Global Summit
AI for Good
Accelerating the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals
SUMMIT PROGRAMME EXPERT ML WORKSHOPS (4-5 July) Geneva, Switzerland, CICG
6-7 July 2023
 
AI for Good
Global Summit
Accelerating the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals
Geneva, Switzerland, CICG
6-7 July 2023
SUMMIT PROGRAMME EXPERT ML WORKSHOPS (4-5 July)

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The Goal

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Identify practical applications of AI

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Scale solutions for global impact

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Accelerate progress towards the
UN Sustainable Development Goals

The AI for Good Global Summit is the leading action-oriented United Nations platform promoting AI to advance health, climate, gender, inclusive prosperity, sustainable infrastructure, and other global development priorities. AI for Good is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the UN specialized agency for information and communication technology – in partnership with 40 UN sister agencies and co-convened with the government of Switzerland.

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Summit Speakers

Secretary-General
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United Nations
<div> António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017.Having witnessed the suffering of the most vulnerable people on earth, from refugee camps to war zones, the Secretary-General has centered his efforts on ensuring human dignity for all.  In a period of unprecedented global challenges, he has drawn on his commitment to the UN Charter to mobilize people and launch action to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, address the climate emergency, advance gender equality, and achieve ambitious 21st century reforms to enhance the Organization’s vital efforts to secure peace, sustainable development, human rights and humanitarian aid. </div> Prior to his appointment as Secretary-General, Mr. Guterres served as <a href="http://www.unhcr.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees</a> from June 2005 to December 2015,  heading one of the world’s foremost humanitarian organizations during some of the most serious displacement crises in decades. The conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and the crises in South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Yemen, led to a huge rise in UNHCR’s activities as the number of people displaced by conflict and persecution rose from 38 million in 2005 to over 60 million in 2015. Before joining UNHCR, Mr. Guterres spent more than 20 years in government and public service. He served as prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002, during which time he was heavily involved in the international effort to resolve the crisis in East Timor. As president of the European Council in early 2000, he led the adoption of the Lisbon Agenda for growth and jobs, and co-chaired the first European Union-Africa summit. He was a member of the Portuguese Council of State from 1991 to 2002. Mr. Guterres was elected to the Portuguese Parliament in 1976 where he served as a member for 17 years. During that time, he chaired the Parliamentary Committee for Economy, Finance and Planning, and later the Parliamentary Committee for Territorial Administration, Municipalities and Environment. He was also leader of his party’s parliamentary group. From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Guterres was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where he chaired the Committee on Demography, Migration and Refugees. For many years Mr. Guterres was active in the Socialist International, a worldwide organization of social democratic political parties. He was the group’s vice-president from 1992 to 1999, co-chairing the African Committee and later the Development Committee. He served as President from 1999 until mid-2005. In addition, he founded the Portuguese Refugee Council as well as the Portuguese Consumers Association DECO, and served as president of the Centro de Acção Social Universitário, an association carrying out social development projects in poor neighbourhoods of Lisbon, in the early 1970s. Mr. Guterres is a member of the Club of Madrid, a leadership alliance of democratic former presidents and prime ministers from around the world. Mr. Guterres was born in Lisbon in 1949 and graduated from the Instituto Superior Técnico with a degree in engineering. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. He is married to Catarina de Almeida Vaz Pinto and has two children, a stepson and three grandchildren.
Secretary-General
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Doreen Bogdan-Martin took office as Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 1 January 2023. Ms Bogdan-Martin was elected as ITU’s first-ever female Secretary-General by Member States at the Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference in Bucharest, Romania. Ms Bogdan-Martin was previously the Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau. She took office on 1 January 2019, becoming the first woman in ITU history to hold one of the organization’s top elected management positions. <div>Ms Bogdan-Martin is a strategic leader with more than 30 years’ high-level experience in international and inter-governmental relations and a long history of success advising governments around the world on policy and regulatory issues.</div> <div></div> <div>From 2008-2018, she led ITU’s Strategic Planning & Membership Department. She was instrumental in establishing the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, on which she has served as Executive Director for more than a decade, and was an architect of the annual Global Symposium for Regulators, the pre-eminent global event for digital policymakers, as well as director of ITU’s first global youth summit, #BYND. She pioneered and oversees ITU’s ongoing contribution to the EQUALS Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age, and is leading ITU’s collaboration with UNICEF on the Giga project to connect all the world’s schools.