Humanitarian Frontiers
The "Humanitarian Frontiers" podcast series explores how cutting-edge technologies like AI and Edge Tech are fundamentally transforming global aid, featuring deep-dive conversations with innovators, policymakers, and industry leaders. Each season—such as 'Humanitarian Frontiers in AI' and 'Humanitarian Frontiers on the Edge'—delivers essential insights into the strategies, challenges, and ethical considerations for deploying scalable tech solutions in complex humanitarian environments.
Humanitarian Frontiers
Latest Episodes
Handshake, not a Hand-Out, Communication as Infrastructure
🎙️ Erin Reilly is Chief Social Impact Officer and SVP of Social Impact Business at Twilio, where she also runs the business unit behind Twilio.org. More than 30,000 social impact organizations build on Twilio, reaching around 800 million people...
The commons of the future
For the last 70 years, the NGO playbook has remained largely unchanged, but the world around us has shifted. How do we move beyond outdated models to truly empower the people we serve?Joining me today are two pioneers pushing the envelo...
The new OS--from a Futurists Perspective
In Episode 7, Chris Hoffman is joined by Paula Gil Baizan (Principal, Something Meaningful) and Ben Holt (Principal, New and Useful) for a candid conversation on what the humanitarian sector needs next after a brutal 2025: is this...
Financing the Digital Humanitarian Shift
In Episode 6, Chris Hoffman is joined by Kenneth Kou (Head of Venture Lab / Crypto for Good Fund, Mercy Corps Ventures) and Simon Meldrum (Innovative Finance, IFRC; Executive Director, Humanitarian Finance Forum) to unpack what “<...