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2025-08-1740 min
Aarna's News | Inspiring and Uplifting Stories of Women In STEM116 Manail Anis Ahmed: The Space Around You Shapes the Path AheadIn this episode of Aarna’s News, host Aarna Sahu sits down with Manail Anis Ahmed, a global leader in emerging technologies, AI governance, and biotechnology entrepreneurship, to explore how technology convergence is transforming business, society, and education. With over 20 years of experience building educational institutions and shaping human capital development strategies across the Middle East and South Asia, Manail now advises governments on digital public infrastructure and teaches at Johns Hopkins University. She shares insights from leading the global research group at the Center for AI & Digital Policy, contributing to the World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance, and...
2025-08-1124 min
Poets & ThinkersAI Policy-Making in Service of Humanity: From Davos and Washington DC to Riyadh with Manail Anis AhmedWhat if our approach to AI and technology development is overlooking the most fundamental human value – dignity? In this thought-provoking episode of Poets & Thinkers, we explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, global policy, and human-centered technology with Manail Anis Ahmed.As a global citizen who has shaped educational institutions in the Middle East and led AI policy research, Manail brings a unique cross-cultural perspective that challenges Western-dominated tech narratives.Manail is adjunct faculty in Biotech Entrepreneurship at Johns Hopkins University, expert on education, technology & society, and contributes to the AI Governance Alliance at the World Ec...
2025-03-1941 min