Speaking
TEDx speaker on AI and digital sustainability. I speak about what technology actually costs us, and what we can do about it. Available for selected engagements.
Digital sustainability: the missing piece of AI and tech literacy.
A TEDx talk for École Mission Secondary on what we don't measure when we talk about AI: the carbon, water, and attention cost of the web we already live with, and what young people are owed in the technologies built around them.
Formats
- Keynote (20 to 45 min).
- Panel and moderation.
- Workshop and classroom session.
- Private briefing for boards and executive teams.
Typical audience
Students, civic leaders, nonprofit teams, and executive audiences from 30 to 250+. Comfortable speaking to youth, mixed-generation, and technical rooms.
Topics
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Digital sustainability: the missing piece of AI and tech literacy.
Why we can't have honest conversations about AI or technology without measuring what they cost in carbon, water, attention, and trust.
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AI safety, sustainability, and ethics in practice.
From principles to product. What actually changes when sustainability and safety move upstream into how AI systems are built and deployed.
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Being a young founder in tech.
What it's like building a not-for-profit before you can legally rent a car. How to take young people in tech seriously, and how young people can take themselves seriously.
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Website development, performance, and optimization.
How to ship sites that load faster, use less energy, and reach more people on slow connections.
Past talks
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Consulate General of Ireland, Vancouver
Keynote at the October Business Breakfast: “Digital Sustainability in the Age of AI”, on what the web and AI cost in energy, carbon and water, and what anyone can do about it.
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TEDx École Mission Secondary
A TEDx talk on digital sustainability, the missing piece of AI and tech literacy.
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URL to IRL, Toronto Metropolitan University
Youth panellist on the intergenerational panel at the Ted Rogers School of Management. Audience of 120+.
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Vancouver Emerging Technology Showcase
Panellist and moderator at UBC Robson Square. Audience of 250+, sharing insights from The Knowledge Society and the digital sustainability practice at Oasis of Change.
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BC Screen Time Roundtable
Contributed to discussions on responsible technology use across British Columbia at The Dais.
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TransLink Executive Team and Board of Directors
A private briefing on digital sustainability: what it costs to run the web at the scale of a major regional transit authority, and what to do about it.
Booking
Conferences, classrooms, corporate teams, policy roundtables. If it's a serious audience and a serious conversation, email me at me [at] gabrieldalton.com.