Beyond Technology: AI & Data for the Common Good
About the event
What if the most valuable use of AI isn’t automation, but helping people make better decisions in situations of uncertainty?
Join Women in Big Data Berlin and the Bertelsmann Stiftung for an evening exploring how AI and data can support evidence-based decision-making and create meaningful social impact. As AI moves from experimentation into everyday work, we want to look beyond what the technology can do and ask how we can use it responsibly, who benefits, and what it takes to build trustworthy systems that serve the common good.
We’ll hear practical examples from experts working across AI, data, policy and social impact, including:
• AI-powered knowledge management that makes information findable, contextualised and traceable • Research agents for policy that turn complex questions into evidence synthesis, research gaps and decision-ready options • Responsible AI by design, including human oversight, data protection, transparency and quality checks • Impact beyond automation, focusing on better decisions, learning and long-term organisational capacity
Agenda 17:30–18:15 \| Registration & Snacks 18:15–18:30 \| Welcome & Opening Remarks [Carsten Große Starmann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carsten-gro%C3%9Fe-starmann-16547144/), Vice President, Bertelsmann Stiftung [Anita Fechner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anfech/), Women in Big Data Berlin
18:30–18:50 \| Keynote: AI for Good [Dr. Katarzyna Stoltmann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/katarzyna-kasia-stoltmann-6b7656116/), Women in Big Data Berlin
18:50–19:20 \| AI & Data for the Common Good [Dr. Helena Bakic](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakich/), Data Science Lab [Dr. Jens Preußner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpreussner/), Digitalization and the Common Good
19:20–20:00 \| Panel Discussion Moderated by [Aliya Boranbayeva](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliyaboranbayeva/)
20:00–21:00 \| Networking Reception
Whether you work in AI, data, policy, research, philanthropy, civil society or communications, join us to explore how technology can move beyond automation and contribute to better decisions and greater social impact.
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