</div> <div></div> <div>Ms Bogdan-Martin is a frequent speaker at top-level international policy events and has spearheaded ITU’s new Youth Strategy to more actively engage with the young people who are driving the next wave of digital transformation.</div> <div></div> <div>During her tenure as Director of BDT, she has led the implementation of a Results-Based Management system, improved internal accountability frameworks, and initiated a comprehensive review of reporting mechanisms across BDT’s global network of field and area offices, with a view to creating a more dynamic, responsive and fit-for-purpose organization.</div> <div></div> <div>Ms Bogdan-Martin holds a Master’s degree in International Communications Policy from American University in Washington, DC, post-graduate certification in Strategies for Leadership from the Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, and is certified in Accountability and Ethics by the United Nations Leaders Programme.</div> <div></div> <div>She is an affiliate of the Harvard University Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society, a Generation Unlimited Champion, and a Champion of the EDISON Alliance led by the World Economic Forum. She serves on a number of advisory bodies, including the Geneva-Tsinghua Initiative, the SDG Lab Advisory Board, the UN Technology Innovation Labs, and the Alumni Expert Council of the Internet Governance Lab of American University in Washington D.C. She is also a qualified amateur radio operator.</div> <div></div> <div>Ms Bogdan-Martin is married with four children.</div>
Director-General
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World Health Organization (WHO)
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected WHO Director-General for a five-year term by WHO Member States at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017. In doing so, he was the first WHO Director-General elected from among multiple candidates by the World Health Assembly, and was the first person from the WHO African Region to head the world’s leading public health agency. Born in the Eritrean city of Asmara, Dr Tedros graduated from the University of Asmara with a Bachelor of Biology, before earning a Master of Science (MSc) in Immunology of Infectious Diseases from the University of London, a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Community Health from the University of Nottingham and an Honorary Fellowship from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Following his studies, Dr Tedros returned to Ethiopia to support the delivery of health services, first working as a field-level malariologist, before heading a regional health service and later serving in Ethiopia’s federal government for over a decade as Minister of Health and Minister of Foreign Affairs. As Minister of Health from 2005 to 2012, he led a comprehensive reform of the country’s health system, built on the foundation of universal health coverage and provision of services to all people, even in the most remote areas. Under his leadership, Ethiopia expanded its health infrastructure, developed innovative health financing mechanisms, and expanded its health workforce. A major component of reforms he drove was the creation of a primary health care extension programme that deployed 40 000 female health workers throughout the country. A significant result was an approximate 60% reduction in child and maternal mortality compared to 2000 levels. As Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016, he elevated health as a political issue nationally, regionally and globally. In this role, he led efforts to negotiate the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, in which 193 countries committed to the financing necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to his election as Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros held many leadership positions in global health, including as Chair of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Chair of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, and Co-chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Board. After taking office as WHO Director-General on 1 July 2017, Dr Tedros initiated the most significant <a href="https://www.who.int/about/transformation">transformation</a> in the Organization’s history, which has generated a wide range of achievements.
Chief Operating Officer
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Google DeepMind
Lila Ibrahim is the COO of Google DeepMind, a world leading AI research company that aims to solve intelligence to advance science and benefit humanity. She leads a broad range of functions, including Operations, Governance and Ethics, Policy, Communications, and People & Culture. She plays a key role spearheading the company’s work on critical issues involving the intersection of AI and society, which includes chairing DeepMind’s cross-functional responsibility and AI for Good initiatives. Lila has helped grow some of the world's leading technology companies during her 30 year career including Intel, where she held a series of global engineering, technology, and management roles; venture firm Kleiner Perkins; and Coursera, where she was the President, CBO and COO and helped bring education to millions of people around the world. She is the co-founder and Chair of education technology non-profit Team4Tech and previously served on the Board of Gannett, helping it become the largest US print media company. Lila is a 2007 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a 2011 Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, and a recipient of the Anita Borg Institute’s award for Social Impact. She holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University and was honored by the university as a 2021 Distinguished Engineering Alumnae.
