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Roundtable “AI – a blessing or a curse for achieving sustainable development?”
Event Description:
Join us for a dynamic roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and
Sustainable Development, bringing together local actors from the Côte d’Azur and global experts to explore how AI can both advancenand challenge the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.
Organized as part of the 2026 SDG Action and Awareness Week led by the University Global Coalition in partnership with the United Nations Academic Impact, we invite students, professionals, researchers, and stakeholders to take part in this event in-person or online (Zoom).
Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/tS2gCmXju0
Presenters:
15:00 – 16:00 CET – Glocal perspectives from Côte d’Azur (Moderator: Natalia Timuș, PhD, Université Côte d’Azur)
Simone Vannuccini, PhD, Junior Professor Chair in Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, Université Côte d’Azur and GREDEG-CNRS
Anna Vandi, PhD candidate, EFELIA – French School for Artificial Intelligence, Côte d’Azur
Christophe Mocquet, PhD, Director of MARRES MSc Programme, Université Côte d’Azur
16:00 – 17:00 CET – Global perspectives (Moderator: Debbie Acker, PhD, NC State University, USA)
Patrick Cortbaoui, PhD, Director, M.A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security, McGill University, Canada, Vice-Chair for SDG2 (Outreach and Partnership), United Nations Academic Impact.
Raj Devasagayam, Professor of Marketing and International Business, Leon Hess Business School, Monmouth University, USA
Language: English
SDGs Addressed:
- All 17 SDGs
5 “P’s” of sustainable development (People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, Partnership)
- People
- Planet
- Prosperity
- Peace
- Partnership