About the Speaker: Paul Heidebrecht is the inaugural Director of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Conrad Grebel University College and the University of Waterloo. He is also a member of Waterloo’s Artificial Intelligence Institute, Council for Responsible Innovation and Technology, and Innovation Ecosystem Council.
Prior to coming to his current role, Paul served as the director of Mennonite Central Committee’s Ottawa Office for five years, leading advocacy efforts on a wide range of international and domestic policy issues, including peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance, food security, refugee resettlement, restorative justice, Indigenous reconciliation, and mining justice. He earned a PhD in theology and ethics at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His research broke new ground in reflecting theologically on technology, and he has published extensively on this topic.
About the Webinar: In recent years, the world’s enthusiasm for new technologies has been accompanied by growing concern over the harmful social and environmental impacts of these same technologies. In response to this “techlash,” a growing movement of “tech for good” initiatives and organizations is emerging. Included in this movement are efforts to support specific innovations that can accelerate rather than derail progress toward various Sustainable Development Goals. This webinar will focus on “PeaceTech,” an emerging field that includes peacebuilders, engineers, and entrepreneurs who critically engage technology in order to address violence, transform conflict, or create the conditions necessary for peace to be sustained. An overview of one particular innovation ecosystem where momentum for PeaceTech is growing-Waterloo region in Canada-will be provided to stimulate a larger conversation about alternative approaches for advancing peace and sustainability. In short, it will be argued that peacebuilders need to devote more attention to creatively engaging the private sector so they can influence the culture and ultimately the norms of the organizations and individuals closest to the development of new technologies.
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