DSS Mic Drop #10 - Sobhi Khatib, Are you IN? Importance of INclusion in Technology

SOBHI KHATIB ON DIVERSITY

Technology is (re)shaping society. Inclusion can shape Technology.

Sobhi Khatib is the freshly appointed coordinator of our new track Systems for Sharing. Some of the most urgent challenges the world faces today are part of complex social systems. and include inequality, racism, social isolation, health hazards and climate change. Not to mention that billions of people are often still unable to meet their basic needs for food, water, and housing.
More and more Social Systems communities, organisations, and local governments are taking action to address these challenges by exercising a basic human practice: sharing. By sharing their labour, space, goods, and more, people are overcoming scarcity by building and maintaining vital common resources. They show that sharing can lead everyone to have more, together.

Sobhi will share his thoughts on Diversity. How do we create a workspace that is diverse and inclusive? Why is diversity important? And how diverse is the tech sector, for example?

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
When Sobhi Khatib is not cooking, he facilitates and trains workshops on Strategy, Change Management and Human Rights & Technology. Sobhi has over 15 years of experience working with a variety of organisations in different sectors such as Netflix, Amnesty International, Al-Jazeera and United Nations. He uses cross-sector tools to expose people to different mindsets. Sobhi's educational background is in Psychology, Human Rights & Conflict Management. Join us and welcome him at his first Micdrop!

MIC DROPS
The DSS Mic Drops are inspirational, interactive, provocative talks given by expert researchers and practitioners, on topics that relate to design, tech, societal challenges and how we can make the world a better place by integrating technology more wisely and humanely.

Date: 13 March 2019
Time: 17:00-19:00 (including Drinks, Q&A and Debate)
Venue: Studio HvA: http://www.hva.nl/locaties/hva-locaties/niet-les-locaties/studio-hva.html
Live stream: https://digitalsocietyschool.org/