09:30 - 09:45
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Nguyen Thien Minh and Fustic Studio, in collaboration with R100Studios, present "Re imagine - Resonant Augmenta”, a piano quintet featuring an Al pianist. The performance explores the dynamic interplay between human expression and artificial intelligence,...
Musician, Fustic.Studio
Choreographer, First Artist, Scottish Ballet
Dancer
Musician, Fustic.Studio
Musician, Fustic.Studio
Music Advisor/Musician, Fustic.Studio
Artist & Founder, Fustic.Studio
Artist & Founder, Fustic.Studio
Artist & Founder, Fustic.Studio
Artist & Founder, Fustic.Studio
09:50 - 10:05
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Setting the goals and shaping opportunities to identify high-potential AI solutions to solve global challenges.
10:05 - 10:15
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10:15 - 10:45
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Behind many of today’s most innovative AI systems is an overlooked foundation: mapping. From climate models to disaster response, geospatial data makes AI useful in the real world. This keynote shows how maps provide foundational...
10:45 - 11:05
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The growing enthusiasm for applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to humanitarian and development goals has sparked a surge in "AI for Social Good" (AI4SG) initiatives from humanitarian and philanthropic institutions and tech monopolies alike. While these...
11:05 - 11:35
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As "magic genie bots" that promise to manage our daily lives, AI agents are poised for rapid deployment. But what is the true cost of this convenience? Join Meredith Whittaker and Kenneth Cukier at the...
11:35 - 11:45
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11:45 - 12:15
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Creative artist, tech founder and STEAM education advocate will.i.am discusses human-AI interaction and the need to lead with empathy and human intuition. (will.i.am. will be joining vitually)
14:00 - 14:20
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In this timely conversation, Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce, joins The Atlantic CEO Nick Thompson to explore how Salesforce’s bold embrace of AI is reshaping its workforce, culture, and long-term vision. They’ll examine...
14:20 - 14:40
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AI offers businesses an age-defining opportunity to drive significant value, building business and economic resilience in an increasingly unpredictable world. For the full potential of AI technology to be harnessed, organisations should take a deliberate,...
14:40 - 15:00
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Join Cherie Blair CBE KC, Founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, and Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), for a high-level dialogue on harnessing the power of AI to drive inclusive economic...
15:00 - 15:45
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The AI for Good Innovation Factory is proud to present an exclusive session during the AI for Good Global Summit 2025, spotlighting the top women entrepreneurs from the Global South. These visionary leaders are leveraging...
Founder, Wiver
Co-Founder & CEO, Ele-vate AI Africa
Chair, Global Board of Directors, Deloitte
Chief Commercial Officer, Predictheon
Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Inventor/Musician and International Broadcaster, Perfect Pitch Productions
15:45 - 16:15
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16:15 - 16:45
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16:45 - 17:15
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17:15 - 18:00
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Artificial intelligence is transforming the ecosystem of music creation, production, and consumption. In this forward-looking session, Michael Nash, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of the world’s leading music company, Universal Music Group, will...
Director, Copyright Law Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
American musician, record producer (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan) and President, Blue Note Records
CEO, Deezer
CEO, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
Chief Digital Officer, Universal Music Group
Inventor/Musician and International Broadcaster, Perfect Pitch Productions
18:30 - 20:00
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On Day 1 of the AI for Good Film Festival 2025, four outstanding filmmakers will present their AI-powered short films in competition, showcasing how creative storytelling and technology can address global challenges. The event will...
K-pop music producer
Film director, Director of Experience Design, Mastercard
Film director
Film director
Film director, Award-winning Sr. Art director, Visual designer, Illustrator, Freelancer
Film director, CEO, Bamboo Studio
Emmy-winning filmmaker, AI artist and Founder, ArtsEnvoy.ai
Award-winning filmmaker, actor, writer and co-Founder, MASSIVE STUDIOS
Co-Founder & CEO, Cognitive Insights for Artificial Intelligence
Emmy Award-Winning and Peabody Nominated Director
Digital Foresight and Policy Specialist, UNICEF, Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight
Founder & CEO, Precognition
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
AI and Robotics Programme Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Bracket Foundation
Head of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Co-Founder, Gauge
09:30 - 09:35
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09:40 - 10:00
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10:00 - 10:20
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The speaker will discuss how to harness AI's immense potential for helping fight the climate crisis while keeping its environmental impacts in mind.
10:20 - 10:40
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I’ll be unveiling GaiaGraph—our agentic AI-powered decision intelligence framework designed not for domination, but for regeneration and justice. GaiaGraph isn’t just another knowledge graph. It’s a living, evolving epistemic engine that fuses imprecise probability, possibilistic logic,...
10:40 - 11:00
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This urgent and deeply personal keynote reframes AI as a defining force that can either reinforce global inequality or ignite a new era of liberation. Drawing on a legacy of resistance, it exposes the emerging...
11:00 - 11:20
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As a driving force behind the new wave of technological revolution and industrial transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly reshaping global economic and social development, as well as human civilization. China Telecom actively embraces AI,...
11:20 - 11:40
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Clear policies, strong frameworks, and a skilled workforce are essential for quantum technologies to reach their full potential, but what comes next? This session serves as a strategic wrap-up with key insights on next steps....
11:40 - 12:00
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As artificial intelligence reshapes economies and societies, nations without legacy regulatory frameworks face both a rare opportunity and a profound responsibility. In this fireside chat, DLA Piper explores what it means to build AI regulation...
12:15 - 12:30
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Discover how AI for Good has grown from a single summit into a global movement shaping the future of artificial intelligence. In this keynote, Frederic Werner of the International Telecommunication Union reveals how AI is...
14:00 - 15:00
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15:00 - 15:20
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As technology continues to redefine the way we work, emergent intelligence is becoming an integral part of professional life. This panel explores the complex interplay between agentic intelligence, rooted in human-led decision-making and autonomy, robotic...
15:20 - 15:40
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In this keynote the CEO of the Raspberry Pi Foundation will explain why young people learning to code is more important than ever in the age of AI. Drawing on the Foundation's original research and...
15:40 - 15:50
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15:50 - 16:05
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This keynote explores how artificial intelligence can empower educators, learners, and institutions to unlock human potential. From personalized learning pathways to scalable tutoring and inclusive content creation, we’ll examine real-world applications of AI that are...
16:05 - 16:20
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As we advance AI development, there is a large number of the world's population who do not have access to the internet. This session talks about the importance of AI inclusion, how it affects human...
16:20 - 16:50
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16:50 - 17:20
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After a year-long quest to identify the most promising AI for Good startups from across the globe, the moment has arrived! The AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale will award four winners for their...
Business journalist, Author, Researcher | Editorial Director, Leadership, Fortune
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Amazon
Executive Director of the Office of AI and Advanced Technology at the Department of Finance, CEO and Founder of AIE3, Chairperson of UN AI for Good Impact Initiative
Chief Commercial Officer, Predictheon
Founder and CEO, RevolutionAIze
Co-Founder & CEO, Ele-vate AI Africa
Founder and CEO, Glidance
AI-powered smart gadget for new mums in rural communities
Generating a predictive dimension for monitoring systems, Predictheon
Pioneering solutions in public health, RevolutionAIze
17:20 - 18:00
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The AI for Good Impact Awards Programme celebrates exceptional achievements in the field of AI, recognizing innovative and impactful AI solutions that contribute to global progress. These awards honor outstanding contributions in three key categories:...
Data Scientist, WorldFish (CGIAR)
Director of Strategy & Product, SidLabs Online LLP
CEO and Founder, Spring ACT – Action. Compassion. Technology.
Director of Technology and Data, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Global IM & Analytics Advisor, UNOPS
CEO, Digital Green
CEO, Soil Solutions
Founder / Physician, HERA Digital Health
Co-founder, I-Stem
Founder and CEO, CareNX Innvovations Private Limited
Director - Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Executive Director, Global ESG and Regulatory Compliance, Lenovo
Co-founder and director, Open Climate Fix
Vice Minister, International Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan
Distinguished Professor and Dean, Schwarzman College Tsinghua University
Co-Founder and CEO , Tech To The Rescue (TTTR)
Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Acting Chief Researcher, Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Senior Director, AI for Good Lab, Microsoft
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Co-Founder, Co-Lead - Giga, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Inventor/Musician and International Broadcaster, Perfect Pitch Productions
18:00 - 18:15
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The Kpop idol, Big Ocean is a boy band made up of three artists with hearing disability. Jiseok, PJ, Chanyeon live with varying degrees of deafness and their dream to become an idol seemed unpromising...
18:30 - 19:30
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On Day 2 of the AI for Good Film Festival 2025 Screening, in partnership with GIGA, three powerful films will be presented out of competition: ANWAR by director Fawaz Al-Matrouk, ROOTS OF THE END by...
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
Emmy-winning filmmaker, AI artist and Founder, ArtsEnvoy.ai
Award-winning filmmaker, actor, writer and co-Founder, MASSIVE STUDIOS
Co-Founder & CEO, Cognitive Insights for Artificial Intelligence
Emmy Award-Winning and Peabody Nominated Director
AI and Robotics Programme Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Co-Founder, Co-Lead - Giga, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Head of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Filmmaker
Co-Founder, Gauge
09:30 - 09:40
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09:40 - 10:10
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As AI transforms industries and societies worldwide, the gap between governance principles and real-world implementation remains vast. This opening session brings together leading voices from academia, industry, and policy to explore how we can translate...
former Prime Minister of Greece, General Rapporteur for Democracy, PACE, Council of Europe, Greece
Head of AI Safety, ElevenLabs
Distinguished Professor and Dean, Schwarzman College Tsinghua University
Professor, Computer Science @ UC Berkeley and Director, Berkeley RDI (Berkeley center for responsible decentralized intelligence)
Co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford
10:10 - 10:40
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Speakers will explore how multistakeholder collaboration can advance trustworthy AI through rigorous testing methodologies, shared evaluation frameworks, and pre-standardization initiatives.
Director – AI for Good, Inception, a G42 company
Faculty member, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville
Director, African Observatory on Responsible AI
Director for Global Markets Development, Frontier Issues and Critical Technologies, IEEE
Co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford
10:40 - 11:10
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As AI capabilities advance rapidly, new governance approaches are emerging across industry and regulatory contexts. This session examines current best practices, including responsible scaling laws, the EU's implementation experience, voluntary industry frameworks, and innovative regulatory...
Executive Director, Frontier Model Forum
CEO, Concordia AI
Chair Professor, Tsinghua University
Adviser for Artificial Intelligence, European Commission
VP Strategy and Global Affairs, Signal
Head of Public Policy for Generative AI, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
11:10 - 11:40
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This high-level session discusses the urgent need for open foundation models developed by academia and resource sharing to counter the widening AI gap driven by unequal access to compute, data, and expertise. The session features...
State Secretary | Director, Federal Office of Communications OFCOM
Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich
Professor | Director, Laboratory for Intelligent Global Health & Humanitarian Response Technologies (LiGHT)
Senior Director of AI Products, AI Singapore
Deputy Head Digitalisation Division, FDFA, future ICAIN Executive Director, ETH Zurich
14:30 - 15:00
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15:00 - 15:15
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The ITU Secretary-General’s reflections on AI governance as a global imperative, highlighting the critical role of international cooperation in steering AI development toward beneficial outcomes for all humanity.
15:15 - 15:30
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World leaders share their national visions and strategies for AI governance, offering insights into how different countries are approaching the challenge of regulating and promoting AI innovation simultaneously.
15:30 - 15:45
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15:45 - 15:50
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15:50 - 16:30
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This session examines different methods governments are using to embed AI governance principles - from regulatory frameworks and institutional arrangements to partnership models and adaptive oversight mechanisms. This panel brings together senior government officials to...
Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People’s Republic of China
Special Envoy of France for AI
Chief Executive Officer, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Acting Head of Bureau, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, USA
Mexico
16:30 - 17:15
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AI development patterns present both opportunities and challenges for global development equity. This session explores diverse approaches to expanding AI access and capabilities across regions, examining infrastructure development, capacity building models, international cooperation mechanisms, and...
Minister, Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe
Vice Minister, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones, Costa Rica
Chair of the Council, The Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (RRT)
Director, Department of Information and Communications Technology – Philippines
Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Smart Africa
Executive Director of the Office of AI and Advanced Technology at the Department of Finance, CEO and Founder of AIE3, Chairperson of UN AI for Good Impact Initiative
17:15 - 17:30
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The Dialogue concludes with reflections on key insights, emerging consensus areas, and next steps for advancing global AI governance cooperation.
09:30 - 09:35
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09:35 - 10:15
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), along with related technologies, remain at the forefront of research and industry advancements, serving as essential drivers for innovative products and services that are reshaping business and society. AI...
Deputy Director: Digital Trade, Internet Governance & Digital Standards, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
President & CEO, IEEE
Secretary-General & CEO, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
President, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, United Nations
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
10:15 - 10:45
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As a tech-native industry, the telecommunications sector has embraced machine learning (ML) and predictive artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize network operations for over a decade. Today, with the rapid advancement of generative AI (genAI), telecom...
