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How AI, Cyber & Hypersonics Increase Nuclear Risk | Melissa Carlos Alice | EAGxNordics 2026

59 min

Watch on YouTube For eighty years, nuclear weapons haven't been used. The reason? Deterrence, built on the assumption that leaders are rational, red lines are clear, and there's enough time to think before deciding. Now hypersonic missiles, cyber capabilities, and AI are eroding all three. Decision windows are shrinking from minutes to seconds, new pathways to miscalculation are opening up, and the strategic logic that kept the world safe is starting to crack. This session brings together leaders from two Nobel Peace Prize-winning organizations and a leading AI-nuclear risk researcher to examine what emerging technologies mean for nuclear stability, and what can still be done about it. The Hon. Melissa Parke is Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize). A former Australian Minister for International Development and federal Member of Parliament, she previously worked as an international lawyer with the United Nations in Kosovo, Gaza, New York, and Lebanon, and served on the UN Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen. Carlos Umaña is a Costa Rican/Spanish physician, activist, and immediate past Co-President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW, 1985 Nobel Peace Prize). He co-founded Spain's nuclear disarmament coalition and the movement Generation Zero Nukes, and received the 2019 Alan Turing Award for LGBTIQ+ Visibility. Alice Saltini is a Senior Research Lead at the Rhode Island School of Design and a non-resident expert on AI at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. She specializes in the impact of AI on nuclear decision-making and advises governments and international organizations on managing AI-related nuclear risks. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global c...

AI and Animals: Opportunities, Risks, and Strategies | Aditya S. Karanam | EAGxNordics 2026

49 min

Watch on YouTube How are emerging AI developments likely to impact animals in the coming years? The session highlights both opportunities and risks across areas such as precision livestock farming, alternative proteins, interspecies communication, wild-animal welfare, and long-term risks. It also introduces two strategies for influencing AI development to benefit animal well-being. The talk is open to all, with particular relevance for those in animal advocacy or the AI/tech community. Attendees will gain a clear overview of the AI-animal intersection, learn how AI could affect animals in different contexts, and get insights into actionable approaches and opportunities to encourage AI developments that support animal welfare. Aditya S. Karanam is the Outreach Coordinator at Animal Ethics, an international organization dedicated to expanding moral consideration to all sentient beings, with a particular focus on the well-being of wild animals. He also serves as the Director of Learning Experience at Electric Sheep, where he helps design and lead educational programs at the intersection of artificial intelligence and animal protection. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Philosophy and Logic at the University of Santiago de Compostela, specializing in emerging issues in animal ethics from a longtermist perspective. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Alcohol Taxation as Effective Altruism: Lessons from Sri Lanka | Maik Dünnbier | EAGxNordics 2026

22 min

Watch on YouTube What does it look like when effective altruism funding translates into measurable, large-scale policy impact? This talk shares how Charity Entrepreneurship (now Ambitious Impact (AIM)) incubator funding supported Movendi International and the Center for Alcohol Policy Solutions in developing the world's first investment case for alcohol policy, with Sri Lanka as the proving ground. Alcohol taxation is potentially one of the cost-effective health promotion measures available. It reduces population-level alcohol consumption, prevents disease and death, and generates government revenue that can be reinvested in health services and social programmes. Sri Lanka raised alcohol taxes and saw tangible gains in both population health and fiscal outcomes. This talk walks through the key findings from the investment case and what they reveal about alcohol taxation as an EA-relevant intervention: its reach, its cost-effectiveness relative to other health interventions, and its particular importance in low- and middle-income countries where alcohol harm hits hardest. Maik is Director of Strategy and Advocacy at Movendi International, where he leads global and regional advocacy on alcohol policy and engages extensively with the UN system. With an academic background in political science, philosophy, and global development from Dresden University of Technology and Stockholm University, he brings nearly two decades of civil society experience to his work. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

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How AI, Cyber & Hypersonics Increase Nuclear Risk | Melissa Carlos Alice | EAGxNordics 2026

59 min

Watch on YouTube For eighty years, nuclear weapons haven't been used. The reason? Deterrence, built on the assumption that leaders are rational, red lines are clear, and there's enough time to think before deciding. Now hypersonic missiles, cyber capabilities, and AI are eroding all three. Decision windows are shrinking from minutes to seconds, new pathways to miscalculation are opening up, and the strategic logic that kept the world safe is starting to crack. This session brings together leaders from two Nobel Peace Prize-winning organizations and a leading AI-nuclear risk researcher to examine what emerging technologies mean for nuclear stability, and what can still be done about it. The Hon. Melissa Parke is Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize). A former Australian Minister for International Development and federal Member of Parliament, she previously worked as an international lawyer with the United Nations in Kosovo, Gaza, New York, and Lebanon, and served on the UN Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen. Carlos Umaña is a Costa Rican/Spanish physician, activist, and immediate past Co-President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW, 1985 Nobel Peace Prize). He co-founded Spain's nuclear disarmament coalition and the movement Generation Zero Nukes, and received the 2019 Alan Turing Award for LGBTIQ+ Visibility. Alice Saltini is a Senior Research Lead at the Rhode Island School of Design and a non-resident expert on AI at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. She specializes in the impact of AI on nuclear decision-making and advises governments and international organizations on managing AI-related nuclear risks. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global c...

