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Tuesday, 7 July

09:00 - 17:00

In-person
Invitation only
Training

AWS AI league — A competition-based AI tournament for social impact

The AWS AI League is a competition-based AI tournament where early career professionals and university students compete to build AI solutions for real social impact challenges. Through hands-on workshops, competitive building sessions with live leaderboards,...

09:00 - 11:00

Room Q
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

From data centres to climate goals: International standards for a more energy efficient AI

Every AI system runs on electricity. The servers that power large language models, the data centres that host cloud infrastructure, the grids that keep it all running — all of it consumes energy, and that...

09:00 - 11:00

Room W
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

AI for Good and for all

What practical actions can be taken to respond to the calls of the Global South to ensure AI delivers benefits for all. Join the discussion alongside Member States and international organizations to coordinate and cooperate...

09:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Robotics for Good

Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale 2026

The Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale is the prestigious culminating event of the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge 2025-2026, held at the AI for Good Global Summit 2026. Experience the excitement as teams...

Participants

Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale 2026

09:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation Robotics for Good
Training

Thymio AI exploration: Hands-on robotics and machine learning

Mobsya (with the Thymio team) has participated in the AI for Good Global Summit for three consecutive years. This workshop will engage youth in hands-on exploration of robotics and AI. Participants will experience interactive robotics...

Thymio AI exploration: Hands-on robotics and machine learning

09:00 - 11:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Learn to speak AI

This beginner-friendly course introduces the core principles of artificial intelligence (AI), with no prior experience required. Through interactive lessons and hands on case studies you will work in a team to design a predictive analytics...

Learn to speak AI

09:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Smart prototypes for tomorrow: FuturePitch AI!

How can AI be used responsibly to overcome challenges that affect people and our planet? The Smartfeld FuturePitch workshop invites young participants to explore AI as a supportive tool for innovation, creativity and social impact....

Smart prototypes for tomorrow: FuturePitch AI!

09:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Training

Hands-on AI: How does AI really work?

At the EPFL booth, young adults are introduced to machine learning, neural networks and data processing. Through three different experiments, discover how AI works. This approach will bring you to the heart of AI with...

Hands-on AI: How does AI really work?

09:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Robotics for Good
Training

Turn your smartphone into an AI robot!

In this workshop, participants will transform a smartphone into an innovation by building the E3bot. Beginning with the hardware, they will assemble a 3D-printed chassis and repurpose a smartphone to serve as the robot’s powerful...

Turn your smartphone into an AI robot!

09:00 - 17:15

Room T
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

The future of AI native communication networks

Step into the future of communications with this high impact workshop on AI Native Networks (AINN)—where AI doesn’t just enhance the network, it powers it. Discover how breakthroughs like agentic AI, large wireless models, code...

09:00 - 12:15

Room S
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet International AI Standards
Workshop

AI in disaster resilience: Bridging science, standards and innovation

As climate change, population growth, and urbanization intensify natural hazards, AI is emerging as a game changer for global disaster resilience. Yet turning cutting edge research into trusted, scalable, real world tools remains a major...

09:00 - 17:15

Room U
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies

Kaleidoscope academic conference – AI and frontier technologies for good

New digital frontiers – from artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies to brain-machine interfaces and cooperative robotics – are rapidly reshaping the possibilities for humanity’s future. This evolving relationship between frontier technologies and telecommunications will...

09:00 - 12:15

Room R
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

From standards to science to action: Implementing and scaling sustainable AI across its lifecycle

As artificial intelligence continues to scale globally, its environmental footprint—across energy, water, materials, and infrastructure—has become a critical area of focus. While recent years have seen progress in developing methodologies and frameworks, the priority now...

09:00 - 17:15

Room V
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Workshop

Innovate for Impact: The Winning AI Use Cases

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds significant potential to advance sustainable development; however, realizing this potential requires addressing disparities in access, capabilities, and regional needs. Bridging the digital divide—particularly in AI—is essential to ensure equitable access to...

Robots & Demos

09:00 - 14:45

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Critical thinking and hands-on machine learning

Discover how AI 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 the...

09:00 - 17:30

In-person
Invitation only
Impact & innovation
Training

Startup accelerator programme

Startup accelerator programme

09:30 - 16:30

Hall 2
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation

Robotic speed networking

Scheduled flight destinations on the UFO, by Ufotech of Switzerland Book a UFO flight and meet people out of this world! Four collaboration flight destinations are described below, each featuring two distinct participant categories that...

Robotic speed networking

10:00 - 10:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI skills & education
Keynote

Learning in the age of AI

In this keynote, Philip Colligan, the Chief Executive of the Raspberry Pi Foundation will explore the big unanswered questions about learning in the age of AI. Drawing on the Foundation’s experience supporting tens of thousands...

10:00 - 12:00

Room 1
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the ecosystem for AI-native talent

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how people learn, work and create, giving rise to a new generation of AI-native talent. Yet many existing education systems, talent frameworks and career pathways remain insufficiently prepared to recognize, support...

10:00 - 12:00

Room 2
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Trustworthy AI through AI security: The AI security nexus

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly being integrated into all aspects of personal, professional and public activities. As this technology becomes more present, its impact on the resilience and security of everyday activities is keenly felt. As...

10:00 - 10:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

10:00 - 17:00

Room X
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery Invitation only
Workshop

Safe and ethical AI: Advances, standards, governance

At AI for Good 2026, IASEAI will convene a full day of workshops around the themes of international governance and evolving standards. The day will consist of two sessions: The morning will be a closed,...

10:00 - 16:15

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Training

Responsible AI starts with better prompts

This interactive workshop in collaboration with the University of Geneva invites young participants to explore a simple but powerful idea: the quality of a prompt directly influences the quality, reliability and environmental impact of AI-generated...

10:00 - 10:30

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

AI, trust and protection: Safeguarding information integrity in humanitarian contexts

Organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, this session explores the harmful impact of AI on information integrity in humanitarian contexts, particularly in situations of forced displacement, conflict and crisis, and mitigating responses. AI-driven information...

10:00 - 10:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

Wearable robots: Developing user-centered exoskeletons and robotic prostheses

Lower-limb wearable robots, including exoskeletons and robotic prostheses, hold tremendous promise for improving mobility, independence, and quality of life. Yet despite decades of innovation, these technologies have not achieved the broad societal impact many anticipated....

Robots & Demos

10:30 - 10:45

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

The right to function: Democratizing the bionic revolution

Imagine a world where the ability to use your hands, walk steadily, and live with dignity is not reserved for the wealthy few, but available to everyone, everywhere. In this keynote, Pranav will spotlight the...

Robots & Demos

10:30 - 11:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI skills & education
Panel

From learning to opportunity in an AI-powered world

Today's students will enter a world of work being reshaped by AI. The question is not whether education will change, but how quickly it can evolve to prepare them. Join Coursera, UNICEF, and LinkedIn as...

10:30 - 11:00

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Robotics for Good

Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale 2026 opening ceremony

The Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale 2026 Opening Ceremony will welcome 68 finalist teams from 39 countries to the culmination of this year’s competition, focused on robotics and AI for food security. The...

10:30 - 11:00

UN AI Hub stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Keynote

Leveraging AI for mental health support in crisis settings

Following a terrorist attack, psychological distress rises sharply while mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services are stretched thin. AI-enabled tools offer real promise when it comes to surging support to affected individuals and communities,...

10:45 - 11:15

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

Real-time ocean intelligence powered by AI and robotics

Effective ocean policy depends on one critical resource: timely, reliable information. Today, that resource remains limited. Although the ocean underpins climate stability, food security, and economic livelihoods, our ability to observe it is still sparse...

11:00 - 12:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Secure and trustworthy AI: Empowering youth to build a resilient digital future

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into everyday life, understanding how to build, use, and interact with technology safely and responsibly is more important than ever. This highly interactive workshop introduces young participants to the essential...

11:00 - 12:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

AI and sustainability: Using comics and pedagogical resources to address AI’s environmental impact in the classroom

Utop’IA is a graphic novel by Genevan author Herji, produced by the Learn Center at EPFL. It explores the environmental challenges linked to artificial intelligence, specifically its physical infrastructure and energy consumption. During this session,...

11:00 - 11:30

UN AI Hub stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

Ethics of youth mental health in the digital AI age

Digital environments increasingly shape how young people learn, socialize, and understand themselves. Artificial intelligence is now embedded in these environments – from generative AI tools to algorithmic moderation and digital health applications. While these technologies...

11:00 - 11:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Defining the outcomes that matter in an AI-enabled world

As AI becomes more accessible, educators are reconsidering the knowledge, skills and attitudes students need for the future. This session explores the role of AI literacy alongside outcomes such as creativity, collaboration, problem solving, critical...

11:00 - 11:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Impact & innovation
Keynote

Predict and Optimize: AI for Sustainable Urban Heating

China Unicom and Jilin Jiarun have joined forces to build an intelligent heating system, making residential heating warmer, lower-carbon, and smarter.

11:15 - 11:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Frontier technologies
Keynote

Insect intelligence: Efficient autonomy from tiny brains

Natural systems significantly out-perform state-of-the-art AI in many real-world tasks. For example, an individual ant is able to emerge for the first time from her nest into an unknown environment, rapidly learn the surrounding cues,...

11:30 - 12:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI creativity & culture
Panel

Africa rising: The people building the future of music

African music is no longer an emerging force; it is reshaping global culture. From Afrobeats and Amapiano to new independent scenes across the continent, a new generation of artists, entrepreneurs and industry leaders is redefining...

11:30 - 12:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI creativity & culture

AI in creative Industries: New market segment or still an enabler of development?

AI systems are increasingly being used across a growing range of sectors, and the creative industries are no exception. Yet the integration of AI in this field remains uneven, with different branches adopting these technologies...

11:30 - 12:00

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Harnessing AI for Good: The parliamentary role

Parliaments are essential to ensuring that artificial intelligence serves the public interest. Through their legislative, oversight and representative functions, they are uniquely positioned to shape national AI strategies, hold governments accountable for AI investments and...

12:00 - 12:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

12:00 - 12:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Panel

How Africa’s young innovators are solving real-world challenges with AI

Africa is entering a defining moment in AI; not as a passive consumer of technology, but as a creator of solutions shaped by its own realities, contexts, and priorities. The Frontier Stage session, presented under...

12:00 - 14:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Fundamentals of computer vision with green screen

The thinqueBytes® Invisibility with Green Screen Workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to computer vision, a fundamental area of artificial intelligence and robotics. This workshop is designed to make advanced tech topics fun, accessible, and...

Fundamentals of computer vision with green screen

12:00 - 14:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation Robotics for Good
Training

Make yourself disappear! An introduction to computer vision

The thinqueBytes® Invisibility with Green Screen Workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to computer vision, a fundamental area of artificial intelligence and robotics. This workshop is designed to make advanced tech topics fun, accessible, and...

12:30 - 13:00

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

Youth shaping the future of human-centered AI

This high level fireside chat will bring together voices from across the international community, private sector, and academia to explore how young people can be empowered to lead in the design, Policy, and use of...

