Lucas Foster
Lucas Foster is Co-Founder and President of the World Creativity Organization (WCO), an international organization dedicated to advancing creativity as a driver of human, social, and economic development. He is the creator of World Creativity Day, an annual global celebration held in hundreds of cities across Brazil and around the world.
He is recognized for his work in developing creative leaders and fostering collaboration among governments, businesses, universities, international organizations, and creative communities to transform territories through innovation and collective action.
How Digital Innovation and AI Are Redefining Inclusion and Sustainable Development
This panel challenges the utilitarian view that digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence exist solely to improve corporate efficiency and maximize profits. Through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the WSA ecosystem, the discussion repositions technology and AI as tools for social empowerment, algorithmic justice, and the enhancement of human creativity. The central focus is to explore how we can move beyond the mere "digitalization of bureaucracy" toward meaningful innovation capable of addressing Brazil's long-standing challenges—such as hunger, productive exclusion, and educational gaps—without deepening existing inequalities.