Webinar #3 | AI, ethics, governance

Building trustworthy AI policies for your nonprofit

AI presents incredible opportunities but also ethical dilemmas. This session will explore responsible AI use, mitigating risks, and ensuring inclusion, cultural relevance, and accessibility. Learn how to develop an AI strategy, create governance frameworks, and navigate key regulations like the EU AI Act. Equip your nonprofit with the right tools to adopt AI responsibly.

Thursday 22 May, 2 - 3pm CEST

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Tools, references and resources

Start learning before the session:

  • View Globethics’ book, AI Governance Ethics. Bringing together contributions from authors across all continents, it offers a representative collection of official recommendations and guidelines on AI governance from national governments, continental entities like EU and AU to UN-organisations.

  • Check out the EU AI Compliance Checker and EU AI Act Explorer

  • The team at Microsoft have developed an AI Governance Framework to support nonprofits with developing a clear and actionable roadmap for governance and AI adoption. The kit includes internal AI policy templates, examples of AI use, materials for board discussions and six modules for comprehensive guidance on AI implementation.

Meet the speakers

  • Sandra Uwantege Hart

    Moderator

    Strategist, Tech4Good, PoliSync

    Sandra Uwantege Hart is a humanitarian specialist and consultant with 15 years experience managing humanitarian programs with UN agencies and INGOs in over a dozen countries globally, implementing projects in cash and voucher assistance, financial inclusion, food security, and livelihoods recovery. She now works as a technical expert, advisor and researcher for local and international organizations and social impact-focused companies exploring inclusive innovation. Currently, most of her work consists of being an interlocutor between the humanitarian and technology sectors - conceptualizing, designing and managing community-inclusive, context-adapted Web3 (blockchain) and digital payment systems. In 2020, Sandra co-founded the startup Umoja Labs (formerly Emerging Impact) and is the award winning creator of Oxfam International's Unblocked Cash Project (2018-2021).

    Read more about Sandra here.

  • Asheesh Khaneja

    Panelist

    Innovation Catalyst, Caux Initiatives of Change

    With over 25 years in the software and technology industry, Asheesh brings a wealth of experience in leading innovative deeptech start-ups. Currently driving business development at Mach49 and previously shaping the vision at Ziroh Labs and Hourvillage, Asheesh has focused on privacy-preserving security and decentralised time-exchange platforms. A hands-on leader with past roles at IBM, Oracle, and DEC, Asheesh combines technical depth with entrepreneurial insight. Passionate about ethical innovation, Asheesh has led technical teams across ERP, hybrid cloud, and middleware solutions, bringing a unique perspective on governance, architecture, and product development in the rapidly evolving AI and blockchain landscapes.

    Read more about Asheesh here.

  • Amélé Ekué

    Panelist

    Academic Dean and Head of Academic Department, Globethics

    Amélé Adamavi‐Aho Ekué is a Protestant theologian originating from Togo with specialization in ecumenical theology, ethics, and missiology.

    She has been appointed as the new academic dean of Globethics, the Geneva‐based foundation for Ethics in Higher Education. Adamavi‐Aho Ekué previously served the World Council of Churches as professor of ecumenical ethics at the Ecumenical Institute Bossey and as programme executive for Ecumenical Theological Education from 2007 to 2019.

    Read more about Amélé here.

The ‘AI for Social Good’ webinar series

A six-part webinar series by leading nonprofits, for nonprofits.