AI and Animals: Opportunities, Risks, and Strategies | Aditya S. Karanam | EAGxNordics 2026

49 min

Watch on YouTube How are emerging AI developments likely to impact animals in the coming years? The session highlights both opportunities and risks across areas such as precision livestock farming, alternative proteins, interspecies communication, wild-animal welfare, and long-term risks. It also introduces two strategies for influencing AI development to benefit animal well-being. The talk is open to all, with particular relevance for those in animal advocacy or the AI/tech community. Attendees will gain a clear overview of the AI-animal intersection, learn how AI could affect animals in different contexts, and get insights into actionable approaches and opportunities to encourage AI developments that support animal welfare. Aditya S. Karanam is the Outreach Coordinator at Animal Ethics, an international organization dedicated to expanding moral consideration to all sentient beings, with a particular focus on the well-being of wild animals. He also serves as the Director of Learning Experience at Electric Sheep, where he helps design and lead educational programs at the intersection of artificial intelligence and animal protection. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Philosophy and Logic at the University of Santiago de Compostela, specializing in emerging issues in animal ethics from a longtermist perspective. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Alcohol Taxation as Effective Altruism: Lessons from Sri Lanka | Maik Dünnbier | EAGxNordics 2026

22 min

Watch on YouTube What does it look like when effective altruism funding translates into measurable, large-scale policy impact? This talk shares how Charity Entrepreneurship (now Ambitious Impact (AIM)) incubator funding supported Movendi International and the Center for Alcohol Policy Solutions in developing the world's first investment case for alcohol policy, with Sri Lanka as the proving ground. Alcohol taxation is potentially one of the cost-effective health promotion measures available. It reduces population-level alcohol consumption, prevents disease and death, and generates government revenue that can be reinvested in health services and social programmes. Sri Lanka raised alcohol taxes and saw tangible gains in both population health and fiscal outcomes. This talk walks through the key findings from the investment case and what they reveal about alcohol taxation as an EA-relevant intervention: its reach, its cost-effectiveness relative to other health interventions, and its particular importance in low- and middle-income countries where alcohol harm hits hardest. Maik is Director of Strategy and Advocacy at Movendi International, where he leads global and regional advocacy on alcohol policy and engages extensively with the UN system. With an academic background in political science, philosophy, and global development from Dresden University of Technology and Stockholm University, he brings nearly two decades of civil society experience to his work. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

The Case for Epistemic Discipline | Stefan Schubert | EAGxNordics 2026

27 min

Watch on YouTube Stefan once did daily argumentation analyses of articles on DN Debatt, Sweden's most widely read debate forum, grading them from 0 to 10. While he had expected to find errors, he was surprised by how basic they were. His critical thinking textbooks had focused on subtle fallacies, but on DN Debatt, the most common errors were bald assertions without any evidence and simply ignoring the opponent's arguments. There's a lesson here for effective altruists. We often use sophisticated reasoning tools to calculate probabilities and impact estimates. But we also need to get the basics right. In this talk, Stefan makes the case for epistemic discipline: engage with the arguments, stay calm, refrain from sarcasm. These mundane habits are an underrated part of good reasoning. Stefan Schubert writes The Update, a newsletter from Works in Progress covering current events, longer-running trends, and topical debates. He is a philosopher by training and has researched effective altruism at the Centre for Effective Altruism, Oxford University, and the London School of Economics. Together with Lucius Caviola, he has published a book on the psychology of effective altruism: Effective Altruism and the Human Mind (open access). Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Building an Unconventional Career in Global Security | Bjørn Ihler | EAGxNordics 2026

45 min

Watch on YouTube A fireside conversation with Bjørn Ihler on building a career in global security when there is no standard ladder to climb. Drawing on fifteen years between counter-terrorism, advisory work with world leaders and international organisations, founding and running The Khalifa Ihler Institute an international non-profit promoting peaceful and thriving communities, and founding Revontulet, an intelligence company mapping adversarial networks across cybercrime, terrorism, financial crime, and disinformation, Bjørn shares eight principles he has found hold up over time. The conversation covers starting from a specific problem rather than a job title, combining skills that don't usually sit together, doing real work before you have a real job, using institutions strategically, spotting gaps practitioners are quietly complaining about, building in public, treating your values as a compass rather than a constraint, and embracing the nonlinear nature of the field. Expect candid reflections on what worked, what did not, and what he would tell his younger self. Come with questions. There will be time for an open Q&A. Bjørn Ihler is the founder and CEO of Revontulet, a human rights-grounded intelligence company mapping adversarial networks across cybercrime, terrorism, financial crime, and disinformation. He is also co-founder and director of the Khalifa Ihler Institute. A survivor of the 2011 Utøya attack, he has spent fifteen years in counter-terrorism, advising world leaders and international organisations including the Obama Foundation, the Kofi Annan Foundation, the United Nations, and the OSCE. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

High Agency in Action: From Historian to Think-Tank Builder | Ysaline Bourgine | EAGxNordics 2026

47 min

Watch on YouTube AI governance is a nascent field with no established playbook, and that's precisely why it needs people who can navigate ambiguity, map unfamiliar terrain, and move fast without a traditional mandate. This talk draws on a non-linear journey from historian to think-tank builder to show how adaptable expertise, the right conversations, and intellectual curiosity without the need for full mastery are the real tools for shaping policy in a field still being invented. Ysaline Bourgine is currently Executive Director of Effective Altruism Sweden, having previously served as the organization's strategist for two and a half years. She holds a PhD in History and focuses on coaching people into high-impact careers and growing the EA community in Sweden. Her research interest is AI governance, particularly how stakeholders interact to shape policy, and she is working to position the Nordics as key actors in mitigating risks from advanced AI. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Biosecurity in the Age of AI: Understanding the Landscape | Chris Stamper | EAGxNordics 2026