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President
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Amazon
Dr. Werner Vogels is Chief Technology Officer at Amazon.com where he is responsible for driving the company's customer-centric technology vision. As one of the forces behind Amazon's approach to cloud computing, he is passionate about helping young businesses reach global scale, and transforming enterprises into fast-moving digital organizations. Vogels joined Amazon in 2004 from Cornell University where he was a distributed systems researcher. He has held technology leadership positions in companies that handle the transition of academic technology into industry. Vogels holds a PhD from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and has authored many articles on distributed systems technologies for enterprise computing.
Founder & CEO
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Precognition
Former UK Minister for Internet Safety and Security
Baroness Joanna Shields OBE is a tech industry veteran, parliamentarian, and passionate advocate for responsible technology that benefits humanity. With over three decades of experience, she has built companies, products, and platforms that have transformed markets and reshaped industries. She has held executive roles at tech giants Facebook, Google, Aol and RealNetworks, where she scaled operations globally and delivered exponential growth in revenue and users. As a startup CEO, Joanna led Bebo and Veon to successful acquisitions and transformed BenevolentAI into a leader in AI drug discovery. Currently, as the founder of Precognition, she advises government and business leaders on AI solutions for a better future.   Joanna has served in government as the UK Minister for Internet Safety & Security, Digital Economy Adviser to the Prime Minister, UK Ambassador for Digital Industries, and Chair/CEO of TechCityUK. She is a life peer in the House of Lords and a leading global advocate for the protection of children online. She founded the WeProtect Global Alliance in 2014, which today has over 100 member countries working to combat online sexual abuse and child exploitation. Baroness Shields has also served on various private, public, and charitable sector boards, including as Chair of the TechCity Investment Corporation and non-executive board member of the London Stock Exchange Group and Save the Children UK.   An influential voice on responsible AI, Joanna serves on the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on AI and the Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity and was twice elected Co-Chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI). The uniting theme of her work today is advancing safe and responsible AI development for the benefit of all in society.
Historian, philosopher, and best-selling author of 'Sapiens' and 'Homo Deus'
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Sapienship
Prof. Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and the bestselling author of <em>Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, and the series Sapiens: A Graphic History and Unstoppable Us</em>. His books have sold 40 Million copies in 65 languages, and he is considered one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals today. Born in Israel in 1976, Harari received his PhD from the University of Oxford in 2002, and is currently a lecturer at the Department of History in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2019, following the international success of his books, Yuval Noah Harari co-founded <a href="https://www.sapienship.co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sapienship</a> with his husband and original agent, Itzik Yahav. Sapienship is a social impact company with projects in the fields of entertainment and education, whose main goal is to focus the public conversation on the most important global challenges facing the world today. Yuval Noah Harari gave keynote speeches on the future of humanity in Davos 2020 and 2018, on the World Economic Forum’s main Congress Hall stage. He regularly discusses global issues with heads of state, and has had public conversations with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Harari has also met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Argentine President Mauricio Macri, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Shanghai’s Mayor Ying Yong. In 2019, Harari sat down for a filmed discussion on technology and the future of society with Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and in 2018 he presented the first ever TED talk delivered by a digital avatar. Harari originally specialized in world history, medieval history and military history. His current research focuses on macro-historical questions such as: What is the relationship between history and biology? What is the essential difference between Homo sapiens and other animals? Is there justice in history? Does history have a direction? Did people become happier as history unfolded? What ethical questions do science and technology raise in the 21st century? Published in 2014, Harari’s <a href="https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind</a> has become an international hit, with 23 Million copies sold. It is a New York Times top 10 bestseller, which has stayed on the paper’s bestseller list for over half the time it has been available in the US, over a six year period. The book held positions #1-#3 on the Sunday Times’ bestseller list for 96 consecutive weeks. Sapiens was recommended by Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Natalie Portman, Janelle Monáe, Chris Evans and many others. The Guardian has credited Sapiens with revolutionizing the non-fiction market and popularizing ‘brainy books’. In 2016 Prof. Harari returned with <a href="https://www.ynharari.com/book/homo-deus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow</a>, a critically acclaimed book that examines the big future projects facing humanity in the 21st century. Homo Deus warns of the threats introduced by new and unprecedented technological powers, which could allow some Homo sapiens to artificially upgrade their bodies and minds while other members of society are left far behind. Since its publication, over 10 Million copies of the book have been sold worldwide. After venturing deep into the past and then the future, Yuval Noah Harari published <a href="https://www.ynharari.com/book/21-lessons-book/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">21 Lessons for the 21st Century</a> in 2018. Here he stopped to take the pulse of our current global climate, focusing on the biggest questions of the present moment: What is really happening right now? What are today’s greatest challenges and choices? What should we pay attention to? 6 Million copies of 21 Lessons have been sold worldwide. In 2020 Harari (as creator and co-writer) joined forces with renowned comics artists David Vandermeulen (co-writer) and Daniel Casanave ( illustrator). Together, they created <a href="https://www.ynharari.com/book/graphicnovelsapiens/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sapiens: A Graphic History</a> – a radical adaptation of the original Sapiens into a graphic novel series that is bursting with wit, humor and color. These illustrated books cast Yuval Noah Harari in the role of guide, who takes the reader through the entire history of the human species, accompanied by a range of fictional characters and traveling through time, space and popular culture references. The series will be published in four volumes, and the first two books are already available – with over 1 Million copies sold. Autumn 2022 saw Harari venturing into the world of children’s books for the first time, with the middle-grade series <a href="https://www.ynharari.com/book/unstoppable_us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unstoppable Us</a>. Here, he tells the unbelievable true story of humans – our all-conquering and insatiable species – in a way that is accessible to kids. The series will be published in four immersive volumes, featuring full-color illustrations by Ricard Zaplana Ruiz, starting with Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World. This book quickly became a New York Times bestseller, was listed among the paper’s best children’s books of 2022, and was warmly recommended by Jeff Kinney, Kristen Bell, and Kirkus. Prof. Harari’s writings have received several accolades. In 2021 he was presented with a US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents Honorary Award. In 2020, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from VUB (the Free University of Brussels), and received the CITIC Author of the Year prize in China, for Sapiens: A Graphic History. In 2019, 21 Lessons was honored as ‘Knowledge Book of the Year’ by the German magazine Bild der Wissenschaft, Homo Deus was recognized as the ’Wise Book of the Year’ by Krakow’s Jagiellonian University, and Sapiens won the ‘Academic Book of the Year’ prize at the UK’s Academic Book Trade Awards. In 2017 Homo Deus received Handelsblatt’s German Economic Book Award for “the most thoughtful and influential economic book of the year”, and in 2015 Sapiens won China’s Wenjin Book Award. Yuval Noah Harari lectures around the world on the topics explored in his books, and offers his knowledge and time to various audiences on a voluntary basis. He writes articles for publications such as The Guardian, The Financial Times, The New York Times, TIME and The Economist. In 2020 Harari wrote and interviewed extensively on the global COVID-19 crisis – discussing the pandemic’s implications on major news channels, including CNN and the BBC – and in 2022 he commented publicly on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/28/vladimir-putin-war-russia-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> on this topic becoming The Guardian Opinion’s most-read opinion piece of all time. 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Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of San Diego, Author The Equality Machine (An Economist best book of 2022)
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University of San Diego
Orly Lobel is the Warren Distinguished Professor of Law, and the founding director of the Center for Employment and Labor Policy (CELP) at University of San Diego. She is the award-winning author of several books and numerous high-impact articles. Lobel is a prolific speaker, consultant, expert witness, commentator, and scholar who travels the world with an impact on policy and industry. Her work has been featured in top media including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Sunday Times, Time Magazine, The New Yorker, Forbes, and the Harvard Business Review. A graduate of Tel-Aviv University and Harvard Law School, Lobel clerked on the Israeli Supreme Court and is a member of the American Law Institute. She has recently been named as one of the most cited legal scholars in in law and technology and in employment law and overall one of the most cited younger legal scholars in the United State. She has received several grants for her scholarship including most recently a grant from the AI and Humanities Project. In 2016 Lobel was invited to Washington DC to present her research on talent mobility at the White House, a meeting which resulted in a presidential call for action. In 2020 she was the keynote speaker and advisor to the Federal Trade Commission on labor market competition policy. Lobel advises both public agencies and private tech leaders on competition, human capital, equality, innovation, labor markets, and tech policy. She is