Powering Social Impact: Digital Frontiers Forum
A collaboration of UNDP Mongolia, and UNSW Business School - Digital Frontiers Lab
Showcasing what works. Co-creating what's next.
A collaboration of UNDP Mongolia, and UNSW Business School - Digital Frontiers Lab
This forum brings together stakeholders to explore how digital innovation can support an inclusive and equitable energy transition. Featuring keynotes, a panel discussion, a showcase of Information Systems research on technology for social good, and a roundtable, the event highlights behavioural design, digital tools, data systems, and governance approaches. It creates space for cross-sector dialogue, community impact insights, and future collaboration.
Date & Time: 14 April 2026
Location: John Niland Scientia Building (G19) Kensington, UNSW
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Distinguished Guests:
- Firuz Saidkhadzhaev, UNDP Mongolia Climate Finance and Development Economist
- Baigalmaa Chinbat, UNDP Mongolia National Project Manager, Acceleration of Just Energy Transition in Mongolia
- Jargalan Bat-Orgil, UNDP Mongolia Head of Experimentation, Accelerator Lab
- Amar Baatartsogt, URECA Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer and UNDP COP Impact Maker
- Tom Carr, URECA Chief Financial & Commercial Officer
- Professor Roman Beck, Chester B. Slade Professor of Accounting and Information Systems, Bentley University
- Professor Stan Karanasios, Professor in Information Systems, University of Queensland
- Andy Symington, Director Human Rights, Social Performance and Social Impact, KPMG Australia
- Professor Ben Newell, UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response Director, UNSW Sydney
- Sharon Swift, Manager, UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute
- Associate Professor Kristle Romero Cortes, Co-founder and co-director of the RISE Finance Lab (Responsible, Impactful, Sustainable, and Ethical Finance)
- Professor Xiaoqi Feng, Professor of Urban Health and Environment, Founding Co-Director of PowerLab
About the Digital Frontiers Lab
The Digital Frontiers Lab at UNSW Business School drives responsible digital innovation by connecting technology, behaviour, organisations, and policy. Working with government, industry, and community partners, the Lab turns research into practical solutions that advance digital inclusion, sustainability, emerging technologies, and evidence-based approaches for real social impact.
About UNDP - UNSW Collaboration
Mongolia's low-income urban households rely heavily on coal for heating, causing severe pollution and health risks. The shift to solar is shaped not only by cost but by cultural habits and gendered decision-making, making it a social and behavioural challenge. The Digital Frontiers Lab, UNDP Mongolia, URECA, and GerHub advance the Coal-to-Solar initiative through behavioural research, digital tools, gender-responsive design, and scalable renewable solutions.
Want to join us?
Click the link below to join us on 14 April from 9:30am for the Digital Frontiers for Social Good Forum.
