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Analytics for a Better World (ABW) co-founder Robert Monné is stepping back from his role, marking the end of the organization's founding chapter and the beginning of an exciting new one. Robert was essential to the successful ecosystem that ABW is today, contributing to the transformation of a bold idea into a thriving global community of 40+ organisations united under the purpose of using analytics and AI equitably for good.

For the Impact Accelerator Program, we sat with our friends from OMP to discuss how they resonate with the power of partnerships enabled by data, analytics, and ethical AI, and to learn more about their aspirations for the Inaugural Cohort's journey.

What happens when the technology behind some of the world's most complex optimization problems is coupled with the power of mission-driven organizations trying to advance progress on some of the most significant current challenges? Progress accelerates. This is the conviction driving Gurobi's partnership with Analytics for a Better World, rooted in years of impactful collaboration.

Some of the most important work directly impacting underserved communities is being done by non-profit organisations that have rich on-the-ground knowledge, but who are also in the early stages of their data maturity journeys. In 2026, Analytics for a Better World took a step toward accelerating the impact non-profit organisations can have.

What happens when the world’s best data and AI experts apply their skills and share their tools with nonprofits to solve pressing global challenges? They accelerate progress. This is the promise of Analytics for a Better World (ABW), the nonprofit institute founded three years ago by ORTEC and the University of Amsterdam Business School. Its mission: to bridge the gap between advanced AI applications and the nonprofit sector.

With the launch of the Impact Accelerator Program, ABW is taking its most significant step yet. To mark this launch, we are speaking with the people who make this all possible. In this interview, Prof. Dr Marc Salomon, Professor at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Dean of the Amsterdam Business School.

After 14 weeks of co-creating and building together, our first Accelerator cohort presented the solutions they developed across SDGs 3, 4, 6, 13, 16 and 17, with insights from leading voices on inclusive AI.

With four years left until 2030, half of the Sustainable Development Goals are still progressing too slowly. Our 2025 Impact Review shows how sharper focus and strong partnerships help close the gap.

In the Business Analytics Data Challenge, high school students used data and mathematics to plan the smartest route for an ocean clean-up vessel. Meet the winners.