Mallory Knodel

Technologist & human rights expert founded Internet Exchange; a human rights-based feminist perspective on technology governance publication. She serves as an Executive Director at the Social Web Foundation, a nonprofit working towards growing a healthy and multi-polar Fediverse. Mallory is active in the internet and emerging technical standards at the IETF, IEEE and the UN. Her background in computer science and civil society brings a unique perspective to the intersection of technology, policy, and human rights. She was the CTO of the Center for Democracy and Technology and on the steering committee of the Global Encryption Coalition.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Fireside Chat

Sunday 2nd Feb

Humanising AI for Gender Equity in South Asia

Location: Hall 2 In the digital frontier of South Asia, artificial intelligence emerges as a transformative force for women—challenging traditional barriers while revealing complex opportunities and challenges. Where as digital governance and naunces presented by technology can limit access and opportunities for women, fuelling existing inequalities, they can also prove to be liberating and a means to economic empowerment and freedom of expression. Women’s adoption to AI needs to accelerated but the perception in global south around AI integration calls for a major shift considering apprehensions around AI bias, AI skills and AI governance. This conversation is fundamental to reshaping societal narratives and creating a more inclusive technological future for Pakistan. Women stand for a culturally responsive adoption of AI and Technology where feminist tech is seen as a crucial tool in the ongoing process of global technological equity. The panel, featuring pioneering women technologists and gender experts such as Mallory Knodel and Hera Hussain, will explore this critical intersection.They will examine what the future holds for gender equality in AI and how women can leverage tech advancements through demystifying and humanising machine learning.