Delphine Le Serre, PhD

Delphine Le Serre, PhD

Founder of EdHu2050

For a human flourishing Education

Human societies are at the dawn of profound changes. The emerging progress of Artificial Intelligence raises many questions, both legal, economic, societal and philosophical. These questions are all the more complex as they are interdependent and unprecedented in the history of Humanity. AI, whose dawning power the vast majority of human beings have only just discovered, is not a technology like those that preceded it on the timelines of industrial revolutions. Its ability to learn by itself and to make decisions by itself makes it a system quite apart on the long list of human inventions.
We cannot predict precisely how quickly the next generations of intelligent systems will be deployed globally. However, we know that these new versions will be far more powerful than current systems and that their deployment will take place over the next 100 years, perhaps much sooner than we anticipate today. The combined advances in microelectronics, nanotechnologies and quantum supercomputers will most likely play a major role in this acceleration.

This is why it is essential to address now the societal questions raised by the progress in AI. Because we are at a crossroads. The decisions and actions we take individually and collectively will lead to versions of Humanity that may be very distinct from each other. Trans-humanism is no longer a fictional scenario, but other paths are also possible, such as those of a blossoming of the human being, a stage of development which will require an ethical AI, controlled and centered on the Humanity.
We can still build the path on which we wish to advance human societies. And Education has a central role to play in this construction.

Helped by key advisors, partners and contributors, Delphine Le Serre created EdHu2050 to actively contribute to this construction of the Education of tomorrow through three components of actions : (1) Design a new curriculum that will help develop the skills of tomorrow’s world (socio-emotional intelligence, critical thinking, metacognition skills, simple reasoning, complex reasoning and creativity). (2) Disseminate it through tools to as many people as possible (schools, universities, teachers, educators and parents) and support each actor in leading this change rather than undergoing it. And, finally (3) finance the construction of the schools of tomorrow.
EdHu2050 is an equity fund dedicated to Education. It is open to everyone, individuals and organizations. Anyone can join as a shareholder or donor. EdHu2050 is a lever that offers everyone the opportunity to (re)appropriate and (re)put themselves at the service of this backbone of our human societies that is Education.
EdHu2050 reflects the journey of its founder Delphine. It combines entrepreneurship, academic excellence, philanthropy, benevolence and embodies the hope that together we can create a flourishing future for Humanity.

About

Entrepreneur ranked in the Top 20 Women Transforming EdTech in Europe by Forbes magazine (’18), Delphine is an inspiring female leader in the Digital Intelligence and Education sector.
Prize for Female Scientific Vocation (’96) and Prize for Innovation and Female Entrepreneurship (’16), Delphine is the Founder and President of the EdHu2050 fund based in Montreal. The fund is dedicated to Education and aims to finance the creation of 100 schools of tomorrow around a new educational paradigm centered on the development of human potential.
Delphine is internationally recognized for her leadership and expertise. She frequently shares her experience as a speaker while occasionally teaching at HEC Montréal. With a vision that is both pragmatic and forward-looking, Delphine is regularly called upon as a senior advisor by various public, private and governmental institutions.
Holder of a doctorate (PhD) in human and social sciences (applied to behavioral sciences) and an engineer degree in microelectronics and nanotechnology, Delphine was a professor and researcher for 15 years, before creating her first digital company.
Author of academic articles and co-author of educational books, committed to the rights of women and the LGBTQ community, Delphine now lives in Montreal where she devotes her time, energy and expertise with passion, to bring together and coordinate as many people as possible around a new vision of Education made necessary and urgent by the rise of Artificial Intelligence.

Events

TO COME

Annual Congress of the AQPC – 2025

Closing Keynote “MOON Pedagogy : A New Approach of Learning at the Age of AI”

Washington, USA

February 21rst, 2025

Annual Congress of the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE)

Opening Keynote “AI and Humanity in 2050”

Washington, USA

February 3rd, 2025

Hotels Germain – Private event – Partners Summit 2025

Opening Conference : “AI-Humanity-Education in 2050” 

Charlevoix, Canada

January 17th, 2025

Libraries without Borders – Private event

HUMAN Education Summit 2024 : an Overview for Tomorrow

Online 

November 7th, 2024

TD Bank Wealth Management – Private event

Introductory Conference “AI : Opportunities and Challenges towards 2050”

Montréal, Canada October 30th, 2024

International Conference, Cognitive Neurosciences, Ecology, Democracy, Climate, Living Sciences, Pedagogy, Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Langage sciences, Complexity, Hybridation – How to transform the school in order to enter the worldwide transitions?

