Launching the Tech4Good Global Collaboration Labs

Taguspark - Knowledge City, Oeiras (in-person & online)

The Technology Collaboration Labs under Allied4Future bring together world-leading experts from academia, industry, and diverse fields of expertise to advance transformative technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Space Technology, and Clean Tech. These global labs serve as dynamic, cross-disciplinary hubs that go beyond policy discussions to actively develop and implement innovative, ethically sound, and sustainable solutions. With a focus on integrating AI with other transformative technologies, the labs aim to create practical applications that address global challenges such as resource scarcity, climate change, and sustainable economic models.

The labs are committed to fostering a future that is sustainable, equitable, and prosperous for all, ensuring that technological advancements improve human well-being and planetary health. To avoid the concentration of power among a few large tech firms, the labs prioritize governance based on openness, transparency, and accountability. By promoting inclusive, socially beneficial innovation, and actively collaborating on solutions aligned with global sustainability goals, the Collaboration Labs position themselves as proactive platforms ensuring technology benefits are widely shared and responsibly managed. Their vision emphasizes technology as a force for global unity rather than division.

The Tech4Good Collaboration Labs stand out through their interdisciplinary integration, human-centric approach, and emphasis on sustainability and inclusivity. By fostering collaboration across AI, Quantum Computing, and Space Technology, the labs are uniquely positioned to develop practical solutions to pressing global issues like climate change and resource scarcity. They also prioritize ethical integrity, transparency, and proactive safety measures, ensuring that technological advancements are both beneficial and equitably managed.

Collaboration Labs: Focus Areas

  • Interdisciplinary Integration: Combines AI with Quantum, Space, and Clean Tech, fostering holistic technological advancements through cross-disciplinary collaboration and innovation.
  • Human-Centric and Ethical Focus: Prioritizes ethical AI design centered on human well-being, fairness, and reducing biases, beyond just policy guidelines.
  • Sustainability Emphasis: Develops AI technologies with a focus on environmental responsibility, aligning innovation with long-term planetary health and sustainability.
  • Inclusivity and Equity: Ensures technological advancements are accessible and beneficial to all, actively addressing global disparities and promoting inclusive growth.
  • Collaboration on Sustainable Solutions: Focuses on AI-driven solutions to challenges like resource optimization, climate change, and sustainable economic models, aligning tech innovation with environmental goals.
  • Transparency and Open Collaboration: Promotes openness in AI development through diverse, global collaboration, countering dominance by large tech firms and fostering inclusive innovation.
  • AI for Social Good: Focuses on AI applications that directly address societal challenges, such as healthcare, education, and disaster response, promoting broad societal benefits.
  • Proactive Safety and Security: Implements robust safety measures to protect AI systems from misuse, ensuring secure, responsible AI development and deployment.

Speakers

Jara Pascual

Founder and CEO

Collabwith

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Kees Eijkel

QuTech Director of Business Development

TNO and TU Delft

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Freek Smoes

Head of Incubator

YES!Delft

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Lidia Aviles

CEO

Aelstone

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Hermann Russchenberg

Pro Vice Rector for Climate Action

TU Delft

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Moderator

Roland Strauss

Co-Founder

Allied4Future

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Pieter Vermaas

Philosophy of Quantum Technology

TU Delft

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