Secretary-General, African Telecommunications Union (ATU)
Group CEO, e&
China Mobile Chief Scientist, Wireless Technologies, China Mobile Research Institute
Chief Data & Trust Officer, TELUS
Executive Director of the Office of AI and Advanced Technology at the Department of Finance, CEO and Founder of AIE3, Chairperson of UN AI for Good Impact Initiative
10:45 - 11:05
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11:05 - 11:25
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As AI accelerates transformation across industries, the future of work is being redefined before our eyes. In "Navigating Tomorrow: Education, Skills, and Standards in an AI-Driven Workplace," Beena Ammanath, Global Leader of Deloitte’s AI Institute,...
11:25 - 11:45
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11:45 - 12:05
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This talk explores the evolving interaction between humans and AI, from experience in Ai in robotics and AI in finance. We will examine AI as a collaborator in problem solving, address the challenges and opportunities...
12:05 - 12:20
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By becoming the first person ever to mind-control a real Formula 1 car on a real racetrack using a non-invasive Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), Rodrigo Hübner Mendes has inspired millions around the world and shown that...
12:20 - 12:30
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14:00 - 14:20
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This high-level session will mark the launch of the Global Initiative on AI for Food Systems (AI4FS), a strategic partnership between International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),...
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Managing Director, Office of Technical Delivery, United Nations-International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)
Chief Data Officer, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Chief Information Officer (CIO), Director of Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Head of the Interactive & Cognitive Systems Group, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
Inventor/Musician and International Broadcaster, Perfect Pitch Productions
14:20 - 14:40
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As deepfakes and synthetic media technologies evolve at an unprecedented pace, they offer groundbreaking creative opportunities while simultaneously posing serious challenges to trust, authenticity, and individual rights. In response, the AI and Multimedia Authenticity Standards...
14:40 - 15:10
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will release a joint technical briefing, Mapping the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Traditional Medicine, during this session. ...
Director, External Relations Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Assistant Director General, Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Inventor/Musician and International Broadcaster, Perfect Pitch Productions
Director for the Department of Digital Health and Innovation, World Health Organization (WHO)
15:10 - 15:30
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AI is diffusing faster than any technology we’ve ever seen before. While AI transformation can be challenging, AI has the potential to make us better at what we do—better teachers, better students, better workers, better...
15:30 - 15:50
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15:50 - 16:10
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This fireside chat explores how global collaboration is shaping the foundation of quantum technologies. From interoperability and trust to the timelines and trade-offs behind standardization, this conversation looks ahead to what it will take to...
16:10 - 16:30
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16:30 - 16:50
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This session will explore the future of smart mobility, focusing on the collaborative efforts between ITU and UNECE to drive innovation in the sector. It will also highlight key takeaways from the recently concluded Future...
17:00 - 17:15
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Modes of Vibration is a cutting-edge solo stage show by classically trained transmedia electronic artist and composer Gadi Sassoon. The performance—blending piano, violin, and Sassoon’s sculpture-based synth—merges art and technology in a deeply embodied experience. Multimodal AI agents...
17:15 - 17:30
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12:30 - 14:00
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Governments around the world have made it a priority to bridge the digital divide through connectivity. Today, 33% of the global population remains unconnected. That is 2.6 billion people who do not have a voice...
17:00 - 18:00
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12:30 - 14:00
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Join the lunch event, "Bridging frontier innovation with non-profit practice," organized by International Health Charity Association, where entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders share insights on leveraging cutting-edge technology to uplift healthcare and education. Gain fresh perspectives,...
CEO, International Health Charity Association (IHCA)
Vice dean and Vanke Chair Professor, Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University
President, Tencent Healthcare
Technical Officer, World Health Organization (WHO)
Chief Creative & Technology Officer, Girl Effect
Founder and Chairperson, Sun Media Group and Sun Future Art Education Foundation
Founder and Chairman, New Oriental Education & Technology Group
Distinguished Professor and Dean, Schwarzman College Tsinghua University
15:30 - 17:30
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The Open dialogue for trustworthy AI testing would facilitate knowledge sharing at the international level for research on testing, verification, and mitigation methodologies for AI systems. This session addresses the growing need for robust, standardized...
Interim Executive Director and co-founder, International Association for Safe & Ethical AI (IASEAI)
International AI Strategy, Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS)
Professor of Computer Science, College of Computing and Data Science, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Head of Responsible AI (EMEA & APAC), Infosys
Chair, CEN-CENELEC JTC 21
CEO, TÜV AI.Lab
CEO, Atlas Computing
Acting Head of the OECD Division on AI and Emerging Digital Technologies, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Senior Consultant Cyber Security Technologies, TNO
Cyber Security & AI Researcher, TNO
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University
Principal Expert for Technical Management, Japan AI Safety Institute
Professor, Computer Science @ UC Berkeley and Director, Berkeley RDI (Berkeley center for responsible decentralized intelligence)
Senior Advisor, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford
AI Governance Researcher, University of Cambridge
Co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Programme Coordinator, Strategic Engagement Dept, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chief Responsible AI Officer, Cognizant
12:30 - 14:00
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Join us for a dynamic networking lunch featuring Lenovo’s Mary Jacques (Executive Director for ESG and Regulatory Compliance) and Dr. Luciano Floridi (Founding Director, Yale Digital Ethics Center) to dive into how AI governance can...
09:00 - 12:15
In-person
Amidst accelerating advancements in AI and growing disparities in digital access, the World Internet Conference (WIC) is going to convene a multidisciplinary coalition—including members of WIC Specialized Committee on AI, delegates from International standards bodies,...
Vice Chair of the Data Working Group, World Internet Conference (WIC)
Professor of Digital Innovation and Information Systems, University of Lausanne
Chair of SG16, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Deputy Director, Cyberspace Administration of Beijing
Co-lead of Safety and Governance Promotion Program of SC on AI; Programme Director of Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge
Executive Deputy Secretary-General, WIC
Data Scientist and Innovation Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Regius Professor of Computer Science, Associate Vice President (International Engagement), Director of the Web Science Institute, University of Southampton
Co-lead of the Standards Promotion Program of SC on AI; Co-founder and Chair, International AI Governance Association
Deputy Secretary General , World Internet Conference (WIC）
Co-chair of SC on AI, Co-lead of the AI Safety and Governance Program; Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Vice Chair of SC on AI; Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Executive Director of the Office of AI and Advanced Technology at the Department of Finance, CEO and Founder of AIE3, Chairperson of UN AI for Good Impact Initiative
Vice Chairman, WIC; Former Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Chief, Strategy and Operations, AI for Good, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
14:00 - 17:15
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As an interdisciplinary field of artificial intelligence and neuroscience, brain - computer interfaces (BCI) are attracting extensive attention from all sectors of the international community. The theme of this conference focuses on the technical safety...
Marketing Manager, European Division, iFLYTEK
Director, Neuroscience-Paris Seine-lBPS Laboratory ICNRS INSERM, Sorbonne University
Researcher, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Associate Professor, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Assistant Researcher, Beijing Institute of Technology
Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai
Founder, Araya, Inc.
Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University
Founder and CEO, SceneRay
Full Professor, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Full professor of Physiology, University of Rome “Sapienza”
Director Intellectual Property and Innovation Development Center, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Adjunct Research Professor, Western University
Chief, Strategy and Operations, AI for Good, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People’s Republic of China
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
President, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
09:00 - 12:15
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This workshop explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can realize its potential for good while navigating a complex international regulatory environment that spans multiple jurisdictions. Participants will discuss how legal frameworks and industry norms intersect to...
Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Head of Computer Vision & Learning Group, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München
Senior Principal Architect, Adobe
Director, African Observatory on Responsible AI
Director, Information Law & Policy Centre, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
Partner, DLA Piper
Professor of Law, Newcastle University
Professor of Law, University of Oxford
Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser, European Parliament
Executive Director, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania Law School
Chair for Law and Ethics of the Digital Society, European New School of Digital Studies, European University Viadrina
13:45 - 14:05
In-person
With the theme Mobile AI for Good, the upcoming GTI Forum will bring together insightful leaders and experts from organizations, global operators, industry partners, universities and research institutions to share views on the integration of...
Senior Vice President, Next Generation Advanced Research, Rakuten Mobile
Research Director, Swisscom
Chief of the Operations and Planning Department, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Senior Director of Strategy, GTI
Executive, IFM group
Master Researcher, Ericsson
Founder & President, IPv6 FORUM, Chair, AI & Blockchain Global Forum, Founder of EU Public Safety Forum, Member, 3GPP PCG Board
VP Europe Enterprise, Nokia
Superintendent of Planning and Regulation, Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL), Brazil
Chairman of Global Technology Association, InfoComm(GTI)
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences, KAUST
CEO, China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd
Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People’s Republic of China
General Manager of China Mobile Research Institute, Secretary-General, GTI
09:30 - 17:15
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The main objectives of the workshop are to: a) Identify and analyse risks, opportunities and challenges in multimedia authenticity in relation to AI; b) Provide an overview of the work undertaken at AI and multimedia...
Head of Research and Development, Ministry of ICT & National Guidance, Uganda
Co-founder, Umanitek
International Advisor to Governments on Technology and Critical National Infrastructure
Founder, Digital Medusa
Chair of the Management Board, Valunode OÜ, Tallinn, Estonia
Deputy General Manager of Technology Strategy and Execution Division, Ant Group
Chair, Partner, Alliance for Responsible Data Collection, The Norton Law Firm
Head of AI Safety, ElevenLabs
AI Policy Lead & Programme Manager, ISO Central Secretariat
Deputy Director of Communications, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Technical Policy Lead, TikTok
Human rights technologist, TED AI and deepfakes speaker, Executive Director, WITNESS
Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Convenor of JPEG Group, and Vice Chair, AI and Multimedia Authenticity Standards Collaboration
Senior Principal Architect, Adobe
Global President of Women in AI; Chair of AI and Multimedia Standards Collaboration, Sr. Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Shutterstock
Programme Coordinator, Strategic Engagement Dept, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chief Responsible AI Officer, Cognizant
Executive Director, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
14:00 - 17:15
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The main objectives of the workshop are to: a) discuss the research around AI system testing and verification methods, b) provide an overview of the different methodologies that are used to test and verify AI...
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Professor, Computer Science @ UC Berkeley and Director, Berkeley RDI (Berkeley center for responsible decentralized intelligence)
Principal Expert for Technical Management, Japan AI Safety Institute
Co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford
Professor of Computer Science, College of Computing and Data Science, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Head of Responsible AI (EMEA & APAC), Infosys
Chair, CEN-CENELEC JTC 21
CEO, TÜV AI.Lab
CEO, Atlas Computing
Acting Head of the OECD Division on AI and Emerging Digital Technologies, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Senior Consultant Cyber Security Technologies, TNO
Cyber Security & AI Researcher, TNO
Head of Best Practices, UK AI Safety Institute
Programme Coordinator, Strategic Engagement Dept, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University
Interim Executive Director and co-founder, International Association for Safe & Ethical AI (IASEAI)
Executive Director, Frontier Model Forum
09:00 - 17:15
In-person
This workshop marks the 3rd edition of the MLComm series, continuing the exploration of AI/ML in modern communication networks. As networks evolve towards IMT-2030 (6G), AI/ML is transforming telecom architectures, enabling distributed intelligence, AI-native operations,...
Machine Learning Engineer, Sportserve
Head of SDG Accelerator, GSMA
Associate Director, Access Network Architecture, Turkcell
Advisor to Minister of ICT for Technology Talents Development, National AI Lead and Acting Director, Egyptian Center for Responsible AI
VP for AI models, IBM Research
Research associate and Ph.D. student, Fraunhofer HHI and TU Berlin
Professor, Shanghai University
NIST Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Senior Researcher, Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Senior Researcher, Huawei
Principal Engineer, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
Director of standard and open source planning, ZTE Corporation
Research Manager, EU SNS-JU 6G-MIRAI-HARMONY project
Independent Research Consultant, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
China Mobile Chief Scientist, Wireless Technologies, China Mobile Research Institute
Programme Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Co-Founder & CEO, Zindi Africa
Staff Generative AI Specialist, Blackbelt, Google
09:00 - 17:15
In-person
This workshop marks the 3rd edition of the MLComm series, continuing the exploration of AI/ML in modern communication networks. As networks evolve towards IMT-2030 (6G), AI/ML is transforming telecom architectures, enabling distributed intelligence, AI-native operations,...
Research Associate, The University of Tokyo
Senior Research Scientist, NVIDIA
Head of Network Architecture, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Senior Consultant, Advanced ICTs and Standardization, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Next Generation R&D Engineer, Turkcell
Professor, Aston University, UK
Professor, University of Leicester
NIST Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Senior Researcher, Huawei
Principal Engineer, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Professor, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)
Open Source & Standardization Engineer, ZTE Corporation
Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
Independent Research Consultant, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
China Mobile Chief Scientist, Wireless Technologies, China Mobile Research Institute
09:00 - 17:00
In-person
The ITU-T Focus Group on AI-Native Networks (FG AI-Native) was established by ITU-T Study Group 13 in July 2024. The Focus Group serves as an open platform for collaboration between experts in the ITU, other SDOs,...
Associate Professor, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Türkiye to the UN
Head of Network Architecture, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Senior Researcher, Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
Next Generation R&D Engineer, Turkcell
Lecturer, University of Glasgow
Director of standard and open source planning, ZTE Corporation
Professor, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)
Independent Research Consultant, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
12:30 - 13:45
In-person
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...
