Building a Global Community in AI for Climate: Stocktake and Vision for the Next 5 Years

Hosted by Climate Change AI

 Tuesday, September 24 from 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

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This event is invite-only. If you were invited but have not yet registered, please reach out directly to the event organizers.

The space of AI for climate action has transformed significantly over the past five years, gaining significant momentum across the public and private sectors, as well as being shaped in multi-faceted ways by recent developments in AI. This evolving landscape calls for a reassessment of needs to advance the AI-for-climate space in a scalable, responsible, equitable, democratized, and sound manner. To this end, this event will convene researchers, practitioners, funders, and decision-makers to take stock of the current state of the field, pinpoint opportunities and gaps, and forge collaborations in service of better advancing the space, through a combination of plenary content and breakout discussions. In particular, this event will invite in-depth discussion on ways to further democratize and advance the AI-for-climate space by addressing critical gaps in expertise, education, coordination, and infrastructure.

Agenda Overview

Tuesday, September 24 from 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

  • 10:00-10:30 AM: Arrivals and light refreshments

  • 10:30-11:00 AM: Talk: Overview and current state of the AI-for-climate landscape - Maria João Sousa (Climate Change AI), David Rolnick (Climate Change AI)

  • 11:00-11:30 AM: Project presentations from CCAI Innovation Grantees

    • The CityLearn Challenge 2023 - Kingsley Nweye (University of Texas at Austin)

    • Accelerating Material Discovery for High-Performance Chemical Separation using AI - Subhransu Maji (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

    • Using Machine Learning and Earth Observation Data to Identify Aquaculture Sites with High Potential for Production Intensification and Mangrove Restoration in Southeast Asia - Joshua Cortez (Thinking Machines Data Science), Shannon Hood (Conservation International)

    • ForestBench: Equitable Benchmarks for Monitoring Verification and Reporting of Nature-Based Solutions with Machine Learning - Björn Lütjens (MIT)

  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Breakout discussions on opportunities, challenges, and paths forward in the AI and climate space

  • 12:30-1:30 PM: Lunch and networking

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, September 24

Time: 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Location: Elsie Rooftop

1412 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, United States

Hosted by Climate Change AI

Sponsored by Google DeepMind

About the Organizers

Climate Change AI (CCAI) is a nonprofit that empowers a global community of innovators, practitioners, and decision-makers to accelerate responsible climate action through the use of AI, by addressing critical gaps in expertise, education, coordination, and research-to-deployment infrastructure. Since 2019, CCAI has inspired, informed, and connected thousands of stakeholders across the academic, private, and public sectors through networking and knowledge-sharing events, summer schools and other educational programs, international policy reports, and multi-million dollar global grants programs.

FAQ

  • No, this event is provided free of charge. We are grateful to our sponsors at Google DeepMind for making this event possible.

  • This event is by invitation only. If you would like to suggest prospective additional participants for this event, we encourage you to email your suggestions to nycw2024@climatechange.ai

  • Elsie Rooftop is conveniently located at 1412 Broadway in NYC, just a short walk from several major subway stations. The nearest stations are Times Square-42nd Street (serving the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, and W lines), 42nd Street-Bryant Park (serving the B, D, F, and M lines), and 34th Street-Herald Square (serving the B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, and W lines). Additionally, numerous bus routes run along Broadway, making it easy to reach the venue from various parts of the city.

  • While Elsie Rooftop does not have dedicated parking, there are several parking garages in the surrounding area. Unfortunately street parking can be difficult during the time of this event.

    Additionally, public transportation options, including subway lines and buses, are conveniently accessible from 1412 Broadway, NYC.

  • Participation in this event is in-person only. However, we will also be hosting a public event on September 23 that will be livestreamed. You can find more details about the September 23 event here:

    https://www.shiftalt.events/ccainyc

  • Please contact event producer Bayley McDaniel at

    bayley@shiftalt.events

    if you are no longer able to attend. As total attendance at the event is capped, we would greatly appreciate receiving your updated RSVP so that we can make your spot available to someone else if need be.

  • Registered participants will receive emails with further details in the weeks leading up to the event.

  • Registered participants will receive emails with further details in the weeks leading up to the event.

  • Please contact event producer Bayley McDaniel at bayley@shiftalt.events

    and

    nycw2024@climatechange.ai

    with any questions you might have.