Harnessing AI for Sustainable Development & Earth Eco-Civilization

Event Details

Join Yale alumni worldwide on October 27 for an inspiring conversation with Mohan Munasinghe, Former Vice Chair of the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and April Hu '84, Chair of Yale International Alliance, on how artificial intelligence and other breakthrough technologies are reshaping our path toward a sustainable future.

During the event, you'll learn how the sustainomics framework—first launched at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit—offers practical and integrated solutions to global challenges such as climate change and inclusive growth. You'll also discover how the balanced inclusive green growth (BIGG) approach and digital innovation can accelerate progress toward the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). And you will hear about how China and other nations are leading the way toward an eco-civilization built on science, technology, and shared prosperity.

Speakers

Mohan Munasinghe
Former Vice Chair at UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Mohan Munasinghe is the Former Vice Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, and winner of the 2021 Blue Planet Prize. A leading advocate for sustainable development and responsible education, he introduced the sustainomics transdisciplinary framework at the 1992 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, and has since made major contributions to advancing balanced inclusive green growth (BIGG) worldwide. He also serves as Global Chief Adviser to the Ecological Development Union International (EDUI) and International Adviser to the Academic Committee of Responsible Management Education in China.
He is a Visiting Professor at Peking University and the United Nations University in Tokyo, and has also taught at Yale University (2004-2005) and the University of Manchester. He founded the Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND) and has authored over 120 books and 400 journal articles on all aspects of sustainability.
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April Hu ’84
Chair at Yale International Alliance
April Hu is a social enterprise entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in Asia. Drawing on her family’s legacy of school building, as well as her background in science and business, she is committed to democratizing access to education and stewarding planetary health. She holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Yale University and an MBA from Stanford University.
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