This annual forum brings together action-oriented policymakers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, activist and academics to generate key policy ideas and support the work of the Women 20 (W20) and other international forums.

The central idea behind the forum this year is solutions to re-shape the world of work so that it works not only for women but for society as a whole.

Women At The Table is very proud to be participating with our Call to Action for Affirmative Action for Algorithms on Session Three: Women driving the digital revolution

Digital technology is fundamentally changing the way we work and live, bringing tremendous opportunities to support the public good, but also risks and new challenges. Blockchain technology, for example, offers a powerful tool to fix sustainability problems in many fields such as supply chain traceability, migrant labour and financial inclusion. But, given the low level of participation of women in the design and development of digital technologies, how can we prevent the amplification of gender discrimination by biased data-sets, models and algorithms in Artificial Intelligence (AI)? This session will examine how we can build ethical, moral, and human values into the future of AI and what governance mechanisms must be in place to minimize AI’s potential harm and maximize its benefits.

Panel

Mark Blick, Head of Government Solutions, Diginex, Hong Kong

Allison Gardner, Lecturer, Keele University, Co-Founder Women Leading in AI

Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, CEO/Founder, Women at the Table, Switzerland

Janneke Niessen, Founder, Capital IT, The Netherlands

Moderator: Emily Taylor, Associate Fellow, International Security Department, and Editor, Journal of Cyber Policy, Chatham House; CEO, Oxford Information Labs