50 min

Watch on YouTube Biological risks represent some of the most consequential, pressing, and still underrepresented areas of existential risk work. This session offers an accessible entry point into the biosecurity field: why it matters, what makes certain threats globally catastrophic, and how the landscape is rapidly shifting. Starting with the foundations and history of general biosecurity and global catastrophic biological risks (GCBRs) the session then moves into examining emerging threat vectors like mirror life and the intersection of AI and biosecurity (AIxBio). This includes a mapping of the AIxBio landscape, how advances in AI are transforming what's possible in the life sciences, and what this means for both risk and defense. The session closes with a brief practical look at how people from a wide range of backgrounds, such as technical, policy, communications, operations, can find meaningful routes of impact in this space. Whether exploring full career pivots or looking for ways to contribute from within your current field. Christopher Stamper is an immunologist, computational biologist, and biosecurity researcher focused on globally catastrophic biological risks encompassing their origins, prevention, and mitigation. His work spans the immunological risks posed by mirror life, AI-accelerated medical countermeasure development at SynX Therapeutics, and AI evaluation, including serving as a subject matter expert on the SecureBio Virology Capabilities Test and ABC-Bench. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Navigating AI Safety Diplomacy | Uma Kalkar | EAGxNordics 2026

27 min

Watch on YouTube Frontier AI poses coordination challenges that no single government, institution, or research community can solve alone, yet the window for building durable international governance infrastructure is narrow and closing. This talk offers a ground-level account of what such coordination can look like in practice. Drawing on AI Safety Connect's work across the Paris and Delhi AI Summits and the UN General Assembly, it maps the shifting Overton window of AI safety diplomacy, what was unthinkable two years ago, what is now on the table, and what still needs to happen. The session closes with concrete entry points on how researchers, policymakers, and advocates can move from observer to active steward of frontier AI safety governance. Uma Kalkar is a governance strategist working at the intersection of frontier AI safety and international diplomacy. As Chief of Staff & Strategy Lead at AI Safety Connect, she supports multilateral coordination on AI safety across Asia-Pacific and Western policy contexts, bridging technical AI safety communities and intergovernmental processes at major convenings including the Paris and India AI Summits and the UN General Assembly. Uma holds a Master in Public Policy from Sciences Po Paris and a Master of Global Affairs from the University of Toronto. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.org Learn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Essential Emergency and Critical Care: Saving a Million Lives | Carl Otto Schell | EAGxNordics 2026

48 min

Watch on YouTube People get sick due to accidents, infections and around childbirth - and need urgent care to save their lives. Tragically, too many children and adults do not get such care. Most don't even need expensive care in an intensive care unit, they just need to receive the basics, the low-cost Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC), such as oxygen and essential treatments. If we always provided such care to everyone who needed it, a million deaths would be averted each year. We takes you on a journey starting 20 years ago with clinical observations in hospitals in Sweden and Africa. We have exposed striking gaps in health systems, developed cost-effective solutions, and secured buy-in from policy makers, UNICEF, World Bank and other international organisations. Last year, we founded the non-profit organisation EECC Global and have proven that our solutions work. EECC needs scaling. The EECC Global network of 2000 members across 120 countries is striving towards the vision that no-one should die from a condition that low-cost EECC could prevent. With support we can achieve these aims. Join us. Dr. Carl Otto Schell is a senior consultant physician and PhD researcher specializing in cardiology, internal medicine, and global health systems. He is the founder of Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC), a social innovation focused on ensuring that the most effective and feasible lifesaving care is delivered across hospitals worldwide, and serves as vice president of EECC Global. He also advises the WHO Acute Care Action Network. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.org Learn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

How the New Science of Wellbeing Changes Our Priorities | Michael Plant | EAGxNordics 2026

44 min

Watch on YouTube It's only in the last decade that it's become possible to measure happiness in a rigorous, scientific way, and to work out the best ways to improve it. Michael Plant and his team at the Happier Lives Institute have pioneered comparing charities by how much happiness they increase per euro spent, using WELLBYs. Focusing on wellbeing not only reveals that the best charities globally are about 1,000 times more impactful than typical ones, it also gives us different priorities altogether, for example, treating depression emerges as extraordinarily cost-effective. Dr. Michael Plant is the Founder-Director of the Happier Lives Institute, which looks for the most cost-effective ways to improve human wellbeing around the world, as well as a Research Fellow at Oxford University's Wellbeing Research Centre. Michael has a PhD in philosophy from Oxford, where he was supervised by Peter Singer. He is a co-author of the 2025 World Happiness Report and has advised philanthropists and policymakers on decision-making, including recent work for the UK Treasury. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Grant Applications: Best Practices | Kiryl Shantyka | EAGxNordics 2026

26 min

Watch on YouTube A practical session on what makes a strong grant application, from how funders actually read proposals to the mistakes that sink otherwise promising projects. Come with questions, leave with a clearer sense of what it takes to get funded. Kiryl Shantyka serves as EAGx Coordinator at Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA). He manages grantmaking and strategic support for EAGx conferences and summits across Europe, advising organizers as they design and run high-quality events that connect people with impactful work and ideas. Before joining CEA, he was Executive Manager at Effective Altruism Sweden, supporting community building across the Nordics. His work spanned operations, project incubation, compliance, and event leadership. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

3 Ways to Fail at Effective Giving - and How to Succeed | Sofie Sjöstrand | EAGxNordics 2026

46 min

Watch on YouTube For many people, deciding to give effectively could be the single most impactful decision they make, if they stick to it. In this session Sofie Sjöstrand goes over the why and how of effective giving, helping you avoid common pitfalls and create lasting impact. Sofie is the Executive Director of Ge Effektivt. With a background in fundraising, foreign aid and International Relations she is working to help more Swedish donors increase their impact through Effective Giving. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

How a Conversation Can Save Lives | Amalie Farestvedt | EAGxNordics 2026

18 min

Watch on YouTube How do we do the most good? Most well-intentioned interventions have little measurable impact. A small number are vastly more effective than the rest. This session covers the core frameworks of effective altruism: identifying important, tractable and neglected problems; thinking about counterfactual and marginal impact; and weighing priorities across cause areas including global health, animal welfare, catastrophic risks and advanced AI. It also touches on what this means in practice for career and giving decisions. A useful entry point for newcomers and a concise refresher for those already familiar with the framework. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Accelerating Your AI Safety Career | Jaime Raldua | EAGxNordics 2026

