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SESSION 1: AI for Good - Leveraging Innovation for the Future of Social Protection

OPENING REMARKS

Ralf Radermacher
Head Of Programme
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

KEYNOTES

Ozzeir Khan
Director
Office of Digital for
Development Operations
Asian Development Bank

Monika Queisser
Senior Counsellor & Head 
Social Policy Division
Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD)


SESSION 2: Digital Transformation and Different Ways of AI Impact in Social Protection

MODERATOR

Melis Guven
Lead Economist
World Bank



PANELLISTS

Ernesto Brodersohn
International Social Security Assocation (ISSA)

Verónica Achá Alvarez
Head of the Social Information Division
Chile

Panelist 3
TBC

SESSION 3: Enablers and Challenges for Implementing and Using AI

KEYNOTE

Rodrigo Assumpção 
President
Dataprev, Brazil



COMMENTATORS

Debebe Barud Dera
Senior Special Advisor on Social Protection to the Minister
Ministry of Women and Social Affairs, Ethiopia

Executive DirectorNork Social Services Technology and Awareness Center, Armenia


MODERATOR

Anita Mittal
Component Lead
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH



SESSION 4: Risks, Ethical Considerations and Policy Implications

PANELLISTS

Phinith Chanthalangsy
Regional Advisor
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Likhita Banerji
Head Of The Algorithmic Accountability Lab
Amnesty International

Astha Kapoor
Co-founder
Aapti Institute


Karlina Octaviany
Artificial Intelligence Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH



MODERATOR

Youssef Zaarour
Digital / AI Social Protection Advisor
World Food Programme



SESSION 6: Deep Dives into AI Technologies

MARKETPLACE

Saurav Bhattarai
Team Lead - Openimis Initiative
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Jakob Kort
CDO & Head of
International Affairs
Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft (BG BAU)

Amit Wadhwa 
Global Program Manager
World Food Programme


Paolo Lucchino
Lead Data Scientist
World Food Programme (PRISM)

Venkateshwar Rao
Managing Director
Posidex Technologies
Private Limited

Bimal Kumar Jena
Program Manager
CCM Technologies


Ryan Van Leent
Vice President
Global Public Services
SAP

Rakesh Kaul Punjabi
Partner
Ernst & Young

Director
Ernst & Young Llp


Hector Upegui Garcia
Chief Health Officer
Curam by Merative

Eamonn Moriarty 
Chief Technology Officer
Curam by Merative


Rajnil Mallik
Partner
Pricewaterhoursecoopers Pvt Ltd

Prabhala Sri Krishnakanth
Director
Pricewaterhoursecoopers Pvt Ltd

SESSION 7: Pecha Kucha: AI Solutions in Practice - Country Use Cases

COUNTRY CASE

Anahit Parzyan
Executive Director
Nork Social Services Technology and Awareness Center, Armenia

Esther Abena Gyinde
Senior Programme Officer, Nutrition
Ghana

Vikesh Ramesh Mahboobani Martinez 
IT Consultant
World Bank


Maarja Mänd-Rahno
Data Project Manager
Ministry Of Economic Affairs
and Communications
Estonia

Bipin Arjel
Computer Science Engineer
Government of Nepal - Health Insurance Board

Hannah Kimani
Assistant Director
Forecasting Services
Kenya Meteorological Department

SESSION 10: Co-Creation: Introduction

COUNTRY CASE

Marites Maristela
Assistant Secretary
Department of Social Welfare
and Development
Philippines

Jimmy Francis Schuck Li
Director IV
Department Of Social Welfare
and Development
Philippines

Kim Eang Taing
Social Protection Specialist
General Secretariat for the National Social Protection Council
Cambodia


Saran Mao
IT Specialist
National Payment
Certification Agency
Cambodia

Suong Sovathana
Director of Data Management and Information Technology Department
National Payment
Certification Agency
Cambodia

Lay Veasna Chhut
Deputy Director of Administration and Digital Affairs Department
General Secretariat for the National Social Protection Council
Cambodia


Naveed Akbar
Director General
Benazir Income Support Programme, Pakistan

Nasimuddin Mirani
Additional Secretary
Government of Sindh
Pakistan

Ali Shehzad
CEO
Punjab Social Protection Authority
Pakistan


Athanase Akumuntu  
Business Analyst
Ministry in charge of Emergency Management
Rwanda

Bruce Higiro 
Munyandamutsa

Division Manager
Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)
Rwanda

Fidel Rurinda
Business Analyst
Ministry Of Local Government
Rwanda


Gilbert Gatate
Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor
LODA (Local Administrative Entities Development Agency)
Rwanda

Elshan Dadashov
The Head of the Sector
Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Hamlet Mammadov
Head of Strategic Planning and Innovation Division
DOST Digital Innovations Center
Azerbaijan


Mohamed Awaleh Miguil
Directeur Des Affaires Sociales
Ministère Des Affaires Sociales
Et Des Solidarités
Djibouti

Abdoulkarim Kassim Abdi
Social Registry Manager
Ministères Des Affaires Sociales Et Des Solidarités
Djibouti

Mahamoud Ahmed Houssein
System Administrator
Ministry Of Social Affairs and Solidarity
Djibouti

SESSION 15: Strategic Pathways for Navigating the Future of AI

KEYNOTES

Hon. Mohamed Raahman Swaray
Minister Of Employment, Labor and Social Security
Government of Sierra Leone

Tze-Yun Leong
Professor of Computer Science
National University of Singapore


Session 16 – AI for Social Protection - A Way Forward

MODERATOR

Wendy Walker
Director, Human and Social Development Sector Office, Sectors Group
Asian Development Bank


PANELLISTS

Ralf Radermacher
Head Of Programme
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Verónica Achá Alvarez
Head of the Social Information Division
Chile

Luis Frota
Programme Manager
International Labour Organization (ILO), France


Panelist
TBC