Digital Bridges, Not Divides – Ethics, Empathy and AI

Digital Bridges Not Divides, May 7, 2026

“Digital Bridges, Not Divides” connects global commitments with lived dialogue, exploring how empathy, ethics, and shared responsibility can guide AI towards peace and social cohesion.

Technology is reshaping how people connect, communicate, and make sense of the world across generations. Within this rapidly evolving landscape, faith-based, interreligious and intercultural dialogue offers an important space to reflect on how shared values can guide the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in ways that are ethical, inclusive, and human-centred.

This webinar brings together voices from different generations, religions, and cultural backgrounds to engage in that exchange. It creates space for open conversation across lived experiences, where faith perspectives and ethical questions around technology can be explored together.

The discussion will look at how values such as empathy, accountability, and responsibility, reflected across different faith and cultural traditions, can shape the way digital technologies are developed and used. It will consider how responsibility is understood in an age of algorithms, how trust can be built and maintained, and how different generations experience and respond to these changes.

Through this exchange, the webinar aims to encourage honest reflection, shared learning, and practical insight. It seeks to strengthen understanding across perspectives and support more inclusive and responsible ways of engaging with digital technologies.

SPEAKERS

Harry Myo Lin

Harry Myo Lin is a researcher and freelance consultant based in Vienna, originally from Myanmar, specializing in the intersection of interreligious dialogue, ethics, and artificial intelligence.

With extensive experience in peacebuilding, human rights, and social cohesion, Harry Myo Lin has collaborated with local and international organizations, including The International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), on initiatives addressing dialogue, countering hate speech, and leveraging modern technology for positive social impact. He is the creator of Harmoniq, a digital companion to support FoRB and peacebuilding work, providing tailored guidance for advocates, educators, and changemakers.

Harry is a published author and is currently contributing a forthcoming chapter titled “Digital Interfaith: AI, Religious Dialogue, and Freedom of Belief in Southeast Asia.” His research focuses on the role of religion in peacebuilding, with particular attention to Buddhist–Muslim relations in Southeast Asia. He brings a unique intergenerational and cross-cultural perspective to conversations about inclusive, human-centred approaches to AI and digital transformation.

Patrick Godi

Patrick Godi is a young South Sudanese political and security policy analyst, peacebuilding and humanitarian practitioner, and youth leader committed to strengthening unity, security, and good governance in his country and across Africa. As a member of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), he supports oversight of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement, promoting accountability among key stakeholders.

A member of IDove Global Youth Network, he has participated in high-level peace talks, including ceasefire and political negotiations, as well as the National Dialogue process. Patrick champions youth leadership as a transformative force and advocates for their inclusion in decision-making processes. Through dialogue-driven approaches, he engages youth from grassroots to global levels, ensuring their perspectives inform discussions on governance, peace, and emerging challenges. He is passionate about advancing good governance, human rights, youth and women’s leadership as fundamental pillars of sustainable peace.

Taras Dzyubanskyy

Taras Dzyubanskyy is a theologian and expert in interreligious dialogue, serving as a Religious Liberty Fellow at the Collins Centre for Abrahamic Heritage/Acton Institute and Senior Advisor to the John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue in Rome. Founder of the award-winning Libertas Center in Lviv and lecturer in Ukraine and Poland, his work bridges faith, ethics, and social transformation, with a strong focus on engaging emerging leaders in dialogue.

A KAICIID Fellow, Taras holds a PhD from the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas and has led global initiatives, including the creation of a toolkit for the UNAOC interreligious dialogue project EDIN (Empowering Dialogue and Interfaith networks).

Taras recently contributed to interfaith discussions in Rome exploring how AI is reshaping human freedom and dignity across Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, bringing ethical and dialogue-based perspectives into conversations on emerging technologies.

MODERATOR(S)

Ruhi Rusaba Jahwa Jahan

Ruhi Rusaba Jahwa Jahan is a Peacebuilding and Dialogue enthusiast with a Master’s and Bachelor’s in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Dhaka. She currently serves as the Project Liaison for Ticket to Life Project in South Asia and an Executive of Editorial and Rights Management at the University Press Limited. Her recent accomplishments include being one of the IRD/ICD E-Learning Champion of KAICIID, helping to promote global intercultural and interreligious harmony.
Her career spans over seven years in project management, humanitarian action, and youth leadership. She is a recipient of the Messengers of Peace Hero Award and has presented community development projects to international stakeholders, including the Saudi government. She is also a consultant for youth leadership and a founder of the project “Odrik Talks”, a youth advocacy platform promoting gender equality and social harmony.

Lejla Hasandedic-Dapo

Lejla Hasandedic-Dapo, Ph.D., is a psychologist, psychotherapist, lecturer, and peacebuilder from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She completed her Ph.D. in Psychology at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University in Türkiye, where her research focused on the transgenerational transmission of trauma and resilience.

Lejla previously served as a URI Youth Ambassador and, since 2013, has been actively engaged with the United Religions Initiative (URI) network, including serving as URI Europe Cooperation Circle Liaison Officer. She is also the co-founder of Youth for Peace, a youth-led organization in Bosnia and Herzegovina recognized for its work in peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue, and reconciliation.

Passionate about fostering cultures of peace and dialogue, Lejla is trained as a Nonviolent Communication trainer, Learning to Live Together trainer, and is a KAICIID and Peace Practice Alliance (PPA) Fellow. In March 2022, she joined the URI Global Staff team, where she currently serves as Membership Growth Coordinator and Partnerships Lead, supporting the expansion and vitality of URI’s global network.

Where Zoom online

Time 02:00 PM Europe/Lisbon