GENEVA, 10 July 2026 — Today marked the end of the programme at the AI for Good Global Summit 2026’s Youth Zone, which revisited a number of sessions from earlier in the week, and introduced two new sessions on safety and creative problem-solving.
In “The AI safety developer challenge,” participants were introduced to the basics of data-driven systems and, as developers, they were invited to determine safety principles for a new AI application that adhered to core ethical principles.
In another session, “Young AI leaders creative problem solving with AI: A design thinking workshop,” participants learned about AI-supported creative and problem-solving processes. Led by Ladina Neubert and Emma Lily Gaëtan of the Young AI Leaders Zurich Hub, the workshop addressed a challenge many still faced: how to work with AI tools proactively and efficiently.
“Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning,” a repeating session that took place three times throughout the morning, also returned throughout the day. As children’s daily lives were increasingly shaped by IT and AI systems, how could students be enabled to utilise them knowingly, reflectively, and ethically rather than just as consumers of the technology? This was an issue that had been raised throughout the week.
Several other regular sessions, such as Thymio AI exploration with the Mobsya team, also resumed on this day. Hands-on AI: How does AI really work? Learn to speak AI and Fundamentals of computer vision with green screen with thinqueBytes, Smart prototypes for tomorrow: FuturePitch AI! with Smartfeld, and Responsible AI starts with better prompts with the University of Geneva.
The Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale 2026 closing ceremony celebrated young innovators from around the world who designed a robot able to tackle challenges in the field of food insecurity. With Sujay John K as the moderator of the ceremony, a faculty member at St. Stephen’s College, with closing remarks from Kazuki Kitaoka, director of the Office of Youth and Women at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Youth Zone’s storyline came full circle on the Youth Stage.
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UFOTECH’s Speed Networking returned to Hall 2 for the final time this week, closing out five days of themed conversations. The rotation opened with Uranus, on managing public data securely and using analytics to transform community services, before moving to Neptune, on safeguarding digital trust and privacy. A midday session on the Moon turned to the legal issues AI raises, followed by Mars, on disruptive technology trends and new career paradigms, and closed with the Sun, a workshop on AI applications for business.