12:30 - 14:00

Le Poivrier Restaurant
In-person
Invitation only
AI skills & education
Roundtable

AI in education, research and skills development roundtable

The AI in Education, Research and Skills Development Roundtable brings together presidents of leading universities, industry leaders and international stakeholders to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming higher education. As AI reshapes teaching, research and skills development,...

Participants

12:30 - 13:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Lunch

How AI + ServiceNow powers UNJSPF for 250K+ beneficiaries

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) serves over 250,000 beneficiaries across more than 30 UN agencies worldwide, requiring a CRM platform capable of supporting complex, global-scale operations. This session explores how AI and...

13:00 - 13:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

From AI literacy to AI capability

AI literacy is increasingly part of educational discussions worldwide. This session explores how schools can help students understand AI, apply it responsibly, evaluate its outputs and use it to solve meaningful problems. It considers what...

13:00 - 13:30

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation

Where does Gen Z’s pursuit of purpose fit in the AI transformation?

Gen Z is entering the workforce with a distinctly purpose-driven outlook. According to the World Economic Forum’s Youth Pulse report, 61% of young people rank purpose as their top career priority, ahead of job security,...

13:00 - 16:30

Room 1
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI creativity & culture
Workshop

Reimagining video with AI: Unlocking next‑generation AI for creators and industry

What happens when the tools that once belonged to Hollywood end up in everyone’s hands? PixVerse brings together filmmakers, directors, entrepreneurs and AI pioneers at the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit for a three-hour...

13:00 - 14:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

AI in education: What content and training should be offered in primary schools?

AI is omnipresent in our daily lives, and our children are growing up in this environment. Should we introduce the topic of AI in the classroom and at home? If so, how? The Learn Center...

13:30 - 14:00

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI & the future of work Impact & innovation

Fail and grow: Why failure stories matter in AI development and innovation

It is in schools that we decide how we will deal with uncertainty, responsibility, and failure in the future. When young people learn that mistakes are not flaws but opportunities for learning, we create the...

13:30 - 14:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

An oversight body for AI: Lessons in global content moderation

AI has become intertwined with most human activity online. But the challenges of detecting what is and is not AI-generated, what is true, and what is being amplified, in the context of AI-generated content at-scale,...

13:40 - 16:32

Room 2
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

AI for manufacturing: Pharmaceutical industry workshop on innovation, applications and standards

Under the theme of “Innovation, Application and Standards Development,” the AI for Manufacturing — Pharmaceutical Industry Workshop spotlights how AI can be translated into practical applications and tangible industrial value across the pharmaceutical industry value...

14:00 - 14:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

14:00 - 14:30

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for food & agriculture
Panel

AI for food security: Responsible innovation for resilient agrifood systems

This panel showcases how responsible and inclusive AI can accelerate progress toward global food security and resilient agrifood systems. Building on FAO’s AI Roadmap, Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Portal, and growing leadership in UN digital governance, the session...

14:00 - 17:15

Room Q
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

Testing and verification of frontier AI systems

Rigorous testing and verification of frontier AI systems is no longer optional. It is essential for security, and global trust.   This workshop brings experts together to explore cutting edge research on how advanced AI...

14:00 - 17:15

Room R
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet
Workshop

GeoAI for our shared future: Geospatial foundation models and generative intelligence for people and the planet

Explore how emerging geospatial foundation models and generative AI can advance solutions for people and the planet while upholding scientific rigor and ethical responsibility. Participants will include members of the UN GGIM thematic networks, academia,...

14:00 - 17:15

Room S
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet
Workshop

AI for early warnings for all: From innovation to impact

Hosted by the AI Group of the Early Warning for All (EW4All) initiative, this workshop will convene policymakers, technologists, humanitarian actors, and climate experts to explore how operational artificial intelligence (AI) applications are strengthening multi-hazard...

14:00 - 14:15

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Keynote

Building an inclusive future: The global coalition on inclusive AI and the case for youth voice

AI systems are reshaping how young people learn, communicate, work, and understand themselves. Recommendation engines influence mental health outcomes. Generative AI is transforming education and employment faster than young people can navigate it. Yet the...

14:00 - 14:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Keynote

Eradicating phantom limb pain through AI and virtual reality

Artificial intelligence can do more than optimize systems. It can help relieve human suffering. Prof. Ortiz Catalan’s talk focuses on Phantom Limb Pain (PLP), a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide, particularly where...

Robots & Demos

14:00 - 16:00

Room W
In-person
Invitation only
International AI Standards AI infrastructure
Roundtable

AI foundation: Digital trust and AI infrastructure for all

This high-level roundtable convenes senior decision-makers from industry, government, and standards communities to address two of the most consequential challenges on the AI agenda. The first is the question of digital trust in an age...

Participants

14:00 - 15:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Secure and trustworthy AI: Empowering youth to build a resilient digital future

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into everyday life, understanding how to build, use, and interact with technology safely and responsibly is more important than ever. This highly interactive workshop introduces young participants to the essential...

14:00 - 16:00

Leaders lounge
Online & In-person
Leaders
AI creativity & culture
Performance

The Oracle at Poughkeepsie (Premiere)

The Oracle at Delphi answered in riddles - to those who made the journey. The LLM answers instantly, confidently, and to anyone who asks. The Oracle at Poughkeepsie stages the meeting point: a quick game...

14:00 - 14:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

Consolidating global digital infrastructure, empowering equitable and responsible AI development for good

Based on long-term global digital industry exploration and practical experience, this speech interprets the evolution of intelligent infrastructure, focusing on universal connectivity, converged computing and network, green development and trusted security. It advocates global multi-stakeholder...

14:00 - 14:30

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health
Keynote

Cognitive disruption: How AI is reshaping human thinking

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a cognitive partner, a tool humans rely on not just to process information, but to think, decide, and form judgments. Yet as AI systems grow more capable and frictionless, a...

14:15 - 14:30

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Keynote

Born after 2010: Expanding opportunities in the AI era

Artificial Intelligence is often described as a transformative technological revolution, yet two critical questions remain underexplored. How will AI shape the lives and opportunities of Generation Alpha, those born in and after 2010, who will...

14:30 - 15:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health
Panel

Expanding healthcare access through AI-enabled science

From discovering new medicines in record time to strengthening the fight against infectious diseases worldwide, AI is creating new pathways to improve health outcomes at scale. Join the panelists for a discussion on how AI-enabled...

14:30 - 14:45

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

Embodied social AI: Rethinking what bodies are for

Social robotics stands at a paradoxical crossroads: while disembodied AI assistants enjoy widespread adoption, embodied social robots continue to fail commercially despite extensive investment. From Jibo to Moxie to Pepper and Nao, the pattern of...

14:30 - 15:00

Town Square
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health
Keynote

AI and mental health: The perspective of European psychology

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming embedded in society in ways that influence mental health and wellbeing: from digital companions to clinical decision-support tools. While these technologies offer opportunities to expand access to care and support...

14:30 - 15:00

UN AI Hub stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Small AI, big impact: Practical AI solutions for development

Session Description: Artificial intelligence is often framed through the lens of large, resource‑intensive models and advanced computing power. Yet many of the most impactful applications for developing countries are emerging from small AI—lightweight, efficient tools...

14:45 - 15:00

Frontier stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies

The next AI: Curious, creative, self-aware machines

AI technologies are accelerating, and outperforming humans in tasks once thought to be impossible to automate. But where will this technology go next? This presentation will outline the next two decades of AI: The 2030’s...

15:00 - 15:15

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

Why “Question Zero” should be a priority in social robotics

The presentation will survey a new wave of self‑reflective debate that is reshaping the field of social robotics and human‑robot interaction. While the current discourse encompasses many critical issues, “Question Zero” – Do we really need...

15:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Robotics for Good
Training

Fun with robotics: Perceive, decide, act!

The thinqueBytes® “Fun with robotics: Perceive, decide, act!” workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to practical applications of computer vision, a fundamental area of AI, implemented on a robot. This class works well when preceded...

Fun with robotics: Perceive, decide, act!

15:00 - 15:30

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health
Keynote

Suicide ideation detection

We are hooked to our phones and our social media. We use social media as if it is the single source of truth. And to top it, our phones listen to us. This use case...

15:00 - 15:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

15:00 - 15:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

Building the innovation ecosystems AI needs

Artificial Intelligence has enormous potential to address societal and economic challenges, yet many promising innovations struggle to achieve sustainable impact. While much attention is given to AI technologies themselves, less focus is placed on the...

15:00 - 15:30

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Governing agentic AI in the supply chain: The role of the United Nations

Supply chains are increasingly filled with agentic AI. As this shift moves logistics from automation toward autonomy, it is reshaping customs, routing, data analysis, and last-mile delivery. But who sets the guardrails when these decisions...

15:00 - 16:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

AI and sustainability: Using comics and pedagogical resources to address AI’s environmental impact in the classroom

Utop’IA is a graphic novel by Genevan author Herji, produced by the Learn Center at EPFL. It explores the environmental challenges linked to artificial intelligence, specifically its physical infrastructure and energy consumption. During this session,...

15:15 - 15:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

Embodied Intelligence: Giving robots the ability to feel, adapt and interact safely

Artificial intelligence has made remarkable progress through large-scale data and simulation, yet most systems remain fundamentally disembodied, learning to mimic rather than to truly understand the physical world. This limitation becomes critical when robots are...

Robots & Demos

15:30 - 15:45

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Panel

Honest machines: What if robots were just robots?

Your mother is in a care home. A robot holds her hand. It says: I am here with you. What if it said something else instead? This is a design choice, made on her behalf, by...

15:30 - 16:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

Education at scale: Three builders, three solutions, one mission

15:30 - 16:00

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health
Keynote

Emerging neurotech, AI, and the right to privacy

For decades, neurotechnologies – devices capable of recording or altering the activity of the brain and the wider nervous system – have been deployed to understand the brain and pioneer cutting-edge medical treatments. Today, devices...

15:30 - 16:00

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies

Harnessing AI to stop digital scams

Scams are a global challenge that cost up to one trillion dollars per year. In addition to the financial costs, scams cause a wider set of harms and erode digital trust. AI is making scams...

15:45 - 16:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

How AI flying cameras are changing how we see the world

As AI and robotics continue to evolve, drones are entering public life in increasingly visible ways. Their uses span a wide range of fields, from industry and public security to creativity, communication, and personal storytelling....

Robots & Demos

16:00 - 16:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

Tech leadership in the age of AI

At last year's AI for Good Global Summit, Amazon CTO Werner Vogels delivered a powerful message: no data, no AI, no real impact. Communities that need AI the most are often the least represented in...

16:00 - 16:15

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI & the future of work
Keynote

AI for opportunity: Innovating the future of work

AI is rewriting how the world hires. This session asks the question most “future of work” conversations skip: who gets harmed, and who pays? Behind the promise of faster, smarter hiring sits a quieter reality....