Opening Keynote “AI and the Humanity in 2050”

Angers, France
October 21st, 2024

Saint Jérôme CEGEP – Private Conference

Conference “The MOON Pedagogy : A new Approach of Learning at the Age of AI”

Saint Jérôme, Canada
October 15th, 2024

EVENTS 2024

HUMAN Education Summit – UNGA Week 2024 – New York 

Opening Conference  ” Rethink Education with Visionaries, Practitioners, Regulators and Leaders in AI ” 

New-York City, USA

September 22nd, 2024

Centre Franco (French Center of Pedagogical Resources)  in Ontario – Summer Workshop 

Conference  ” Rethink Education in the Age of AI ” 

Online

August 15th, 2024

2024 AQPC Symposium 

Opening Keynote ” The new Role of Education in the Age of AI ” 

Gatineau, Canada

June 7th, 2024

Collège Durocher Private event 

Conference “AI and the new Role of Education ” 

Saint Lambert, Canada

May 14th, 2024

SYNTAX Private event – AI Summit  

Conference “AI : the Paradigm Change ” 

Montréal, Canada

May 10th, 2024

SYNTAX Private event – Women in Tech 

Conference “Women Leadership and the Skills in the Age of AI ” 

Online

April 29th, 2024

Google Conference – Women TechMakers Montréal 2024 – Impact the Future

Conference “AI & HI : Discover the Human Potential ? ” 

Montréal, Canada April 6th, 2024

42th Symposium of the Québec Association for Technological Tools for Pedagogical and Social Purposes (AQUOPS)

Closing conference “AI : an invitation to rethink the Future of Education” 

Québec, Canada 
March 28th, 2024

UNESCO – Learning Planet Institute – Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI

Conference “What is the new Role of Education?” 

Online 
March 27th, 2024

McGill University & HEC Montréal – Life Outside of your Comfort Zone

Opening Keynote “AI and Humanity in 2050”

Montreal, Canada
March 15th, 2024

GENETEC private event – Women Leadership

Conference “The Age of AI and the importance of AI in Organizations”

Montreal, Canada
March 14th, 2024

GENETEC private event – Women in Tech

Conference “Women in Tech : dare to shine”

Montreal, Canada
February 1st, 2024

40th Annual Congress of the Association of French Schools in North America (AEFA-AFSA)

Collective workshop : « What strategic AI plan to implement in schools by 2050? Operational tools and teachers training.”

San Diego, USA
January 29th, 2024

Collecto’s EdTech Marathon (Unified Education Service)

Conference “What are the real challenges posed by AI for Education?”

Montreal, Canada
January 10th,  2024

EVENTS 2023

Conference AI digital disruptions – Sherbrooke University

Closing Keynote “Humanity in 2050”

Sherbrooke, Canada
October 11th, 2023

MTL Connecte 2023 – 5th Edition – Collective intelligence: Understanding and taking advantage of the digital Revolution

Keynote “Humanity in 2050: What will education look like in a world populated by AI? Economic, legal, and societal considerations for human flourishing in 2050 »

Montreal, Canada
October 11th, 2023

Private conference for a Gaming and Events company

Conference “Understanding Artificial Intelligence to understand current issues”

Montreal, Canada
September 27th, 2023

Private conference for secondary school teachers

Conference “What are the skills of tomorrow and how to teach them to our students?”

Montreal, Canada
August 28th, 2023

Podcast QUEBGPT

Interview “What’s happening with AI since the public launch of the first Generative AI tools?”

Montreal, Canada
July 12th, 2023

Private conference for CRITEO – Education Community

Keynote “AI and education: what are the opportunities and challenges to be addressed today?”

Montreal, Canada
July 6th, 2023

Generation Sidechick Podcast

Interview “The real impact of AI on Humanity”

Montreal, Canada
June 30th, 2023

Printemps du Numérique – Digital literacy table

Conference “Advances in AI and the effects on young people”

Montreal, Canada
June 15th, 2023

UNESCO International Conference – Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace (MGIEP)

“Generation IA: what education for tomorrow in a world equipped with Artificial Intelligence systems?”

Round table “What new social contract to anticipate?”
Round table “What are the current impacts of AI on education?”
Round table “How to trigger and stimulate the imagination and the Human creativity by mobilizing AI? »    

Mysuru, India
May 16th & 17th, 2023

Annual Congress of the Federation of Private Education Establishments (FEEP)

Private conference “AI and education: what opportunities and what challenges for tomorrow’s education?”

The Laurentides, Canada
April 20th, 2023

Early opening of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations

Keynote “The Urgency of a Paradigm Shift in Education”

Montreal, Canada
March 2nd, 2023

Annual Congress of the Association of French Schools in North America (AEFA-AFSA)

Private conference “AI : the urgency to change the paradigm in education”

Houston, USA
January 31st, 2023

BEFORE 2023

Private conference for LALT Numérique

Conference “Understanding Artificial Intelligence to understand current issues”

Matane, Canada
November 22nd, 2022

Annual Congress of the Association for the Teaching of Science and Technology in Quebec (AESTQ)

Round table “AI in Education”

Sherbrooke, Canada
October 20th, 2022

Live broadcast CScience IA

Debate “AI in Education: reflections and feedback”

Sherbrooke, Canada
October 20th, 2022

The Spring of the Economy

Round table of experts “The main challenges of tomorrow’s education”

Paris, France
October 12th, 2021

Live broadcast In Solution Mode

Debate “The effectiveness of eLearning solutions to help in a context of labor shortage”

Montreal, Canada
June 18th, 2021

Higher Education Symposium

Conference “What changes in the governance of higher institutions since COVID 19? »

Paris, France
February 4th, 2021

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