The UN Leaders Roundtable Lunch is an exclusive, invitation-only gathering of senior United Nations officials. The event provides a platform for high-level dialogue on leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance coordination, operational efficiency, and innovation across the UN system. Through strategic discussions, participants aim to identify practical ways AI can support more effective delivery of the UN’s mandates and strengthen collaboration among agencies.
Speaker(s)
H.E. Ms. Egriselda LópezAmbassador, Permanent Representative , Permanent Mission of the Republic of El Salvador to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
H.E. Mr. Rein TammsaarAmbassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Participants:
Irakli BeridzeHead of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Bilel JamoussiDeputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Muralee ThummarukudyDirector of the Coordination Office of the G20 Initiative on Land, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Golestan Sally RadwanChief Digital Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Robert OppChief Digital Officer and Director of the Digital, AI and Innovation Hub, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Doreen Bogdan-MartinSecretary-General, International Telecommunication Union
Ciyong ZouDeputy to the Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Seizo OnoeDirector of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Amandeep Singh GillUnder-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET)
Natalia BayonaExecutive Director, UN Tourism
Ulrike TillDirector, IP and Frontier Technologies Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Dejan JakovljevicChief Information Officer (CIO), Director of Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Pamela Coke-HamiltonExecutive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)
Tomas LamanauskasDeputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Sameer ChauhanDirector, United Nations International Computing Centre
Dino Cataldo Dell’AccioDeputy Chief Executive, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Loretta Hieber GirardetChief, Risk Knowledge, Monitoring and Capacity-Development Branch, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Julius (J.N.) HillGlobal Consulting Partner to the United Nations, Deloitte
Cosmas Luckyson ZavazavaDirector of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Jingbo HuangDirector, United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau)
Emmanuelle GanneChief of Digital Trade and Frontier Technologies, World Trade Organization (WTO)
Celeste SauloSecretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Michelle Gyles-McDonnoughUN ASG, UNITAR Executive Director, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Sangbu KimVice President for Digital & AI, World Bank Group
Tatiana MolceanExecutive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
James GrabertDirector, Mitigation Division, United Nations Climate Change Secretariat
Marco LlinásDirector of the Production, Productivity and Management Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Miguel PanaderoActing Director, United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
Kaan ÇetintürkGlobal Chief Information Officer & Director, Digital Impact, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Thomas BousiosDirector and CIO, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Chaouki KasmiChief Innovation Officer, Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Ayman El-SherbinyChief of ICT Policies, Information Society, Digital Development and Digital Cooperation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)
Magdalena Sepúlveda CarmonaDirector, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
H.E. Ms. Egriselda LópezAmbassador, Permanent Representative , Permanent Mission of the Republic of El Salvador to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
H.E. Mr. Rein TammsaarAmbassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Yasushi MasakiDeputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Giacomo Persi PaoliHead of Programme, Security and Technology, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Annalena BaerbockPresident of the 80th Session, United Nations General Assembly
Enrica PorcariChief Information Officer, CERN
Anacláudia RossbachUnder-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat
Sima Sami BahousUnder-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women
Khaled El-EnanyDirector-General, UNESCO
Siva SomasundramDirector of Policy, Regulation and Markets, Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Beate AndreesAssistant Director-General for the Regions and Director of the Office of the Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Chris SharrockVP and Chief UN Organisations, Microsoft
Sylvain St-PierreChief Information Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR)
Amanda Khozi MukwashiUnited Nations Resident Coordinator in Angola, United Nations
George WachiraUnited Nations Resident Coordinator in Eswatini, United Nations
Caroline TissotUnited Nations Resident Coordinator in Montenegro, United Nations
Arnhild SpenceUnited Nations Resident Coordinator in Bosnia and Herzegovina, United Nations
Pablo Salazar CanelosUnited Nations Resident Coordinator in Costa Rica, United Nations
Benjamin DurieuxChief Information Officer, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Committee of the Red Cross
Chhaya KapilashramiDeputy Director-General, United Nations Office at Vienna; Director, Division for Management, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Sonja Leighton-KoneAssistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director – Management and Policy, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Suzanne ConnollyChief of the Technology Services Section, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
Michael CamilleriBranch Chief, Rule of Law, Accountability and Civic Space (RACS), Office of The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Robert LisingeDirector of the Technology, Innovation, Connectivity and Infrastructure Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Stuart CampoSenior Advisor on Data Impact, Strategy and Partnerships, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Bathsheba CrockerManaging Director, Global Communications Group and International Organizations, World Economic Forum (WEF)






































































