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ITU Future Innovators

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ITU Future Innovators is a podcast hosted by youth, for youth, with a focus on the tools, trends, and transformations shaping our digital future by spotlighting the voices of innovative young people tackling global challenges head-on, brought to you by ITU the UN Agency for digital technologies. ITU: Connecting the world and beyond www.itu.int. ITU is theUnited Nations agency for digital technologies, driving innovation together with 194 Member States and a membership of some 900 private sector entities and academic institutions. Established over 160 years ago in 1865, ITU is the intergovernme...

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ITU Future Innovators | AI for Development: Girls Shaping the Digital Future 22.04.2026 34:25

In this special episode of the ITU Future Innovators podcast, celebrating the 15th International Girls in ICT Day https://www.itu.int/women-and-girls/girls-in-ict/international-girls-in-ict-day-2026/overview/, Ellen Taylor (Policy Analyst at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) hosts a powerful conversation on the theme 'AI for Development: Girls Shaping the Digital Future'. Ellen...

ITU Future Innovators | Voices That Lead: Women Shaping ITU 06.03.2026 51:28

In this special episode of the ITU Future Innovators podcast, 'Voices That Lead: Women Shaping ITU', women in diverse roles, sectors, and career stages at ITU share their professional journeys, achievements, and hopes as drivers of digital transformation. Host Rebecca Mzungu Saeluzika sits down with Elizabeth Locatelli, Mehtap Dufour, May Thi Aye, Susan Teltscher, and Harisa Shahid to explore the...

ITU Future Innovators | Counting down to PP-26 12.02.2026 23:35

In this special episode of the ITU Future Innovators Podcast, ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin hosts ITU Young Professionals Programme (YPP) officers: N'Goran Franck Konan (Ivory Coast), Flora Lomoteley Okine (Ghana), Prateek Dubey (India), and Tadala Beatrice Sambakunsi (Malawi). As the countdown to the Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) in Qatar kicks-off, they share visions for an inc...

ITU Future Innovators | Building Bold Careers in Tech 23.12.2025 22:06

Step into the world of innovation, curiosity, and youth‑driven digital transformation in this episode of ITU Future Innovators, a podcast hosted by youth, for youth. 🌍✨ Featuring three inspiring members of the ITU Secretary‑General’s Youth Advisory Board — Daniella Esi Darlington, Halima Mohamed Ismail, and Nadir Atayev — this conversation dives deep into their personal journeys into the ICT sec...

ITU Future Innovators | How youth are using AI for sustainability with Clinton Oduor and Okan Dursun 21.10.2025 26:57

🌍 Welcome to ITU’s Future Innovators Podcast! In this episode, Clinton Oduor and Okan Dursun, members of the ITU Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Board, explore how young people are using artificial intelligence to tackle one of the world’s most urgent challenges: climate change. From AI-powered farming and carbon tracking startups to ethical debates and global sustainability goals, this conver...

ITU Future Innovators | Youth, AI & the Future of Space with Hamza Hameed and Roser Almenar 17.09.2025 19:25

Welcome to ITU Future Innovators Podcast. In this episode, we’re launching into space—and exploring how youth are driving innovation, policy, and sustainability in the satellite and space law sectors. Hamza Hameed and Roser Almenar, members of the ITU Secretary-General's Youth Advisory Board, unpack the role of AI in space, the importance of youth voices in shaping global policy, and how space tec...