28 min

Watch on YouTube The AI safety landscape can feel opaque from the outside: a dense network of organisations, research agendas, and entry points that isn't always easy to navigate. Drawing on his experience building Apart Research, Jaime maps the ecosystem: who the key players are, what they work on, and where people with different backgrounds can find a foothold. Whether you're a researcher, an engineer, a communicator, or an operator, this session is designed to help you see where you might fit and what your next step could look like. Jaime Raldua is CEO of Apart Research. Before, Jaime did research in robotics and software engineering, and started a consultancy to help EA organisations with tech and data. In just the last two years, Apart Research has published 30+ AI safety papers, including two oral spotlights at ICLR 2025 (top 1.8% of accepted papers), and engaged 5,000+ participants across 45 global research sprints, all through a remote pipeline focused on transforming ideas into peer-reviewed papers. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

How and Why to Launch Your Own Charity | Isla Gibson | EAGxNordics 2026

21 min

Watch on YouTube This session provides an overview of Ambitious Impact's (AIM) work to launch cost-effective organisations improving the world at scale. Over the last five years, AIM has launched more than 50 organisations improving the lives of upwards of 75 million people and 1 billion animals. This session explains how you can assess your fit as a potential founder, ways of developing skills as an entrepreneur, and why AIM thinks entrepreneurship is a uniquely impactful pathway. In a whirlwind of testing fit for different approaches to doing good, Isla Gibson has done social sciences research in a range of settings, China-facing EA community building, and run deliberative citizens' panels for government in the UK. After some short stints at Probably Good and D-Prize, she's now helping find founders to launch some of the most ambitious charities in the world at Ambitious Impact. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Unexplored Paths to High-Impact Careers | Emil Wasteson Wallén | EAGxNordics 2026

32 min

Watch on YouTube In this session, we explores ten impactful career paths that go beyond traditional roles, focusing on leveraging skills, money, and networks for global impact. We covers options suited to different career stages. The second half will be an interactive session, where attendees brainstorm which of these options they might pursue, sparking ideas for meaningful change. Emil Wasteson Wallén is Director of Programs at High Impact Professionals, where he helps mid-career and senior professionals transition into high-impact careers, primarily through the Impact Accelerator Program. His background spans entrepreneurship in the alternative protein space to EA community building. He brings a systems thinking approach and an action-oriented mindset, and thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution. Emil is also a 10% Pledger and kidney donor. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Alternative Proteins: Europe's Opportunity and the Nordic Role | Ellie Walden | EAGxNordics 2026

31 min

Watch on YouTube An introduction to alternative proteins and why they offer a high-impact, scalable solution to the challenges of factory farming. This session explores the case for alternative proteins, the state of the European industry, key policy opportunities and risks, and the role the Nordics can play in driving progress. Ellie works to accelerate the alternative protein ecosystem across the Nordic region, and coordinates Good Food Institute (GFI) Europe's research function. Now based in Stockholm, her background includes political and NGO roles in London, Paris, Brussels, and experience in both the UK and European Parliaments. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Getting the Most Out of EAGx Nordics | Max Onkenhout | EAGxNordics 2026

18 min

Watch on YouTube Attending your first EAGx Nordics can feel both exciting and overwhelming, hundreds of attendees, a packed schedule, and lots of opportunities to navigate. This session is designed to help you get oriented quickly and focus on what matters most. Max Onkenhout, Community Coordinator at EA Sweden, walks you through what EAGx Nordics is, why it exists, and how to approach it strategically. You'll learn how to prioritize your time, choose between sessions, approach 1-on-1 meetings, and connect with the people most relevant to your interests. We'll also cover how to manage your energy across the weekend so you can stay engaged without burning out. The real value of EAGx Nordics comes from the ideas you engage with and the people you meet. This session will help you be more intentional and confident, so you leave with more than you expected. Particularly recommended for first-time attendees but valuable for even experienced attendees. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Jeff Kaufman: Detecting Pandemics Before It's Too Late | Effective Altruism Stories

7 min

Watch on YouTube Jeff Kaufman got into effective altruism before it even had a name. From 2009 to 2022, he and his wife, Julia Wise, donated 50% of their income, giving away over $2 million. Then, a conversation with someone from 80,000 Hours changed his trajectory. Jeff felt he could do more by applying his skills directly to help prevent catastrophic pandemics, rather than focusing on donations. Today, Jeff leads SecureBio Detection (formerly the Nucleic Acid Observatory), a project working to detect stealth pandemics before they spread beyond our ability to respond. In this video, Jeff explains how metagenomic sequencing can catch pathogens we aren't even looking for, why stealth pandemics represent one of the most serious biological risks to humanity, and what it would take to remove this risk entirely. "I think it is achievable to get to where stealth pandemics are not a feasible way to attack humanity, where if someone tried it, we would catch it and they would not succeed." • See more impact stories like this one: effectivealtruism.org/stories • Learn more about SecureBio Detection: securebio.org/detection • Learn more about effective altruism: effectivealtruism.org • Inspired? Take Action: effectivealtruism.org/take-action Chapters: 00:00 – Biosecurity and Pandemic Detection 00:56 – SecureBio Detection (Nucleic Acid Observatory)01:28 – How Metagenomic Sequencing Works 02:13 – Why Stealth Pandemics Are a Top Priority 03:04 – From Earning to Give to Direct Work 05:32 – What Success Looks Like: Taking Stealth Pathogens Off the Table #EffectiveAltruism #EffectiveAltruismStories

Michael Thatcher: Moving from Heart to Head in Effective Giving | Effective Altruism Stories

