Manisha Priyadarshini
Executive Director
ProgramEarth
Manisha Priyadarshini is a descendant of Taino peoples and Murmu clan within Santali tribe. Her journey has had her experience the roles amongst sustainability, education and technology across AI and cybersecurity for public sector at GitHub, Intel, and others. She made the pivot into tech after serving in climate policy for Congressmember Julia Brownley. She currently serves as Executive Director of ProgramEarth which is a 501c3 nonprofit that focuses on open sourcing AI and data solutions for Indigenous led environmental conservation projects.
My Sessions
My Sessions
Building Indigenous tech and how to use open source
GSB118Indigenous communities are leading some of the most effective climate solutions on the planet and technology has an opportunity to strengthen that power if used responsibly. In this panel or workshop, we’ll show how open source programs correlated with Indigenous communities around Traditional Ecological Knowledge powered AI while driving real-world policy change. Examples from Yurok […]