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:
Irakli BeridzeHead of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
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)
Ciyong ZouDeputy to the Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Amandeep Singh GillUnder-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET)
Natalia BayonaExecutive Director, UNWTO
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)
Sameer ChauhanDirector, United Nations International Computing Centre
Gilbert HoungboDirector-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
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
Kamal KishoreSpecial Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, 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 Muwanga-SsevumeChief Information Officer and Director of ICT Unit, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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)
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)
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)
Jorge Moreira da SilvaExecutive Director, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Sylvain St-PierreChief Information Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR)


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