GSF Global Summit Singapore Edition 2024
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Shaping a Sustainable Future Through Software Solutions
With the ICT sector expected to contribute to 30% of carbon emissions by 2050, the role of software in balancing the economic and social benefits of digital applications with its environmental effects is more critical than ever.
The Green Software Foundation (GSF) Global Summit is the premier international initiative focused on minimising the carbon footprint of software development and highlighting the crucial role developers play in addressing climate change.
This year, IMDA is hosting Southeast Asia's first GSF Global Summit in Singapore and you're invited.
Advancing sustainable software is a shared responsibility, and the inaugural GSF Global Summit Singapore will unite software practitioners, researchers, sustainability specialists, and industry leaders to exchange knowledge, encourage collaboration, and champion best practices in green software.
Here's what you can expect:
Discover how to reduce software's environmental impact while delivering performance through cutting-edge measurement techniques, sustainable strategies, and real-world applications
Engage with a network of professionals and organisations passionate about green software
Learn about the latest trends, technologies, and methodologies from leading industry experts
This summit is more than just an event; it's a movement towards a greener future in software.
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| Time | Programme |
| 9:00 AM | Registration, Light Breakfast and Networking |
| 9:30 AM | Opening Video |
| 9:35 AM | Opening Address By Dr. Ong Chen Hui, Assistant Chief Executive, BizTech Group, IMDA |
| 9:40 AM | Keynote: Powering Sustainable AI: The Role of Government and Industry By Benedict Macon-Cooney, Chief Policy Strategist, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change |
| 9:50AM | Keynote: The Next Revolution: Making AI Green with Open Source Innovation By Matt Hicks, President and CEO, Red Hat |
| 9:55 AM | Catalyzing Sustainable AI: Introducing the Sustainable AI Innovation Centre (SAIIC) for a Greener Future By Vincent Caldeira, APAC Chief Technology Officer, Red Hat |
| 10:05AM | Panel Discussion on Green AI Moderator:  Marie Teo, Senior Advisor, Global Environment Engagement, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Panelists:  Dr. Tamar Eilam, IBM Fellow and Chief Scientist Sustainable Computing, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center  Ying Shaowei, Chief Scientist, NCS  Shadi Samadi, Staff Engineer, Advanced Security Services, GitHub  Alexis Lee, Commercial Lead, AMD |
| 10:35AM | GSF Updates and Research By Arun VT, SEA Technology Sustainability Lead, Accenture and Green Software Speaker, GSF |
| 10:55 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:25AM | Technical Sharing Session IT & Software Decarbonization - Practical Architecture Patterns for Every IT Professional  By Kapil Pendse, Head of Technology, Sustainability |
| 11:45 AM | Technical Sharing Session Honey, I Shrunk the LLMs: A Tale of Model Dieting and Carbon Footprint Fitness  By John Ang, Associate Director, AI & Data, Temus |
| 12:05 PM | Technical Sharing Session Greener LLM Training with Efficient Pipeline Parallelism  By Wan Xinyi, Senior Research Engineer, Sea Ltd |
| 12:25 PM | Technical Sharing Session Potential of AI in Promoting Sustainable Futures  By Teh Jing Cong, Solutions Architect, Alibaba Cloud |
12:45 PM - 02:00 PM | Lunch and Networki |
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