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The Rise of Chatbots Against Gender-Based Violence

Name: The Rise of Chatbots Against Gender-Based Violence
Start: 2021-11-16T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2021-11-16T15:30:00+01:00

November 16, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

What is it about’ chatbots that allow them to become a common tool used to tackle gender-based violence across the world? With the global emerging adoption of GBV chatbots accelerated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the roundtable discussion will unpack interactions of chatbots with people of various unique cultures in different regions. This discussion will explore ethical concerns of chatbots, whether it is the privacy issue of the technology itself or the nature of GBV, and access to technology. The panelists will also share lessons and challenges learned from developing and implementing the chatbots and the success factors in developing a sustainable working model for the chatbots. Join the session to learn more about this new technological tool used to tackle one of the world’s most prevalent human rights violations, gender-based violence.

TIJ Justice Innovation Unit was officially launched in early 2021 with a mission to enable a people-centered justice system in Thailand and beyond through cross-sector collaboration and innovations. With human-centered and strategic foresight approaches, we tackle “wicked problems” in the justice system, including gender-based violence, youths at crime risks, and civic engagement empowerment through data and technology. Positioning ourselves as an enabler, we empower and connect key stakeholders beyond the justice sector to build a strong ecosystem dedicated to justice innovation, a space for experimentation, and a hub for knowledge and education to instill infrastructure for a people-centered justice system and groom justice mindsets for next generations.

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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

The Rise of Chatbots Against Gender-Based Violence

		Dr. Mirjana Stankovich, Co-Chair, Law and Technology Working Group, and Senior Digital Policy Specialist, DAI Mirjana Stankovic is Co-chair of the Working Group on Law and Technology of the Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development. Dr. Stankovic serves as a senior regulatory expert in intellectual property, tech transfer, data protection and emerging tech for international development organizations, such as the World Bank Group, ITU, AfDB, IDB, European Commission
PANELISTS
		Sunit Shrestha, Founder and Managing Director, ChangeFusion Sunit has over ten years of experience in social enterprise as well as social investment development. He was part of the setup of various social innovation initiatives. Thai Social Enterprise Promotion Board (Thai government SE support mechanism), B-KIND and Governance Funds, pioneer Thai ESG mutual funds with built-in venture philanthropy structure. Taejai.com, largest Thai crowd giving site, Media for Social Justice Fund, and Open Data initiatives such as Corrupt0 and Thai Cofacts.
		Leloba Lijane, Business Development Manager, Xavier Africa Leloba Lijane is a BA (Hons) International Finance and Banking graduate from Sheffield Hallam University working in the tech industry. She started her tenure at Xavier Africa (Pty) Ltd, which is a bespoke software development company that specializes in crafting AI-powered solutions to alleviate burgeoning inefficiencies within the African landscape, as a Sales Executive and worked her way up to being Business Development Manager in less than a year, where she is in charge of researching and identifying new business opportunities and facilitating the growth of the company.
		Alice Piterova, Managing Director, AI for Good Alice is Managing Director of AI for Good, the social enterprise creating ethical, sustainable, and scalable technologies for the most vulnerable and underserved. Alice has over 12 years of experience in business and product management, and a particular focus on such fields as tech for good, data privacy, and machine learning. Prior to joining AI for Good, Alice was Head of Privacy at Hazy and coordinated the first cross-party parliamentary group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG AI) in the UK Parliament. Throughout her career, she was also involved with a number of non-profits such as Techfugees, Reprieve, Amnesty International, and the National Foundation for Educational Research.
		Emma Koster, Founder,Hello Cass Emma has a background in technology, and a passion for working towards a better, fairer world. In 2013, Emma established Good Hood, an organization working at the intersection of tech and social impact, enabling the creation of Hello Cass. Emma is driven to innovate with a grassroots, community focus, and is passionate about ensuring her work is inclusive, trauma-informed, and culturally safe.
		Kirthi Jayakumar, GBV Liaison and Creator, Saahas Kirthi Jayakumar is a lawyer and feminist researcher with a specialization in the areas of Women, Peace, and Security, Transitional Justice, Feminist Foreign Policy, and Gender-Based Violence. She founded The Gender Security Project, a digital repository on the WPS Agenda and Conflict-related Sexual Violence. She coded Saahas, a mobile app and chatbot to help survivors of gender-based violence find help across 196 countries, and to enable bystander intervention. She formerly founded and ran the Red Elephant Foundation, a civilian peacebuilding initiative that works for gender equality through storytelling, advocacy, and digital interventions. She has trained over 7,000 individuals in bystander intervention, over 20,000 children in safe and unsafe touch awareness, and over 1,000 teachers on child sexual abuse prevention and timely response.
MODERATOR
		Amp Kittayarak, Project Manager, Justice Innovation Office, Thailand Institute of Justice With her background in legal education (LL.M from Cambridge University and Stanford University) and interest in the science of human-centered design, Amp played a significant role in setting up the Justice Innovation Office at TIJ with a vision to create a people-centered justice system in Thailand. Her work focuses on rethinking justice education, in collaboration with many leading universities in Thailand, through experiential learning that embraces an empathetic and future-oriented mindset. Amp also manages research projects and innovations around gender-based violence. Given the context of an ever-changing world and advanced technology, Amp hopes to explore the intersection of justice, innovation, ethics, and sustainable development.