a beloved teacher and mentor and has been recognized by her students as a Woman of Impact and a Woman of Valor. Her books You Don’t Own Me: How Mattel v. MGA Entertainment Exposed Barbie’s Dark Side (Norton) and Talent Wants to Be Free: Why We Should Learn to Love Leaks, Raids and Free Riding (Yale University Press) are the recipient of several prestigious awards and have been reviewed in top scholarly journals and media. Her new book The Equality Machine: Harnessing Tomorrow’s Technologies for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future (PublicAffairs) has received raving reviews and has been named by The Economist as a Best Book of 2022 (“brilliant”). Science Magazine calls the book “masterful” and Kirkus describes The Equality Machine, “a compelling, hopeful, enthusiastic yet measured argument for technology’s potential to promote equality across many facets of culture and industry.”
Founder and CEO
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AIE3
Chair of the AI for Good Impact Initiative
Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei is a pioneering force in artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technology, with a wealth of experience spanning both government and the private sector. Her exceptional expertise in artificial intelligence, supercomputing, telecommunications, semiconductors, technology governance, advanced technology, and strategic innovation has positioned her at the forefront of AI leadership globally, earning recognition among <strong>H2o.ai's world's top 100 AI leaders</strong>. As a thought leader, entrepreneur, and patent inventor, Dr. Almazrouei has been instrumental in pioneering cutting-edge AI models and fostering global AI policy frameworks. Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei plays a key role in shaping AI strategies and frameworks, and building international collaborations on a global scale. She serves as <strong>Chairperson</strong> of the <strong>United Nations AI for Good Impact Initiative</strong> and as a <strong>Senior AI Consultant</strong> for the <strong>International Telecommunication Union (ITU)</strong>, playing a critical role in <strong>shaping global AI policies, technology governance, and regulation frameworks</strong>. Dr. Almazrouei's exceptional contributions have garnered her notable honors, including the <strong>Leading AI Women in the World list</strong>, the <strong>Global Leadership Women in Tech® MENA Award</strong>, and a spot among the <strong>Top 100 Global Tech Speakers</strong>. She also holds various advisory roles and board memberships across various international organizations. As the <strong>CEO and Founder of AIE3</strong>, Dr. Almazrouei continues to drive AI innovation, developing scalable AI solutions, building capacity, and leading industry-wide advancements. She previously held senior executive roles, including <strong>Executive Director, Acting Chief AI Researcher,</strong> and <strong>Founder of the AI Cross Center Unit (AICCU)</strong> at the Technology Innovation Institute (TII). She established and led the AI Cross Center, driving strategic planning and development. Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei directed and spearheaded the development of the <strong>Falcon Large Language Models (LLMs)</strong>—Falcon 7B, 40B, and 180B. These AI models have made significant strides in AI research and development in the world, particularly in open-source generative AI models. Additionally, she developed NOOR, the first and the largest Arabic LLM in 2022. Dr Ebtesam Almazrouei is the first Emirati woman to hold a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Communication Engineering and Computer Science. Her vision is to leverage AI to address global challenges and drive meaningful societal impact.
Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Center for Human-Compatible AI
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University of California, Berkeley
Stuart Russell received his B.A. with first-class honours in physics from Oxford University in 1982 and his Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford in 1986. He then joined the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley, where he is Professor (and formerly Chair) of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and holder of the Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery at UC San Francisco and Vice-Chair of the World Economic Forum's Council on AI and Robotics. Russell is a recipient of the Presidential Young Investigator Award of the National Science Foundation, the IJCAI Computers and Thought Award, the World Technology Award (Policy category), the Mitchell Prize of the American Statistical Association and the International Society for Bayesian Analysis, the ACM Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award, and the AAAI/EAAI Outstanding Educator Award. In 1998, he gave the Forsythe Memorial Lectures at Stanford University and from 2012 to 2014 he held the Chaire Blaise Pascal in Paris. He is a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His research covers a wide range of topics in artificial intelligence including machine learning, probabilistic reasoning, knowledge representation, planning, real-time decision making, multitarget tracking, computer vision, computational physiology, global seismic monitoring, and philosophical foundations. His books include "The Use of Knowledge in Analogy and Induction", "Do the Right Thing: Studies in Limited Rationality" (with Eric Wefald), and "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach" (with Peter Norvig). His current concerns include the threat of autonomous weapons and the long-term future of artificial intelligence and its relation to humanity.
Inventor, Futurist & Best-selling author of ‘The Singularity is Near’