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
President, United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Head of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Advisor, Digital Gender Equality Cooperation and Thematic Lead for GE Technology and Innovation, UN Women
Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, United Nations
Executive Director of the Office of AI and Advanced Technology at the Department of Finance, CEO and Founder of AIE3, Chairperson of UN AI for Good Impact Initiative
Executive Director, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Chief Frontier and Emerging Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation Section, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Corporate Vice President & Chief Data Scientist, AI for Good Lab, Microsoft
Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)
Partner, DLA Piper
Director, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
CEO, Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Global Consulting Partner to the United Nations, Deloitte
Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
Chief Data Officer, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva (UN Geneva)
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Vice-president, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Chief Executive of Pension Administration, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Vice-Rector, Europe & Director of UNU-EHS
CIO - Director ICT, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Director of the Mitigation Division, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Chief of Programmes, United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Director of the Production, Productivity and Management Division, UNCEPAL
Acting Head of the OECD Division on AI and Emerging Digital Technologies, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Acting Director, United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
Director, ICTD / Chief Information Officer (CIO), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Global Director and Director of Strategy and Operations at the Digital Transformation Vice-Presidency, World Bank Group
Chief AI, Innovation and Digital Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Director and CIO, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Vice President, UN Affairs and International Organisations, Microsoft
Director of the Coordination Office of the G20 Initiative on Land, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Head of Global Public Policy Partnerships, LinkedIn
CIO, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Director IP and Frontier Technologies Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Director, Founder of Alibaba Cloud, Zhejiang Lab
External Affairs and Partnerships Coordinator , UPU
Head, Digital Partnerships and Engagement, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
12:30 - 13:45
In-person
Chief Responsible AI Officer, Cognizant
Head of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chief Technology Officer AI, Cognizant
Chief Digital Officer, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Director, Geneva Graduate Institute
Co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford
Director, DiploFoundation
Head of the UN-SPIDER Beijing Office, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
CEO, OpenUK
Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
Global Corporate Responsibility Commercial and Innovation Leader, EY
Chief Impact Officer & Co-Founder, Karya
CEO, AI Academy Asia
Vice Minister, International Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan
Chief Executive Officer, Raspberry Pi Foundation
Executive Director, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Head of Partnerships, TBI
Executive Director, Geneva Human Rights Platform
Director General, Economics, Climate and Global Issues, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Director - Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Founder, Chairperson and CEO, eWorldwide Group
Founder and lead instructor, Frontline Associates Training Centre (FATC)
Co-founder and R&D Director, CherryPot
Acting Director, United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
CEO, Elice, Inc.
Director, Center for Digital Talent Development, Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creativity
Vice President for Global Education and Workforce Development, CSR, IBM
Chief Data & Trust Officer, TELUS
Vice President of Learning, ALX
Senior Director, Skills for Social Impact Programs, Microsoft Philanthropies, Microsoft
Co-founder & Partnership Director, Pristine SACC Initiative
Secretary General, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
CEO, Breakthrough Enterprise
Co-Founder & Global Head of Strategy, Innovation & Partnerships, She is AI Magazine
Head of Sync Global Digital Wellbeing, Ithra
Co-founder, Youth for Privacy
CEO, Equitably.ai
Vice President of Global Development, JA Worldwide
General Manager, Alibaba DAMO Academy
CEO and Co-Founder, Apolitical
Director, Travel Transformation, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
Director Projects & AI, Swiss Sustainable Finance
Chief - Learning Innovation Programme, ITC ILO
Managing Director, Applied AI Institute of Europe
Board member, GIZ
Director, UNICEF
President, Korea Foundation for Science and Creativity (KOSAC)
President and CEO, TELUS
Global Corporate Responsibility Leader, EY
Founding Director, AI Governance Limited
CEO, CIT Coding Academy
Principal Information Technology Officer, East African Community
Director of Global Skills Partnerships, Microsoft
Chief of Service, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
VP & Deputy General Counsel Ethics & Compliance, Government Relations & Global Trade Regulation, Lenovo
Coordinator, Geneva Innovation Movement
Global Affairs, OpenAI
12:15 - 14:15
In-person
President, Republic of Estonia
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Director for Global Markets Development, Frontier Issues and Critical Technologies, IEEE
Head of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Advisor, Digital Gender Equality Cooperation and Thematic Lead for GE Technology and Innovation, UN Women
Executive Director of the Office of AI and Advanced Technology at the Department of Finance, CEO and Founder of AIE3, Chairperson of UN AI for Good Impact Initiative
Chair for Law and Ethics of the Digital Society, European New School of Digital Studies, European University Viadrina
Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Bavarian AI Chair for Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Executive Director, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania Law School
Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, United Nations
Vice President, ZTE Corporation
Director, Geneva Graduate Institute
State Secretary | Director, Federal Office of Communications OFCOM
Vice President, UN Affairs and International Organisations, Microsoft
Chief Frontier and Emerging Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation Section, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ambassador and Director of International Affairs, Swiss Federal Office of Communications
Co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford
President, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
Director, African Observatory on Responsible AI
Partner, DLA Piper
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
Minister, Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe
Commissioner, Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL), Brazil
Director General, Órgano Regulador de las Telecomunicaciones (ORTEL), Equatorial Guinea
President, Autorité de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), Gabon
Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
Chair of the Council, The Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (RRT)
Director General, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ)
Director, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Chief Information Officer , United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Deputy Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Tech Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark
Minister’s Advisor, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Qatar
President, Regulatory Authority Council, Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Communications Electroniques (ARPCE), Algeria
General Director, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Bahrain
Commissioner, National Communications Commission (ComCom), Georgia
President, Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission (EETT), Greece
Director General, National Communications Authority (NCA), Somalia
Special Assistant to the Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Vice President, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Ministre, Ministre de la Transition Digitale, des Postes et des Communications Electroniques, Burkina Faso
CEO, China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd
Minister, Ministère de la Communication, des Technologies de l'Information et des Médias Burundi
President, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People’s Republic of China
Global Consulting Partner to the United Nations, Deloitte
Acting Chief Researcher, Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
CEO, Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
AI Governance Researcher, University of Cambridge
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford
Senior Advisor, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford
Special Envoy on Digital Issues, Latvia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Latvia
Administrator (Digital Bharat Nidhi), Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India
Ambassador, Special Envoy for Emerging Technologies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
HLCM Secretary and Chief, CEB Secretariat, UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB)
Director General, Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)
Professor, Computer Science @ UC Berkeley and Director, Berkeley RDI (Berkeley center for responsible decentralized intelligence)
Chair Professor, Tsinghua University
Distinguished Professor and Dean, Schwarzman College Tsinghua University
Chief Data Officer, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Minister, Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation, Mozambique
Ministre, Ministère de la communication des télécommunication et de l’économie numérique, Senegal
Minister, Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Ghana
Vice Minister, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones, Costa Rica
Minister, Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), South Africa
Chairperson of the DCO Council and Minister of State for Communication Affairs, Kuwait
Minister, Ministry of Post and Communications, Algeria
Minister, Ministry of Telecommunications and Chairman of the General Authority of Communication and Informatics, Libya
President, Instance Nationale des Télécommunications (INTT)
Vice Minister, International Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan
Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications, Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Communications, Mongolia
Minister of Communications, Ministry of Communications, Malaysia
Secretary, Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, Andorra
Directeur Général, Agence de Régulation et de Contrôle des Télécommunications (ARCT), Burundi
CEO, Office of the Regulator Government of Samoa
Chairperson, Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia, Cambodia
Commissioner and Head of Executive Office, Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC), Mongolia
President, Autorité de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), France
Vice-Chairwoman, Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), Portugal
Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Special Envoy of France for AI
Faculty member, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety, United Kingdom
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Vice-president, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Minister of Communications and Digital Affairs, Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs, Indonesia
President, Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (INDOTEL)
Minister of Communications and Technology, Ministry of Communications and Technology, Somalia
Executive Director, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)
Minister, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia
Ministre, Ministère de la Transformation Numérique, et de la Modernisation de l'Administration, Mauritania
Principal Expert for Technical Management, Japan AI Safety Institute
Chairman of the Board and CEO , Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), Jordan
Group CEO, e&
Ministre, Ministère des Postes, des Télécommunications et de l’Economie Numérique, Guinea
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University
Chairperson, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Nigeria
Director – AI for Good, Inception, a G42 company
Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Bulgaria
Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, Kazakhstan
Ministre, Ministère des Technologies de la Communication, Tunisia
Head of AI Safety, ElevenLabs
Chief Enforcement Officer, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
Minister, Ministry of Public Modernisation, Civil Service, Public Enterprises, Digitisation and Buildings Administration, Belgium
former Prime Minister of Greece, General Rapporteur for Democracy, PACE, Council of Europe, Greece
Director - Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cyber Security & AI Researcher, TNO
Senior Consultant Cyber Security Technologies, TNO
Director, National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI), Moldova
Vice-Rector, Europe & Director of UNU-EHS
Managing Director, Office of Technical Delivery, United Nations-International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)
CIO - Director ICT, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Chief of Programmes, United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Director of the Production, Productivity and Management Division, UNCEPAL
Acting Head of the OECD Division on AI and Emerging Digital Technologies, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Acting Director, United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
Minister, Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology, Tanzania (United Republic of)
Chair, CEN-CENELEC JTC 21
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy (MICDE), Kenya
First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Communications, Cuba
Minister, Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Science and Technology, Barbados
Ministre, Ministère des Postes, des Télécommunications et de l'Economie Numérique et de la Transparence, Comoros
Minister, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Syria
Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Nepal
Minister, Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Director, ICTD / Chief Information Officer (CIO), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Executive President, National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), Egypt
Board member, GIZ
DPhil Affiliate, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
Strategy & Research Consultant, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
Head of Department, LNE, France INESIA
Senior Policy Advisor, Canada AISI
PhD Student, University of California, Berkeley
Vice-Chair, General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, European Commission
International AI Strategy, Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS)
Executive Director, Safe AI Forum
Executive Director, SaferAI
Co-CEO, Simon Institute for Longterm Governance
Founding CEO, HiiL
Project Officer - AI and Emerging Technologies, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD)
Director of Public Policy, Office of Responsible AI, Microsoft
CEO, Concordia AI
Senior Research Fellow, GovAI
Acting Head of Bureau, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, USA
VP Strategy and Global Affairs, Signal
Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information, and Minister of State at the Ministry of Health, Singapore
Minister, Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs, Republic of Estonia
Director of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Chairman of the Board & President, Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), Türkiye
International Policy and Partnerships, OpenAI
Commissioner of Electronic Communications, Office of the Commissioner of Electronic Communications & Postal Regulation, Cyprus
Deputy State Secretary in charge of digital transformation, Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development, Latvia
Executive Chairman, Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)
Chief Executive Officer, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Director Ejecutivo, Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y del Conocimiento (AGESIC), Uruguay
Partner, DLA Piper
Global Director and Director of Strategy and Operations at the Digital Transformation Vice-Presidency, World Bank Group
07:45 - 09:00
In-person
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UN in Geneva, Permanent Mission of Kenya to the UN in Geneva
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Türkiye to the UN
Ambassador/Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Kingdom of Cambodia to the UN Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the UN
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Mozambique
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Embajador, Representación Permanente del Perú
Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Geneva
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Canada
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malta
Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations Office at Geneva
PR Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Ambassador, Mission of Slovenia to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva
Ambassador, Permanent Representative , Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Permanent Representative, Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UNOG and other international organizations
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Djibouti to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Deputy Ambassador and Charge D'affaires, Permanent Representative, Botswana
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of The Gambia to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva
Ambassadeur, Mission de la Republique Dominicaine
Co-Founder & CEO, Inclusive Brains; Visiting Professor, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI); Chairman, AI Institute, Biotech Dental Group
SVP Public Affairs, Universal Music Group
Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Director General at MATTER | Chief Creator, XPANSE
Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
12:30 - 13:45
In-person
As AI continues to mature and scale globally, the gap between governance frameworks and technical standardization efforts has become increasingly evident. While both are critical to ensuring trust, accountability, and scalability, they too often evolve...
Senior Director, Strategy and Industry Development, Huawei
Co-founder & Partnership Director, Pristine SACC Initiative
Director for the Department of Digital Health and Innovation, World Health Organization (WHO)
Global President of Women in AI; Chair of AI and Multimedia Standards Collaboration, Sr. Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Shutterstock
Commissioner, Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL), Brazil
Chair, Working group for Digital Economy and AI, BRICS Business Council
Principal Engineer, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Global Security Strategist, Broadcom
Senator, Federation Council of the Russian Federation
Chief Technology Officer AI, Cognizant
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Next Generation R&D Engineer, Turkcell
Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution
China Mobile Chief Scientist, Wireless Technologies, China Mobile Research Institute
Vice President, UN Affairs and International Organisations, Microsoft
Director, External Relations Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Research Director, Swisscom
Director of Digital, Digital- BSI
Senior Director of Standards and Industry Development, Huawei
Chief Information Officer , United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Commissioner, National Communications Commission (ComCom), Georgia
AI Senior Product Marketing Manager, Snowflake
Professor, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)
Minister, Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Türkiye to the UN
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
Minister of Communications and Digital Affairs, Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs, Indonesia
Ministre, Ministère des Postes, des Télécommunications et de l’Economie Numérique, Guinea
Group CEO, e&
President, Office of Electronic Communications, Poland
President, Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), Poland
United Nations Special Envoy for Road Safety, United Nations
Secretary-General, African Telecommunications Union (ATU)
Professor, University of Cambridge
President & CEO, IEEE
Senior Principal Architect, Adobe
Head of Digital Technology for Spain & International Organisations, NTT DATA Inc.
