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:
Anacláudia RossbachExecutive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Annalena BaerbockPresident of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations
Amandeep Singh GillUnder-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET)
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)
Dejan JakovljevicChief Information Officer (CIO), Director of Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Irakli BeridzeHead of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Pamela Coke-HamiltonExecutive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)
Sameer ChauhanDirector, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Celeste SauloSecretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Michelle Gyles-McDonnoughUN ASG, Executive Director, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Sangbu KimVice President for Digital & AI, The World Bank
Kamal KishoreSpecial Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations 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)
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)
Magdalena Sepúlveda CarmonaDirector, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Yasushi MasakiDeputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Volker TürkUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Giacomo Persi PaoliHead of Programme, Security and Technology, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Enrica PorcariChief Information Officer, CERN


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