5 min

Watch on YouTube Michael Thatcher's career has been guided by a simple formula: "Follow your heart, use your head, and then go make a difference." This has taken him from professional musician and dancer, to oceanographic researcher, to tech executive. Today, Michael is the President and CEO of Charity Navigator. Michael sees Charity Navigator as the "top of the funnel" for the effective giving journey, helping millions of donors move beyond the "warm glow" of emotional giving toward smarter, more effective philanthropy. It's a role he's deeply passionate about: "I love what I do. I love the chance to make things more effective for others!" In this video, Michael explores trends reshaping philanthropy, from the shift away from overhead ratios toward measuring real impact, to the growth of donor-advised funds and alternative giving platforms. He also highlights two key tension points in the giving space: first, getting people to give more, and then helping them give more effectively. "Figuring out where you can have the highest level of impact with the resources that you have is actually the smartest thing you can do." Michael shares how the effective altruism movement plays an important role in that second piece, helping donors find where their giving can do the most good. • See more impact stories like this one: effectivealtruism.org/stories • Learn more about Charity Navigator and Effective Giving: https://www.charitynavigator.org/donor-basics/giving-101/introduction-to-effective-giving/ • Learn more about effective altruism: effectivealtruism.org • Inspired? Take Action: effectivealtruism.org/take-action Chapters:00:00 - Introduction: The Challenge of Rating Impact 00:28 - Michael Thatcher’s Unconventional Career Path 01:11 - The Giving Journey Starts with the Heart 02:19 - Charity Navigator’s Role: The Top of the Funnel 02:53 - Focusing on Impact Over Overhead 03:14 - Giving Trends: Crypto, Donor-Advised Funds, Direct Giving 04:37 - Moving Donors from Safe Givin...

Sjir Hoeijmakers: We Are More Powerful Than We Think | Effective Altruism Stories

2 min

Watch on YouTube "We are much more powerful than we think."After finishing college in the Netherlands, Sjir Hoeijmakers knew he wanted to do something good with his career — but he didn't know what. At some point, he sat down and Googled "how can I make the world a happier place?" That search led him to Peter Singer's TED talk on effective altruism: his first exposure to a community taking the question of doing good seriously. He learned that by “combining the head and the heart,” you can do up to a hundred times more good than you might otherwise. One example that still blows his mind: by donating a percentage of his income to high-impact charities, he could save a human life every year. Now Sjir is CEO of Giving What We Can, an organization that promotes effective giving through the 10% Pledge — a commitment to give at least 10% of your income wherever you think it can do the most good. Giving What We Can recently reached a milestone: 10,000 pledgers across 100 countries, donating more than $50 million every year. • See more impact stories like this one: effectivealtruism.org/stories• Birth Lottery: If you were born again, how would your life change? givingwhatwecan.org/birth-lottery• How rich am I? Find out how rich you are compared to the rest of the world. https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/how-rich-am-i

Kearney Capuano: From studying neuroscience to helping others at scale | Effective Altruism Stories

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Watch on YouTube Kearney Capano always wanted to help others but nothing ever felt good enough. She would volunteer and work at nonprofits, but there were always more people to be helped, more suffering to address. In university, she joined a neuroscience lab studying people who donate one of their kidneys to a complete stranger — trying to understand what drives that kind of selflessness. That's where she first encountered effective altruism. "It just blew my mind. Suddenly, there was an entire community of people working on these sort of ideas, thinking about it enough to where they were changing their life paths to do something about it." Kearney had been set on helping people through neuroscience, but her mentor asked: if your root goal is really to help as many people as possible, might other paths have even greater impact? That conversation, Kearney says, unlocked something important. "Effective altruism provided me with such a sense of hope and gave me an avenue in which I could actually make impact in the world." Now she works at Coefficient Giving (Open Philanthropy), helping to move money more effectively to high-impact grantees. What keeps her engaged is the intellectual humility at the heart of effective altruism: the idea that we don't know all the answers, but we're going to do our best to figure them out. See more impact stories like this one: effectivealtruism.org/stories

Arden Koehler: Helping people solve the world's biggest problems | Effective Altruism Stories

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Watch on YouTube "If you want to make the world a better place, just start by thinking about what the world needs and then figure out how your passion can meet that." In 2016, Arden Koehler was a philosophy PhD student at NYU, studying metaethics. She was considering a career as a “middling academic philosopher.” She might write something great someday, but even if she did, she didn't think it was going to actually make a difference in other people's lives. Then a friend suggested she attend an EA Global conference in Berkeley. She found a group of people who applied the same rigor and truth-seeking she valued in academic philosophy, while maintaining a focus on improving the world. Now Arden is the Web Program Director at 80,000 Hours (@eightythousandhours ) helping people tackle the world's most pressing problems with their careers. The organization's name comes from the fact that on average, people work 80,000 hours in their lifetime; for most, this is the largest resource they have at their disposal to improve the world. See more impact stories like this one: effectivealtruism.org/stories

Will MacAskill: Deciding how to do good | Effective Altruism Stories

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Watch on YouTube “If you want to do good in the world and you don't know how, you're not alone.“At 22, Will MacAskill had a problem: he had lots of pent-up moral energy, but didn’t know where to direct it. He was planning to become a philosophy professor but felt a duty to do more to help the world’s poorest people. Then he met Toby Ord. Toby had been working on an idea called Giving What We Can, built on a key insight: people in rich countries have an immense ability to help people in poor countries; the difference between one opportunity and the next could mean benefiting one hundred times as many people. Together, Toby and Will founded Giving What We Can (@GivingWhatWeCanCommunity), an organization that has since inspired over 10,000 people across 100 countries to pledge at least 10% of their income to high-impact charities. Will went on to co-found 80,000 Hours (@eightythousandhours) which helps people find impactful careers, and the Centre for Effective Altruism, which organizes conferences and communities for people working on pressing problems. Will's book, Doing Good Better, remains the most widely cited introductory book to effective altruism. What keeps Will motivated? A sense of gratitude. "I am in such a privileged position that I am able to use my time working with amazing people together to try and make the world better. That's this beautiful thing." See more impact stories like this one: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/stories