16:00 - 16:30

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health
Keynote

Digital bodily autonomy in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the digital environments in which young people grow up. Today’s generation forms identities, relationships, and communities in online spaces increasingly shaped by AI systems and synthetic media. As generative AI...

16:15 - 16:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Keynote

Closing the dementia detection gap with Agentic AI

Dementia already affects more than 50 million people worldwide and is projected to triple by 2050, with two thirds of cases occurring in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Yet diagnosis remains profoundly unequal: underdiagnosis...

16:30 - 16:45

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Keynote

What Shosa can teach us about the future of multimodal AI

As AI evolves from chatbots into multimodal systems embedded in our homes, workplaces, and public environments, a new challenge emerges: how do we design intelligence that enhances human life without overwhelming it? While the AI...

16:30 - 17:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health International AI Standards
Panel

AI and audiovisual accessibility for digital inclusion

AI opens many opportunities while posing many challenges, especially for persons with disabilities. In this panel we will discuss the challenges of developing AI-enabled systems to enhance audiovisual accessibility that can be used in a...

16:45 - 17:15

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI creativity & culture
Panel

AI and fashion: Who wins in the new creative economy?

AI is reshaping the fashion industry, changing how collections are designed, developed, and brought to market. This panel will explore how AI-powered tools are opening new opportunities for designers and brands, lowering barriers to entry,...

17:00 - 17:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

AI flow: Connecting intelligence through generative transmission

17:00 - 18:30

Room W
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Fourth meeting of the global initiative on resilience to natural hazards through AI solutions

​The fourth meeting of the Global Initiative on Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions ​will take place on 7 July 2026 during the AI for Good Summit in Geneva. This meeting focuses​ on reviewing written contributions, use-cases...

17:15 - 17:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

AI and Space Computing Challenge awards ceremony

The Three-Body Computing Constellation represents Zhejiang Lab’s practical effort to advance the development of space-computing infrastructure under the principle of “co-planning, co-Building, co-governance, and shared benefits”. As a scientific and technological public infrastructure initiative, it seeks to foster international collaboration in the emerging field of space computing...

17:30 - 19:00

Leaders lounge
Online & In-person
Leaders
Networking reception

Welcome reception, sponsored by Amazon Web Services

Join Amazon Web Services (AWS) for a welcome reception to kick off the AI for Good Global Summit. This reception will create space for strategic networking and building meaningful connections. Technology leaders, social entrepreneurs, and...

19:30 - 22:30

In-person
Leaders
AI creativity & culture
Networking reception
Get your Leader Pass

Speakers Welcome Reception

We are delighted to host our distinguished speakers at the Speakers Welcome Reception - an evening dedicated to celebrating and honouring your important contributions to this global movement. Enjoy a warm and elegant gathering alongside...

Robots & Demos

Wednesday, 8 July

08:00 - 09:15

Leaders lounge
In-person
Leaders
AI for planet
Breakfast

From ambition to impact: Industrial AI for sustainable impact

The energy transition and circular transformation reshape our world. Jochen Gross shows how Industrial AI turns ambition into action - enabling autonomous systems, optimizing resource use, and driving real-word impact.  

08:00 - 09:15

In-person
Invitation only
Breakfast

Google cloud networking breakfast: AI for global impact

Google Cloud invites you to a special networking breakfast dedicated to the intersection of advanced technology and global progress. This session serves as a collaborative forum for Google leadership, UN colleagues, and international visionaries dedicated...

09:00 - 11:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Learn to speak AI

This beginner-friendly course introduces the core principles of artificial intelligence (AI), with no prior experience required. Through interactive lessons and hands on case studies you will work in a team to design a predictive analytics...

Learn to speak AI

09:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Smart prototypes for tomorrow: FuturePitch AI!

How can AI be used responsibly to overcome challenges that affect people and our planet? The Smartfeld FuturePitch workshop invites young participants to explore AI as a supportive tool for innovation, creativity and social impact....

Smart prototypes for tomorrow: FuturePitch AI!

09:00 - 12:15

Room T
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Quantum for Good
Workshop

Quantum for Good: Industry leadership, innovation and real-world impact

Who decides what a technology is good for? Quantum is being built right now, and that answer isn’t fixed yet, it’s still taking shape in the hands of those developing it, and in the questions the rest of us choose to...

09:00 - 12:30

Room Q
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

Embodied AI for multimedia technologies: From perception to human collaboration

Embodied artificial intelligence (EAI) marks a shift in how intelligent systems are designed and experienced. Rather than operating purely in digital environments, EAI integrates AI into physical or virtual bodies, enabling systems to perceive, learn,...

Robots & Demos

09:00 - 17:15

Room U
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI skills & education
Keynote,Panel

Kaleidoscope academic conference – AI and frontier technologies for good

New digital frontiers - from artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies to brain-machine interfaces and cooperative robotics - are rapidly reshaping the possibilities for humanity’s future. This evolving relationship between frontier technologies and telecommunications will...

09:00 - 17:30

In-person
Invitation only
Training

Startup accelerator programme

Startup accelerator programme

09:00 - 12:15

Room 1
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Workshop

Are you AI ready?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a key driver of digital transformation, economic growth, and social innovation worldwide. As countries and organizations accelerate the adoption of AI technologies, there is increasing demand for practical approaches to...

09:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet
Training

Planet protectors: GeoAI heroes for climate action

Young participants (ages 11-16) will take on the role of innovators on a mission, using GeoAI, combining AI and digital maps, to explore and address real-world climate challenges in extreme environments. Through a game-based roleplay,...

09:00 - 12:15

Room S
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

Operationalizing AI impact assessment — The interplay between law-based frameworks and international standards

AI governance frameworks are multiplying. Impact assessment requirements are entering law. But between a legal obligation to assess an AI system and the practical capacity to do so, there is a gap.  And for most...

09:20 - 11:50

Room R
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Advancing responsible AI: Open source for inclusive development and collaborative governance

As AI applications continue to deepen and the open-source ecosystem accelerates its formation, its connotation has expanded beyond code to encompass the openness of resources including data, computing power, and models. This is profoundly transforming...

09:30 - 12:00

Hall 2
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation

Robotic speed networking

Scheduled flight destinations on the UFO, by Ufotech of Switzerland Book a UFO flight and meet people out of this world! Four collaboration flight destinations are described below, each featuring two distinct participant categories that...

Robotic speed networking

10:00 - 10:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

From Cloud to Orbit: Financing AI-Enabling Digital Infrastructure in Emerging Markets

As AI accelerates global digital transformation, many countries still face major infrastructure gaps in connectivity, affordability, and digital capabilities. Building AI‑enabling digital infrastructure requires countries to navigate fast‑evolving technologies - from cloud and edge computing...

10:00 - 10:30

UN AI Hub stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

An AI‑powered human rights data exchange for everyone, everywhere

The international human rights system is under unprecedented pressure — complex crises, rising instability and growing demands for rapid, reliable evidence are stretching the limits of what traditional approaches can deliver. The Human Rights Data...

10:00 - 10:30

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI skills & education
Keynote

The post-AI university

AI has made recall and writing cheap. Higher education can no longer justify its value by assessing who can produce an answer on demand. In a world where students carry a “second brain,” the core...

10:00 - 10:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

10:00 - 10:15

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI creativity & culture
Performance

Opening artistic intelligence performance “Beyond”

‘Beyond’ is a human and machine vocal work exploring the use of ethically trained music models in the pursuit of emergent harmony and emotive expression through the human lens. Directed and produced by ITU Curator...

10:00 - 14:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI & mobility

Autonomous X Mobility: The global congress on AI-powered mobility

Mobility is at its most consequential transformation since the invention of the automobile. What was once defined by speed, infrastructure, and engineering is now being reshaped by intelligence, trust, and governance. At the centre of...

10:15 - 10:25

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Keynote

AI for Good: The next 72 hours start now

The Summit begins here. An introduction to who’s in the room, what’s ahead, and why it matters. From breakthrough ideas to global collaboration, this session sets the direction for the next three days—and how to...

10:30 - 11:00

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI skills & education
Panel

AI, young minds, and what we risk losing

As nations worldwide rush to integrate artificial intelligence into education, a critical gap has emerged: teachers remain the least prepared stakeholders in this transformation. This session presents a practitioner-developed framework for equipping K-12 educators, across...

10:30 - 11:00

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Scaling up AI in service of humanitarian crisis response and recovery

This session will unveil for the first time a new automated AI pipeline developed by DISHA (Data Insights for Social and Humanitarian Action), UN Global Pulse's flagship AI initiative. By leveraging Google’s Open Buildings model,...

10:30 - 10:40

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
AI creativity & culture
Keynote

The future needs creators: AI, creativity and building a human-centred digital future

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we create, work and learn, with the potential to drive economic growth, create jobs and accelerate sustainable development. In this opening keynote, singer/songwriter, ABBA co-founder, entrepreneur and CISAC President...

10:30 - 11:00

Solutions stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Innovative Japanese AI startups addressing social challenges

At the Japan Pavilion, four AI startups are exhibiting their solutions, each operating at the forefront of addressing social challenges around the world, including in the Global South. In this session, these four companies—each seeking...

10:40 - 11:10

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold

Keynote

10:45 - 12:15

Room V
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

From commitments to production: How public private coalitions are turning AI promises into industrial reality

AI is a game changer. Industrial applications amplified or powered by AI have the potential to transform economies. Yet a hard question this workshop takes on, is how that conversation translates into industrial outcomes in...

11:00 - 11:30

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Building AI-powered accessible digital textbooks for inclusive education

This session will demonstrate how open, AI-powered Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADTs) can transform the way educational content is produced and delivered, making inclusive learning materials available to every child. By reducing time, cost and technical...

11:00 - 11:30

Town Square
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI skills & education
Panel

AI’s uneven future: How do we leave no one behind?

AI is reshaping job roles faster than education systems and training pathways can realistically adapt. Curriculum cycles measured in years are colliding with technological change measured in months, and the gap is widening fastest in...

11:00 - 12:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet
Training

AI and sustainability: Using comics and pedagogical resources to address AI’s environmental impact in the classroom

Utop’IA is a graphic novel by Genevan author Herji, produced by the Learn Center at EPFL. It explores the environmental challenges linked to artificial intelligence, specifically its physical infrastructure and energy consumption. During this session,...

11:00 - 11:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Balancing screens, hands-on learning and AI in the classroom

As AI introduces new digital possibilities, educators continue to value engagement, collaboration, discussion and hands-on learning. This session explores how schools can make intentional decisions about when students should learn through screens, when they should...

11:00 - 11:30

Solutions stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

AI and hardware: The rising cost of digital entry and widening digital divide

11:10 - 11:20

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation
Keynote

Together for AI for Good

Since 2017, AI for Good has brought the world together to ensure artificial intelligence benefits everyone, everywhere. As new challenges emerge alongside AI’s promise, ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin makes the case for why global cooperation...

11:20 - 11:25

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Keynote

Opening address

Switzerland, as co-convener of the AI for Good Global Summit, welcomes participants to Geneva.

