AI for Girls

A Diversity and Inclusion Activity of AAAI-22
Friday, February 25 at 1:30 - 3:00 PM PST
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AI  4 Girls @ AAAI 2022
​Friday, February 25 at 1:30 - 3:00 PM PST

Increasing diversity and Bridging Gender divide in AI

AI for Girls (AI4G) Workshop is a roundtable and networking event to discuss the trend, strategies and best practices in strengthening female involvement in artificial intelligence and paving way for the future of girls in developing / underdeveloped countries of the world. 
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Event Organizers

Yetunde Folajimi , Wentworth Faculty & Founder, Geek Girls Collaborative
Durga Suresh-Menon , Wentworth Dean of Computing and Data Science
Jeanna Matthews, Professor of Computer Science at Clarkson 
Mary Ejiwale, Public Health Informatics Fellow at CDC  

Inclusiveness of Girls and Women in AI revolution

This event provides an opportunity for experts and organizations interested in bridging gender divide in AI through a roundtable and networking discussion during the diversity and inclusion Activities at AAAI-22. It is hoped that the outcome of this event will provide participants with more knowledge and opportunities to learn from each other, with a measurable outcome that will provide some new insights and future directions as regards AI and the gender divide in developing countries globally.
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Schedule (All times are in PST)

​1:30 - 1:35 pm: Welcome message
1:35 -1:55 pm: Opening keynote
1:55 pm-2:35 pm: Panel session
2.35 - 2:55 pm: Closing keynote
2:55pm - 3:00 pm: Closing remarks


Meet the Speakers / Panelists

Featured Speakers / Panelists

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Tembisa Ngondi

Dean, Faculty of Informatics and Design,  the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
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Tara Chklovski

CEO, Technovation
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Dorothy Okello

Dean, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT)
Makerere University, Uganda
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Sakinat Folorunso
Lecturer, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
​Board Member, Vodan Africa
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Taneea Agrawaal
PhD student, University of Toronto
​Canada
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Zainab Abdulkareem
PhD Student, University of Strathclyde, Uk, 
Lecturer, University of Ilorin Nigeria, 
Board Member, Geek Girls Collaborative
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Joyce Omoregbee 
Systems Analyst,
​PhD Student

Registration

The event is  open to registered participants at AAAI22 but seats are limited. 
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