Lincoln Quirk: Founding impactful for-profits | EA Stories

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Watch on YouTube Lincoln Quirk attended his first effective altruism conference in 2013, back when it was 50 people in a house in Oakland. He was already a startup founder, but the effective altruism movement helped him orient toward building something for the poorest people in the world. Labor migration — traveling from a poor country to a rich country, making more money, and sending it home — is one of the most impactful ways an individual can change their family's lives. But immigrants abroad still had to use services like Western Union, showing up in person with bundles of cash and paying 8-12% in fees. Lincoln's company @Wave made it simple: open the app, enter a phone number, and send money for just 3%. Today, Wave serves 20 million active users across Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and the rest of West Africa. Lincoln’s advice to people wanting to make a difference? Consider for-profit entrepreneurship. ———This video is part of a series featuring leaders in the effective altruism community sharing their personal journeys and the impact of their work. Read/watch more stories: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/stories

Fireside chat with Will MacAskill | EAG San Francisco 2026

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Watch on YouTube Will MacAskill is a cofounder and senior research fellow at Forethought; before that he was an Associate Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University. He's the author of Doing Good Better, Moral Uncertainty and What We Owe the Future, and the cofounder of Giving What We Can, 80,000 Hours, and the Centre for Effective Altruism. His current work focuses on preparing for very rapid AI-driven technological development; this includes reducing the risk of AI-enabled concentration of power, designing how AI should behave, and sketching a positive vision for a post-superintelligence society. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Taking longer AI timelines seriously | Toby Ord | EAG San Francisco 2026

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Watch on YouTube In this talk, Toby Ord discusses the uncertainty of AI timelines and what that means for the EA community. Toby Ord is a Senior Researcher at Oxford University's AI Governance Initiative. His work focuses on the big picture questions facing humanity. What are the most important issues of our time? How can we best address them? Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Replaceability: Making your career actually counterfactual | Devon Fritz | EAG San Francisco 2026

26 min

Watch on YouTube Effective altruism community members want to maximize the impact of their careers, but often undervalue replaceability in their role. Devon Fritz argues for replaceability as a key consideration for impact-chasers and goes into practical implications for career decisions. Devon Fritz is co-founder of High Impact Professionals and has spent eight years across various roles coaching professionals on maximizing their career impact and advising on strategic philanthropic giving. He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Ambitious Impact, leading programs that help philanthropists improve the impact of their grantmaking. Previously, as Managing Director and CTO at Founders Pledge, Devon helped grow the organization's pledge value to over $2 billion. He is a Giving What We Can 10% pledge member and holds degrees in computer science, information technology, and computational linguistics. His new book, The High-Impact Professional's Playbook, helps professionals use their career, income, and influence for good. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Wellbeing: Effective Altruism’s missing metric | Michael Plant | EAG San Francisco 2026

25 min

Watch on YouTube Effective altruism has developed sophisticated ways of thinking about how best to save lives and reduce poverty. But it has lacked a rigorous way to measure and compare improvements in quality of life. That missing metric — wellbeing — has left a blind spot. Michael Plant explains why wellbeing was thought impossible to measure in the 20th century, how 21st century advances have made it feasible, and what changes if we take happiness seriously. He shows how WELLBYs (wellbeing-years) and the last decade of research reshape charitable priorities, allow global cross-cause comparisons, and open a new agenda for donors, researchers, and policymakers — including how to better understand the growth of political dissatisfaction in the West. Dr. Michael Plant is the Founder-Director of the Happier Lives Institute, which looks for the most cost-effective ways to improve human wellbeing around the world, as well as a Research Fellow at Oxford University's Wellbeing Research Centre. He has a PhD in philosophy from Oxford, where he was supervised by Peter Singer. Michael is a co-author of the 2025 World Happiness Report and has advised philanthropists and policymakers on decision-making, including recent work for the UK Treasury. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Winning for neglected species | Chrystine Liptrot | EAG San Francisco 26

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Watch on YouTube Over the past two years, over a dozen of the largest retailers in Europe have committed to taking meaningful action to reduce suffering for billions of farmed shrimp. Activists across Europe have begun taking to the streets to demand action from companies that have not yet taken these steps. Major media outlets across the continent have written about this issue favorably. Chrystine Liptrot shares how the International Council for Animal Welfare (ICAW) is winning for one of the most numerous and neglected farmed animal species in the world, and how lessons from this campaign can be applied to other neglected cause areas. Chrystine is the CEO and founder of ICAW and a longtime animal rights strategist with over thirteen years of experience leading corporate pressure campaigns. Chrys has played a central role in securing hundreds of animal welfare commitments from major global food companies, including landmark cage-free, broiler, and shrimp welfare victories. After a decade working primarily in corporate negotiations and inside-game advocacy, Chrys now focuses largely on rebuilding unified grassroots power for pressure campaigns. Her work centers on pressure campaign strategy, movement building, and activist training to ensure corporate accountability and lasting change for animals. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Forecasting the future of AI using expert panels and AI tools | Josh Rosenberg | EAG SF 2026

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Watch on YouTube There are widely diverging views about the future of AI, and researchers are using a range of forecasting tools to bring more precision and accountability to this debate. Josh Rosenberg discusses results from a new longitudinal expert AI forecasting panel, conditional policy forecasts on how to reduce AI-bio and AI-cyber risk, and the latest findings on how AI-produced forecasts compare to superforecasters. Josh is CEO of the Forecasting Research Institute, where he oversees research, strategy, and operations work to make forecasting more useful to decision-makers. Previously, he was a Senior Advisor and Senior Research Manager at GiveWell, where he spent seven years working in management, research, grantmaking, and hiring. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Twice as good: How even EA grantmakers can double their impact | Joey Savoie |EAG San Francisco 2026