11:25 - 11:30

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold

Presidential address

11:30 - 11:35

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
Keynote

Presidential address

11:30 - 12:00

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Scaling AI that works: Evidence, partnerships and financing for sustainable impact, humanitarian action and resilience

This high-level dialogue, building on the momentum of the India AI Impact Summit, will bring together senior leaders from IFAD, FAO, WFP, ICCROM and AFD to discuss how AI can move from successful pilots to...

11:30 - 12:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Keynote

InnoviumAI: Your Entire R&D Team, Orchestrated by AI

Enterprise R&D moves at the speed of coordination. InnoviumAI, a multi-agent orchestration platform developed within TII, is built on a simple principle: accelerate R&D at every step, from hypothesis to breakthrough. Positioned as an "AI...

11:30 - 12:00

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI skills & education
Keynote

Why the AI for good crisis is an engineering problem

Despite the rise of "AI for Good" initiatives, a significant "systems crisis" persists where the vast majority of projects fail to reach production due to fragility and lack of accountability. This keynote argues that the...

11:40 - 11:45

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold

Ministerial address

11:45 - 11:50

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
Keynote

Opening remarks

11:50 - 12:00

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Keynote

A message on behalf of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

12:00 - 12:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

12:00 - 12:15

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation
Panel

Scaling AI for Good

12:00 - 14:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Fundamentals of computer vision with green screen

The thinqueBytes® Invisibility with Green Screen Workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to computer vision, a fundamental area of artificial intelligence and robotics. This workshop is designed to make advanced tech topics fun, accessible, and...

Fundamentals of computer vision with green screen

12:00 - 12:30

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

Sociopathic intelligence: Anthropomorphism and ethics of AI

This talk will focus on various emerging themes and ideas in AI ethics, including the aforementioned ‘sociopathic intelligence’, ethical debt, and a-ethical AI. Ethical debt refers to the accumulated cost of neglecting ethical considerations in...

12:00 - 12:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health Impact & innovation
Keynote

AI and information accessibility: Bridging communication gaps for all

Equal access to information is essential for creating equitable opportunities, particularly for people with disabilities. This session explores how artificial intelligence can help bridge long-standing accessibility gaps and enable more inclusive communication for diverse communities....

12:30 - 13:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI & the future of work
Lunch

The future of work: How AI and social impact can positively shape the future worker

The future of work will be shaped by an increasingly digital world. Yet, according to HP’s 2025 Work Relationship Index, only 20% of knowledge workers report having a healthy relationship with work. Notably, among those...

12:30 - 14:00

Room X
In-person
Invitation only
Lunch

UN Leaders roundtable lunch

The UN Leaders roundtable lunch is an exclusive, invitation-only gathering of senior United Nations officials. This year, aligned with the UN80 theme, the event invites leaders to reflect on a central question: How can the...

Participants

12:30 - 13:30

Room V
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Workshop

Green digital transformations powered by AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a core enabler of climate action, supporting better environmental monitoring, climate modelling, early warning systems, energy optimization, sustainable agriculture, circular economy solutions, and more other applications. At the same time,...

12:30 - 14:00

Le Poivrier Restaurant
In-person
Invitation only
Lunch

AI policy bytes

Join us for an engaging keynote featuring Gabriela Ramos, a global leader in AI governance and international cooperation, as she reflects on the current landscape of AI technological innovation and the kind of incentives, investments,...

AI policy bytes

12:30 - 13:00

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Building AI and robotics education projects in Africa

Learn about the programme led by ITU to establish a replicable national model for advancing AI and robotics education in five pilot countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Implemented Giga and AI for...

13:00 - 13:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Teaching for deeper learning in a world with AI

As AI changes how information is accessed, generated and evaluated, educators are reconsidering the role of teaching and classroom experiences. This session explores the growing importance of inquiry, collaboration, creativity and hands-on learning, and how...

13:00 - 14:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

AI in education: What content and training should be offered in primary schools?

AI is omnipresent in our daily lives, and our children are growing up in this environment. Should we introduce the topic of AI in the classroom and at home? If so, how? The Learn Center...

13:00 - 13:15

Youth stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Keynote

Robotics competition-based education: A fun learning for improved employability

Robotics competitions provide a dynamic platform for experiential learning, enabling students to apply STEM concepts to real-world challenges while developing critical technical and professional skills. Through hands-on design, programming, teamwork, and problem-solving activities, learners gain...

13:15 - 13:30

Youth stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

What does it take to lead AI innovation across five continents?

As artificial intelligence reshapes economies, societies, and industries at unprecedented speed, the question is no longer whether we adopt AI, but how we ensure that innovation delivers meaningful, inclusive, and sustainable impact across diverse regions...

13:30 - 14:00

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Keynote

The Maker100 leaders robotics framework

The Maker100 Leaders Robotics Framework is a turnkey, zero-lecture pedagogical system designed to develop future tech leaders through grassroots Edge AI. Built on a 30-year coding career, the curriculum pairs 40–60 hands-on, asynchronous assignments with...

13:30 - 14:15

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Training

Responsible AI starts with better prompts

This interactive workshop in collaboration with the University of Geneva invites young participants to explore a simple but powerful idea: the quality of a prompt directly influences the quality, reliability and environmental impact of AI-generated...

14:00 - 17:35

Room R
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Brain-Computer Interface technologies for good coupled with standards cooperation

This high-impact session will bring global experts together to spotlight the future of brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies and the standards needed to ensure they are developed and deployed responsibly, safely, and for good. The session...

14:00 - 14:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Getting better EdTech for students: what good looks like in AI EdTech procurement

Non-negotiable procurement criteria, the indicators of a best-in-class solution, and the pitfalls to avoid. The session moves the conversation from “What is new?” to “What is safe, effective and worth public investment?”

14:00 - 14:10

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
Keynote

Welcome remarks

14:00 - 14:30

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

AI and languages

14:00 - 15:30

Leaders lounge
In-person
Leaders
Impact & innovation
Roundtable

Women in AI: Leadership, innovation and growth

As artificial intelligence reshapes the landscape of education, industry, and governance, we have a unique opportunity to ensure this evolution is driven by diverse voices. By championing the inclusion of all women and girls in...

14:00 - 14:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

Trust isn’t coded – it’s built through ecosystems

Trust in AI cannot be coded; it must be designed - human-centered, governed, and embedded in an ecosystem that turns data into value and sustained adoption.  As AI scales, trust is emerging as the defining...

14:00 - 14:30

UN AI Hub stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

Helping humanitarian workers respond safely to gender-based violence with AI

The GBViE Localized Offline AI System (LOAIS) is a closed, AI-powered assistant developed to address a persistent operational gap: frontline humanitarian staff often lack rapid, context-specific guidance on Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE), particularly in...

14:00 - 15:30

Room T
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Designing AI for teenagers

Governments are increasingly mandating that AI-enabled digital services prioritize the physical and emotional integrity of children and young people at every stage of development. The principles are easy to state: recommender systems should not maximize...

14:00 - 16:00

Room 2
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Who controls frontier AI? Building a plan for diffused access

As frontier AI becomes increasingly shaped by state decisions, access controls, and alliances, its most powerful capabilities are reaching a select few. Infrastructure remains concentrated in a small number of geographies, while the energy, skills,...

14:00 - 16:00

Room Q
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Open mic consultation session to the AI Summit Geneva 2027

This open-mic consultation and information session will mark the launch of the preparatory process for the AI Summit Geneva 2027. The session will present the current state of preparations and will gather input from community....

14:00 - 17:15

Room S
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Human agency, AI, and the future of mission work

AI is no longer on the horizon. It is already expanding what people can do and reshaping how organizations operate. Work Trend Index data shows a growing transformation gap: employees are adopting AI faster than...

14:00 - 16:00

Room 1
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Impact & innovation
Workshop

Smart city technologies: Implementing IoT and AI for efficient urban services

This workshop explores the innovative integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in developing smart city solutions. Participants will learn some of the cutting-edge technologies used to enhance urban services such as...

14:00 - 14:45

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI skills & education
Training

AI in action: A youth debate on real-world challenges

Structured youth debate session, encouraging participants to critically explore questions around the access, design, and use of artificial intelligence by debating using real-world scenarios.   Learning objectives: Explain the concept of AI policy at a...

14:00 - 17:15

Room R
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

Brain-computer interface: Technology for good and application cooperation

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) will lead the organization of a thematic workshop titled “Brain-Computer Interface: Technology for Good and Application Cooperation” at the AI for Good Global Summit 2026, hosted by the...

14:00 - 14:30

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

The AI generation: Youth in the AI era

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant promise, it is actively reshaping economies, healthcare systems, labour markets, and even global stability. As its influence accelerates, a fundamental question comes into focus: who is shaping AI,...

14:00 - 14:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI & mobility
Panel

The Future Networked Car

The future of mobility is increasingly connected, intelligent, and automated. Advances in vehicle connectivity, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure are transforming how vehicles operate, interact, and contribute to safer, more efficient, and more sustainable transport...

14:10 - 14:40

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation
Panel

AI is moving fast. Here’s what actually matters

Four of the world's foremost AI scientists. One moderator from the generation that will inherit their decisions. Members of the UN Scientific Panel on AI take an evidence-based look at where AI truly stands —...

14:30 - 15:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Keynote

Microscopic robots: Building machines smaller than a cell

Nature routinely makes smart, complex, yet microscopically tiny machines. But how can humans do it for ourselves? And how would medicine or manufacturing be different if we succeeded? This talk is about building microscopic robots,...

Robots & Demos

14:30 - 15:00

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Smarter tools for faster climate action

This session will present the concept of an AI-enabled NDC support project designed to help countries strengthen the preparation, implementation and evaluation of their nationally determined contributions. The session will focus on how artificial intelligence...

14:30 - 15:00

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

31 languages, 45 million people, one model

14:30 - 17:40

Room V
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

AI foundation model evaluation and standards

AI Foundation models, including large language models (LLMs), multimodal models, and the rapidly emerging class of AI agents built upon them, are reshaping how industries innovate, how public services are delivered, and how societies address...

14:30 - 15:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet
Panel

Supporting the deployment of sustainable AI on the ground: Moving from strategies to solutions

This high-level panel will bring together governments, international organizations and industry leaders to discuss concrete policies, tools and voluntary initiatives to help the deployment of sustainable AI systems. As AI systems rapidly scale worldwide, their...

14:40 - 15:10

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI & the future of work
Panel

Work, learning and prosperity in the age of AI

AI is rapidly changing how we work, what we learn, and how economies grow. But beyond the headlines about automation lies a bigger question: what will humans do next? As intelligent systems become capable of...

15:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Fun with robotics: Perceive, decide, act!

The thinqueBytes® “Fun with robotics: Perceive, decide, act!” workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to practical applications of computer vision, a fundamental area of AI, implemented on a robot. This class works well when preceded...

Fun with robotics: Perceive, decide, act!

15:00 - 15:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

Trustworthy robot teams in the real world

As autonomous robots step out of the laboratory and into our streets, factories, and homes, trustworthy AI is no longer a digital abstraction, it is a physical necessity. This transition requires a fundamental shift from...

