Ramma Cheema

Ramma is a media, communications, advocacy expert with over 12 years of professional experience, renowned for her award-winning digital campaigns, strategic government communication initiatives in public health and gender mainstreaming, and her prominent role as a national television talk show host. Her comprehensive expertise spans digital advocacy, strategic communication, and critical social discourse, positioning her as a leading voice in examining the complex intersections of media, technology, and gender dynamics. Ramma is a current UN UK Women delegate and part of Fawcett Society’s artificial intelligence advisory group that aims to work on researching opportunities and risks for women presented by integration of AI. She currently works as an independent media and PR consultant for the tech and charity sector in the UK and US.

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.