June 11th 2026 | Field Visit

Curators: Wakanyi Hoffman, Regional Director Africa AI, Inclusive AI Lab; Vanja Škorić, Program Director at the European Center for Not-for-profit Law & PhD at the Civic AI Lab

Co-facilitators: Dr. Chelsea Haramia, Senior Research Fellow, Desirable AI project at the Center for Science and Thought, University of Bonn; Dr. Chux Daniels, Transformative Innovation Policy, University of Pretoria, Director, Transformative Innovation Africa Hub(UK/South Africa), and Justdiggit, a social entrepreneurial company that combines accessible, nature-based landscape restoration techniques with the power of media and communication, data, and mobile technology, for regreening and scaling up.

Venue: Dappermarkt + Justdiggit , Prins Hendrikkade 25, 1012 TM Amsterdam

This field visit brings Ubuntu ethics—“I am because we are”—from theory into lived practice. The day begins with a guided walk led by Wakanyi Hoffman and a shared lunch at Amsterdam’s Dappermarkt, where food, migration, and everyday economies reveal relational food systems in action. It then continues at Justdiggit’s headquarters, where participants engage in dialogue on how AI is currently used to train African farmers in regreening techniques and how it may evolve to offer locally tailored guidance based on land, crops, and context. Prof. Chux Daniels will mediate the discussion with the Justdiggit team, including a presentation by Head of Digital Regreening Carl Lens. Together, the group will explore open questions around AI, governance, and care: how technology can foster relational stewardship, embed regenerative values, and scale ethically while respecting community knowledge and agency. The day connects philosophy, food systems, organizational practice, and AI governance through embodied, collective experience.