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Techspark.AI, CAN

Techspark.AI, CAN

by | 16/06/26 | AI, Blog, Navigation, Steering, Technology, Thought Leadership, Ventures

Spark the Mind,
Change the World.

Tech Spark AI helps historically marginalized students see their culture positively reflected in their learning spaces. We elevate educators to better serve their scholars through culturally responsive curriculums, training, and personalized AI tools.

The Unique Challenge

 

Increasing diversity in the technology ecosystem is an urgent national priority. The USA National Report Card highlights significant academic performance declines and widening achievement gaps, disproportionately affecting Black and Brown students. These disparities are exacerbated by the digital divide, with the advancement of AI widening the gap further.

We recognize a breakdown in the pipeline that moves Black youth and girls from elementary to high school STEM courses. This leads to underrepresentation in higher education and technology careers. Black students often feel discouraged from pursuing STEM due to a lack of positive representation and engagement within the curriculum. Women comprise only 23% of STEM graduates, with Black women making up just 2.9%.

Our mission is to close this gap through our intelligent AI tool, Spark Plug, professional development, culturally responsive curriculum design, and advanced tech workshops for youth. We aim to provide underrepresented students with opportunities to thrive, ensuring they can make meaningful contributions to the tech ecosystem.

By addressing these challenges head-on, we strive to build a more inclusive and equitable educational landscape.

 

Theory of Change:

Redesign Learning: Innovate educational practices to be culturally responsive and technologically enriched.

Shift Mindsets of Teachers and Administrators: Enhance change through mindset-shifting professional development.

Influence Education Policy: Advocate for policies that promote advancements in education.

Co-Create with Students: Collaborate with students in experiences that resonate with their cultural and technological realities.
Engage with the Community: Build strong community ties to ensure education is relevant, inclusive, and impactful.

Sophia Stewart

Sophia Stewart

by | 12/06/26 | BHOF, Changemaker, Thought Leadership

The Mother of the MATRIX.

MATRIX TERMINATOR

http://www.matrixterminator.com/

Science Fiction writer, Sophia Stewart, also known as the Seer of Science Fiction, is a keen example of this phenomenon. Child prodigy, prolific writer poet, creative genius, and visionary are just a few of the terms used to describe Sophia Stewart and her profound literary legacy.

In her novel, “The Third Eye,” she writes of a society controlled entirely by autonomous machines known as sentinels.

A reality in which ordinary human beings live underground in a world known as Zion while the rest of humanity falls victim to an all-knowing computer simulation, more formally known as The Matrix. A world in which many today would argue is no longer science fiction, and indeed actually exists.

 

Source: Taylre Rene Malloy~Self-Love Literature Contributing Writer

Stephen Ibaraki

Stephen Ibaraki

by | 11/06/26 | AI, Assets, Blog, Ethical AI, Navigation, Science, Steering, Technology, Thought Leadership

Stephen K. Ibaraki has been a teacher, an industry analyst, writer and consultant in the IT industry, and the former president of the Canadian Information Processing Society.

Currently, Ibaraki is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, futurist and speaker. He is also the founder of the UN ITU AI for Good Global Summit, and a vicechair of the ITU-WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health, founding chair of the Financial Services Roundtable Tech Advisory Council, and founding chair of the International Federation for Information Processing Global Industry Council. Ibaraki serves as an Advisor for the Business Development Committee of the IEEE Computer Society. He is the co-founder for the Technology Advisory Board at Yintech Investment Holdings Limited.

In 2018, he was invited to be a founding member of IPSoft's AI Pioneers Steering Committee and he was also invited to join the Science and Technology Council for the ARCH Mission Foundation. Aside from taking on these new roles, he was invited to be a keynote speaker at the Yonder25 Conference as well as the Reshaping National Security forum which was hosted by Shanghai Institute for International Studies; and the UNICRI Centre for AI and Robotics.

Ibaraki has been the recipient of a Microsoft MVP award for 13 years in a row since 2006

In December 2018, Ibaraki was invited by YPO to share his insights about business and investments with respect to the Fourth Industrial Revolution at YPO Edge 2019.

Dr. Emily Springer

Dr. Emily Springer

by | 11/06/26 | AI, Blog, Changemaker, Ethical AI, RFW, Thought Leadership

Dr. Emily Springer, a certified algorithmic auditor, one of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™(2024), and member of UNESCO’s Women for Ethical AI.

Dr. Springer is an responsible AI advisor and algorithmic literacy trainer for social impact professionals. She specializes in sociotechnical understandings of AI, end user research and testing, and AI strategy and risk mitigation.

Chris Skinner

Chris Skinner

by | 10/06/26 | Assets, Blog, DIgital Banking, Money Matters, Neobank, Opinion, Thought Leadership

Chris Skinner is an award-winning speaker and one of the most influential people in technology, as well as a best-selling author. He is an independent commentator on the financial markets and fintech through his blog, the Finanser.com.

He helped to found one of the first mobile banks in the world, and has advised CEOs and leaders from every continent of the world including the United Nations, the White House, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. In 2024 Chris was voted Thought Leader in Finance, Climate Change, Ecosystems in 2025 and in 2023 he was recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Payments Association, the largest community in payments.

His latest book, Intelligent Money, discusses the implications of Generative Finance as Artificial Intelligence takes over the world.

His previous books include:

Digital for Good, focusing upon how technology and finance can work together to address the environmental and social issues we face today and make a better world; Doing Digital, which shared the lessons of how to do digital transformation through interviews with leading global banks such as BBVA, China Merchants Bank, DBS, ING and JPMorgan Chase; Digital Human, which showed how digitalisation is a revolution that allows everyone from the plains of Africa to the mountains of Tibet to be included and served by the network; and Digital Bank that provides a comprehensive review and analysis of the battle for digital banking and strategies for companies to compete.