Sustainable AI Series: Sustainable and Sovereign AI for Aotearoa

The final session in AI Forum NZ's nationwide Sustainable AI Series asks whether New Zealand, with its largely renewable electricity and cool climate, should host AI infrastructure, who would benefit, who would control the data, models and income, and what the risks of doing nothing are. A Sustainable AI panel moderated by Louisa Taylor (Periscope Consulting) covers energy, environmental impact, resilience and local capability, with Sam Kivi (DataGrid), Dr Jeremy Watson (University of Canterbury) and Blake Harkness (Harkness AI). A Sovereign AI panel moderated by Caelan Huntress (Ai Coaching Academy) looks at building lasting value from AI infrastructure, data and models, with Karaitiana Taiuru (AI Forum Kāhui Māori Advisory Panel) and Glen Willoughby (ISO, formerly NASA and Singularity University Labs). More speakers may be added.

It runs from 5pm to 7:30pm on Thursday 5 November at EPIC Christchurch, 100 Manchester Street, Christchurch. Entry is free for AI Forum members and non-members, with tickets through Humanitix. It suits anyone interested in AI infrastructure, data sovereignty and the energy side of AI in Aotearoa.