Friends of the Earth
Michael Khoo is Climate Disinformation Program Director at Friends of the Earth and Policy Co-Chair at the Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD) coalition. He co-authored CAAD's recent paper, "The AI Threats To Climate Change."
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Chesapeake Climate Action Network & CCAN Action Fund
Data center growth in Virginia is causing a huge spike in energy demand, which is currently being met by huge fracked gas generation build-out in Virginia and the Southeast United States. Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) — the first grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to fighting global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. — is working to educate Virginians on data center issues and CCAN Action Fund is working to advance common sense policies to ensure data center energy demand is met with clean energy.
Environmental Justice ActorThayù
Thayù is a multi-disciplinary artist who eagerly embraces both existing and emerging technologies and is particularly fascinated by the ever-evolving realm of AI. Thayù is also the founder of Creatives Garage, a multi-disciplinary arts organization that has provided support to more than 14,000 creatives since its inception. Thayù constantly explores new methods and tools to effectively share the rich and diverse African narrative. Creatives Garage is a 2024 Mozilla Africa Innovation Mradi Research Grants awardee.
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Cecilia Mwende Maundu
Cecilia Mwende Maundu is a journalist, digital rights researcher, and digital security trainer. She works at the intersection of journalism, technology, and human rights, with a focus on online gender-based violence (OGBV) against journalists. She also hosts a podcast called Digital Dada Podcast about online violence against women and digital security.
Africa ActorAbeba Birhane
Abeba Birhane is a PhD candidate — and Mozilla fellow — at University College Dublin. Her interdisciplinary research examines the connections between embodied cognition, digital technology studies, and critical data science. She writes on issues such as "the algorithmic colonization of Africa."
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