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Programme

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Roundtable on the Global Initiative on AI and Data Commons
​Geneva, 30-31 January 2020

Contact: tsbevents@itu.int

​​Day 1, Thursday, 30 January 2020

08:30 - 09:30​
Registration​​
​ 09:30 - 10:00​​ Opening and setting the scene for the Global Initiative on AI and Data Commons

Moderator: 
Fred Werner, ITU​
 10:00 - 11:00
Motivation for the Global Initiative on AI and Data Commons: Problem owners and users of AI

Moderator: Alexandre Cadain, ANIMA​
11:00 - 11:30​​
​​Coffee Break​
11:30 - 12:30​
Motivation for the Global Initiative on AI and Data Commons: Providing access to AI and Data Resources and Capabilities

​Moderator: Maria Axente, PwC​
Objective: Describe issues and opportunities for providing access to AI and Data resources and capabilities, and identify working group proposals.
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00
Approaching problem solving using AI and Data: Standardization of approaches to enable scale​

Moderator: Martin Adolph, ITU

Standards updates keynotes:
Moving forward: Objective: Describe how international standards can help to scale access to AI and Data resources and capabilities, and revisit working group proposals.
​15:00 - 16:00

Networking and Working Group formation

Moderator: Nishan Chelvachandran, Iron Lakes

Objective:
Based on previous discussions, interested parties form Working Groups, discuss motivation and potential deliverables, identify Working Group leads.​
16:00 - 17:00


Approaching problem solving that can scale​: Projects and scaling

Moderator: 
Amir Banifatemi, XPrize​
Objective: Introduce general objectives and deliverables of proposed projects.
17:00 - 17:30​​
Wrap up​
    17:30 -  
​Informal gathering
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Day 2, Friday, 31 January 2020
09:00 - 11:00​
Establishment and Launch of Working Groups and Projects (Part 1)

Moderator: Nishan Chelvachandran, Iron Lakes

Based on day 1 discussions and feedback, Working Groups and Projects develop updated / refined descriptions, addressing, i.a.,
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:00
Establishment and Launch of Working Groups and Projects (Part 2) 

Moderator: 
Nishan Chelvachandran, Iron Lakes​

Groups present the summary of their group leading to the launch of Working Groups and Projects

12:00 -​ 12:30​
Launch of the Global Initiative on AI and Data Commons, next steps and closing
--- ​​Afternoon available for Working Group discussions​​ ---



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