Event

GBEND Tech Frontiers showcase

24 Sep 2026
,
13:00
Online
This webinar brought together members across GBEND to explore how emerging technologies can enhance behavioral science practice in international development.

The discussion

‍The showcase highlighted demonstration sessions evaluating new AI-enabled tools designed to improve evidence synthesis and participatory research in low-resource settings. Participants examined lightning pitches and breakout demonstrations spanning tools like Nesta’s Policy Atlas, World Bank’s AVA, The Atlas of Behavior Change in Development (ABCD), HumanTruths, Sistema Futura, and Electric Twin.

The outcome

‍The showcase established practical guidance for embedding AI tools across member organizations, and provided one-pagersfor each tool, detailing their capabilities, technical requirements, and case studies to accelerate responsible adoption.

Speakers

Karlis Kanders

Karlis Kanders

Nesta's Policy Atlas
Renos Vakis

Renos Vakis

World Bank’s AVA
Luigi de Angelis

Luigi de Angelis

HumanTruths
Ceren Koca

Ceren Koca

HumanTruths
Steve Wendel

Steve Wendel

 Sistema Futura
Alex Cooper

Alex Cooper

Electric Twin
Nirat Bhatnagar

Nirat Bhatnagar

The Atlas of Behavior Change in Development
Chiara Cappellini

Chiara Cappellini

Behavioral Science Group (moderator)
Abigail Dalton

Abigail Dalton

eMBeD (moderator)
Deelan Maru

Deelan Maru

BIT (moderator)