AI Hidden Impact: People, Power, Materials and Carbon
Friday 3 July 2026 | 3:25–4:15 pm | Ballymully Stage | Stendhal Festival
AI can feel instant, intelligent and almost weightless—but behind every digital answer is a physical and human system.
Join four speakers at Stage the Change for a fast-moving session exploring the hidden impacts of artificial intelligence.
From bias and equality to technological power, sustainable materials, data centres, energy, water and carbon, the session will ask:
What kind of future are we building with AI—and what are we failing to see?
The event will feature four short talks followed by a live panel discussion
Speakers
Virginia Méndez
Author, speaker and equality advocate exploring AI, bias and the need to become more critical consumers of technology.
Izy Boyd
Champion for Change, podcast host and sustainability communicator exploring the Digital Visibility Gap: the hidden energy, water and carbon impacts behind AI.
Dr Allistair Wilkinson
Sustainable materials expert examining the physical infrastructure and materials that make the digital economy possible.
Esteban Rocha
AI Solution Architect working with Claude Code and the Anthropic ecosystem, exploring the opportunities and responsibilities created by increasingly powerful AI systems.
Event details
Friday 3 July 2026
3:25–4:15 pm
Ballymully Stage
Stage the Change at Stendhal Festival
