Media & Mentions

A curated, chronological gallery of interviews, awards and press featuring Aro Dana (AroKurd), Kurdish founder studying AI at MBZUAI. Click any card to open the original source.

Aro Dana Channel 8 interview
2026

Channel 8 Interview — AI, Kurdish Technology & Cultural Preservation

A Channel 8 conversation with Aro Dana (AroKurd) on building technology for Kurdish speakers, studying AI at MBZUAI, and using AI to support cultural and linguistic preservation.

#Channel8#AroDana#AroKurd#KurdishAI
Aro Dana talk on cultural preservation through AI
2026

Cultural Preservation Through AI — Talk

A talk by Aro Dana (AroKurd) on culture preservation through AI, focused on Kurdish language technology, low-resource languages, and building AI systems that understand local context instead of flattening it.

#AI#Culture#KurdishLanguage#CulturalPreservation
Kurdistan Foundation – Ganjina profile cover for Aro Dana
2025

Ganjina Honorary Profile — Kurdistan Foundation

Curated profile highlighting AK Group, Kurd-Aid, Kurdim, TEDx and DTS, and the Sorani→Google Translate contribution.

#KurdistanFoundation#Ganjina#AroDana
Aro Dana speaking at iTalks Christmas Talk
Dec 2025

iTalks Christmas Talk — Technology, Culture & AI

Aro Dana spoke at iTalks Christmas Talk about how technology and AI can support culture, language, and youth-led innovation, connecting Kurdish identity with the future of responsible technology.

#iTalks#ChristmasTalk#AI#YouthInTech
Dublin Tech Summit logo
Sep 2023

Dublin Tech Summit ’24 — first speakers announced

Listed as a DTS24 speaker, with coverage highlighting his work across technology, education, and Kurdish language technology.

#DublinTechSummit#DTS24#Speaker
Irish Tech News logo
Sep 2023

Irish Tech News — DTS ’24 speakers (Aro Dana listed)

Coverage announcing the first wave of DTS24 speakers including Aro Dana.

#IrishTechNews#DTS24#Press
Business & Finance logo
Sep 2023

Business & Finance — DTS ’24 announces first round of speakers

Business & Finance lists the first round of Dublin Tech Summit 2024 speakers, featuring Aro Dana.

#BusinessAndFinance#DTS24#Press
Rudaw photo from HITEX 2023 fair
Jun 2023

HITEX 2023 — Rudaw English coverage

Quoted/mentioned for speaking on behalf of Rwanga Foundation; notes 2022 Google‑Translate recognition.

#HITEX#Rwanga#Rudaw
TEDx American University of Kurdistan talk thumbnail
Oct 2022

TEDx AUK - public talk

Event listing confirms Aro Dana as a TEDx American University of Kurdistan speaker in October 2022.

#TEDx#AroDana#Speaker
Aro Dana with President Nechirvan Barzani at the Kurdistan Region Presidency
May 2022

Kurdistan Region Presidency — reception for Sorani→Google contributors

President Nechirvan Barzani received the contributors who helped add Sorani Kurdish to Google Translate.

#KurdistanRegion#NechirvanBarzani#GoogleTranslate
Stirling Schools Hash Code interview thumbnail (YouTube)
Mar 2022

Google Hash Code — #1 in Iraq, #389 worldwide

Stirling Schools announced the result and linked TV interviews on Rudaw and BMC.

#HashCode#Google#Rudaw#BMC

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