Head of International Organizations, Google
Administrator (Digital Bharat Nidhi), Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India
Chief Data & Trust Officer, TELUS
Deputy Director: Digital Trade, Internet Governance & Digital Standards, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Secretary-General & CEO, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Project Research Scientist, IIT Bombay | Co-Chair of Working Group 4 (WG4), ITU-T Focus Group on AI-Native Networks (FGAINN), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chair, Network of Women in ITU-T (NoW in ITU-T), Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, Tunisie Télécom, Tunisia
Human rights technologist, TED AI and deepfakes speaker, Executive Director, WITNESS
Head of Public Policy for Generative AI, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of the Interactive & Cognitive Systems Group, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
President, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Programme Coordinator, Strategic Engagement Dept, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Director, Founder of Alibaba Cloud, Zhejiang Lab
Vice President, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Vice President, Huawei Technologies
Head of Standardization and Vice President, ZTE
President, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
14:00 - 17:15
In-person
In an era where climate change, urbanization, and population growth amplify the impact and frequency of disasters, Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers transformative potential to enhance resilience and preparedness. This workshop explores how Human-Centered AI can...
Chief Science Officer, SpaceData Inc.
Associate Expert in Remote Sensing for Disaster Management, UN-SPIDER Program, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Chief of Hydrological and Water Resources Services Section, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Data Science Team Lead, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
Program manager & Senior researcher, LINKS Foundation
Programme Officer, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat
PMP, Executive Space Consultant and the Head of CGI AI and Advance Analytics Competence Area within CGI Germany operations, CGI Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG
Senior Expert for Emergencies and Postal Resilience, Development Cooperation Directorate (DCDEV), The Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Principal Researcher – Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience & CGIAR Interim Deputy Director for Climate Action, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka
Project Manager, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
Senior Director, AI for Good Lab, Microsoft
ESA Implementation Manager, Civil Security from Space (CSS), European Space Agency (ESA)
Director & Professor, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Innovation Manager, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
Director of the Coordination Office of the G20 Initiative on Land, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Programme Specialist Disaster Risk Reduction Unit - Natural Sciences Sector, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
09:00 - 12:15
In-person
AI and virtual worlds are transforming how cities and governments operate, deliver services, and connect with people. This workshop brings together leaders, policymakers, and innovators to explore how AI-powered virtual worlds and the citiverse can...
Global AI Policy Lead, Lenovo
Director, Department for Digital, Connectivity And New Technologies
Global Director and Director of Strategy and Operations at the Digital Transformation Vice-Presidency, World Bank Group
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy (MICDE), Kenya
Deputy Mayor, City of Évian, France
Innovation Adviser, Government Office for Information Technologies and Communication (OGTIC)
Minister, Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology, Tanzania (United Republic of)
Secretary General, World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO)
GM of International Affairs (CST) and Co-chair of the Joint Coordination Activity on Metaverse, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Co-Director, Programmes and Administration, Global Cities Hub
Chair, Executive Leadership Research Initiative for Women and Minority (ELRIWMA); Professor, Harvard University
Vice President Partnerships, The Sandbox
Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Founding Director & Standardisation Lead, Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC)
Executive Director, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Vice-Chairwoman, Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), Portugal
Executive Director, Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRC), Colombia
Secretary of Digital Policies, Government of Catalonia
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of El Salvador to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Director, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Associate Professor, Transformative Technologies, Innovation and Global Affairs, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chair, Steering Committee of the Global Initiative on Virtual Worlds and AI
Counsellor, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chair, ITU-T Study Group 20 – Internet of Things, digital twins and smart sustainable cities and communities, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
14:00 - 17:15
In-person
As the global community works to solve global challenges, innovative geospatial solutions are increasingly recognized as essential tools for addressing complex societal challenges. This workshop will focus on the transformative potential of GeoAI and foundational...
Master Thesis Student, IBM Research – Europe
Project Officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre
Head, WHO GIS Centre for Health, Department of Delivery for Impact, World Health Organization (WHO)
Counsellor, Study Group 3 ITU-R, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
General administrator, National Geographic Institute
Internal Research Fellow, Φ-lab, European Space Agency (ESA)
AI Ecosystem Coordinator, Φ-lab, European Space Agency (ESA)
Research Associate in Multihazard Remote Sensing, University of Cambridge
Global Education Manager, Esri
Professor and Director of the Division of Geoinformatics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Director ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)
Professor of Urban Geography, University of Lausanne
Head of the UN-SPIDER Beijing Office, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Professor, Lund University
Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University
IT Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
System Analyst/Geospatial Focal Point, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Professor, Politecnico di Milano
09:00 - 12:15
In-person
Misinformation, disinformation, and deepfakes are ranked as the number one global threat. Addressing this transboundary challenge requires coordinated solutions from governments, regulators, and industry leaders. This interactive session explores how international standards can help governments...
Global President of Women in AI; Chair of AI and Multimedia Standards Collaboration, Sr. Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Shutterstock
Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Convenor of JPEG Group, and Vice Chair, AI and Multimedia Authenticity Standards Collaboration
Senior Principal Architect, Adobe
Coordinator Technology, Threats, and Opportunities, WITNESS
International Advisor to Governments on Technology and Critical National Infrastructure
AI Policy Lead & Programme Manager, ISO Central Secretariat
12:15 - 13:30
In-person
IMPORTANT: Bring your laptop! 30 Seconds for Humanity is a hands-on, fast-paced creative sprint where participants work in teams to create 30-second AI-generated short films centered around themes such as peace, climate action, equity, and...
14:00 - 15:30
In-person
Launch of the TRIED (Truly Innovative and Effective Detection) Benchmark on Thursday, July 10. This 90-minute event, co-organized by WITNESS and the Swiss Government, addresses the urgent challenge of AI-generated synthetic media and the limitations...
Professor of Computer Science and a faculty fellow, Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Northwestern University
Associate Director, WITNESS
Program Consultant, WITNESS
Head of AI R&D, Deep Media
Founder and CEO, DataLEADS
Global Content Responsibility Marketing Lead, Google
Senior Director, AI for Good Lab, Microsoft
Human rights technologist, TED AI and deepfakes speaker, Executive Director, WITNESS
Director, DiploFoundation
09:00 - 12:15
In-person
As agriculture faces increasing pressure from resource constraints, and a growing global population, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a critical tool to enhance productivity, and food security. However, the rapid adoption of AI in...
Data Scientist and PhD Candidate, University of Texas, Austin
CEO and Co-Founder, Abris Inc.
Managing Director, Office of Technical Delivery, United Nations-International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)
Global Lead for ICT4D, United Nations-International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)
Senior Innovation Officer (Office of Innovation), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Digital Innovation Consultant, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Chief Information Officer (CIO), Director of Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Associate Vice President, Neuro AI, AI Labs, Cognizant
Project Officer | Advisor, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Head of the Interactive & Cognitive Systems Group, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
VP of AI Research Cognizant AI Labs, Professor of Computer Science, University of Texas, Austin
Head, Application of Digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas, German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity
Co-Lead ‚FAIR Forward: Artificial Intelligence for All’ | Division Economic and Social Development, Digitalisation
Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Head, Hunger Monitoring Unit, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Director of Programs, International Potato Center (CIP)
Chief Data Officer, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
09:00 - 12:15
In-person
Workshop overview: This workshop, hosted by the AI Sub-Group of the Early Warning for All (EW4All) initiative, will serve as a platform to highlight AI driven innovations that enhance early warning systems for disasters and...
Senior Director of Services, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Specialist in machine learning and geospatial data
Project Officer-DRM, Pilot Programmatic Partnership (PPP) Programme, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS)
Assistant Director of the ICT Division, University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh
Student, University of Dhaka
Dept. of Disaster Science and Management, University of Dhaka
Disaster risk reduction and climate resilience professional
Assistant Professor in the Department of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience, University of Dhaka
Data scientist, EconAI, Fundació d'Economia Analítica (FEA)
Senior Programme Officer, Global Framework for Climate Services, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Disaster Risk Management Expert & Board member, Resurgence
Communications and Marketing Lead, Resurgence
DARAJA Project Manager (East Africa & MENA), Resurgence
Technical Director, Ignitia
Chief of Staff, Ignitia
Senior Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company
Product Lead, DISHA
Co-founder and Chief Science Officer, Ignitia
Digital Innovation Lead, UCL and UPM, CNRS and UCSD
Deputy to the Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chief of Member Services, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat
Founder, Andariya
Strategic Partnerships Development Manager, Google
Research Scientist, Google
Computer Scientist, AI Subject-Matter Expert for “Early Warning for All”, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Senior Digital Development Specialist, Co-lead Green Digital Business Line, The World Bank
Professor; IHME Director; Chair, Department of Health Metrics Sciences, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Deputy Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Senior Director, AI for Good Lab, Microsoft
Head, Climate and Emergency Telecommunications Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
GIS professional, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chief, Risk Knowledge, Monitoring and Capacity-Development Branch, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Author | Chief Impact Officer, Planet
09:00 - 12:15
In-person
As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, the transition from centralized cloud computing to edge AI – including tinyML, AIoT, and physical AI – is changing how data is processed, analyzed, and acted upon. By bringing AI...
Co-founder and CRO, MountAIn
Program Manager, femtoAI
AVP Product Marketing, Ambient Scientific
Co-founder and CEO, RooflineAI GmbH
Deep Learning Researcher, Embedl
Professor, TinyML and Pervasive Computing and Head of the Smart Sensing Lab, Nottingham Trent University
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Global Business Development, Wind River
Chairman and CEO, Intellifusion
Research Scientist, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Head of Edge AI and Vision System, CSEM
Founder, MATIS
14:00 - 17:15
In-person
The AI Readiness workshop during the AI for Good Summit in May 2024 served as a foundational platform for discussion on these questions, where the report titled "Preliminary Analysis Towards a Standardized Readiness Framework" was...
Advisor to Minister of ICT for Technology Talents Development, National AI Lead and Acting Director, Egyptian Center for Responsible AI
Director, MGIMO AI Centre
CEO and Founder, Ernieapp ltd
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria
CEO and Founder, DevelopMetrics
General Manager of the General Administration of Studies, Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA)
General Manager of Strategic Partnerships and Indices, Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA)
Associate professor, Computer Science Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
R&D Program Manager, Lenovo
Climate innovation ecopreneur, Co-founder and CIO, umgrauemeio (1.5°C)
Associate teaching professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Professor of Trustworthy Autonomous Systems, The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
Vice Chair of SC on AI; Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Deputy Director, Climate Action and Inclusive Development Department , Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Deputy Director, Center for Global Digital Governance (CGDG), China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
President, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Associate Professor, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
Junior Programme Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Senior Researcher, Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Professor, Federal University of Technology Minna Nigeria
Programme Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Independent Research Consultant, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chief IT Architect, RUDN University IONAT Tajikistan
09:00 - 12:15
In-person
As healthcare systems face increasing demands, limited resources, and inequities in access to healthcare, AI could potentially improve emergency response, resource allocation, and access to healthcare. However, the rapid integration of AI into health ecosystems...
Learning Expert & Emergencies Specialist
Information Manager, WHO Health Emergencies Cairo, World Health Organization (WHO)
Director, AI at the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine, World Health Organization (WHO)
Professor of Public Law, European Law, Public International Law and Life Sciences Law, UFL, Liechtenstein
Deputy Director, Intellectual Property and Trade, IFPMA
Associate External Relations Officer, External Relations Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Head, Global Health, Global Challenges Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Associate Professor, Department of Commercial Law, University of Cape Town
IP litigator, Saikrishna and Associates, India
Health Operations and Logistics Capacity Development, Health Emergency Programme, World Health Organization (WHO)
Director, External Relations Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Director for the Department of Digital Health and Innovation, World Health Organization (WHO)
Deputy Director, School of Public Health, Peking University
CEO, Reponsible AI UK
Founder and CEO, RevolutionAIze
Professor | Director, Laboratory for Intelligent Global Health & Humanitarian Response Technologies (LiGHT)
Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Counsellor, AI for Health standards, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Group Leader in Medical AI and Scientific Researcher, Idiap Research Institute, Switzerland
Co-Chair of Topic Group point-of-care diagnostics, University of Helsinki
Lead AI for health, World Health Organization (WHO)
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
09:00 - 12:15
In-person
Join leading experts, innovators, and decision-makers at this unique event spotlighting the intersection of artificial intelligence and space. From enhancing satellite safety and managing space debris to unlocking powerful Earth insights from orbital data, discover...
Lead Data Scientist, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
President, TMG
Head, System and Applications Engineering Division, European Space Agency (ESA)
CEO, NorthStar Earth & Space Inc.
General Manager, Slingshot Aerospace
CEO, BryceTech
President & Founder, Constellation Advisory, LLC
Head of the UN-SPIDER Beijing Office, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Author | Chief Impact Officer, Planet
14:00 - 17:15
In-person
Ready to Imagine the Future, Not Just Predict It? Join this dynamic workshop to explore AI’s transformative impact on learning and work. Engage with experts and explore compelling future scenarios, crowdsourced from students, educators, and...
Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, Long Now
Faculty Co-Director, Center for Teaching & Learning and Employee Engagement, Paradise Valley Community College
Chief Engagement Officer, Tallahassee State College
Co-Founder, Solve Community Challenges (SolveCC)
President, Tallahassee State College
President, GateWay Community College
President & CEO, NACCE
Professor, ETH Zurich
Founder, Source Transitions
Head of Public Policy for Generative AI, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Founder and CEO, Solve Community Challenges (SolveCC)
Executive Director, TASC Platform
Chief, Strategy and Operations, AI for Good, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
CEO, Good Tech Advisory
Chief Responsible AI Officer, Cognizant
(*joining remotely) Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Center for Human-Compatible AI, University of California, Berkeley
14:00 - 17:15
In-person
Workshop outline: With the acceleration of generative AI, governments worldwide are exploring its transformative potential to develop innovative new digital public services, whether through intelligent chatbots, decision-support systems, or accessible citizen portals. However, unlocking this...
OGW Secretary ICT, E- Government and Digital Economy, Ministry of ICT&DE, Government of Kenya
Chief Technology Officer, Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)
Advisor on AI & Diversity, FAIR Forward / GIZ
Associate Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Board member, GIZ
Chief Executive Officer, AI Collaborative
Project Manager Open Source AI for Digital Public Services project, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
CEO, OpenUK
Digital Services Project Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chief AI Hub, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Senior Project Coordinator of the EC-funded OSEE project , International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Managing Director, Tech Hub and Co-Director, Executive Education, Geneva Graduate Institute
Founder & CEO, MindHYVE.ai
09:00 - 16:15
In-person
FNC unites the telecom and automotive sectors at international level to explore advances in connectivity, automated mobility, and AI in transport, sharing insights on technology, business, and standards implications at ITU and UNECE. Join us...
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Senior Director, Global Ground Vehicle Standards, SAE International
Founder, BAETZNER METROPOLITAN
Product Marketing Manager, Driving Assistance, Valeo Group
Senior Research Director, Automotive, Omdia
VP, Automotive Products, Netradyne
VP of Product & Delivery, Wayve
AI Ethics Senior Technical Specialist, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
Chair, CITS
General Manager, Baidu Apollo
Chief Representative of the IEEE to the UNECE, IEEE SA
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Europe and Latin America, EHang (NASDAQ: EH)
Director, Federal Program Development, SAE International
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Senior VP & Technical Fellow, Sonatus
President, Mobile Satellite Users Association
Special Fellow, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)
Counsellor, ITU-T Study Group 21, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Distinguished Engineer, Waymo
Focal Point, Intelligent Transport Systems and Automated Driving, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
United Nations Special Envoy for Road Safety, United Nations
14:00 - 17:15
In-person
This track will spotlight how quantum technologies can deliver real-world impact, ensuring everyone can participate in and benefit from the second quantum revolution. It will explore how global collaboration can transform quantum breakthroughs into opportunities...
Lead Pharma & Life Sciences Architect & Quantum Computing and Quantum Safe Ambassador, Microsoft
Director General at MATTER | Chief Creator, XPANSE
Quantum musician
Managing Director, Zurich Instruments Germany
Quantum fractal artist
Standardization Expert, Thales Digital Identity & Security
Director Geneva Office, UN-Habitat
Distinguished Engineer, IBM Infrastructure & IBM Z Cryptographic Technology Development, IBM
CEO, ID Quantique (IDQ)
Chair of Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Communication subcommittee, Quantum STrategic industry Alliance for Revolution (Q-STAR) | Business Unit Manager, ICT Solutions Division, Toshiba Digital Solutions Corp
Director at Center for Sensors & Devices, Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Italy
Principal Quantum Software Architect, Microsoft
Professor, Department of Physics, University of Tokyo
Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Associate Professor of Groundwater Hydrology, American University of Beirut in Lebanon
Senior Advisor at Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), Open Quantum Institute (OQI)
Executive Director, Ethicqual and Ethics Subcommittee Lead, Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)
Partner, Quantonation and President, Unitary Foundation
Acting Chief Researcher, Quantum Research Center
Senior Director, Quantum Sensing, Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Strategic Partnerships Lead, Quantum Delta, Netherlands
Head of Initiatives Development, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), Open Quantum Institute (OQI)
Executive Director, European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC)
CEO, Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Director, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Team Lead, Adaptation Committee Unit, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat
cofounder and CEO, Quside
CEO, Universum Labs, Strategic Content Director, The Quantum Insider
09:00 - 17:15
In-person
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds great potential to benefit society but realizing the technology’s full potential needs understanding of not only use case specific requirements but also regional preferences. Rapid strides in AI research, brings forth...
Senior Researcher, DAMO Academy, Alibaba Group
Member, AI for Good Scholars – Innovate for Impact program
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Morphing I Co., Ltd.
R&D Director, Center for Tangible AI and Digitalization (ZEKI) / TU Berlin
Deputy General Manager of the Technology Innovation Department, China Unicom
DG, MIIT
Vice Minister, MIIT
Undersecretary, Ministry of Finance, United Arab Emirates
Chief Business Officer, ESTsoft
Vice President – Commercial & Business Growth, DP World Digital GCC
Co-chair, GeoGPT Governance Committee
Co-chair, GeoGPT Governance Committee
Head of Marketing, Technology Platform Group, Baidu
Head of the Applications and Digital Services Section, Ministry of Finance, UAE
Senior Information Technology and Telecommunications Projects Specialist, Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, Kingdom of Bahrain
Global Partnership Lead, DAMO Academy, Alibaba Group
Health sector leader, NT Health
Chief Second-level Expert, China Telecom
Chief Archaeologist, Antiquities Department, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority
Executive Director, Health AI for All Network
Co-Founder & COO, Etcera
Senior System Analyst, DP World
Standards Expert, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Co-founder, PixVerse
Program manager, data354
Co-Founder & CEO, Etcera
Principal Engineer and AI expert, Artificial Intelligence Research Centre, China Southern Power Grid
Manager, International Cooperation Group, China Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Alliance (AIIA)
Director of AI Standardization at the Artificial Intelligence Center, China Mobile Research Institute
AI Ethics Senior Technical Specialist, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
CEO and Co-founder, Rein4ce Learning (U) Ltd
Assistant Professor, ENSIASD Taroudant
Founder, Sartify
CEO, Elice, Inc.
Head of AOCC Integration, Dubai Airports
Head of Operations Business Systems, Dubai Airports
Chief Engineer, The Scott-Morgan Foundation, Former Executive Director, AI Center of Excellence, Distinguished Engineer , Lenovo
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Information Technology Sonepat
Associate Professor and Senior Research fellow, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University
Co-founder and R&D Director, CherryPot
Head of the Research and Development Department, Tunisie Telecom
Large Model Algorithm Director, vivo AI Global Research Institute
Associate Professor, HSE University
CEO, iSciLab, Inc.
IEEE Fellow, Vice President, Zhejiang Lab
AI Enablement & External Innovation Lead, Pfizer
R&D AI Engineer, Catalink Limited
CEO, The Scott-Morgan Foundation USA
Research-Student, ommunication Engineering at the Wireless and Photonic Networks (WiPNET) Research Center of Excellence, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Director, AI Infrastructure Research Center, China Telecom (TeleAI)
Founder, Life Model®
Co-Founder and Lead Principal Investigator, #BlackTechFutures Research Institute
Staff Data Scientist, CERN
Associate professor, Computer Science Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Senior Product Manager, Ant Group
Co-founder and director, Open Climate Fix
Head and Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy, KAIST
Director – AI for Good, Inception, a G42 company
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Government of the United Arab Emirates, Director of the Digital Transformation Department, Ministry of Community Empowerment, United Arab Emirates
Associate Professor, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Director of Nuclear Security Department & Chief Innovation Officer, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR)
Acting/ Safety Assessment-Operating Programs Manager & IONS Team Leader, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR)
Chairman and CEO, Intellifusion
Head, Senior Technical Expert, Language & Science Laboratory at Alibaba DAMO Academy
Co-chair of SC on AI, Co-lead of the AI Safety and Governance Program; Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Director, United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau)
Director, Institute for Mathematical Research and Intelligent Systems (INSPEM-SC)
President, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Associate Professor, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Professor, Federal University of Technology Minna Nigeria
Manager, AI Engineering, Vector Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Telecommunication Networks, St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Ph.D., Associate Professor, St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Independent Research Consultant, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People’s Republic of China
Principal Scientist, GE HealthCare Technology & Innovation Center
Director General, Department of Science and Technology, MIIT
Director of Program Management, Inception, a G42 company
09:00 - 17:30
In-person
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping industries, understanding its environmental impact and energy dynamics becomes paramount for steering towards a sustainable future. This multidisciplinary workshop aims to unravel the complex relationship...
Ambassador and Director, Department of Science, Technology, Innovation and Intellectual Property, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
Program Manager - gTech Sustainability, Google
Director of the Undergraduate Programme in Computer Science, University College London (UCL)
Chair, UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee (TEC)
Secretary-General, African Telecommunications Union (ATU)
Senior Digital Development Specialist, Co-lead Green Digital Business Line, The World Bank
Associate researcher, Amazon Institute of People and the Environment (Imazon)
Director IT Sustainability Strategy, HSBC
Chair, ITU-T Study Group 5 , International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Director of Institutional Relations for Standardisation, Orange
Project Manager, AI & Ecological Transition, Ministries of Ecology, Energy, and Territories, France
Associate professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Chief Development Officer and Chief of Staff to CEO, ZTE Corporation
Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Yale University
Co-founder, Resilio
President, Autorité de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), France
Senior Director, Corporate sustainability, NVIDIA
Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population, and Data Science, Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
Head of Computer Vision & Learning Group, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München
MLOps Engineer, Pruna AI
Practice Manager for Digital Development in Latin American and the Caribbean, The World Bank
SG5 expert and Vice President Environment, Orange
Executive Director and Commissioner, Commission for Communications Regulation of Colombia (CRC)
Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Principal Engineer, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Bavarian AI Chair for Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München
10:00 - 11:30
In-person
This high-level briefing, organized by UNITAR, will offer a foundational understanding of the global AI governance landscape. The session will explore institutional dynamics, emerging norms, and the role of diplomacy in shaping multilateral AI policy....
13:30 - 15:00
In-person
This forthcoming training will explore how AI innovation through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) is scaling policy solutions across key sectors like healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, and public services. Participants will learn what makes AI PPPs work, examine...
15:30 - 17:00
In-person
Delivered by the Frontline Associates Training Centre (FATC) and the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID), this interactive workshop provides hands-on exposure to the use of AI in negotiation environments, including stakeholder mapping and scenario analysis. Participants...
Key ICT Policy and Regulatory Expert, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Senior Advisor, Frontline Associates Training Centre (FATC)
Founder and lead instructor, Frontline Associates Training Centre (FATC)
Instructor, Frontline Associates Training Centre (FATC)
Managing Director, Tech Hub and Co-Director, Executive Education, Geneva Graduate Institute
14:00 - 16:00
In-person
As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies become increasingly embedded in our societies, their potential to solve global challenges is both exciting and complex. AI tools can support faster data analysis, help uncover patterns in large datasets,...
Senior Research Fellow and Project Coordinator, Geneva Human Rights Platform
Head, Digital Partnerships and Engagement, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Head of Human Rights Hub, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, United Nations
Executive Director, HURIDOCS
Executive Director, Geneva Human Rights Platform
Founder and PI, Time 100 AI, AI Accountability Lab (AIAL)
Director of the Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
10:00 - 12:00
In-person
Not just a thought experiment, this is a conversation we urgently need and inherent to the future we need to reimagine. In this workshop, we will explore how emerging technologies like IOWN (Innovative Optical and...
Director, Digital Technology for UN, NTT DATA Inc.
Global head of UN accounts, NTT DATA Inc.
Chief AI & Data Officer, NTT DATA Inc.
CIO, UNV
Head of Global Sustainability Business Development Strategy & Strategic Alliances, NTT DATA Inc.
Chairman, Green Software Foundation
Chief, Commercial Innovation, NTT
Data Lead, Mitigation Division, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
14:15 - 17:15
In-person
In order to pool global wisdom and explore technological development and international cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), the China Branch of the BRICS Institute of Future Networks (BIFNC) will host the seminar titled “Converging Global...
CEO, Hangzhou Jianmo Technology Co., Ltd.
Head, Digital Innovation Service
Project assistant, China Branch of the BRICS Institute of Future Networks (BIFNC)
International Cooperation Department Director, China Branch of the BRICS Institute of Future Networks (BIFNC)
Head of AI Group Products, China Branch of the BRICS Institute of Future Networks (BIFNC)
Senior Manager, China Branch of the BRICS Institute of Future Networks (BIFNC)
Director, AI Task Office, China Branch of the BRICS Institute of Future Networks (BIFNC)
Director, International Cooperation Department, China Branch of the BRICS Institute of Future Networks (BIFNC)
Large Model Algorithm Director, vivo AI Global Research Institute
Senior Business Executive of AI Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Chief Engineer, Chongqing Changan Automobile
Professor, Federal University of Technology Minna Nigeria
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
PhD candidate, University of Geneva
CEO & founder, Moddula
Vice-Chair, Steering Committee of the AI Impact for Good Initiative; Senior Fellow, Institute for Global Negotiation
Co-Founder and Lead Principal Investigator, #BlackTechFutures Research Institute
10:00 - 12:00
In-person
TELUS and pipikwan pêhtâkwan share their journey of building trust, relationships and co-collaborating to create better business practices and technology informed by Indigenous Peoples. Engage in hands-on AI literacy on Fuel iX and learn about...
09:00 - 15:30
In-person
The AI for HR event aims to bring together the Directors/Chiefs of Human Resources Departments across the UN system, International Organizations in Switzerland, along with expert guest speakers to explore how AI can help them...
