Data, Infrastructure, and Power: Building Inclusive Futures
Data is now central to how we plan, finance, and act — from land rights and climate resilience to community health and philanthropy. But questions remain: whose data, whose power? While AI, big data, and geospatial tools are accelerating sustainability and informing financial decisions, Indigenous data sovereignty and community ownership are often sidelined. The privatized digital ecosystem has also created fragmentation and inequality, undermining the SDGs.
This session will explore how data and digital public infrastructure can be harnessed for inclusive financing, equitable governance, and climate resilience — while addressing risks of exclusion, bias, and concentration of power. Together, we’ll ask: how can data become a tool for justice, not just efficiency?
Speakers
Jimmy Jia — Research Associate at Oxford Net Zero, aligning climate finance and GHG accounting standards with investor decision-making.
Petya Kangalova — Tech Partnership & Engagement Lead at HOTOSM, driving open-source mapping innovation for disaster management and the SDGs.
Aggie Atlasik — Data Specialist with 10+ years’ experience in analytics and GIS, supporting The Sidebar, Operation Fistula, and Impact Intel on sustainability and social impact.
What to Expect
Explore inclusion and sovereignty – Discuss Indigenous data sovereignty, youth-led advocacy, and the risks of privatized digital ecosystems.
Harness data for resilience – Examine how geospatial data, time-based GHG accounting, and AI can accelerate climate action and direct trillions in investment.
Strengthen public infrastructure – Consider the role of digital public goods and open-source tech in advancing cooperation and SDGs.
Reimagine philanthropy and health – Explore data-driven approaches for inclusive finance, proactive giving, and CHW deployment.
Bridge governance and participation – Highlight how civic tech and data collaborations can strengthen service delivery and civic engagement.
Why Join?
Gain insights into how data and digital systems shape equity, climate, and governance.
Learn from Indigenous leaders, youth, and civic technologists redefining data ownership and power.
Share your own challenges and innovations in using data for impact.
Walk away with practical strategies for building inclusive, community-centered digital systems.
Who Should Attend?
Funders and policymakers investing in data, digital infrastructure, and inclusive finance.
Indigenous leaders, youth advocates, and civic tech innovators.
Practitioners and researchers working on AI, geospatial data, and climate action.
Anyone committed to ensuring data and technology serve justice, not deepen inequality.