The UN Leaders roundtable lunch is an exclusive, invitation-only gathering of senior United Nations officials. This year, aligned with the UN80 theme, the event invites leaders to reflect on a central question: How can the UN adapt to become more agile, integrated, and equipped to respond to today’s complex global challenges amid tightening resources? The gathering will focus on how AI can strengthen coordination, improve operational efficiency, and foster innovation across the UN system, while identifying practical ways to support more effective mandate delivery and inter-agency collaboration.
Participants:
Annalena BaerbockPresident of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations
Volker TürkHigh Commissioner, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Amandeep Singh GillUnder-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, United Nations
Dejan JakovljevicChief Information Officer (CIO), Director of Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Robert OppChief Digital Officer, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Pamela Coke-HamiltonExecutive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)
Celeste SauloSecretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Sameer PujariLead AI for health, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tatiana ValovayaDirector-General, United Nations Office at Geneva (UN Geneva)
Kamal KishoreSpecial Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Rosemarie McCleanChief Executive of Pension Administration, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Tatiana MolceanExecutive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Marietta Senkatuka MuwangaCIO - Director ICT, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Miguel PanaderoActing Director, United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
Kaan ÇetintürkDirector, ICTD / Chief Information Officer (CIO), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Magdalena Sepúlveda CarmonaDirector, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Pedro Manuel MorenoActing Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Yasushi MasakiDeputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Mariya GabrielAssistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
Irakli BeridzeHead of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Masahiko MetokiDirector General, Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Ciyong ZouDeputy to the Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)


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