14:00 - 16:30
In-person
The "UNICC AI Hub Launch Event" is a high-level convening that will mark the official inauguration of this AI Hub. The event aims to foster dialogue, partnerships, and technical engagement around the AI Hub’s offerings...
Chief AI Hub, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Co-Lead, Frugal AI Hub, Visiting Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School
CEO, Open Data Institute
CEO and Co-Founder, Apolitical
Director, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Director, IIT Gandhinagar
President of Electrical, Connected World and Transportation Technologies businesses, Intertek
14:00 - 16:00
In-person
This workshop explores the potential of AI to create new job opportunities and ensure economic stability while addressing the challenges of automation. In addition, the workshop also uncovers how AI can help to create more...
10:00 - 12:00
In-person
This session, organized by IHCA, highlights the urgent need to address mental health challenges among teenagers in underdeveloped regions. By focusing on inclusivity and affordability, we will discuss how AI can expand access to quality...
Vice dean and Vanke Chair Professor, Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University
President, Tencent Healthcare
Technical Officer, World Health Organization (WHO)
Founder, Ever Care Charity Foundation and International Health Charity Association (IHCA)
Chief Creative & Technology Officer, Girl Effect
Founder and Chairperson, Sun Media Group and Sun Future Art Education Foundation
Founder and Chairman, New Oriental Education & Technology Group
Emeritus Director General, World Health Organization (WHO)
Distinguished Professor and Dean, Schwarzman College Tsinghua University
14:00 - 16:00
In-person
This high-level executive briefing is designed for senior leaders shaping global agendas. Engage with leadership perspectives, impactful case studies, and interactive roundtable discussions tailored for fostering collaboration. Participants will gain firsthand insight into how pioneering...
09:00 - 11:00
In-person
UN agencies and partner organizations are experiencing extreme budget constraints and concern over beneficiary privacy, leading to new considerations for data collection and sharing. This interactive session shows how to break through these constraints using...
14:00 - 16:00
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As AI-generated content (AIGC) continues to shape user experiences on digital platforms, strategies for managing it are evolving just as quickly as the tools used to create it. How should platforms tackle challenges like content...
Head, Global Institution Engagement, TikTok
Journalist, Author, Creator and Founder, Viralect
Head of Policy (Data and Digital Technologies), Royal Society
Director, Data Public Policy, Europe, TikTok
Chairman, C2PA and Director of Media Provenance, Microsoft
CEO, AI for the People
09:00 - 12:15
In-person
SG/17 Q10/17 Co-Rapporteur, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Research Fellow, Centre for the Governance of AI
AI Research Fellow at Stanford University | Head of AI Agents, WorkOS
Vice President and General Manager, AI Technology Platform, Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies Co., Ltd.
CEO, Atlas Computing
LLM Security Director, Ant Group
Head of AI Governance, Zurich Insurance Group
Chief Researcher and Centre Manager for the Information and Cybersecurity Research Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) South Africa
Mentor, Principal Design Strategist & Architect, Narnix Technolabs Pvt. Ltd
Standardization Expert, Thales Digital Identity & Security
Senior Business Executive of AI Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Global Security Strategist, Broadcom
Author and creator of the Cyber Defense Matrix and CTO, Knostic AI
Vice Chair of SC on AI; Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Chief Technology Officer AI, Cognizant
CEO, Good Tech Advisory
Chief Strategy Officer, CyberPeace Institute
13:30 - 13:50
In-person
As emotionally capable AI agents become increasingly embedded in everyday life, their influence on human emotional development is growing quietly but profoundly. In this talk, composer and transmedia artist Gadi Sassoon introduces the concept of emotional...
14:00 - 14:30
In-person
This panel delves into the transformative role of AI in reshaping the fashion industry towards a circular economy. We will explore how AI can drive sustainability by optimizing resource use, reducing waste, and enabling innovative...
16:30 - 17:00
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13:00 - 13:50
In-person
In this conversation, Scottish composer Erland Cooper joins Pascale Davies, multimedia journalist at Euractiv, for a lyrical and thought-provoking exploration of creativity, technology, and the natural world. Known for his immersive and often experimental compositions...
14:00 - 15:00
In-person
The prevailing discussions around AI are filled with optimism, showcasing a future of unprecedented opportunities for growth, innovation, and inclusion. But what if this future does not materialize for all? Despite rapid technological advances, billions...
Senior Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Director, Health Technology, Johnson & Johnson
Catalyst, Emeritus Professor, ICT4D Collective
Founder and CEO, Project Ohm
Emmy-winning filmmaker, AI artist and Founder, ArtsEnvoy.ai
Head of International Organizations, Google
Co-Founder, Gauge
Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Vice President, UN Affairs and International Organisations, Microsoft
Head of Public Policy for Generative AI, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Vice President, ZTE Corporation
Tech Reporter, Euronews
Adviser for Artificial Intelligence, European Commission
AI and Robotics Programme Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
16:00 - 16:30
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Together, Taban and Hovig will discuss the impact of AI as a growing area of concern for women, girls and leaders around the world, as well as the organisations working to protect their rights. From election...
16:30 - 17:00
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08:00 - 09:00
In-person
Four months after the Paris Summit, what have we done collectively to advance a more inclusive and sustainable artificial intelligence? Back in Paris, more than 100 countries came together to launch high impact projects on...
10:00 - 11:00
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11:00 - 11:30
In-person
The Global Digital Compact has called for a global dialogue on AI, recognizing the need for international cooperation in shaping its development and regulation. The Global Coalition for an Inclusive AI is our response—bringing together citizens, policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders to...
11:30 - 12:00
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Artificiology is a new field of study to track scientifically the roots, current development and evolution of potential artificial humanoids. We will explore in this lecture the last three books by David Vivancos that cover...
13:10 - 13:30
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Data and insights around the AI marketplace - trends in skills and jobs in the era of AI.
13:30 - 13:50
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In this talk, Hao will recount the main takeaways of her new NYT bestselling book Empire of AI, exploring the meteoric rise of the AI industry and the sinister impacts it is having on society.
13:50 - 14:10
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Not just a thought experiment, this is a conversation we urgently need and inherent to the future we need to reimagine. In this workshop, we will explore how emerging technologies like IOWN (Innovative Optical and...
14:10 - 14:30
In-person
former Prime Minister of Greece, General Rapporteur for Democracy, PACE, Council of Europe, Greece
Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva (UN Geneva)
Chair, Network of Women in ITU-T (NoW in ITU-T), Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, Tunisie Télécom, Tunisia
Chief, Strategy and Operations, AI for Good, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Tech Reporter, Euronews
16:00 - 17:00
In-person
18:00 - 19:30
In-person
In this session, we will explore the DCO Principles for Ethical AI, recently endorsed by the 16 Member States of the Digital Cooperation Organization, which establish a common foundation for AI governance. We will also...
13:00 - 13:30
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The Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale is the prestigious culminating event of the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge 2024-2025, held at the AI for Good Global Summit 2025. Experience the excitement as teams...
13:40 - 14:00
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Artificial intelligence surpasses human cognition, but people are more than minds. AI forces society to reimagine what makes us human: a capacity for deeper meaning and higher purpose is fundamental. Many faith groups are considering...
14:00 - 14:20
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As AI becomes more embedded in our homes, cities, and public spaces, it continues to struggle with emotional and social connection. Mainstream systems prioritize speed and logic, but often overlook the subtleties needed to build...
14:20 - 14:40
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Contemporary AI-based approaches such as transformers promise a step change for robotic autonomy. However, their hardware, data, training, and inference resource costs are all very substantial, and risk placing an additional burden on our already...
14:40 - 15:00
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Despite their importance for human life, oceans are far less explored than other ecosystems on our planet. The sea bottom, or benthic zone, is largely unexplored, despite being home to 98% of marine species, hosting...
15:00 - 15:20
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What if a crucial biological role of voice isn’t speaking? What if voice co-evolved with our vertebrate bodies, not to form language, but to support homeostasis and inform interoception, the sense of being in a body? Leslie...
15:20 - 15:40
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LG AI Research is committed to “Advancing AI for a Better Life”, developing EXAONE, Korea's only foundation model on Epoch AI's Notable Models list. EXAONE Deep provides PhD-level reasoning, democratizing AI tools for researchers worldwide. Our...
15:40 - 16:00
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AI is rapidly advancing the way we think, but we live in a material world. We still need to move things, make things, and maintain things. We need AI-driven humanoid robots to support an aging...
16:00 - 17:00
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After a year-long quest to find the most promising AI for Good startups from across the globe and industries, the AI for Good Innovation Factory is gearing up for its highly anticipated Pre-Finale. This event...
Machine Learning Engineer, Homai
Veterinary doctor, Molecular virologist, Social entrepreneur, Evet
Chief Commercial Officer, Predictheon
Founder and CEO, Project Ohm
Founder and CEO, RevolutionAIze
CEO, OptiCloud
Founder and CEO, Glidance
CEO, Diawiser
CEO and co-founder, AI Diagnostics
Director of Health Systems Innovation, Qure.ai
Co-Founder, Gauge
Co-Founder and CEO, Viseur AI
Global Tech Director for Sustainability and Trustworthy AI, L'Oréal
Co-Founder, Blak Digital
Global Consulting Partner to the United Nations, Deloitte
Vice President of Learning, ALX
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Partner, DLA Piper
09:30 - 09:50
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Sending a message, speaking aloud, playing a game, or moving a prosthetic just by thinking. What once sounded like science fiction is now becoming reality, thanks to brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). These groundbreaking systems decode brain...
09:50 - 10:30
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Implanted brain-computer interfaces (iBCI) are progressing quickly, with over 25 years of research on long-term electrode implantation for communication and motor control applications and considerable private investment in recent years. Despite this progress and groundbreaking...
Adjunct Professor, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Associate Professor of Neuroethics, Penn State University (Center for Neural Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics)
Neurologist, IRCCS: Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare
Co-founder, BCI Pioneers Coalition
Brain Computer Interface (BCI) participant , University of Chicago
Professor and Center Director, NSF IUCRC BRAIN
10:30 - 10:50
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As neurodegenerative diseases rise worldwide, the need for scalable, accessible, and effective treatments has never been more urgent. This session will explore the possibilities of neuromodulation, specifically activating gamma brainwave activity to develop a new...
10:50 - 11:10
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With ever increasing cognitive demands in both professional and personal environments, the ability to maintain sustained attention, mental clarity, and emotional regulation is becoming a critical skill set. At ENO, we are pioneering real-time neuroadaptive soundscapes through...
11:10 - 11:30
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In a world striving for healthier lives and longer lifespans, the intersection of AI and regenerative medicine offers unprecedented possibilities. This presentation will showcase how AI-powered, autonomous biomanufacturing technology is poised to transform the production of...
13:00 - 13:15
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This session will explore how AI is transforming assistive technologies and tools to enhance independence, mobility, and quality of life for people with disabilities. Developed at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL), these innovations integrate...
13:15 - 13:35
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Imagine a world where advanced bionic solutions are not a luxury but a lifeline available to anyone, anywhere. In this keynote, a 7-year-old technologist, global AI author, and Asia’s youngest TEDx speaker takes the stage...
13:35 - 13:50
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To successfully design devices for the human body, engineers often view the body itself as the ideal design template. Similarly, for individuals missing a limb, the development of artificial prosthetic limbs often centres on embodiment...
13:50 - 14:05
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Dani Clode, augmentation designer, explores how wearable technology can move beyond restoration, toward extension, adaptability, and new expressions of the human body. Her work challenges conventional boundaries between prosthetics, tools, and the body, proposing augmentation...
14:05 - 14:25
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This report presents the advancements made by China Unicom in addressing real-world challenges during the industry-wide implementation of large models, including the establishment of a quantitative benchmark for model capability boundaries to resolve the model-selection...
14:25 - 14:45
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Join us for a powerful fireside chat with Sophia Noel, Head of the ElevenLabs Impact Program, and Yvonne Johnson, an Afro-Caribbean advocate and ALS patient who uses ElevenLabs to communicate. This conversation will explore the...
14:45 - 15:05
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Waymo’s mission is to be the world’s most trusted driver. Our fully autonomous ride-hailing service is currently deployed commercially in four major US cities and expanding rapidly. In this presentation, I will talk about some...
15:05 - 15:25
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Can AI truly replace human learning, or can it deepen it? Mark's keynote explores how AI, when trained on human knowledge and values, can become not just a tool of automation, but a collaborative force...
15:25 - 15:45
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Life can change in an instant, sometimes dramatically. A stroke, or even a bike accident on the way to work, can result in severe motor impairments. That’s exactly what happened to a colleague of Amine...
15:45 - 16:05
In-person
Examples of the use of AI and Machine learning (ML) in the programming of socially aware robots capable of interacting and collaborating closely with people. By encoding pedestrian etiquette into robot behaviors, more intuitive and...
16:05 - 16:45
In-person
This session explores how AI is redefining the limits of athletic performance, from precision training and injury prevention to long-term health monitoring and recovery. It covers the integration of advanced analytics in team environments, the...