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Ray Kurzweil is one of the world’s leading inventors, thinkers, and futurists, with a thirty-year track record of accurate predictions. Called "the restless genius" by The Wall Street Journal and "the ultimate thinking machine" by Forbes magazine, he was selected as one of the top entrepreneurs by Inc. magazine, which described him as the "rightful heir to Thomas Edison." PBS selected him as one of the "sixteen revolutionaries who made America." Ray was the principal inventor of the first CCD flat-bed scanner, the first omni-font optical character recognition, the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, the first text-to-speech synthesizer, the first music synthesizer capable of recreating the grand piano and other orchestral instruments, and the first commercially marketed large-vocabulary speech recognition software. Ray received a Grammy Award for outstanding achievements in music technology; he is the recipient of the National Medal of Technology, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, holds twenty-one honorary Doctorates, and honors from three U.S. presidents. Ray has written five national best-selling books, including New York Times best sellers <em>The Singularity Is Near</em> (2005) and <em>How To Create A Mind</em> (2012).
Professor in the Computer Science Department
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University of Southern California
<span data-contrast="none">Maja Matarić is the Chan Soon-Shiong Distinguished Professor in the Computer Science Department, Neuroscience Program, and the Department of Pediatrics University of Southern California, founding director of the USC Robotics and Autonomous Systems Center (RASC), co-director of the USC Robotics Research Lab, and the lead of the Viterbi K-12 STEM Center. She received her PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from MIT in 1994, MS in Computer Science from MIT in 1990, and BS in Computer Science from the University of Kansas in 1987.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span> <span data-contrast="none">Prof. Matarić is Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). She is a recipient of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) from President Obama, the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award for Innovation, Okawa Foundation Award, NSF Career Award, the MIT TR35 Innovation Award, and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Early Career Award. At USC she has been awarded the Viterbi School of Engineering Service Award and Junior Research Award, the Provost's Mentoring Award and Center for Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship, the Mellon Mentoring Award, the Academic Senate Distinguished Faculty Service Award, a Remarkable Woman Award, and was named a Distinghished Professor. She is featured in the science documentary movie "Me & Isaac Newton", in The New Yorker ("Robots that Care" by Jerome Groopman, 2009), Popular Science ("The New Face of Autism Therapy", 2010), the IEEE Spectrum ("Caregiver Robots", 2010), and is one of the LA Times Magazine 2010 Visionaries.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span> <span data-contrast="none">Prof. Matarić has published extensively, is the author of a popular introductory robotics textbook, "The Robotics Primer" (MIT Press 2007), is on the editorial board of the ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, and has served as an associate editor of three major journals. She has served on a number of advisory boards, including the National Science Foundation Computing and Information Sciences and Engineering (CISE) Division Advisory Committee, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Council, and the Willow Garage and Evolution Robotics Scientific Advisory Boards.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span> <span data-contrast="none">Prof. Matarić's Interaction Lab's research into socially assistive robotics is aimed at endowing robots with the ability to help people help themselves, through individual non-contact assistance in convalescence, rehabilitation, training, and education. Her research is developing algorithms, models, and methods for personalized robot-assisted therapies for children with autism spectrum disorders, infants at risk for movement delays, stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors, individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia, as well as healthy elderly and other user populations. Her research team has developed some of the first and longest deployments of such system in real world settings: hospitals, therapy centers, schools, and homes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span> <span data-contrast="none">Prof. Matarić is actively involved in K-12 educational outreach. She is the lead of the USC Viterbi K-12 STEM Center, and has raised federal, corporate, and foundation grant support for and developed free open-source curricular materials for elementary, middle-school, and high school robotics courses, K-12 teacher development programs, K-12 STEM equity and inclusion programs, and after-school robotics programs and competition training, all aiming to engage student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span> <span data-contrast="none">Prof. Matarić's university leadership experience includes serving as the appointed USC Interim Vice President of Research (Jan 2020-Jul 2021), the appointed USC Viterbi School of Engineering Vice Dean for Research (Jul 2006-Dec 2019), and as the elected President of the USC faculty and the Academic Senate (2005-2006).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span> <span data-contrast="none">Prof. Matarić is also the co-founder of Embodied, Inc., which launched Moxie (in May 2020), an in-home socially assistive robot for supporting child development.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span>
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CONNECT
10:45 -
11:30

