Veranstaltungskalender

The Faculty of Business and Economics cordially invites you to the public inaugural lecture of Prof. Dr. Dominik Meier, assistant professor of global philanthropy.

Philanthropy, encompassing both individual generosity and institutional initiatives, serves as a cornerstone in addressing societal challenges worldwide. In this inaugural lecture, Dominik Meier will first provide an overview of philanthropy’s foundational concepts and then demonstrate how recent developments in technologies like large language models (LLMs) are transforming the field.

These advances enable the mining, synthesis, and interpretation of complex, global data on philanthropic flows and initiatives. Dominik will illustrate the potential of these methods with examples such as mapping philanthropic initiatives to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and analyzing the dynamics of online giving. Ultimately, this lecture argues that integrating AI-driven insights into philanthropy is essential for understanding its global evolution and enhancing its strategic impact.

Program

• 6:15 p.m.: Welcome by Dean Prof. Dr. Alois Stutzer
• 6:20 p.m.: Lecture by Prof. Dr. Dominik Meier
• 7:00 p.m.: Public Discussion
• 7:15 p.m.: Apéro / Reception

Speaker

Dominik Meier is an assistant professor of global philanthropy at the Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS) at the University of Basel and a Visiting Researcher at the Gradel Institute of Charity, University of Oxford. He uses Big Data, machine learning, and natural language processing to study individual and institutional philanthropy.

His research on individual philanthropy focuses on prosocial behaviors such as donations and volunteering, while his work on institutional philanthropy currently explores how philanthropy contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dominik Meier’s academic foundation was built at the University of Basel, where he studied psychology and economics, earning a PhD in economic psychology in 2023.