AI Belongs to Everyone: Closing the Digital Opportunity Gap Through Inclusive AI Education

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming education, work, and everyday life — but not everyone is being brought along for the journey. In this accessible and empowering talk, Dr. Oma Eguara challenges the gatekeeping of AI knowledge and explores how inclusive, ethical, and practical AI education can unlock opportunity for those historically excluded from digital progress. Drawing on her work with marginalised communities through her social enterprise TEKSHAQQ, and underpinned by a PhD in Technology Enhanced Learning, this talk offers a compelling blend of research, lived experience, and actionable strategies. Ideal Audience: • Educators & SEN professionals • Parents & community leaders • Digital inclusion practitioners • Policymakers & education stakeholders • AI-curious change makers Recommendations for educators, parents, and policymakers Key Takeaways: - A clear understanding of what AI is — and isn’t - Practical, everyday ways AI can empower learners & families - Evidence-based responses to fears about AI’s risks - A call to action: Why AI literacy is a right, not a privilege - Recommendations for educators, parents, and policymakers