Networking Coffee Break & Stages (July 6-7) Accesible in person

AI SDGs Stage
The UN SDGs provide us with a global compass for a better future.  Discover the latest AI solutions that are helping to accelerate positive human and social development.

Robotics for Good Stage
The future of Robotics for Good has landed in Geneva. Interact with 50+ ground-breaking robots and their human creators through interactive exhibits, talks and showcases.

Discovery Zone
Meet the experts behind the AI for Good Discovery series. Structured networking and discussions provide collaboration opportunities with like-minded subject matter experts to build AI solutions to environmental and social challenges.

Leader Lounge Talks
The Leader Lounge is a fully catered VIP networking lounge for speakers, UN partners, AI leaders, and sponsors. Access is restricted to those with a Leader Pass that can be purchased online or via select sponsorship packages.

LEARN
11:30 -
12:30

State of the Art Accessible in personAccesible online

AI for Good Main Stage
The Main Stage features interactive keynote talks from AI luminaries and world-renowned thought leaders, state-of-the-art AI solutions, pitching sessions and performances by AI inspired artists.

CONNECT
12:30 -
14:00

Networking Lunch Break & Stages (July 6-7) Accessible in person

AI SDGs Stage
The UN SDGs provide us with a global compass for a better future.  Discover the latest AI solutions that are helping to accelerate positive human and social development.

Robotics for Good Stage
The future of Robotics for Good has landed in Geneva. Interact with 50+ ground-breaking robots and their human creators through interactive exhibits, talks and showcases.

Discovery Zone
Meet the experts behind the AI for Good Discovery series. Structured networking and discussions provide collaboration opportunities with like-minded subject matter experts to build AI solutions to environmental and social challenges.

Leader Lounge Talks
The Leader Lounge is a fully catered VIP networking lounge for speakers, UN partners, AI leaders, and sponsors. Access is restricted to those with a Leader Pass that can be purchased online or via select sponsorship packages.

LEARN
14:00 -
15:15

Keynotes Accessible in personAccessible online

AI for Good Main Stage
The Main Stage features interactive keynote talks from AI luminaries and world-renowned thought leaders, state-of-the-art AI solutions, pitching sessions and performances by AI inspired artists.

CONNECT
15:15 -
16:00

Networking Break & Stages (July 6-7) Accessible in person

AI SDGs Stage
The UN SDGs provide us with a global compass for a better future.  Discover the latest AI solutions that are helping to accelerate positive human and social development.

Robotics for Good Stage
The future of Robotics for Good has landed in Geneva. Interact with 50+ ground-breaking robots and their human creators through interactive exhibits, talks and showcases.

Discovery Zone
Meet the experts behind the AI for Good Discovery series. Structured networking and discussions provide collaboration opportunities with like-minded subject matter experts to build AI solutions to environmental and social challenges.

Leader Lounge Talks
The Leader Lounge is a fully catered VIP networking lounge for speakers, UN partners, AI leaders, and sponsors. Access is restricted to those with a Leader Pass that can be purchased online or via select sponsorship packages.

BUILD
16:00 -
17:15

Pitching Sessions Accessible in personAccessible online

AI for Good Main Stage
The Main Stage features interactive keynote talks from AI luminaries and world-renowned thought leaders, state-of-the-art AI solutions, pitching sessions and performances by AI inspired artists.

CONNECT
17:15 -
19:30

Artistic Intelligence Performances & Networking (July 6-7) Accessible in personAccessible online

Artistic Intelligence
AI is bridging our artistic and technological capabilities, unlocking new levels of human creativity and performance. Connect with our ground-breaking artists via captivating performances and art  installations.

Open Drinks Reception & Performance
AI is bridging our artistic and technological capabilities, unlocking new levels of human creativity and performance. Connect with our ground-breaking artists via captivating performances and art  installations.

CONNECT
19:00

Leaders Dinner Accessible in personLeader Pass only

Leaders VIP Dinner

Summit Sponsors

Co-Convener

Diamond

Immersion4-logo-300x

Gold

Artistic Intelligence Sponsor

Networking Sponsors

Digital Art AV Technology Partner

Captioning Provider

Supporter

Media Partners

Interested in supporting AI for Good? Get in touch for sponsorship opportunities

Meet the Robots

Robot
One of its kind
Neura Robotics
Robot
Tele-operated android
Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories
Robot
World's foremost nursing assistant robot
SingularityNET
Demo, Robot
World’s first ultra-realistic humanoid robot artist
Aidan Meller
Robot
Drones digitizing the inaccessible
Flyability
Robot
The Portraitist Robot
Sylvain Calinon
Demo, Robot
Robots for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair
CERN
Robot
Inspection robot for the accelerator ring at CERN
CERN
Robot
A low-cost agtech robotics solution for smallholder farms
University of Sydney
Robot
Most advanced human-like robot
Hanson Robotics
Robot
One of the most realistic humanoid social robots
University of Geneva - MIRALab
Demo, Robot
First robot making raclette
Workshop 4.0