Kuwait to host first Gulf Red Crescent AI conference

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) has announced that Kuwait will host the inaugural Gulf Red Crescent Conference on Artificial Intelligence on October 22, under the patronage of Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya. The event marks a pioneering step toward developing a unified Gulf vision for harnessing artificial intelligence in humanitarian work, strengthening Kuwait’s role as a hub for humanitarian innovation and Gulf cooperation.

Chairman of the KRCS Board of Directors Khaled Al-Mughamis told KUNA on Saturday that the conference, held under the slogan “Towards New Horizons in Humanitarian Work and Development Media – Investing in the Power of Artificial Intelligence,” will take place in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from October 22 to 23 at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center. He noted that the event coincides with Gulf Red Crescent Day, observed annually on October 23, and will bring together an elite group of experts and specialists from the GCC and beyond, along with representatives of international humanitarian organizations.

Al-Mughamis said the conference reflects the society’s commitment to keeping pace with modern technological developments and using artificial intelligence to support humanitarian work and development media. The event aims to explore how AI can enhance relief and humanitarian programs. The conference agenda features several main sessions covering topics such as the use of AI in collecting and analyzing humanitarian data, early prediction and rapid response mechanisms, data challenges in relief operations, and the ethical and legal aspects of AI use in humanitarian settings.

Sessions will also examine AI applications in relief operations and highlight the experiences of Gulf national societies in the field, in addition to reviewing initiatives that use these technologies in health, environmental and social awareness campaigns. Al-Mughamis added that the conference will also witness the launch of a Gulf digital initiative, as well as a regional workshop to train media professionals in the humanitarian and relief sectors. The workshop will address crisis media coverage, field reporting skills, occupational safety, media ethics, and the production and documentation of digital humanitarian content.— KUNA