As AI continues to mature and scale globally, the gap between governance frameworks and technical standardization efforts has become increasingly evident. While both are critical to ensuring trust, accountability, and scalability, they too often evolve in parallel rather than in partnership. This high-level roundtable lunch convenes 100 influential CxO leaders from policy, standards, and industry to explore how to effectively bridge this divide—and to identify the concrete steps needed to align governance and standardization in shaping the future of AI.
Participants:
Ahmed RiadSenior Director, Strategy and Industry Development, Huawei- Ajala Sodiq BabalolaCo-founder & Partnership Director, Pristine SACC Initiative
- Alain LabriqueDirector for the Department of Digital Health and Innovation, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Alessandra SalaGlobal President of Women in AI; Chair of AI and Multimedia Standards Collaboration, Sr. Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Shutterstock
- Alexandre Reis Siqueira FreireCommissioner, Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL), Brazil
- Andrey V. NeznamovChair, Working group for Digital Economy and AI, BRICS Business Council
- Antonio De DomenicoPrincipal Engineer, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Arnaud TaddeiGlobal Security Strategist, Broadcom
- Artem SheikinSenator, Federation Council of the Russian Federation
- Babak HodjatChief Technology Officer AI, Cognizant
- Bilel JamoussiDeputy Director of TSB | Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Buse BilginNext Generation R&D Engineer, Turkcell
- Cameron F. KerryAnn R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution
- Chih-Lin IChina Mobile Chief Scientist, Wireless Technologies, China Mobile Research Institute
- Chris SharrockVice President, UN Affairs and International Organisations, Microsoft
- Dalila HamouDirector, External Relations Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Daniel DobosAI Research Director, Swisscom
- David CuckowDirector of Digital, Digital- BSI
- David FilipSenior Director of Standards and Industry Development, Huawei
- Dino Cataldo Dell’AccioChief Information Officer , United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
- Ekaterine ImedadzeCommissioner, National Communications Commission (ComCom), Georgia
- Grace AdamsonAI Senior Product Marketing Manager, Snowflake
- Gyu Myoung LeeProfessor, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)
- H.E. Dr. Tatenda Annastacia MaveteraMinister, Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe
- H.E. Mr. Burak AkçaparAmbassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Türkiye to the UN
- H.E. Mr. Grigoriy BorisenkoDeputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
- H.E. Ms. Meutya Viada HafidMinister of Communications and Digital Affairs, Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs, Indonesia
- H.E. Ms. Rose Pola PricemouMinistre, Ministère des Postes, des Télécommunications et de l’Economie Numérique, Guinea
- Hatem DowidarGroup CEO, e&
- Jacek OkoPresident, Office of Electronic Communications, Poland
- Jean TodtUnited Nations Special Envoy for Road Safety, United Nations
- John OmoSecretary-General, African Telecommunications Union (ATU)
- José Miguel Hernández LobatoProfessor, University of Cambridge
- Kathleen A. KramerPresident & CEO, IEEE
- Leonard RosentholSenior Principal Architect, Adobe
- Manel MartoranaHead of Digital Technology for Spain & International Organisations, NTT DATA Inc.
- Melike Yetken KrillaHead of International Organizations, Google
- Niraj VermaAdministrator (Digital Bharat Nidhi), Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India
- Pamela SnivelyChief Data & Trust Officer, TELUS
- Paul GaskellDeputy Director: Digital Trade, Internet Governance & Digital Standards, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
- Philippe MetzgerSecretary-General & CEO, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
- Preksha ShahProject Research Scientist, IIT Bombay | Co-Chair of Working Group 4 (WG4), ITU-T Focus Group on AI-Native Networks (FGAINN), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Rim Belhassine-CherifChair, Network of Women in ITU-T (NoW in ITU-T), Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, Tunisie Télécom, Tunisia
- Sam GregoryHuman rights technologist, TED AI and deepfakes speaker, Executive Director, WITNESS
- Sasha RubelHead of Public Policy for Generative AI, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Sebastian BosseHead of the Interactive & Cognitive Systems Group, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
- Seizo OnoeDirector of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Sergio MujicaSecretary-General, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Sung Hwan ChoPresident, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Vijay MaureeHead – Strategic Tech and Academia Initiatives Division, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Wang JianDirector, Founder of Alibaba Cloud, Zhejiang Lab
- Xiao RanVice President, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Xinhui WangHead of Standardization and Vice President, ZTE
- Yu XiaohuiPresident, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