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Watch on YouTube The EA community obsesses over cause prioritization, weighing malaria nets versus AI safety, global health versus animal welfare. Yet most EA grantmakers still leave significant impact on the table, applying less rigor to their grantmaking methodology and systems than to their cause area selection. This talk explores how a handful of heuristics can significantly increase the impact an EA grantmaker can have.Joey Savoie is the co-founder of Ambitious Impact (AIM), an organisation combining rigorous research, philanthropic advising, and evidence-backed charity incubation to scale the most cost-effective solutions in global health and development and animal welfare. Through its grantmaking training programme, AIM equips philanthropists with the tools and skills they need to set up their giving for maximum impact. His newest project, Elevate Philanthropy, focuses on improving the efficacy of the philanthropy sphere. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Fireside chat with Bruce Friedrich, GFI founder and author of 'Meat' | EAG San Francisco 2026

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Watch on YouTube Bruce Friedrich speaks about his new book 'Meat,' followed by a fireside chat with CEA's Fran Barclay. Bruce Friedrich is founder & president of the Good Food Institute (GFI), a global science think tank focused on alternative meats. Climate charity evaluator Giving Green has selected GFI as a top climate charity each year for the past five years. Publishers Weekly selected 'Meat' as one of the ten best new releases in science. The book is endorsed by father of synthetic biology George Church, Nobel Laureate in economics Michael Kremer, primatologist Jane Goodall, SciFi master Kim Stanley Robinson, bioethicist Peter Singer, and more. See MeatBook.org. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Grace Adams: Are good intentions enough? | EA Stories

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Watch on YouTube Grace Adams was donating and volunteering with a local homelessness charity, but she struggled to reconcile her focus on local causes with her belief that everyone in the world is equally important. Then a colleague invited her to a talk by Peter Singer and Giving What We Can. Learning that some interventions can do a hundred times more good per dollar than others struck her immediately: "I had no idea the difference could really be that large. It really lit up something within me." She shifted her giving to organizations focused on alleviating extreme poverty, dramatically increased how much she donates, and is now CEO of Effective Altruism Australia. ——— This video is part of a series featuring leaders in the effective altruism movement sharing their personal journeys and the impact of their work. Read/watch more stories: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/sto... Learn more about effective altruism: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ Learn more about the Centre for Effective Altruism: https://www.centreforeffectivealtruis...

Marcus Davis: The privilege of helping other people | Effective Altruism Stories

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Watch on YouTube Marcus Davis grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a pretty rundown two-flat — with a mansion directly across the street. As a kid, the contrast seemed normal. It wasn't until his mid-twenties that he realized even that flat put his family in the 80-90th percentile of global income. Marcus spent his early twenties in science and rationality discussion groups — people who debated how the world works but rarely tried to improve it. Then he read Peter Singer's Practical Ethics, and also learned about GiveWell. The concept of evaluating charities by how many people you can help per dollar clicked immediately. He went on to co-found Charity Entrepreneurship, which helps people launch high-impact nonprofits. One organization they incubated, Suvita, has since sent 40 million vaccination text message reminders to parents — reaching about 1% of all newborn babies in the world and likely saving hundreds of lives each year. Now he's CEO of Rethink Priorities, a research nonprofit whose work informs how foundations and policymakers direct resources toward maximum impact across global health, animal welfare, and strategic philanthropy. ——— This video is part of a series featuring leaders in the effective altruism community sharing their personal journeys and the impact of their work. Read/watch more stories: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/sto... Learn more about effective altruism: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ Learn more about the Centre for Effective Altruism: https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/

Building a $5B Moonshot: lessons, mistakes, and trade-offs from scaling direct cash transfers

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Watch on YouTube In a sector often paralyzed by incrementalism, GiveDirectly is testing an audacious hypothesis: can direct cash transfers end extreme poverty at national scale? Join GiveDirectly’s President Nick Allardice as he shares hard-won lessons from operationalizing their ambitious bets. Nick will dig into the technical details of what it actually takes to go from proven concept to massive delivery, drawing on lessons from nearly $1B in transfers already delivered. Whether you're a charity founder thinking about scale, a researcher evaluating evidence, or wrestling with career decisions about which problems warrant your attention, this talk argues that moral ambition and operational realism must coexist. Nick Allardice is President and CEO of GiveDirectly, which has delivered over $825 million in unconditional cash transfers to 1.6 million people living in extreme poverty. Before joining GiveDirectly, Nick spent a decade leading Change.org, scaling the platform to over 400 million users across 20 countries. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Devon Fritz: From "lost decade" to incubating high-impact charities | Effective Altruism Stories

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Watch on YouTube Devon Fritz is COO of Ambitious Impact, where he helps incubate charities that address some of the world's most neglected problems. Previously, he worked as a software engineer for private organizations and the US government. Devon Fritz calls his twenties "the lost decade." He achieved his financial goals by the time he was 30, but felt aimless instead of free. He was looking for work that combined rigorous thinking with meaningful action — a "Goldilocks solution" that married professional excellence with problems he actually cared about. But he couldn't find it in either the nonprofit or for-profit sectors. In 2016, a friend suggested he attend the effective altruism conference in Oxford. He'd never been to a conference before, let alone flown to another country for one, but something felt compelling enough to go anyway. When he arrived, he found exactly what he'd been searching for: well-founded philosophical ideas combined with people actually doing meaningful work in the world. ——— This video is part of a series featuring leaders in the effective altruism community sharing their personal journeys and the impact of their work. Read/watch more stories: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/stories Learn more about effective altruism: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ Learn more about the Centre for Effective Altruism: https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/

