Gulalai Khan is a policy communication, governance and gender practitioner and teaches Internet Governance and Technology Policy at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. She is the founder of the Pakistan Professional Women Forum which provides mentorship and networking opportunities for professional women in Pakistan. Ms Khan has an MSc in Communication Governance from the London School of Economics with research in Gender and the Third Level Digital Divide in Pakistan. She is also an alumnus of the Oxford University Media Policy Institute as well as the European School of Internet Governance, Germany.
Ms.Khan is a a trainer for women legislatures on inclusive planning and budgeting and women leaders in leadership and communication. She also trains extensively on digital skills and security.
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This panel conversation invites participants to move beyond the hype surrounding artificial intelligence and take a more grounded, human-centered look at its real-world implications. Rather than treating AI as an abstract or inevitable force, the discussion explores what it actually means for people whose work is rooted in craft, cultural memory, and place. With a particular focus on artisans in the Global South, the panel examines how creativity is inseparable from community, environment, and livelihood. Panelists will reflect on the opportunities, tensions, and risks AI presents for makers who work with their hands, inherit generational knowledge, and depend on local ecosystems. The conversation aims to slow the narrative down, asking whose futures are being shaped by AI—and how technology can engage more responsibly with craft, culture, and survival.
