August 2026 AC Webinar: Innovation in Action

This event was hosted by our Ambassadors Circle.

Artificial intelligence is opening new possibilities for global health, and The Carter Center is putting innovation into action.

Discover how the Center’s Innovation Hub and Innovation Pathway are supporting innovative solutions across our programs, including an AI-powered project that is strengthening river blindness elimination efforts in Ethiopia.

Featuring Kate Hilderbrandt, Innovation Manager, Strategy, Innovation, and Learning, and Karen Hamre of the River Blindness Elimination Program.

Speakers

Kate Hilderbrandt
Innovation Manager, Strategy, Innovation, and Learning, The Carter Center

Karen Hamre
Senior Associate Director, River Blindness, Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, and Malaria Programs, The Carter Center

Moderator

Maria Smith
Associate Director of Development, The Carter Center