AGAPE, Amartya Sen Essay Prize, Incentives for Global Health (with Ecological Impact Fund), G20/21. Thomas Pogge (ASAP President).

Introduction of today’s speakers. Zeke Ngcobo (ASAP Global Coordinator).

10:00 - 10:15

Michal Apollo (ASAP Board Member & Editor-in-Chief of Journal ASAP) on the 2024 Journal ASAP Achievement Awards.

10:15 - 10:30

Mihai Lupu (ASAP Board Member) on the ASAP Fellowship Program (2024 and prospects for 2025).

10:30 - 10:40

Matthew Davis (ASAP Fellow) on his work in progress

10:40 - 10:50

Soumyadeep Chowdhury (ASAP Fellow) on his work on Social Welfare and Party Ideology in India.

10:50 - 11:00

Nater Akpen (Sen Prize Honorary Mention) on his work on The Biographical, Anatomical, Economic and Legal Aspects of Illict Organ Trade.

11:00 - 11:10

Armaan Mathur (Fletcher School) on his work on Digital Justice and the UN’s Global Digital Compact.

11:10 - 11:25

ASAP Chapter UK presenting discussion and insights on its 2024 pre-election audit, which is available here: https://www.ukpovertyaudit.org/_files/ugd/e23264_20d7c875507b45a7aa907601a37d927d.pdf

11:25 - 12:00

Meet & Greet, closing of the Conference.