Event

Kluz Prize for PeaceTech 2023

20 September 2023

Join us for the KluzPrize for PeaceTech 2023 on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from 3:30–7:00 pm — Location: Midtown, New York City. If you want to attend, please send an email to info@kluzprize.org

The Kluz Prize for PeaceTech 2023 celebrates, recognizes, and propels the groundbreaking use of emerging technologies in fostering peace, reducing conflict, and safeguarding human dignity and universal human rights across the globe.

Agenda

Time

Activity

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Arrivals & Registration

3:30 – 3:40 pm

Welcome 

3:40 – 3:50 pm

Opening Remarks by Artur Kluz

3:50 – 4:05 pm

Selection Committee: Introduction and keynote address on the potential of PeaceTech and recent innovations in the field.

4:05 – 4:20 pm

Panel: Welcome & Introduction by Stefaan Verhulst

4:20 – 5:10 pm

Panel: The Role of Technology in Peacebuilding

  • Sara Rendtorff-Smith, Chief Policy Advisor, Foreign Ministry of Denmark, Tech Peace & Security Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN
  • Christina Goodness, Special Assistant to the Chief Information Technology Officer, Office of Information and Communications Technology, United Nations
  • Juan M. Lavista Ferres, VP & Chief Data Scientist, Microsoft
  • Andrew Zolli, Chief Impact Officer, Planet

5:10 – 5:15 pm

Panel: Closing Remarks by Stefaan Verhulst

5:15 – 5:25 pm

Award Ceremony: Award Presentation & Acceptance Speech

5:25 – 5:30 pm

Closing Remarks by Artur Kluz

5:30 – 7:00 pm

Networking Reception

Core Partners