E93 - Christophe Zoghbi - Spreading Accessible AI Education Across the MENA Region

Can you blame someone for not knowing something that you deem
important?


When it comes down to it, is the individual truly at fault or is
there something bigger to blame?


As the hype continuously increases surrounding Artificial
Intelligence, we all know that it will play a huge role in the
future. It already is!


But, as with everything new, some people are bound to get left
behind…


Is AI education accessible?
Meet Christophe Zoghbi

Christophe’s Role as an Artificial Intelligence Leader at
Zaka


Christophe Zoghbi is the Founder and CEO of Zaka. Zaka is on a
journey to democratise Artificial Intelligence in both the MENA
region and globally through sharing knowledge, building
solutions, and connecting people. They are a remote,
community-driven AI company designed to be an inclusive guide for
organisations and individuals into Artificial Intelligence. They
aim to nurture a diverse AI community by encouraging everyone to
give back locally.
Christophe’s Other Work in the Artificial Intelligence World

Besides his work with Zaka, Christophe is also the Founder and
President of Beirut AI, a Lebanese non-profit organisation
working since 2017 on enabling everyone to have access to the
tools and knowledge to apply Artificial Intelligence. Here,
Christophe and his team have helped their community explore the
impacts of AI, find jobs, engage with others, and develop
projects, and they continue to do so by hosting various events,
including their AI Bootcamp, AI Weekend, hackathons, and
university workshops.


Meanwhile, Christophe is a contributor to The AI Journal, writing
on AI and AI education. He is also a Visiting Lecturer at the
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, responsible for designing and
teaching an "Introduction to Data Science & Artificial
Intelligence" course within the MBA Financial Engineering
Program.
AI education, AI communities, and the MENA region

In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Christophe shares:


His volunteering experience at CITY.AI and what they're
trying to achieve with AI education

What's different about CITY.AI's AI education events compared
to other AI events

His role as the Founder and CEO of Zaka and how it was
founded

What he hopes to achieve for the AI community in MENA region
through Zaka

The challenges the MENA region faces in spreading AI
education

The key drivers in countries further ahead in their AI
journey

How written and spoken language in the MENA region affects
their AI education

How to make AI education more accessible in the MENA region

The unique parts of the AI community in the MENA region

Whether there is a future of collaboration in AI between the
MENA region and other parts of the world

His issue with AI education in universities and how the
educational system in the MENA region compares to other regions

The best place to start exploring MENA region's Ai offerings



If you are an AI educator or a decision-maker looking to improve
the AI education in your region or in your company, this is the
episode you do not want to miss out on.