T E C H N O L O G Y I N D E M O C R A C Y & G O V E R N A N C E I N 2 0 2 5 2 0 1 4 C O N F E R E N C E FHI 360 convenes leaders in the fields of cutting-edge technology We gather leaders in artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, wearable internet devices and more with development experts to discuss the implications these devices will have for international development, and specifically the field of democracy and governance, in the coming decade. Looking beyond mobiles, it is time to think about the next generation of tech and its transformative potential in the democracy and governance sector.
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FHI 360 convenes leaders in the fields of cutting-edge technology
We gather leaders in artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, wearable internet devices and more with development experts to discuss the implications these devices will have for international development, and specifically the field of democracy and governance, in the coming decade.
Looking beyond mobiles, it is time to think about the next generation of tech and its transformative potential in the democracy and governance sector.
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8:45a - 9:15a REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
9:15a - 9:30aWelcome RemarksMichael Kott, Director, Civil Society and Peacebuilding Department, FHI 360Matthew Pietz, Program Director, Civil Society, FHI 360
9:30a - 10:10aDemocratic Visions for (Nano)technology vs. (Nano)technologic Visions for Democracy Leili Fatehi, Director, Initiative on Governance of Emerging Technological Systems, University of Minnesota
10:10a - 10:50a
Global Internet Access: What Cat Videos and Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Will Mean for Unconnected Communities Jack Deasy, Director, Government Business Development, O3b Networks
10:50a - 11:10a COFFEE BREAK
11:10a - 11:50aDrones for Development: Robotic Companions Aiding Citizens and Journalists of the Developing World Matthew Schroyer, Founder and President, Professional Society of Drone Journalists
11:50p - 1:00p LUNCH
1:10p - 1:50pComputers vs. Common Sense: The Bottleneck to Artificial Intelligence Really Helping in the Developing World Doug Lenat, PhD, President and CEO, Cycorp
1:50p - 2:30p
Predictions Markets and the Informed Crowd: How Even Markets in the Developed World Can Help the Developing World John O. McGinnis, Professor in Constitutional Law, Northwestern University School of Law
2:30p - 2:50p COFFEE BREAK
2:50p - 3:30p Wearable Technology is Now: Google Glass and SmartWatches Rohan Puri, Researcher, MIT Media Lab
3:30p - 4:30p Group Discussion: The Tech-Savvy Dictator and the Cyber-Smart Activist