Transforming Africa’s Food System: Research, Innovation and Policy | David Omale | EAGxNigeria 2025

15 min

Watch on YouTube This topic explores how Africa can achieve a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable food system by leveraging the power of evidence-based research, technological innovation, and forward-thinking policy frameworks. It highlights the urgent need to address challenges like food insecurity, post-harvest loss, and climate change, while also unlocking opportunities for youth engagement, agri-tech, value chain development, and cross-sector collaboration. The goal is to shift from subsistence to sustainability — ensuring that African food systems are not only feeding the continent but also driving economic growth and social equity. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

How to Test and Scale Interventions in Public Systems | Miri Muntean | EAGxNigeria 2025

20 min

Watch on YouTube This session explores practical strategies for developing, testing, and scaling solutions that work within the complexity of real-world public systems. Participants will learn how to design interventions that are not only innovative but also adaptable, data-informed, and context-sensitive. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

A Case Study on Autonomous AI Agents and Cyber Security Risks | TOMILAYO OLATUNDE | EAGxNigeria 2025

37 min

Watch on YouTube As AI systems grow more capable, they also introduce new vulnerabilities in digital security. This session explores how advanced AI can amplify cyber risks from automated hacking to misinformation and infrastructure threats and what can be done to anticipate, mitigate, and manage these dangers in an increasingly interconnected world. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Scaling Impact through People | Abubakar Waziri | EAGxNigeria 25

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Watch on YouTube This session explores how Taimaka, a GiveWell-funded nonprofit treating acute malnutrition in northern Nigeria, is scaling its impact by investing in people systems. Abubakar Waziri, Admin & HR Officer, shares how strong internal policies, fair hiring, and resistance to external interference from government and community leaders have been critical to sustaining cost-effective operations. The talk highlights lessons on ethical scaling, team wellbeing, and how HR practices can directly influence program effectiveness in humanitarian settings. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

How to Become a Good Ancestor | Alimi SALIFOU | EAGxNigeria 25

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Watch on YouTube Climate change, unaligned AI, global shocks, unchecked economic growth and excessive consumerism could significantly expose current generations to exponential suffering risks or deprive future generations to exist at all. Whether collectively or individually, we have the responsibility to avoid total breakdown and keep the flame of hope alive. To safeguard the future, it is imperative to be good ancestors. This session aims to expose participants to "forgotten skills of self-sufficiency" and equip them with skills in futures literacy and long-term thinking in order to become good ancestors. This session is in line with both global (AU, EU, UN) and local (Wales, Kenya) trends seeking to embed longtermism for intergenerational fairness in governance and business practices. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Lafiya Nigeria - The Journey to Cost-Effective Programming | Nasiru Fakai | EAGxNigeria 2025

28 min

Watch on YouTube The session provides insights on founding Lafiya Nigeria, achieving increasing cost-effectiveness over time, and their expertise in essential monitoring and evaluation for high-impact initiatives. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

An Existential Threat and Actionable Pathways to Reduce It | Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu | EAGxNigeria 25

24 min

Watch on YouTube Nuclear conflict remains a pressing global threat. This session explores the current state of nuclear risk, why it still matters, and the practical steps researchers, policymakers, and advocates can take to help prevent catastrophic outcomes. Learn where you can contribute to building a safer future. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Fundraising for High-Impact Initiatives in the African Context | Aurelia Adhiambo | EAGxNigeria 2025

36 min

Watch on YouTube Fundraising in Africa comes with unique opportunities and challenges. This session explores practical strategies for securing support locally and internationally, building trust with donors, and navigating funding landscapes while staying aligned with high-impact goals. Ideal for nonprofit leaders, project founders, and aspiring fundraisers. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

The Case of Health Learn Project in Nigeria | Dr. Obinna Ebirim | EAGxNigeria 2025

21 min

Watch on YouTube This talk explores how HealthLearn Project partnered with government to co-create and scale the Newborn Care Foundations course for Nigerian health workers. Recent study shows that taking the course increases adherence to lifesaving practices, leading to improved quality of care and lives saved. It highlights practical strategies like identifying influential in-country representative, respectful stakeholder engagement, and consistent tailored communication with national and subnational governments and regulatory bodies. It reveals how thoughtful engagement led to course co-creation and approval, CPD accreditation, and wider course uptake. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Social and Behaviour Change : The case of Family Empowerment Media | Ken Scheffler | EAGxNigeria 25

47 min

Watch on YouTube How can we shift health behavior at scale — not just inform, but truly change minds and actions? And how can we know it’s working? This session explores the role of Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) in driving real-world impact, and how one organization — Family Empowerment Media — is applying SBC principles through radio to reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria. We look at how persuasive campaigns are designed, how rigorous evaluation is being built into the model, and how partnership with local organizations is essential to doing this work well. The lessons extend beyond family planning — and beyond radio. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

Why and How to Launch a High-Impact Charity | Leonie Falk \ EAGxNigeria 2025

29 min

Watch on YouTube Interested in launching high-impact solutions to pressing global problems? This session explores how starting a charity especially in neglected areas can be one of the most effective career paths. Learn about the skills, mindset, and opportunities that make charity entrepreneurship both ambitious and tractable. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

How GiveWell is Thinking About Local Insights | Alex Cohen | EAGxNigeria 2025

25 min

Watch on YouTube This year, GiveWell's working to gather more "local insights" — the on-the-ground information they collect from places where they fund programs, including feedback from participants, site visits, local expert perspectives, and independent checks. This helps them better understand how programs actually work, identify bottlenecks, and get better input for their decision-making. Alex Cohen, GiveWell's Principal Researcher, talks about the different approaches they're trying, what they've learned so far, and what they plan to do next. Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global

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