Founder and CEO, Kitman Labs
Co-founder and Managing Director, MIT Sports Lab, MIT
Chief Information Technology Officer, International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Paracanoe Athlete, Great Britain
Chief Scientist, Stats Perform
Interventional cardiologist, Professor of medicine (clinical scholar), Executive director, USC Center for Body Computing (CBC), Keck School of Medicine of USC
16:45 - 17:00
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In this talk, we will explore the growing influence of artificial intelligence in the movie industry. From scriptwriting and visual effects to AI-generated performances, Hollywood is increasingly embracing AI-driven tools. But does this technological revolution enhance artistic...
09:30 - 09:50
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Although robotics has achieved significant technical advancement, we have yet to see broader adoption of robots in society. Technical development alone is not sufficient to create robots for broad everyday use. Rather, robot design must...
09:50 - 10:10
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Robots are increasingly present in human-centered environments, in which their social interaction capabilities within small groups become crucial. We present our work on autonomous robots designed to interact and adapt within small groups of varying...
10:10 - 10:30
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Since the human face is the most natural and intuitive interface for communication, replicating this through robotics makes advanced AI technology more accessible to people of different backgrounds and abilities. This talk explores my body...
10:30 - 10:50
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Is a robot doctor's visit acceptable? Is a robot avatar acceptable? In the face of severe shortage in rehabilitation caregivers and clinicians, should robots be used as creative solutions are necessary to enable persons with disabilities...
10:50 - 11:10
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This talk presents an interdisciplinary vision leveraging social robotics and AI to transform mental wellbeing assessment for future generations, developed through a collaboration between the University of Cambridge’s Affective Intelligence and Robotics Lab and Department...
11:10 - 11:30
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As social robots will become increasingly integrated into our daily lives, ensuring their accessibility is essential. This presentation examines the vital role that accessibility plays in the design and implementation of social robots. Social robots...
13:00 - 13:20
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We live in a world that is becoming increasingly digital, while remaining fundamentally physical. Compared to vision, the complementary sense of touch has yet to be broadly integrated into robotic systems that interact with our...
13:20 - 13:40
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Step into the world of advanced robotics with Touchlab’s groundbreaking e-skin technology. This interactive demo showcases how our ultra-thin tactile sensors enable robots to sense and respond to touch in real time, just like human...
13:40 - 14:10
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As AI-generated content floods our feeds and misinformation spreads at lightning speed, who gets to define what’s true? This high-energy session brings together TikTok influencers and media experts to examine the powerful—and precarious—intersection of virality,...
14:10 - 14:30
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Every week, a life is lost in the dark, toxic, and confined spaces of maritime vessels, spaces where human surveyors are sent to inspect for corrosion, cracks, and structural damage. But what if we could...
14:30 - 15:00
In-person
Drawing on our experience conducting pre-public deployment testing of frontier AI systems, Apollo Research offers insights into the risks posed by deceptive AI. We will do a live showcase of several evaluations we've conducted to...
15:00 - 15:20
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As robots are becoming increasingly integrated into society, ensuring their safe and ethical behavior is paramount. We explore the use of “robot constitutions”, sets of rules designed to govern robot actions, generated directly from real-world...
15:40 - 16:00
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In this keynote, Cornel Amariei presents his groundbreaking vision: reimagining self-driving technology not for cars, but for people. With over 338 million visually impaired individuals worldwide and only 28,000 guide dogs available, mobility remains one of the...
16:00 - 16:20
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AI holds transformative potential in healthcare, creativity, and public well-being, particularly for underserved populations. In this keynote, Univ.-Prof. Walter Werzowa will present how AI-driven sound and music technologies are not only chartbusting entertainment, they are...
16:20 - 16:40
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AI algorithms were developed to emulate the human brain. These non- von Neumann type computational approaches are currently operated with silicon-based chips (GPUs, for example), but they can be very energy-intensive with significant implications for...
16:40 - 17:00
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2025 marks a pivotal year for AI technology innovation in China and around the world. With the Chinese Government’s renewed commitment to the national “AI+” initiative, the acceleration of AI applications across key industries, especially...
09:30 - 09:50
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In order to finally feed, house, and protect all eight billion of us, we must continue scaling agriculture, infrastructure, disaster response, and environmental remediation. But these are all big jobs and cannot be done by hand:...
09:50 - 10:10
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With the global population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 (UN, 2022), ensuring food security has become one of humanity’s greatest challenges. Optimizing greenhouse cultivation efficiency will be crucial to meeting growing food demands...
10:30 - 10:50
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The world faces urgent environmental challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation. In this session, Dr. Susan Graham will discuss how AI and software technologies are emerging as key tools in addressing these...
10:50 - 11:10
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Heating and cooling buildings accounts for 15% of global emissions, largely because most of the world’s buildings were constructed before energy efficiency was a priority. As a result, our homes, offices, and commercial spaces leak...
11:10 - 11:30
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Recent advancements in robotics leverage biological inspiration and integration to achieve more adaptable and resilient systems. In this keynote, I will explore the frontier of biohybrid and musculoskeletal robotics, highlighting how getting inspired by or...
13:00 - 13:30
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13:30 - 14:20
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Embodied intelligence -AI systems with a physical presence such as autonomous vehicles, service robots, and drones- is rapidly advancing across key sectors including healthcare, manufacturing, education, transportation, and public safety. These systems rely on high-performance...
CEO, Beyond Reach Consulting Limited
CEO, Open Droids Robotics
European Regional Director, Unitree Robotics
Vice Chair of SC on AI; Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Full Professor of Informatics and Cognitive Science, Indiana University Bloomington
AI and Robotics Programme Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Chair of ITU-T SG 21, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
14:20 - 14:40
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Access to transport is a fundamental right for people in modern society. Public transport enables mobility. Research has found positive impact on the environment, daily societal activities, socio-economic factors and on health because of public...
13:00 - 13:20
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Many in the civilian AI community don’t realize that today’s AI innovations could have serious consequences for international peace and security. Yet AI practitioners, whether researchers, engineers, product developers, or others, can play critical roles in mitigating risks, especially of misuse of...
13:20 - 13:40
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The talk will explore ongoing efforts to enable AI models to operate on smaller, more cost-effective infrastructure. It will highlight current initiatives, examine key challenges and opportunities, and discuss the broader implications for accessibility and...
13:40 - 14:10
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Over the past year, ITU has closely collaborated with Microsoft AI for Good, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), and Planet Labs, utilizing advanced artificial intelligence to accurately identify and quantify populations lacking...
Professor; IHME Director; Chair, Department of Health Metrics Sciences, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Head, Climate and Emergency Telecommunications Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Corporate Vice President & Chief Data Scientist, AI for Good Lab, Microsoft
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Author | Chief Impact Officer, Planet
14:10 - 14:30
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This presentation shares a practical case of how AI and communication technologies are being applied to support the conservation of the Chinese white dolphin. China Mobile, in collaboration with its partners, has developed and implemented an...
14:30 - 14:50
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How can artificial intelligence help every child access information, opportunity, and choice? From mapping school networks to forecasting infrastructure gaps, AI is transforming how we connect the unconnected. Giga—a bold initiative by UNICEF and ITU—is...
15:00 - 15:20
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Aligned with UN initiatives to solve global challenges, the EY Open Science AI & Data Challenge is an annual competition that gives university students and early-career professionals the opportunity to develop machine-learning models using AI, data and...
15:20 - 15:40
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This talk highlights the achievements of China Unicom's Yuanjing Large Model in boosting industrial digital and intelligent upgrading. It covers the five-in-one AI framework comprising data, models, MaaS, industrial agents, and the AI security system,...
15:40 - 16:00
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Delivering on the promise of “AI for Good” demands more than innovation, it requires AI systems that are accurate, transparent, and capable of operating at global scale. In this session, Barclay Blair, leader of PiperAI and...
16:00 - 16:20
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16:40 - 17:00
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As humanitarian needs grow in scale, complexity, and urgency—and amid a dire financial crisis—the humanitarian aid system has embarked on a Reset. This shift demands not only new tools, but also new ways of thinking,...
09:30 - 09:50
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The rapid advancement of quantum technology has been so transformative that the United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. From establishing international standards and security frameworks to promoting...
Research Director, Sorbonne Université and Co-founder, WelinQ
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Director of External Affairs, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA)
09:50 - 10:10
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With momentum building, the focus now shifts to access and real-world applications. As quantum technology progresses, so does the need to address security, global access, and the direction of its development. The rapid rise of...
Director, Responsible Innovation, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Associate Professor, Ethics of Quantum Technologies, TU Delft
Director, Centre for Quantum & Society, Quantum Delta, Netherlands
Head of Initiatives Development, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), Open Quantum Institute (OQI)
10:10 - 10:30
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The future of quantum innovation depends on the next generation of talent. In this dynamic closing panel, future leaders in quantum take the stage to share their bold ideas, breakthroughs, and visions for a thriving...
Quantum Coalition | Chief AI Architect, MorelandConnect
Junior Project Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Graduate Student, University College London
Quantum Coalition, Princeton University
Quantum Coalition, Duke University
Alumnus Advisor, University of Colorado Boulder
10:30 - 10:50
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This session will explore how UNIDO is tackling critical global development challenges through inclusive, data-driven AI solutions. It will examine the widening digital connectivity gap, the gender divide in online access, and a growing global...
10:50 - 11:10
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AI has the potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges—but only when it starts with people at the center. In this session, Cameron Kruse, Director of Digital Technology at Bridges to Prosperity,...
11:10 - 11:30
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Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we understand and respond to information in humanitarian contexts. From detecting misinformation to moderating harmful content, AI presents powerful tools—but it also carries significant weaknesses and risks. Poorly contextualized...
Head of Digital, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Senior Advisor on Information Integrity on Digital Platforms, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations and to the other international organizations in Geneva
Global Content Responsibility Marketing Lead, Google
Senior Advisor on Information Integrity on Digital Platforms, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
11:30 - 12:00
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Following a brief premiere of the Now Go Build CTO Fellowship documentary series introduced by Amazon CTO Dr. Werner Vogels, meet several of the tech innovators featured in the series. These dedicated nonprofit tech leaders...
15:00 - 15:20
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Infrastructure is the backbone of our modern world - it can enable the seamless flow of people, goods, and information that power our daily lives. Yet, with rapid population growth, expanding economies, and escalating natural...
15:20 - 15:40
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AI is creating real, measurable demand in the healthcare sector, turning inclusive technology from vision into reality. Delivering healthcare requires a sophisticated integration of expertise and resources, and it directly affects millions of lives. However,...
16:00 - 16:20
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How can artificial intelligence help build a hunger-free future? This panel introduces the Strategic AI Partnership for Humanitarian Actions, bringing together the World Food Programme (WFP), CERN, LIST and the Government of Luxembourg. The partnership...
Lead Research & Technology Scientist, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
Principal Scientist and Project Leader, CERN
Head of Innovation, Frontier Technologies
Head of Innovative Finance, Frontier Innovations and Venture Building, UN World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator
16:40 - 17:00
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Disinformation affects everyone, and the risks are growing rapidly with generative AI. That’s why a global coalition of institutions has launched the Global Trust Challenge — a bold call for solutions that unite policy innovation...
GTC ambassador, Director of Strategy & Co-Founder, Fondation Abeona
Chair, CEN-CENELEC JTC 21
Acting Head of the OECD Division on AI and Emerging Digital Technologies, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Chief Responsible AI Officer, Cognizant
09:30 - 09:50
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This session will spotlight the Digital Emblem project—an initiative led by the ICRC and rooted in the Geneva Conventions to identify the specific protection of medical and certain humanitarian digital infrastructure during armed conflict. Just...
09:50 - 10:10
In-person
Promoting peace, justice, and strong institutions—calls for effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels to safeguard children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against them. As AI technologies become increasingly integrated...
Founder, Sauti Salama
Digital Foresight and Policy Specialist, UNICEF, Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight
Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Child Protection Specialist, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
10:10 - 10:30
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10:30 - 10:50
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Discover the unique collaboration between UNDP–Samsung that is redefining how technology, innovation, and youth leadership converge to advance the Global Goals. The partnership’s forward-thinking approach emphasizes the transformative possibilities it unlocks for youth worldwide. This...
11:10 - 11:30
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As the use of generative AI becomes widespread, one principle must remain clear: creators—not machines—must own their work. This session demonstrates how innovation will flourish when creators’ rights are upheld, as well as explores how...
11:30 - 12:00
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As artificial intelligence continues to reshape how we create, distribute, and experience music, urgent questions surface around authorship, originality, and ownership: from artistic integrity to enforcement and regulatory clarity. This session brings together some of...
12:30 - 13:30
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As AI reshapes the world, how do we equip people to shape it responsibly? Join Lydia Logan, IBM’s Vice President of Global Education and Workforce Development, for a look at the evolving AI skills landscape....
13:30 - 13:50
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AI for Good Impact Africa is the second regional AI for Good Impact event dedicated to fostering innovation and partnerships within the AI for Good landscape. The event aims to provide a collaborative platform for...
Minister Counsellor, South African Mission to the UN ITU Office
Special Adviser to the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, South Africa
Founder & Chair, South African AI Association (SAAIA)
Chief, Strategy and Operations, AI for Good, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Co-Founder & CEO, Zindi Africa
13:50 - 14:10
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True AI alignment isn't only about building machines that reliably serve humans—it's about preparing humans to recognize when machines deserve moral concern. At AE Studio, we're advancing alignment as a bidirectional challenge. On one side,...
14:10 - 14:30
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As funding tightens across the sector, remaining well-meaning funders pour millions into social impact organisations to treat AI like a fancy spreadsheet upgrade rather than the paradigm shift it represents. The social impact sector isn’t...