Robots & Demos

15:00 - 16:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

AI and sustainability: Using comics and pedagogical resources to address AI’s environmental impact in the classroom

Utop’IA is a graphic novel by Genevan author Herji, produced by the Learn Center at EPFL. It explores the environmental challenges linked to artificial intelligence, specifically its physical infrastructure and energy consumption. During this session,...

15:00 - 15:30

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Trusted global data commons using StatGPT

Generative AI promises to transform how the world accesses economic data — but today’s models generate statistics from patterns, not from actual databases. IMF experiments show that leading AI chatbots return the correct published figure...

15:00 - 17:00

Room X
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Roundtable

AI for Good Lab high-level roundtable

The ITU AI for Good Lab mission is to enable developing and middle and low income countries to develop the local AI ecosystems to be able to harness the potential of frontier technologies such as...

15:00 - 15:30

Solutions stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation

Lessons learnt from agentic AI

15:00 - 15:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

15:00 - 15:30

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

Grief in the age of AI

Empathy’s “Grief in the Age of AI” report shows AI is already becoming part of bereavement, with nearly one in four AI users turning to it during loss and 97% saying it helped. This presentation...

15:10 - 15:40

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation
Keynote

Trust is dead: Trust me

Trust is in everything we do: the review we read before we buy, the credential we check before we hire, the voice on the phone we assume is real. We rely on evidence to verify...

15:30 - 16:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good

Rethinking intelligence through insect‑scale robotics

The theory of embodied intelligence holds that the way brains think is inexorably tied to the body. And that a considerable portion of that intelligence comes from the mechanics of the body itself. As researchers build smarter robots,...

Robots & Demos

15:30 - 16:00

UN AI Hub stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

EQUALS dialogue: AI, trade and inclusive digital business

AI is transforming how businesses innovate, compete and grow. For women entrepreneurs, AI offers new opportunities to access markets, improve productivity and scale their businesses. Yet many continue to face barriers in accessing the skills, networks,...

15:30 - 16:00

Solutions stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

AI as a global common good: What do religious and industry leaders think?

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in societies, economies, and systems of governance, questions of ethics, human dignity, accountability, and trust are taking on renewed importance. This session, co-curated by Globethics and the Muslim Council...

15:40 - 16:20

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation
Panel

The great AI debate: How far should we go?

Two of the most influential voices shaping the future of artificial intelligence take opposing sides in a debate that cuts to the heart of the AI era. Roman Yampolskiy, a leading AI safety and security...

16:00 - 16:15

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

From intelligence to empathy: Designing AI for humans

As robots move beyond industrial settings into homes and personal environments, technical performance alone is no longer sufficient. A more fundamental question emerges: how can machines understand and respond to human needs in a way...

Robots & Demos

16:00 - 16:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

From hallucination to verification: Why trusted, responsible AI needs grounded knowledge

Most responsible AI frameworks focus on guardrails, filters, and alignment of outputs. But when AI systems deployed to address global challenges hallucinate or produce untraceable claims, the root cause is the knowledge the model was...

16:15 - 16:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Keynote

Painful intelligence: What AI can tell us about human suffering

This talk introduces my recent e-book with the same title, freely available on arxiv and https://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/ahyvarin/painintl/. The book uses the modern theory of AI to understand human suffering or mental pain. Both humans and sophisticated AI...

16:20 - 16:35

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation
Keynote

Defining fair: Establishing the rules of engagement in AI

AI poses a societal challenge as we work to define what is fair and transparent for creators, artists, experts, publishers, brands, and individuals. In this keynote, Bill will share new strategies and highlight technology solutions to help...

16:30 - 16:45

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies

The 021 Science Foundation Model: Connecting science fields to unlock new discoveries

Addressing the global scientific community, Zhejiang Lab will present its approach to advancing Open Science through the paradigm of “AI + Science” and introduce the 021 Science Foundation Model, including its positioning as a scientific...

16:30 - 17:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for food & agriculture
Panel

Strengthening food systems resilience with AI

Food systems are being tested by climate change, conflict, rising costs, and disruptions across agricultural production and supply chains. For farmers, governments, and humanitarian organizations, resilience increasingly depends on identifying these pressures earlier, understanding their...

16:35 - 17:05

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI creativity & culture
Panel

AI, creativity, and ownership: The new value equation

From journalism to music, AI is reshaping the creative landscape - redefining how value is created and captured, and transforming the audience experience along the way. This panel brings together voices from media, industry, policy,...

16:45 - 17:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

AI for trade: Unlocking global markets for small businesses

This rapid-fire session will feature selected innovators from the 2026 ICC ITC ITU WTO MSME Group Small Business Champions Competition to showcase AI solutions that support international trade for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. From...

17:00 - 17:15

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

The AI evaluation revolution: Standards, benchmarks, and global action

Be part of a landmark launch unveiling a vision for the future of AI evaluation. This special session will introduce two major initiatives advancing AI worldwide: the Standardization Roadmap for AI Evaluation white paper and the International Initiative...

17:00 - 17:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation

Women entrepreneurs shaping the future

The AI for Good Innovation Factory is proud to present an exclusive session spotlighting the top women entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders are leveraging AI to create transformative solutions in their communities. Join us to celebrate...

Startup(s)

Women entrepreneurs shaping the future

17:05 - 17:35

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI for planet
Keynote

Planetary intelligence: AI for the 21st century Earth

Explore the transformative concept of Planetary Intelligence - the synthesis of high-resolution satellite imagery, AI, and geospatial analytics to monitor the Earth’s health at an unprecedented scale. By creating a transparent view of global activity,...

17:30 - 19:00

Leaders lounge
In-person
Leaders
AI skills & education
Networking reception

Global AI for education awards 2026 – Celebrating responsible educational practice

The Global AI for Education Awards recognise educational practices that thoughtfully integrate artificial intelligence to enhance inclusion, learning quality, and pedagogical innovation in K-12 education. The awards highlight concrete practices where AI meaningfully supports teaching...

18:00 - 19:30

In-person
Invitation only
Networking reception

UK at AI for Good: Shaping an inclusive and responsible digital future

UK at AI for Good: Shaping an inclusive and responsible digital future

19:30 - 22:30

In-person
Leaders Invitation only
AI creativity & culture
Networking reception
Get your Leader Pass

AI for Good Gala dinner

Join us for a prestigious Gala Dinner bringing together 250 distinguished CxO leaders, Heads of UN Agencies, and high-level decision-makers for an unforgettable evening of networking, insight, and inspiration. This invitation-only event offers a unique...

Thursday, 9 July

07:45 - 09:00

Room X
In-person
Invitation only
Breakfast

Women in ICT breakfast

Participants

09:00 - 12:15

Room T
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

Cities that think and act: Agentic AI, physical AI and the citiverse

Explore how AI is delivering real results for cities and communities today. This high-level workshop on agentic AI, physical AI and the citiverse will spotlight practical deployments, policy priorities, and strategic choices needed to ensure...

09:00 - 13:05

Room S
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

Designing the trust management for Agentic AI

What happens when AI can act on its own, and how can we secure it? This workshop examines the growing security and privacy challenges associated with Agentic AI, with a focus on practical, standards driven...

09:00 - 17:15

Room Q
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards AI & mobility
Workshop

Future Networked Car symposium

The Future Networked Car (FNC) Symposium unites the telecom and automotive sectors to explore the transformative potential of AI in the automotive and mobility sector. Join ITU and UNECE to discover advances in connectivity and...

Future Networked Car symposium

09:00 - 17:15

Room W
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI & the future of work
Workshop

AI for human resources: Practical applications across the HR lifecycle

From hype to hiring, AI is reshaping the entire Human Resources (HR) lifecycle. AI is no longer a future concept for HR, it’s a practical tool reshaping how people, teams and technology work together. Following...

09:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Girls in ICT Day at AI for Good: Inspiring the next generation in AI and STEM

To celebrate the International Girls in ICT Day 2026 theme, “AI for Development,” the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Kingdom are organizing a special activity at the AI for Good Global Summit for up to 60 Geneva-based girls aged...

09:00 - 12:15

Room R
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

Mobile AI for Good: Ubiquitous, open, accountable, inclusive

The GTI Forum aims to convene global innovation resources, call for international collaboration to advance the integration of networks and AI, drive open-source innovation, and foster an inclusive framework for technology Policy. This session will...

09:00 - 17:15

Room U
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Kaleidoscope academic conference – AI and frontier technologies for good

New digital frontiers – from artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies to brain-machine interfaces and cooperative robotics – are rapidly reshaping the possibilities for humanity’s future. This evolving relationship between frontier technologies and telecommunications will...

09:00 - 17:30

In-person
Invitation only
Training

Startup accelerator programme

Startup accelerator programme

09:00 - 11:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Learn to speak AI

This beginner-friendly course introduces the core principles of artificial intelligence (AI), with no prior experience required. Through interactive lessons and hands on case studies you will work in a team to design a predictive analytics...

Learn to speak AI

09:00 - 11:30

Room V
Online & In-person
Invitation only

AI tabletop exercise for decision-makers

Participants will work through a plausible cabinet-level scenario involving an AI-enabled disruption. Based on the findings of the International AI Safety Report, chaired by Turing Award winner and Mila - Quebec AI Institute founder Yoshua...

09:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Smart prototypes for tomorrow: FuturePitch AI!

How can AI be used responsibly to overcome challenges that affect people and our planet? The Smartfeld FuturePitch workshop invites young participants to explore AI as a supportive tool for innovation, creativity and social impact....

Smart prototypes for tomorrow: FuturePitch AI!

09:30 - 18:00

Hall 2
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation

Robotic speed networking

Robotic speed networking

10:00 - 12:00

Room 1
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Workshop

Bridging generations with AI: Upskilling youth and older adults for an inclusive AI future

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes society, it is critical to ensure that no generation is left behind in accessing AI education and skills. This interactive workshop will explore inclusive strategies and need for collaboration to...

10:00 - 10:30

UN AI Hub stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for food & agriculture
Panel

AI, robotics and space technology for humanitarian and food systems impact

How can cutting-edge technologies translate into real-world impact for the most vulnerable? This session explores how AI, robotics, and Earth observation are being accelerated and scaled to strengthen humanitarian operations and transform food systems. Bringing...

10:00 - 10:10

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation
Keynote

Bridging the AI innovation gap

10:00 - 10:35

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

What’s next in AI? Youth perspectives on global trends

This interactive mini-workshop invites youth stakeholders to participate in a “popcorn-style” rotating panel, sparking peer‑to‑peer dialogue on major emerging trends in AI such as generative AI, education, ethics, and future jobs in a fast‑moving, inclusive...

10:00 - 10:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet
Panel

The Early Warning Connectivity Map (EWCM) in action: Identifying populations beyond reach

Delivered in partnership with the Microsoft AI for Good Lab, this session will provide an update on the Early Warning Connectivity Map (EWCM) jointly developed by ITU, Microsoft, Planet Labs, and IHME. It will present...

