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Centre for Finance and Development
Monday
29
May
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Impact Seminar on Effective Altruism (E.A.)

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Maison de la paix, Ch. Eugène Rigot, 2, 1202 Geneva

Effective altruism is a research field and practical community that aims to find the best ways to help others, and put them into practice.

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About Effective Altruism

 

Effective Altruism is a research field and practical community that aims to find the best ways to help others, and put them into practice.  Some things Effective Altruists focus on include effective global health interventions, unconditional cash transfers in low-income countries, campaigning against factory farming, and researching technical and governance interventions to ensure positive impacts from new technologies like synthetic biotechnology and artificial intelligence.

 

Impact Seminar in Geneva

 

From April 24 to May 29, 2023, the Centre for Finance and Development, EA Lausanne and EA Geneva will jointly be hosting a weekly Impact Seminar on Effective Altruism (E.A.) for students from the Geneva Graduate Institute.

The Impact Seminar is a 5-week programme centred on discussions around how to do good most effectively, including methodologies, key cause areas, and career planning.

Snacks will be provided.

Programme

The programme of the 6-session Impact Seminar is based on The Effective Altruism Handbook and consists of a series of articles which will introduce students to some of the core thinking tools behind effective altruism, share some of the arguments about which global problems are most pressing, and help students to reflect on how they personally can contribute.

Schedule

From 18:15 to 20:00:

  • 24/04 (room S1)

  • 04/05 (room S8))

  • 08/05 (room S1)

  • 15/05 (room S1)

  • 22/05 (room S3)

  • 29/05 (room S7)

Instructor

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Jacob Arbeid is a Policy and Strategy Associate at the Simon Institute for Longterm Governance (located in our very own Maison de la Paix). He works with the United Nations and other multilateral bodies to improve governance and policy of emerging technologies. In the past, he’s researched the AI ecosystem in China, investigated success factors for disarmament activism, campaigned as part of the UK Labour Party, and scaled a student charity movement to raise money for anti-malaria interventions.

Registrations

Registrations are now open. Please email Patricia Arnold, Senior Coordinator, Centre for Finance and Development.

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