EAG Talks

This talk focused on effective altruism and animals, sharing how factory farming is rising in Africa and what can be done to address the problem. It draws from Animal Advocacy Africa's (AAA) recent research with Bryant Research, "Preventing Factory Farming in Africa: Strategic Considerations," and four intervention-specific reports by AAA (which were made available online before the conference). W...

This talk explored research findings, such as the 5 Freedoms of Animal Welfare and recent discoveries revealing that many animals are sentient, meaning they "feel" a range of emotions, including fear, happiness, and suffering, similar to humans. The talk emphasized that a cage-free Africa is crucial to ensuring the welfare of animals on the continent. Watch on Youtube:

This talk walked participants through a mind-shifting conversation between the present and the future and focused on inspiring and interrogating human actions and their long-term impacts. Additionally, the talk introduced the concept of long-term thinking and future literacy as essential skills for navigating the complexity of future challenges. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e...

This is talk about the Data for Activism and it focused on enligting how data can be leveraged to empower citizens to demand transparency and accountability for good governance. Most references from the talk are in Nigerian context. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKwp6n2yg5w

This talk shared how Innovation Poverty Action (IPA) uses rigorous evidence to inform policies and programs for achieving effective outcomes. It shared case studies on how IPA uses evidence to inform its policy recommendation and program delivery. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PH31TA4Vpo

This talk shared how Evidence Action strategically is reducing global health inequities by removing some of the biggest health barriers children and adolescents face. It shared the case for its deworming program in Nigeria. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLhFmaqM4W8

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are critical in bringing healthcare services to underserved communities. This talk shared Dimagi CommCare Connect learnings from applying Effective Altruism principles to deploy CommCare Connect across 7 countries. The talk featured case studies from completed projects where CHWs successfully completed a full Learn, Deliver, Verify, and Pay cycle autonomously. Watch...

This talk introduces Ambitious Impact's 5 different programs, as well as other impactful career paths, including - Charity founding, Earning to give, Research, For-profit Entrepreneurship, and more. the talk shared various different traits useful for each pathway, how you can upskill and maximise your chance of success and what each program looks like. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

This talk discussed Ola's career journey, Explaining how he ought to prioritize work ranging from management consulting to literary publishing, community libraries, and ultimately, the specialized global health security niche he had carved out for himself. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEHZfFjtyp4

This closing session talk focused on inspiring the summit attendees to take action and make the most of the values drives out of the summit. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJaCcMZ7CZ4

This workshop explored how to initiate your project or charity and provided guidance on determining fit for the five Ambitious Impact programs. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QetjUnsxjzk

This talk shared more details about EA Nigeria's Theory of Change and its future plans. It shared how its activities and inputs translated into outputs, outcomes, and impacts. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oftOeA8gHU

This session features the CEO of the Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA), Zach Robinson. Zach talks about the principles that he considers core to EA, explains why CEA under his leadership will continue to promote them above and beyond any single or set of cause area(s), and answers questions from the audience. Zach joined as CEA's CEO in February 2024. He also serves as the CEO of CEA's f...

This session is a brief overview of how to get the most out of EA Global, and provides some guidance and tips for first-time attendees. Zershaaneh is an AI strategy researcher at Convergence Analysis. She became active in EA after a career shift in 2023. Before this, she worked at a for-profit company where she researched and consulted on market dynamics in the global water industry, and helped to...

Hear updates from charities incubated by Ambitious Impact (AIM) working on topics including fundraising for animal welfare work, tobacco policy and maternal health. Learn about the innovative ways to contribute and low-hanging fruit in global health and development and animal welfare. Klau Chmielowska is the co-founder and co-executive director of Lafiya Nigeria, a highly effective charity providi...

Greg Sadler, the CEO of Good Ancestors Policy, discusses his approach to policy advocacy in Australia, gives an overview of the major projects GAP has completed and their impact, as well as insight into the work going on behind the scenes. Finally, Greg talks about what's planned for the next 12 months and how you can get involved, including by using your political capital in the most impactfu...

This panel brings together three leading researchers to discuss their work on welfare and moral patienthood in non-human minds. The panel focuses on two especially challenging cases: invertebrates and digital minds. Jeff Sebo (NYU) begins with a discussion of ethical and methodological considerations related to extending moral considerability to invertebrates and AI systems; Daniela Waldhorn (Reth...

Taking a giving pledge could be a high impact way to help others—but there are some important considerations to think through before making a commitment. This session is a balanced exploration about why and why not to pledge, and the relevant factors that might influence your decision. In this talk you'll hear from people who haven't pledged, as well as those who have and learn about their...

Associate Director of External Relations Carlita Bevege gives us an inside look at Evidence Action's flagship programs, Deworm the World and Dispensers for Safe Water, and take us through the Accelerator, their engine for new program development. She provides insight into how Evidence Action evaluates the research behind promising new interventions and brings those with the most potential for...

Professional groups and EA navigating uncertainty together with open-mindedness and humility Ellie Christian and Clare Harris Ellie Christian is a Newcastle-based medical doctor. She is a masters of public health student at the University of Sydney. She is the Australia coordinator for High Impact Medicine. Clare Harris is a junior medical doctor working as a researcher for Spencer Greenberg at Sp...

A fire side chat with Marcus Daniell (professional tennis player and Olympic medallist) about founding High Impact Athletes, an organisation helping athletes give effectively. Marcus is the Founder and Executive Director of High Impact Athletes and has pledged 10% of his earnings to effective organisations for life. Marcus is a two-time Olympian and bronze medallist, a Wimbledon and Australian Ope...

Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters (ALLFED) is a nonprofit organization with two primary objectives: 1) to identify, pilot, and prepare resilient food alternatives, in the event that a catastrophe damages conventional food supplies 2) to help governments and communities implement these solutions during a global food shock As devastating as catastrophes are, the threat of a global catastrophe...

Hear why it’s a mistake not to prioritise giving as part of effective altruism and how effective giving is the key to unlocking the impact that effective altruism seeks to create. You’ll also learn practical ways we can all help increase funding to effective charities and projects. Luke Freeman manages Giving What We Can, a global community dedicated to giving effectively and significantly that’s...

The danger of nuclear weapons is growing: what can we do to address this existential risk? Marianne Hanson Building on her keynote remarks, Marianne Hanson, co-founder of the Nobel Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), elaborates on the escalating dangers posed by nuclear weapons and outlines steps that can be taken to mitigate these risks. Marianne Hanson is Asso...

Climate 200 helps communities strike at the root of the problem when it comes to action on climate change, and opportunities to get involved in the community independents movement. Alexandria Rantino is the Chief Operating Officer at Climate 200, a crowdfunded organisation that supports the election campaigns of independents committed to science based climate action, restoring integrity to politic...