10:00 - 10:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards Quantum for Good
Panel

Quantum and AI: Unlocking new frontiers through convergence

How will quantum technologies supercharge AI and what does that mean by 2050? This panel explores how quantum technologies can complement and accelerate AI, examining future scenarios and reviewing the implications for innovation and risk, ...

10:00 - 12:00

Room 2
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

From AI pilots to AI-empowered organizations: Putting people at the center of transformation

AI is everywhere. Value isn’t. Organizations continue to invest in AI, yet most struggle to scale beyond isolated pilots. The problem lies not in the technology itself, but in how organizations operate, make decisions and...

10:00 - 10:45

Leaders lounge
Online & In-person
Leaders
Impact & innovation

The Running Ground: A book conversation with Nicholas Thompson

Join Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, for a conversation about The Running Ground, his national bestselling meditation on what running can teach us about endurance, family, grief, ambition, and the limits that shape our...

10:00 - 10:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

10:10 - 10:40

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation
Keynote

Engineering safer AI to mitigate global risks

As the capabilities of advanced AI continue to grow, so do its risks. Yoshua Bengio, the world's most-cited living scientist, discusses the urgent societal and technical safeguards needed to mitigate these dangers and shares an...

10:30 - 11:00

UN AI Hub stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards Quantum for Good

Building the UN playbook for quantum readiness

Quantum technologies are poised to reshape cybersecurity, digital trust, and the global economy, and the work to prepare is already underway. This panel brings together UN agencies driving multilateral action on quantum to discuss how...

10:30 - 11:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

LLMs: Mercenary or citizen?

A year after my mother's house burned in the Altadena fires, I watched her spend her days doing unpaid busywork for a chatbot she calls "Chat" — humans working for the AI, not the other...

10:30 - 11:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet
Panel

AI in anticipatory governance: From foresight to action

As the pace of global change outstrips traditional planning cycles, AI is emerging as a transformative capability for anticipatory governance, enabling governments and international organizations to process vast datasets, detect weak signals, model complex futures,...

10:40 - 11:00

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
Keynote

AI for good, Intelligence for Inclusive Coexistence

The paradigm of AI applications is upgrading from chatbots to AI agents. While accelerating the development of new-type information infrastructure and large-scale AI deployment, this shift also brings new security risks and challenges. Committed to...

11:00 - 11:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Designing AI learning experiences for every learner

AI offers new opportunities to personalise learning and increase participation. This session explores how principles from designing for all learners can keep AI-literacy experiences accessible, flexible and meaningful for diverse learners across different abilities, backgrounds,...

11:00 - 11:15

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

The Anomaly Detection for Assistance Delivery (ADAD) initiative 

The Anomaly Detection for Assistance Delivery (ADAD) initiative demonstrates how artificial intelligence can strengthen the integrity and effectiveness of humanitarian assistance at global scale. Developed through a collaboration between the World Food Programme (WFP), CERN, and...

Robots & Demos

11:00 - 12:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale 2026 pre-final round

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...

AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale 2026 pre-final round

11:00 - 11:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet
Panel

AI sustainability across the value chain: What role will you play?

As the deployment of AI has grown, understanding its environmental impacts and reducing them has become an essential part of its long-term success, credibility, and scalability. But meaningful progress will not come from any one...

11:00 - 12:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Build AI for your community

What if young people did not just learn about AI, but used it to reimagine their communities? In this hands-on AIcademy workshop, participants work in teams to identify a real challenge affecting everyday life ,...

11:00 - 11:30

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
Panel

AI through a human rights lens

11:15 - 11:45

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

AI for water: Making every drop count

AI is creating new opportunities to address growing pressures on water resources. AI-powered tools can support water availability assessments, improve demand forecasting, optimize allocation across sectors, and aid in decision-making at local, national, and basin...

11:30 - 11:45

Leaders lounge
In-person
Leaders
Keynote

Banking Beyond Limits: Artificial Intelligence in African Banking

Banking has continued to evolve over time, and technology has been a key driver of this transformation. Artificial intelligence is no exception. However, AI adoption in banking has been relatively slow, largely because banking remains...

11:30 - 12:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Networking reception

100 pathways for AI diffusion by 2030: A call to action

The world's most capable AI systems are being built and deployed at speed. They are not reaching the people who need them most.  For communities across the Global South, the barrier to AI adoption is...

11:30 - 12:00

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI for planet
Panel

AI, Indigenous wisdom, and the future of humanity

How Indigenous knowledge, climate stewardship, and responsible AI can help build a more sustainable, prosperous and peaceful future.

11:45 - 12:00

UN AI Hub stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health
Panel

ITU-WHO-WIPO Global Initiative on AI for Health: From vision to impact

Launched at the 2023 AI for Good Global Summit by ITU, WHO, and WIPO, the Global Initiative on AI for Health marked a significant step in international collaboration on responsible innovation in health. It builds...

12:00 - 12:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Panel

From Answers to Accountability: Making Legal and Compliance Guidance More Accessible Through Responsible AI

This panel will explore how DLA Piper is developing workflows and small language models to create domain-specific AI built with the cross-functional technical and legal subject matter expertise to augment legal services and make legal...

12:00 - 12:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

12:00 - 12:20

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
Keynote

Reject excoding, embrace public AI

Dr Joy Buolamwini and Ayah Bdeir map the human costs of today’s AI ecosystem and unveil the most ambitious effort yet to build a public alternative.

12:00 - 14:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Fundamentals of computer vision with green screen

The thinqueBytes® Invisibility with Green Screen Workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to computer vision, a fundamental area of artificial intelligence and robotics. This workshop is designed to make advanced tech topics fun, accessible, and...

Fundamentals of computer vision with green screen

12:30 - 13:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Lunch

Building trust and resilience in the AI economy

AI has become essential infrastructure that is changing how people work, learn, and solve problems. However, the opportunities it creates will not be inclusive without intention. As roles shift and expectations evolve, people and communities...

12:30 - 14:00

Room X
In-person
Invitation only
Lunch

From Geneva to New York: A high-level AI policy lunch

As part of the official AI for Good Summit programme organized by the International Telecommunication Union, AI Safety Connect and partners will convene 200 senior delegates for an invitation-only lunch. The lunch will feature discussions...

12:30 - 13:00

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI & the future of work Impact & innovation

Fail and grow: Why failure stories matter in AI development and innovation

It is in schools that we decide how we will deal with uncertainty, responsibility, and failure in the future. When young people learn that mistakes are not flaws but opportunities for learning, we create the...

12:30 - 14:00

Le Poivrier Restaurant
In-person
Invitation only
AI infrastructure
Lunch

AI dependency: Building resilience before failures cascade

How far can AI scale before failures exceed society’s ability to absorb the damage? AI is no longer a set of stand‑alone applications. It is becoming shared infrastructure that underpins critical decisions and services across...

12:45 - 13:20

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Privacy, trust and responsible AI in education

As AI becomes part of educational environments, schools, families and technology providers are navigating important questions around privacy, transparency, safeguarding and responsible use. This session explores practical approaches to building trust while protecting learners and...

13:00 - 16:15

Room S
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

AI and multimedia authenticity standards

According to the World Economic Forum Global Risk Report 2026, AI-generated misinformation and disinformation, including deepfakes came second among the short term (2 years) global risks most likely to present high threats to the society....

13:00 - 13:30

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for food & agriculture
Panel

Advancing AI solutions in agrifood systems through youth leadership

Across the UN system, young people are increasingly recognized as essential actors in shaping inclusive, ethical, and impactful digital and AI ecosystems. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Office of Youth and Women (OYW) has...

13:30 - 14:00

Youth stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

What’s next? Youth and the AI generation

This session will share the main takeaways from the Youth programming at the AI for Good Global Summit 2026, highlighting the main ideas, concerns, and aspirations voiced by young people throughout the discussion. It will...

14:00 - 17:00

Room 2
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

021 Scientific Foundation Model: Empowering the transformation of scientific research paradigms

This workshop will demonstrate that the 021 Scientific Foundation Model is a scientific and technological public good designed for scientists worldwide. Following the logical framework of “technology foundation – disciplinary empowerment – ecosystem co-governance,” the workshop will bring...

14:00 - 14:15

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

From lab to field: AI partnership for humanitarian actions

Building on a 2025 presentation, this session moves from vision to operational reality, highlighting the Strategic AI Partnership for Humanitarian Actions between CERN, LIST, the Government of Luxembourg, and WFP. It showcases how this collaboration...

14:00 - 15:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Build AI for your community

What if young people did not just learn about AI, but used it to reimagine their communities? In this hands-on AIcademy workshop, participants work in teams to identify a real challenge affecting everyday life ,...

14:00 - 16:00

Room 1
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet Impact & innovation
Workshop

From risk to resilience: Accelerating AI solutions for climate‑driven human impact

A fast‑paced, multi‑stakeholder EY Ecosystem Exchange themed around the human impact of escalating climate‑driven physical risks – from heat stress and food insecurity to disrupted infrastructure and vulnerable communities. Bringing together technology leaders, start‑ups, academia...

14:00 - 14:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Keynote

Child agency in the age of AI

The dominant narrative around AI and children casts young people as passive recipients of a technology they did not design and cannot influence – a generation taught to cope with AI rather than shape it....

14:00 - 17:15

Room R
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

From challenge to change: Piloting generative AI for real-world impact

This workshop spotlights real results from deploying open source Generative AI across three nations that are effectively transforming public services in health, agriculture, and climate resilience. Built on the first ever GenAI for Good Challenge...

14:00 - 17:15

Room T
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

Agentic AI: Architecture and standards for next-generation AI Agents

As Artificial Intelligence transitions from static models to autonomous agents capable of reasoning and planning, the industry requires robust technical foundations to support this shift. This workshop explores the emerging ecosystem of Agentic AI, with...

14:00 - 15:30

Leaders lounge
In-person
Leaders
Impact & innovation

From AI promise to AI readiness

Between 2025 and 2026, the global AI conversation has undergone a critical shift. The central question is no longer when AI will arrive, but who actually has the infrastructure, capacity, and ecosystem to use it at all....

14:00 - 14:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Impact & innovation
Panel

From AI security to AI access: Rethinking connectivity in the age of agentic AI

AI capability is scaling fast; access is not. Generative and autonomous (agentic) AI are reshaping how children learn and access information. Yet access remains uneven, making infrastructure critical to ensuring children can benefit securely and...

14:00 - 15:30

Room V
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Workshop

From idea to impact: IP strategies for AI entrepreneurs

AI is democratizing innovation. But without a clear IP strategy, entrepreneurs and SMEs risk losing control over their ideas and competitive advantage. This session will explore how international organizations and industry are engaging with AI;...

14:00 - 14:30

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Frontier technologies
Panel

Trusted AI Agents: Securing the next layer of intelligence

AI agents are rapidly evolving from tools into autonomous actors capable of coordinating tasks, systems, and decisions across platforms. But their ability to scale for societal good depends on one critical factor: trust. This high-level...

