Exploring Effective Animal Advocacy: Career Pathways and Fit

​In this one-hour session, Aditya will explore different pathways to get involved in effective animal advocacy in India or globally, alongside mapping out the landscape in India. He will also share some heuristics to help you assess which role might suit you best. ​The session will run as a 25-minute talk followed by small group discussions, where you can get peer feedback on your career questions and uncertainties. ​Bio of the speaker: Aditya S. Karanam is the Outreach Coordinator at Animal Ethics, an international organisation dedicated to expanding moral consideration to all sentient beings, with a particular focus on the well-being of wild animals. He also serves as the Director of Learning Experience at Electric Sheep, where he helps design and lead educational programs at the intersection of artificial intelligence and animal protection. ​Aditya is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Philosophy and Logic at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, specialising in emerging issues in animal ethics from a longtermist perspective. He has previously worked on AI safety field-building and contributed to global disaster risk-reduction efforts with ALLFED.