Dr Khondaker A. Mamun is the founder and chief executive officer of CMED Health, a preventive healthcare initiative in Bangladesh. He has led innovations like SmartPhone App for Autism Screening and Bolte Chai, a Smart Phone App for enhancing communications for nonverbal children. Dr Mamum teaches at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University, Dhaka, and…
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Anita Gurumurthy is the founding member and executive director of IT for Change, where she leads research on platform economy, data and AI governance, democracy in the digital age, and feminist frameworks on digital justice. She serves as an advisor and expert on various high-level groups including the UNSG’s 10-Member Group in support of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism, the Paris Peace…
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Rabi Karamcharya is a social entrepreneur who helped launch OLE Nepal with the vision to use technology to improve the quality of primary education in Nepal’s public schools, and to transform the way children learn through engagement, exploration, and experimentation. Rabi has an extensive experience in technological innovation and management, and a conviction that young educated Nepalis have a…
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Ms. Khawla Abu Sarara is the Head of Payments System Division in the National Aid Fund (NAF) of Jordan. Responsible of electronic payment, Khawla leads the project of switching to electronic payment mechanisms in delivering cash assistance to the beneficiaries from NAF’s programs and services. Ms. Khawla Abu Sarara holds a degree in computer science.
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Maheen Adamjee is the Chief Executive Officer of Dot & Line , a Karachi-based education technology startup providing home-based math and literacy tutoring for children. The company has 500 micro-franchises. Dot & Line hires women tutors, providing employment opportunities for women in Pakistan, which has one of the world’s lowest rates of female participation in the labor force due to…
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A pioneer in Emotion AI, Rana el Kaliouby, Ph.D., is Co-Founder and CEO of Affectiva, and author of the newly released book Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology . A passionate advocate for humanizing technology, ethics in AI and diversity, Rana has been recognized on Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list and as one of Forbes' Top 50 Women…
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Alexa serves as Disruptive Technologies Lead at the International Finance Corporation, where she leads a team advising the private sector on how disruptive technologies can open new opportunities around the world. Recent work has focused on initiatives like #Digital2Equal and #DrivingEquality, which use technology to close gender gaps in emerging markets. She also serves as a high-level…
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As general manager for digital inclusion and US community engagement at Microsoft Philanthropies, Naria leads Microsoft’s global philanthropic strategy, grant investments and partnerships in digital skills, computer science education, and career pathways. With the goal of increasing digital, computing, and AI skills for traditionally underrepresented and under-resourced communities, Naria’s team…
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Lemmy Chibwe Kapinka is Team Leader for client support services, IT team, serving as and looking after technology needs of more than 1000 clients of various business units within the World Bank. He has an outstanding track record of Information and Technology service management, design and effective execution of client support strategies both in the private sector and international development…
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Our 7th #OneSouthAsia Conversation will focus on these potentials and challenges of leveraging technologies to build human capital and help South Asia manage risks and shocks: how can it overcome regional barriers, promote cross-country collaboration to support recovery from COVID and other shocks, and build human capital and adaptable resilience in the region.
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