14:30 - 14:50
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a core enabler of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), with the potential to enhance efficiency, inclusion, and innovation in the delivery of public services. As governments and international organizations move...
Deputy Director, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
CIO, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Director, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Ambassador and Director of International Affairs, Swiss Federal Office of Communications
15:10 - 15:30
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What if the future of AI isn’t something we simply inherit, but something we have the power to shape right now? In this year’s AI for Good, I’ll share my own journey of how I...
15:40 - 16:00
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Much of the world's population still lacks access to up-to-date geographic data, including maps, and is also poorly represented in its creation. The result is less accurate and less representative map data that excludes critical...
16:00 - 16:20
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As organizations like Mercy Corps navigate increasingly complex and fast-moving crises with fewer resources than ever before, agentic AI holds tremendous promise: from generating real-time, contextual reports on evolving conflicts to autonomously surfacing early warning...
16:20 - 16:40
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Open-sourcing proprietary software comes with numerous daunting challenges and painstaking efforts. This workshop addresses these friction points head-on and demonstrates how AI can dramatically streamline these steps. The session will walk through several key pain...
10:30 - 10:50
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Building equitable artificial intelligence (AI) is not a technical aspiration – it is a societal imperative. Standards, when designed with intention and inclusivity, can serve as powerful levers to challenge systemic bias and shape technologies...
10:50 - 11:10
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Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping societies, economies, and governance systems, offering significant opportunities for innovation and sustainable development. However, the design, development, deployment and governance of AI systems must align with human rights and values...
11:15 - 12:15
In-person
An engaging discussion with women leaders and AI experts will explore the transformative impact of increasing women’s participation and leadership in AI and standards development, from driving innovation and boosting revenue to enabling inclusive growth...
Women Political Leaders’ Secretary General | Member of Parliament, Tanzania (United Republic of)
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
President & CEO, IEEE
Global President of Women in AI; Chair of AI and Multimedia Standards Collaboration, Sr. Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Shutterstock
ITU Secretary-General Youth Advisory Board member, PhD Candidate, AI & Space Law at the University of Valencia
Founder, Chairperson and CEO, eWorldwide Group
Chair, Network of Women in ITU-T (NoW in ITU-T), Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, Tunisie Télécom, Tunisia
Chair, Executive Leadership Research Initiative for Women and Minority (ELRIWMA); Professor, Harvard University
Co-Founder & CEO, Zindi Africa
Programme Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
13:20 - 13:50
In-person
Zindi and the Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science, and Technology (MIIST) with GovTech Barbados are partnering to leverage the power of AI and 'the crowd' to drive digital transformation in the developing island nation of...
13:50 - 14:10
In-person
Smartphones are now central to the childhood experience, yet child protection on devices remains ineffective and easy to circumvent. Existing safety tools rely on apps that cannot monitor the social media messages, including enrypted apps, that...
14:30 - 14:50
In-person
This discussion will focus on the significant behavioral, cultural, and societal shifts that the human race will need to consider and start to prepare for in the next 5-10 years as a result of the...
09:00 - 17:00
In-person
At the EPFL booth, young adults will be introduced to machine learning, neural networks, and data processing. Through three different experiments, they will explore how AI works today. This hands-on approach puts you at the...
09:00 - 17:00
In-person
The Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale is the prestigious culminating event of the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge 2024-2025, held at the AI for Good Global Summit 2025. Experience the excitement as teams...
CTO, Make and Learn
Chief Evangelist, Botnanza
Auditor, JPA
Robotics Doctoral Candidate, CREATE Lab, Institute of Mechanical Engineering, EPFL
Co-Founder, Gauge
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Distinguished Engineer, Waymo
PhD student, The ETH Zurich - EPFL Join Doctoral Program for the Learning Sciences (JDPLS)
Lead RF Engineer and Scientist, Research and Development Department, Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos)
AI and Robotics Programme Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
CTO/Co-Founder, Embodied AI
Deputy Director, Center for Education Promotion and Empowerment of Women (CEPEW)
Founder and CEO, Embodied AI
AI Specialist, UNITAR
Postdoctoral researcher, CREATE Lab, EPFL
Junior, India
Senior, India
Junior, Brazil
Senior, Brazil
Junior, Zambia
Senior, Zambia
Junior, Ethiopia
Senior, Ethiopia
Junior, Kenya
Senior, Kenya
Junior, Zimbabwe
Senior, Zimbabwe
Junior, Nigeria
Senior, Nigeria
Junior, Burkina Faso
Senior, Burkina Faso
Junior, Venezuela
Senior, Venezuela
Junior, Ghana
Senior, Ghana
Junior, Lesotho
Senior, Lesotho
Junior, Bolivia
Senior, Bolivia
Junior, South Africa
Senior, South Africa
Junior, Gambia
Senior, Gambia
Junior, Uganda
Senior, Uganda
Junior, Botswana
Senior, Botswana
Junior, Nepal
Senior, Nepal
Senior, Colombia
Senior, South Sudan
Senior, South Korea
09:00 - 17:30
Online &
In-person
09:00 - 11:00
In-person
This short, beginner-friendly course introduces the core principles of AI, with no prior experience required. You will explore what AI is, how it affects our daily lives, and practical applications and considerations. Through interactive lessons...
09:00 - 17:00
In-person
This interactive workshop immerses participants in the critical mission of humanitarian demining, using robotics to simulate the safe retrieval and delivery of essential supplies in mine-contaminated zones. Inspired by real-world operations, attendees will navigate challenging...
09:00 - 17:00
In-person
With FuturePitch, we empower students and educators to engage with sustainability, innovation, and product development in a hands-on, creative, and AI-supported way. In this two-level workshop, participants tackle real-world challenges. In the first part of...
09:30 - 16:30
In-person
This 45-minute session offers a hands-on introduction to the E3bot, an educational robot developed for the CogLabs program by Google and UNESCO to make STEM and AI learning accessible and engaging. Participants will work in...
09:30 - 11:00
In-person
Presented by Team Qryptonian, Education track winner of the Future Leaders in Quantum Hackathon at the Quantum Coalition booth Ever wondered how quantum computers can keep going when qubits are so fragile? This hands-on tutorial...
10:00 - 10:45
In-person
Create your own AI model that can control 4 wheel and 2 Wheel Robots. Participants will train a model using motion data (both body postures and hand pose), then run it directly on the Robot....
10:00 - 10:45
In-person
Take part in a fun, collaborative workshop to explore artificial intelligence through a selection of serious games designed for students aged 10 to 15. Tested in the classroom, these games tackle AI from a variety...
10:45 - 12:45
In-person
Candli is a platform for learning programming, mathematics, and physics by creating video games from your own drawings. Candli is a unique combination of artistic creation and visual programming. With this tool, a child, without...
11:00 - 12:30
In-person
Presented by Team QBusters, Art track winner of the Future Leaders in Quantum Hackathon at the Quantum Coalition booth Step into the surreal world of “spooky action at a distance” through the eyes of Team...
11:00 - 11:45
In-person
Experience how computers function without screens or code using Turing Tumble, a mechanical computer powered by marbles. Participants will solve logic puzzles, explore how circuits and logic gates operate, and build a deeper understanding of...
11:00 - 12:30
In-person
The Invisibility Cloak Workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to computer vision, a fundamental area of artificial intelligence and robotics. This workshop uses green screen technology and is designed to make advanced tech topics fun,...
12:30 - 14:00
In-person
Presented by Team Qcanary, Innovation track winner of the Future Leaders in Quantum Hackathon at the Quantum Coalition booth How do you teach AI to think in qubits? Team Qcanary will take you to...
12:45 - 13:30
In-person
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not yet explicitly mentioned in the digital education curriculum, but it is already establishing itself as a key object for understanding the contemporary digital world. This workshop explores how classroom activities...
13:00 - 13:45
In-person
Create your own AI model that can control Dancing Robots. Participants will train a model using motion data (body postures, face mesh and hand pose), then run it directly on the Tweak Robot. The dances...
13:30 - 14:30
In-person
The Testbed program offers Swiss public schools in cycles 1-3 the opportunity to test and evaluate digital tools free of charge and without obligation. To date, we offer 16 tools (catalog available here: https://www.edtech-collider.ch/testbed/#tests), and we...
14:00 - 15:30
In-person
The Invisibility Cloak Workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to computer vision, a fundamental area of artificial intelligence and robotics. This workshop uses green screen technology and is designed to make advanced tech topics fun,...
14:00 - 14:45
In-person
Create your own AI model that can control 4 wheel and 2 Wheel Robots. Participants will train a model using motion data (both body postures and hand pose), then run it directly on the Robot....
14:30 - 16:30
In-person
Come and discover the Thymio educational robot! In this workshop, you will discover the robot's six pre-programmed modes, learn how to program using the VPL visual language, and take on some fun challenges. No programming...
15:00 - 15:45
In-person
Create your own AI model that can control Dancing Robots. Participants will train a model using motion data (body postures, face mesh and hand pose), then run it directly on the Tweak Robot. The dances...
15:30 - 17:00
In-person
Presented by Team penguin, Science track winner of the Future Leaders in Quantum Hackathon at the Quantum Coalition booth What do you get when you mix one of the toughest optimization problems with the...
16:00 - 16:45
In-person
Discover how artificial intelligence and machine learning work by creating your own AI model using the BBC Micro:bit. Participants will train a model using motion data from their own movements, then run it directly on...
16:00 - 17:00
In-person
Did you ever go to class without knowing anything and just talk your way through it? Robots do that all the time! And sometimes they do it without even realizing it. In this session, we...
09:00 - 17:30
Online &
In-person
09:00 - 17:00
In-person
This interactive workshop immerses participants in the critical mission of humanitarian demining, using robotics to simulate the safe retrieval and delivery of essential supplies in mine-contaminated zones. Inspired by real-world operations, attendees will navigate challenging...
09:00 - 11:00
In-person
This short, beginner-friendly course introduces the core principles of AI, with no prior experience required. You will explore what AI is, how it affects our daily lives, and practical applications and considerations. Through interactive lessons...
09:00 - 17:00
In-person
At the EPFL booth, young adults will be introduced to machine learning, neural networks, and data processing. Through three different experiments, they will explore how AI works today. This hands-on approach puts you at the...
09:00 - 17:00
In-person
With FuturePitch, we empower students and educators to engage with sustainability, innovation, and product development in a hands-on, creative, and AI-supported way. In this two-level workshop, participants tackle real-world challenges. In the first part of...
09:30 - 16:30
In-person
This 45-minute session offers a hands-on introduction to the E3bot, an educational robot developed for the CogLabs program by Google and UNESCO to make STEM and AI learning accessible and engaging. Participants will work in...
10:00 - 10:45
In-person
Discover how artificial intelligence and machine learning work by creating your own AI model using the BBC Micro:bit. Participants will train a model using motion data from their own movements, then run it directly on...
10:00 - 10:45
In-person
Take part in a fun, collaborative workshop to explore artificial intelligence through a selection of serious games designed for students aged 10 to 15. Tested in the classroom, these games tackle AI from a variety...
10:45 - 12:45
In-person
Candli is a platform for learning programming, mathematics, and physics by creating video games from your own drawings. Candli is a unique combination of artistic creation and visual programming. With this tool, a child, without...
11:00 - 12:30
In-person
The Invisibility Cloak Workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to computer vision, a fundamental area of artificial intelligence and robotics. This workshop uses green screen technology and is designed to make advanced tech topics fun,...
11:00 - 11:45
In-person
Join a space mission with the M.A.R.S Rover, a mobile, autonomous, robotic system inspired by NASA’s Curiosity rover and the BBC Microbit. Through building, coding, and global challenges-based problem solving, participants will explore robotics and...
12:45 - 13:30
In-person
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not yet explicitly mentioned in the digital education curriculum, but it is already establishing itself as a key object for understanding the contemporary digital world. This workshop explores how classroom activities...
13:00 - 13:45
In-person
Create your own AI model that can control Dancing Robots. Participants will train a model using motion data (body postures, face mesh and hand pose), then run it directly on the Tweak Robot. The dances...
13:30 - 14:30
In-person
The Testbed program offers Swiss public schools in cycles 1-3 the opportunity to test and evaluate digital tools free of charge and without obligation. To date, we offer 16 tools (catalog available here: https://www.edtech-collider.ch/testbed/#tests), and we...
14:00 - 15:30
In-person
The Invisibility Cloak Workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to computer vision, a fundamental area of artificial intelligence and robotics. This workshop uses green screen technology and is designed to make advanced tech topics fun,...
14:00 - 14:45
In-person
Experience how computers function without screens or code using Turing Tumble, a mechanical computer powered by marbles. Participants will solve logic puzzles, explore how circuits and logic gates operate, and build a deeper understanding of...
14:30 - 16:00
In-person
In this workshop, you'll make Thymio robots more and more intelligent in 4 stages: piloting, programming, imitative AI (supervised learning) and exploratory AI (reinforcement learning). You'll be able to see and understand everything about the...
16:00 - 17:00
In-person
Did you ever go to class without knowing anything and just talk your way through it? Robots do that all the time! And sometimes they do it without even realizing it. In this session, we...
16:00 - 16:45
In-person
Create your own AI model that can control 4 wheel and 2 Wheel Robots. Participants will train a model using motion data (both body postures and hand pose), then run it directly on the Robot....
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