14:15 - 14:30

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Algorithms for equality: Using AI to protect women and girls to end FGM

This session explores how artificial intelligence can be leveraged to prevent and ultimately end female genital mutilation (FGM) by protecting women and girls at risk. It will highlight innovative uses of AI, including predictive analytics...

14:30 - 15:00

Town Square
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Foresight with a heartbeat: Human-first AI and the rise of amplified intelligence

As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation to global deployment, the defining question is no longer simply what machines can do. It is whether human wisdom, expertise, empathy, and judgment can be preserved, extended, and shared...

14:30 - 15:00

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Open and secure by design: A call for trusted AI

As AI reshapes the foundations of our digital world, trust has become its most valuable – and fragile – currency. This session makes a clear and urgent case: trusted AI must be open by design...

14:30 - 15:00

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Impact & innovation
Keynote

From plan to plate: AI that designs out steel waste

In heavy equipment manufacturing, most structural parts are cut from steel plates — and which orders are scheduled together determines how efficiently those parts pack onto each plate. Yet industry practice treats scheduling and cutting...

14:30 - 15:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

“Robotic Field Ants”: Building bio-inspired robotic workers

Recent miniature robots demonstrate impressive mobility, but most are designed to respect environmental constraints rather than to act on and modify them. At the insect scale in particular, existing robots largely lack the ability to manipulate objects,...

Robots & Demos

14:30 - 15:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

Defining and scaling beneficial model behaviors assessment

As conversational AI systems become increasingly relational, understanding their impact on children’s cognitive, emotional, and social development has become a critical challenge for developers, educators, researchers, and policymakers. During this session, everyone.AI will present AïA...

14:45 - 15:15

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

Guardrails and incentives: governing AI in public education without losing learning

What should be regulated as minimum safeguards; where to encourage innovation beyond compliance through incentives; and how to ensure AI enhances, rather than replaces, student learning and agency.

15:00 - 15:30

UN AI Hub stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Democratizing AI: Platform cooperatives

This session is unique in that it connects discussions on AI governance with alternative economic models, an area rarely addressed in mainstream AI debates. While most conversations focus on technical innovation, ethics, or regulation, this...

15:00 - 15:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Open data for all: Moving beyond raw data to real impact

Access to quality data is the fundamental prerequisite for effective AI, yet for researchers in under-resourced institutions, open does not mean accessible. Discoverability friction, format complexity, and technical overhead continue to obscure what should be...

15:00 - 16:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Build AI for your community

What if young people did not just learn about AI, but used it to reimagine their communities? In this hands-on AIcademy workshop, participants work in teams to identify a real challenge affecting everyday life ,...

15:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation Robotics for Good
Training

Fun with robotics: Perceive, decide, act!

The thinqueBytes® “Fun with robotics: Perceive, decide, act!” workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to practical applications of computer vision, a fundamental area of AI, implemented on a robot. This class works well when preceded...

Fun with robotics: Perceive, decide, act!

15:00 - 15:30

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health
Keynote

AI for inclusion: Empowering older adults

As societies age and digital services rapidly replace analogue ones, older adults and persons with disabilities are increasingly at risk of exclusion from everyday life. From ordering food at self-service kiosks to accessing public services,...

15:00 - 15:30

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation

AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale 2026

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...

AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale 2026

15:00 - 15:30

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Keynote

Why AI must learn to say I don’t know

AI systems today answer every question. They do this whether the evidence is strong, weak, or missing entirely. That behavior becomes dangerous the moment these systems are used in decisions that affect people, policy, and...

15:30 - 16:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

Centering children in the age of AI: From commitment to action

As AI becomes part of children’s everyday lives, its impact on their rights, safety, and development is immediate and growing. Yet children’s perspectives are still too often missing. This session brings their voices to the...

15:30 - 16:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

15:30 - 15:45

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

Brain AI²: Beyond intelligence through surgery-free nano-implants

Human intelligence is constrained by approximately 86 billion biological neurons and by our limited ability to safely interface electronics with the brain. What if brain-computer interfaces could become as simple and accessible as vaccines, enabling...

15:30 - 16:00

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
AI & the future of work

Unlocking human potential in an AI-powered world

Organisations are increasingly embracing AI as a transformative force – going beyond re-engineering processes to reimagining entire business models. This shift continues to have significant impacts on the workforce, reshaping roles, skills and mindsets. At...

15:30 - 16:00

UN AI Hub stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

EQUALS dialogue: Skills, careers and inclusive AI futures

As AI reshapes economies and labour markets, a critical question emerges: who will benefit from the AI transformation, and who risks being left behind? The EQUALS Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age is organizing this...

15:30 - 16:00

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health
Keynote

Century careers: Japan’s AI powered longevity blueprint

As humanity enters an era where living to 100 becomes the norm rather than the exception, Japan stands at the forefront of a fundamental reimagining of work itself. With nearly 30% of its population over...

15:45 - 16:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health
Panel

Empowering mothers with AI for climate-resilient maternal health

Jacaranda Health will present a live demo of PROMPTS’ new climate alert functionality, which is designed to help pregnant and postpartum mothers better respond to climate-related health risks during extreme heat events. The demo will...

16:00 - 17:00

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI creativity & culture

The sound of intelligence: John Legend and the leaders shaping the AI music revolution

What happens when some of the world’s biggest music and AI pioneers come together to rethink creativity itself? In this landmark AI for Good conversation, Grammy-winning artist John Legend joins senior leaders from the global...

16:00 - 16:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

130,000 missing: How AI Is helping identify disappeared persons in Mexico

More than 130,000 people are officially registered as disappeared in Mexico. Behind every number is a family waiting for answers. Yet forensic institutions still rely on slow and largely manual processes to review thousands of...

16:00 - 16:30

Leaders lounge
Online & In-person
Leaders
Keynote

Human agency in the age of AI: Purpose, identity & income in the rise of the creator economy

As artificial intelligence transforms education, work, and economic participation, a fundamental question emerges: what enables individuals to remain adaptable, resilient, and economically engaged in an age of abundant intelligence? This session explores the transition from...

16:00 - 18:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

AI for Good Film Festival 2026 screening

The AI for Good Film Festival 2026 will feature outstanding finalist filmmakers presenting their AI-powered short films in competition, highlighting how creative storytelling and technology can work together to address global challenges. Ten finalists will be...

AI for Good Film Festival 2026 screening

16:00 - 17:30

In-person
Invitation only
AI skills & education

AI Skills Coalition partner annual meeting

This invitation-only annual partner meeting brings together the AI Skills Coalition community — a diverse group of stakeholders advancing capacity-building across the AI for Good ecosystem. Designed as a space for meaningful exchange, the reception...

Participants

16:00 - 16:30

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

Encode Geneva conventions in military equipment now

As AI gets put into weapons so they're more lethal, there is an opportunity to make them more humane as well. The same technology can support international law: think drones that avoid certain areas, artillery...

16:30 - 17:00

Town Square
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for planet

Ageing in the artificial intelligence era

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in everyday life, it is reshaping how people access services, manage health and finances, learn, work and stay connected. Yet the benefits of AI are not reaching everyone equally....

16:30 - 18:00

Room X
In-person
Invitation only
Roundtable

Lessons and cooperation across AI policy initiatives

Building on discussions held during the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, this invitation-only leaders' roundtable will bring together representatives of major international, regional, national and multistakeholder AI policy initiatives. Participants will exchange practical experiences on...

16:30 - 17:00

Solutions stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Panel

The use of AI in people’s daily lives

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how people manage their everyday lives, from organizing schedules and keeping track of commitments to supporting better decisions about time, money, and well-being. New research reveals that AI assistive tools...

17:00 - 17:10

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI creativity & culture
Performance

The NEKRA Project: Final Assessment (Premiere)

What does it mean to leave a digital trace - and who decides what it means? The NEKRA Project (2024–) is a multidisciplinary project investigating AI and mortality through the lens of the unknown, using...

17:00 - 17:30

Solutions stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

Nature speaks: Can AI help us listen?

More than 8 million species share our planet, but until now, we’ve only understood the language of one. In this keynote, Aza Raskin, Co-founder of Earth Species Project, explores how AI is being used to...

17:10 - 17:40

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI for health
Keynote

Don’t Die with Bryan Johnson

Bryan Johnson is the most measured person in history and the world’s first Don’t Die prototype. Johnson is the subject of the Netflix documentary “Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever” and runs...

17:30 - 19:00

Leaders lounge
In-person
Leaders
Impact & innovation
Networking reception

From silos to systems: Accelerating QuantumAI and advanced computing for good

QuantumAI and Advanced Computing can help address our most pressing challenges, from environment and healthcare to digital security and beyond. As the next wave of these foundational technologies is realized, we will need more than...

18:30 - 20:00

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI for planet

“Raise” film screening

RAISE is a six-part global documentary series exploring how artificial intelligence is already being used to address humanity’s most urgent challenges—and help build a future worth believing in. Executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, directed by...

“Raise” film screening
Friday, 10 July

07:45 - 09:00

Room X
In-person
Invitation only
Impact & innovation
Breakfast

AI for Good ambassadors’ breakfast: Frontier tech briefing

An exclusive, invitation-only breakfast for Geneva’s diplomatic community, this programme offers ambassadors a curated introduction to the latest frontier developments in artificial intelligence. Through a guided tour of cutting-edge exhibits and direct exchanges with innovators,...

08:30 - 09:30

Online & In-person
Invitation only
Breakfast

Impact initiative breakfast meeting

The Impact Initiative Breakfast Meeting, moderated by Shivagami, will mainly introduce the new flagship initiative — the AI for Good Lab. The Lab aims to create an integrated platform bringing together AI Readiness assessment, AI...

09:00 - 17:30

In-person
Invitation only
Training

Startup accelerator programme

Startup accelerator programme

09:00 - 11:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Learn to speak AI

This beginner-friendly course introduces the core principles of artificial intelligence (AI), with no prior experience required. Through interactive lessons and hands on case studies you will work in a team to design a predictive analytics...

Learn to speak AI

09:00 - 12:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Training

The AI safety developer challenge

Participants learn data-driven system basics before role-playing as developers setting safety principles for a new AI application, aligning decisions with essential ethical guidelines.     Learning objectives: By the end of the session, participants will...

09:00 - 17:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Training

Smart prototypes for tomorrow: FuturePitch AI!

How can AI be used responsibly to overcome challenges that affect people and our planet? The Smartfeld FuturePitch workshop invites young participants to explore AI as a supportive tool for innovation, creativity and social impact....

Smart prototypes for tomorrow: FuturePitch AI!

09:00 - 12:15

Room 2
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

GeoGPT and OneEarth: Empowering global geoscientists

The workshop is organized around the integrated framework of “Principles and Advocacy – Showcase of Achievements – Future Collaboration”.  First, it advocates an open, equitable, and transparent AI + Earth Science research paradigm in support of...

