10 – 12 November 2026
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Dubai World Trade Centre Sheikh Saeed Halls 1, 2 & 3
Prof Dr Claudia Lemke
Professor of Information Systems and Academic Director - Berlin School of Economics and Law
Claudia Lemke holds a Professorship in Business Information Systems at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin) in Germany. She is the Academic Director of the Master's programme in Digital Transformation at the Berlin Professional School (BPS) and a Member of the Harriet Taylor-Mill Institute (HTMI) at her university. She has over 25 years of experience in research and teaching strategic information management and digital transformation at various national and international universities. Her current teaching activities focus on issues relating to the sustainability of technology and the design of responsible tech. Her research focuses on the economic and societal impacts of digital technologies, including issues of diversity and inclusion, as well as the promotion of STEM education in higher education. Her particular interest lies in the ethical aspects of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, specifically the detection of neuronormative biases in generative AI systems and their impact on neurodivergent individuals. She is the author of a series of textbooks about information systems and numerous academic publications, and a keynote speaker on these topics. She also designed an open online course on data and algorithm ethics for the German nationwide learning platform about AI (KI-Campus).
Speaker Sessions
EdTech in Action
1609
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Do Androids Dream of Dyslexic Sheep? Ethics and Neuronormative Injustice in AI
Session Summary:
Studies have demonstrated the ethnic and gender bias that appears inherent within artificial intelligence. This dynamic and interactive talk presents original research showing that AI is also saturated with neuronormative bias. That is, AI sees dyslexic people as less competent, motivated, and able than their non-dyslexic peers. And we can measure this bias!
Such bias may seem insignificant, until we realise the ubiquitous usage of AI in education, in childcare, and in social services. The bias carried by AI can, and does, measurably disadvantage dyslexic students, teachers, and other education professionals. But there's a darker, less obvious danger lurking: an ethical injustice that reflects, creates, and amplifies social inequality, both within the classroom and in broader society.
This talk, presented jointly by Dr Martin Bloomfield and Professor Claudia Lemke, examines these biases and the inequalities, and asks: in a world rushing towards the adoption of artificial intelligence in education, what can we do to ensure that all children are catered for, equally and ethically?
Speakers:
Prof Dr Claudia Lemke
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Professor of Information Systems and Academic Director - Berlin School of Economics and Law
