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The Role of AI in the Post-Pandemic Era
In this webinar, we will bring together panelists with a diverse range of expertise in AI and data science to collectively think on how we can continue to move through, and forward, in the COVID-19 crisis. Experts will reflect on how they foresee their own field of work changing, discuss the obstacles that lie ahead and comment on the partnerships and investments needed to effectively and meaningfully leverage AI for good beyond the pandemic.
Closing the Data Gap: Novel Approaches for Data Use in the COVID-19 Response
Understanding the importance of data for informing decision-making, this webinar will bring together data scientists and policy experts to discuss opportunities and challenges to meet this urgent need. Panelists will reflect on novel approaches for acquiring data; discuss the ethical and regulatory implications of their use and dive into recommendations on how to overcome ongoing barriers to data collection during COVID-19.
AI Chatbots in the COVID-19 Response: Opportunities and Challenges
In this webinar, we bring together digital health experts from across sectors to address some of the most critical questions surrounding the use of chatbots as a public health tool. Panelists will discuss why chatbots can play a critical role in the COVID-19 response, especially in low resource settings; explore the shortcomings to using these tools and ways to overcome them; and share the next steps to maximizing the potential of chatbots and mitigating harm.
Can imaged-based AI meaningfully impact COVID-19 response in low resource settings?
By bringing together experts in the field of radiology and beyond, this webinar will explore the opportunities and challenges for the use of imaged-based AI tools in the COVID-19 response. Panelists will discuss the broader context for the application of these tools; explore how they are being developed and evaluated; and identify what steps need to be taken to maximize the potential of image-based AI while mitigating the risks.
Finding Opportunity in Crisis: How to Use COVID-19 to Build Better UHC Systems in Africa
This is a webinar for African leadership, communities, and global partners to discuss how cooperation through the COVID-19 response can build the necessary foundation for equitable and affordable health systems for all.
Mature tech solutions in the COVID-19 response: Leveraging what already works to improve health outcomes
In this webinar, we will bring together experts across sectors who are repurposing or expanding existing digital solutions as part of the COVID-19 response. Panelists will discuss the value of leveraging mature technologies in the fight against COVID-19; explore how these existing tools can complement new ones; and share relevant lessons learned.
‘New’ AI solutions in the COVID-19 response: Getting an idea off the ground during a pandemic
This webinar will bring together innovators from low and middle income countries who are creating AI solutions that specifically address COVID-related challenges. Entrepreneurs will discuss how they transitioned creative ideas to tangible output; highlight the ways the innovation ecosystem has changed in the midst of the pandemic; and reflect on why local ideas can sometimes be the most impactful ones.
Data Mining Large Internet Networks to Predict COVID-19 Hotspots
By bringing together experts in artificial intelligence and health, this webinar will explore ways that data mining of Internet-based networks can be leveraged to predict COVID-19 hotspots; how we can overcome structural and political barriers to timely reporting and dissemination; and what partnerships are needed to reap the benefits of these tools globally.
Climate Change and Global Health Seminar: Jesse Keenan
Please join us for an exciting seminar with Dr. Jesse Keenan from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Dr. Keenan will speak on, “Climate Gentrification: Rethinking Vulnerability and Resilience.” This lecture covers recently published theoretical and empirical research defining a theory of “Climate Gentrification.” Through this theory of economic behavior, the lecture seeks to unpack assumptions framing our understanding vulnerability and community resilience. With greater analytical discipline in resilience and adaptation, stakeholders can begin to identify the trade-offs that shape a variety of interventions and policies, including those relating to housing, transportation, and public health.
COVID-19: Health Needs and the Role of Technology in Low Resource Settings
By bringing together key international and national policymakers, this webinar will highlight the most pressing health needs in the COVID-19 response in low resource settings; the technological solutions that could address them and strategy needed to reap the benefits.
Housing and Policy in an Aging World
Ann Forsyth, Professor of Urban Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design; and Principal Investigator, Health and Places Initiative (HAPI)
Ashish Jha, Professor of Health Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Director, Harvard Global Health Institute; and Internal Medicine physician, VA Boston Healthcare System
Emi Kiyota, 2017 Loeb Fellow and President and Founder of Ibasho, which partners with local organizations and communities to design and create socially integrated and sustainable communities that value their elders
Jennifer Molinsky, JCHS Senior Research Associate; Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Design; and Co-Author of Projections and Implications for Housing a Growing Population: Older Households 2015-2035 (moderator)
As the baby boom generation ages, the US population aged 65 and over is expected to grow from 48 million to 79 million, one in five Americans will be older than 65, and one in three households will be headed by someone older than 65. Surveys indicate that most of these people want to remain in the current homes for as long as possible. However, the country currently lacks the accessible housing units and supportive social services needed to accommodate these desires. Panelists will discuss the projected growth in older Americans and explore how policymakers, planners, and public health professionals could work to address the challenges that growth will produce.
Graduate School of Design (map)
Gund Hall, Stubbins Room
Co-sponsored by the GSD Department of Urban Planning and Design, the Harvard Urban Planning Organization, the Harvard Global Health Institute, the HKS Taubman Center for State and Local Government, and the Loeb Fellowship.