09:00 - 12:15

Room S
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI creativity & culture
Workshop

Intelligence at the edge

At the breaking edge of innovation, Edge AI is ushering in a new era of data processing – enabling real-time decision-making without high-bandwidth cloud connectivity.   This expert workshop at the 2026 AI for Good...

09:00 - 12:15

Room Q
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

Advancing AI in networks

Bringing together the twin perspectives of 'AI for networks' and 'networks for AI', this workshop will connect standards, innovation, and operational realities, offering a forward looking view on how AI driven networks are evolving and...

09:00 - 12:15

Room R
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for health International AI Standards
Workshop

AI for health: Scaling impact through standards, investment and intellectual property

As healthcare systems face increasing demands and limited resources, AI holds the potential to enhance emergency response, optimize resource allocation, and expand equitable access to healthcare. The rapid integration of AI into health ecosystems requires...

09:00 - 12:15

Room T
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI for food & agriculture International AI Standards
Workshop

AI on the menu: Transforming digital food systems

As digital technologies increasingly transform global food systems, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as powerful enabler of productivity, transparency, resilience, and sustainability across the agri-food value chain. From precision agriculture and climate-smart farming to supply-chain...

09:00 - 12:15

Room U
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Workshop

AI benchmarking and AI-powered testing

As AI matures, the need for standards to promote efficiency and sustainability grows more important. This workshop aims to showcase ongoing ITU-T standardization activities in the development of AI monitoring and benchmarking frameworks that support users in...

09:00 - 17:15

Room W
In-person
Invitation only
Workshop

UN CIO AI forum: Operationalizing AI across the United Nations system

oAI is rapidly becoming a foundational capability for institutions across the United Nations system. From humanitarian response and climate modelling to development programming and digital public infrastructure, AI is reshaping how organizations generate insight, deliver...

09:30 - 16:30

Hall 2
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation

Robotic speed networking

Robotic speed networking

10:00 - 10:20

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
International AI Standards
Panel

From principles to practice: The role of international standards in AI

As AI reshapes economies and societies, global principles around ethics, safety, and trust are taking shape. But principles alone are not enough. To scale AI responsibly across borders, sectors, and technologies, they must be translated...

10:00 - 11:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Panel

Advancing women’s leadership in AI and standards

An engaging discussion with global leaders, policymakers, and AI experts will highlight the progress made and remaining challenges in advancing women’s leadership and meaningful participation in AI and standards development. The session will explore how...

10:00 - 10:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

10:00 - 14:15

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Training

Responsible AI starts with better prompts

This interactive workshop in collaboration with the University of Geneva invites young participants to explore a simple but powerful idea: the quality of a prompt directly influences the quality, reliability and environmental impact of AI-generated...

10:00 - 10:30

Frontier stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

555n: From personal computer to personal construct

Fifty years ago the computer became personal, changing who got to compute. The same threshold has arrived for AI. In this session, composer and transmedia artist Gadi Sassoon proposes a paradigm for what comes next,...

Robots & Demos

10:20 - 10:50

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
Keynote

TACTICA

10:30 - 11:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

Agile robotics: Enhancing speed, versatility, and robustness in autonomous systems

Robots play a crucial role in inspection, agriculture, logistics, automated driving, and search-and-rescue missions. Yet, they lag behind humans in speed, versatility, and robustness. This work shows how combining model-based and machine-learning methods with the...

10:50 - 11:20

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
International AI Standards
Panel

Connecting intelligence: AI-native networks and the power of standards

As telecom networks evolve beyond connectivity, AI is becoming their defining layer. This session explores the shift toward AI-native networks—where intelligence is embedded across infrastructure, operations, and services. Moving beyond simply connecting devices, telcos are...

11:00 - 11:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

11:00 - 11:30

Solutions stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI infrastructure

AI for digital infrastructure: Advancing connectivity and closing the digital divide

How can Artificial Intelligence help close the digital divide? This session explores how AI and advanced analytics are transforming digital infrastructure planning by enabling governments and partners to identify connectivity gaps, model investment scenarios, and...

11:00 - 11:30

Frontier stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery

From silicon to sovereignty: Open hardware for the next generation of open source AI

Open source AI has transformed access to models, datasets, and software, yet a critical dependency remains: the hardware powering AI is still largely proprietary. As nations, researchers, startups, and communities seek to build sovereign, trustworthy,...

11:20 - 11:50

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI infrastructure
Panel

Bridging the AI infrastructure divide

A widening infrastructure gap is beginning to emerge as artificial intelligence reshapes economies and societies. From limited access to compute power, data centres, and reliable connectivity, to high energy costs, financing barriers, and unequal access...

11:30 - 11:45

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote

Robots for living with us, not above us

The dominant narrative in robotics has focused on building increasingly powerful machines, i.e. systems capable of superhuman precision, continuous operation, and high performance. While these advances promise efficiency and productivity, they often overlook the human...

Robots & Demos

11:30 - 12:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
International AI Standards
Panel

From Human Rights Principles to ICT and AI Standards: Perspectives from IEC, ISO and ITU

International standards are not neutral: they shape how technologies affect privacy, non-discrimination, accessibility, transparency and accountability. In line with the Global Digital Compact and the Seoul Statement adopted by IEC, ISO and ITU, standards bodies...

11:30 - 12:00

Leaders lounge
Online & In-person
Leaders
Keynote

The autonomous infrastructure investment network: Closing the financing gap for development

The annual development financing gap has grown from $2.5 trillion to $4.3 trillion — a 60% increase since 2015 — while $374 billion in private infrastructure capital sits as uninvested "dry powder." The capital exists....

11:45 - 12:00

Frontier stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Keynote

Listening to mosquitoes: Using AI to detect disease-carrying species

Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue continue to pose a major global health challenge, particularly in resource-constrained settings where early detection of disease-carrying species remains limited. This study presents a novel AI-driven approach for...

Robots & Demos

11:50 - 12:30

Centre stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold
AI creativity & culture

Will We Make It?

From the team behind The Social Dilemma, The AI Dilemma, and The AI Doc comes a three-act musical experience about the defining invention of our time. Blending original music with sharp insight, it explores where AI stands, the race...

12:00 - 12:30

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Workshop

Building the future in today’s classrooms: Hands-on computer science and AI learning

IT and AI systems are increasingly shaping children’s everyday lives. For education, this raises a key question: how can students be empowered to not only use these systems in a conscious, reflected, and responsible way...

12:00 - 12:15

Frontier stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Keynote

Transparent robot decision-making through interpretable and explainable AI

Transparent decision-making enables humans to understand, interpret, and predict what robots do. Interpretable and explainable methods enhance transparency: interpretable methods clarify how a learned model reaches decisions, while explainable methods articulate why specific decisions were...

12:00 - 14:00

Youth zone
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation Robotics for Good
Training

Fundamentals of computer vision with green screen

The thinqueBytes® Invisibility with Green Screen Workshop is a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to computer vision, a fundamental area of artificial intelligence and robotics. This workshop is designed to make advanced tech topics fun, accessible, and...

Fundamentals of computer vision with green screen

12:00 - 12:30

Solutions stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Impact & innovation
Panel

Trustworthy GENIE.AI as an open source foundation for public sector genAI

GENIE.AI is an ITU led open source AI reference framework created to help countries build and deploy generative AI solutions that are inclusive, transparent, sovereign, and trustworthy by design. This solution stage session showcases how...

12:15 - 12:30

Frontier stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Frontier technologies
Keynote

AI and assistive technology for communication and disability inclusion

AI is transforming Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and assistive technology for people with disabilities. This presentation explores how AI can help overcome communication barriers and promote greater inclusion, drawing on lessons from Cboard and...

12:30 - 14:00

Le Poivrier Restaurant
In-person
Invitation only
Lunch

The impact of AI on developing young minds: A policy roadmap to prioritizing children’s needs

The rapid adoption of Anthropomorphic AI, or human-like AI, in the form of AI companions and social chatbots is posing serious concerns for children’s emotional, social and intellectual life skills development. Today, 1 in 3 American...

12:30 - 14:00

Room X
In-person
Invitation only
International AI Standards
Lunch

Media literacy in the age of AI

Supporting people globally to improve their AI literacy is imperative as technological advances make AI-generated content more common. This session will explore how industry, standards bodies, policymakers and content creators can support AI literacy through...

13:30 - 15:00

Youth zone
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Training

Young AI leaders creative problem solving with AI: A design thinking workshop

AI is increasingly becoming part of everyday creative and problem-solving processes. Yet many people still struggle to understand how to collaborate proactively, creatively and effectively with AI tools. This interactive workshop introduces participants to AI-supported...

13:30 - 14:00

Solutions stage
In-person
Impact & innovation
Keynote

Bridging the Digital Divide and Securing Safety Frontiers — AI-Enabled Paradigm Shifts in Aging-Friendly Innovation

As population aging and digital transformation deepen their convergence, digital age-friendliness is entering a critical phase: under rapid AI advancement, it is shifting from basic information access and easy-to-use applications toward precisely tailored services. China...

13:30 - 15:30

Frontier stage
Online & In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
AI creativity & culture

The AI doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features)

From the Academy Award–winning teams behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny comes a hand-made, eye-opening documentary about the most powerful technology humanity has ever created—and what's at stake if we get it wrong....

14:00 - 14:30

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI creativity & culture International AI Standards
Panel

AI, media, and the information integrity challenge

As AI reshapes how content is created, distributed, and consumed, the line between authentic and synthetic media is growing harder to draw. This session brings together leaders from across the creative and technology industries to...

14:10 - 14:40

Youth stage
In-person
Leaders Gold Discovery
Robotics for Good

Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale 2026 closing ceremony

The Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale 2026 Closing Ceremony will celebrate young innovators from around the world who have applied robotics and AI to food security challenges. The session will feature closing remarks...

14:30 - 15:00

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI for planet
Panel

Beyond earth: AI, space computing and humanity’s next frontier

Space is entering a new era. Reusable rockets have dramatically reduced the cost of reaching orbit, satellite constellations are connecting billions of people, and advances in AI are enabling increasingly autonomous systems in space. From...

15:00 - 15:30

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI for health
Panel

The future of health: AI, genomics and the next era of medicine

Artificial intelligence and genomics are reshaping our understanding of human health and disease. From precision medicine and rare disease diagnosis to drug discovery, public health surveillance and personalized prevention, AI is accelerating breakthroughs across the...

16:00 - 16:30

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation

AI and the next decade of human progress

16:30 - 17:00

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI skills & education
Panel

The first AI generation: Are we learning the right way?

A generation is now growing up with AI as a constant companion — answering their questions, doing their homework, shaping how they think. But if machines can do the work, why and how should young...

17:15 - 17:25

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
Impact & innovation
Keynote

AI for Good beyond 2026

17:25 - 17:45

Centre stage
In-person
Leaders Gold
AI creativity & culture
Performance

Fusion of AI enter-tech and K-Pop

At the crossover of humans, AI, and robots, Galaxy Corporation is reimagining the future of entertainment technology through robotics. In an era of human robotic coexistence, Galaxy Corporation and CEO Yong-ho CHOI will showcase how...

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