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Tuesday, 7 July
09:00 - 17:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
Cyril Monette
PhD Candidate, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Astha Gupta
Researcher, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Participants
Team Heyansh
Junior, India
The Ambitious Avengers
Senior, India
ROBO-KIDZ
Junior, South Africa
Roborise
Senior, South Africa
SA Junior Team
Junior, Australia
SA Senior Team
Senior, Australia
Easy Win
Junior, Switzerland
Electronics
Senior, Switzerland
WPS (World Problem Solvers)
Junior, Ethiopia
Andinet International School Steam Club
Senior, Ethiopia
Bug Algorithm
Junior, Venezuela
The Spartans
Senior, Venezuela
David Kaunda NSSS
Junior, Zambia
Plastal-Bot Builders
Senior, Zambia
Robo Strikers
Junior, Lesotho
Soofia robotronics
Senior, Lesotho
Samdech Hun Robotic
Junior, Mali
Individual Robotic Team
Senior, Mali
MinaBot
Junior, Guinea
SiraBot
Senior, Guinea
LeoneBot
Junior, Sierra Leone
St. Edwards
Senior, Sierra Leone
L’Escouade Ndam
Junior, Senegal
Neo Genesis
Senior, Senegal
RoboWolves
Junior, Zimbabwe
Upskill Academy Robotics Club
Senior, Zimbabwe
Skylab Robotics
Junior, The Gambia
Nusrat Robotics Team
Senior, The Gambia
South Sudan Robotics Team (Junior)
Junior, South Sudan
South Sudan Robotics Team (Senior)
Senior, South Sudan
DEERBOT
Junior, Mexico
chaBots Destroy
Senior, Mexico
Bright Stars
Junior, Nigeria
Spark
Senior, Nigeria
Doudou Exploration Team
Junior, China
Speed (驰骋)
Senior, China
Nendo LB
Junior, Lithuania
RG team
Senior, Lithuania
B-weh Trailblazers
Junior, Ghana
Klone
Senior, Ghana
Peak Schools Ntinda
Junior, Uganda
KCB Pirates
Senior, Uganda
Mission Possible
Junior, Viet Nam
HMD
Senior, Viet Nam
CYB3R h@CK3RS
Junior, Kenya
SAINT RAPTORS
Senior, Kenya
Control Boys
Junior, Spain
Jangla
Senior, Spain
Team MGIS
Junior, Cote d'Ivoire
Team Tech Titan
Senior, Cote d'Ivoire
Everest Tech Thunder
Junior, Nepal
Gorkhali Tech Warriors
Senior, Nepal
EE-Tech Academy
Junior, Niger
Darak
Senior, Niger
GIGABYTE
Senior, Kazakhstan
Inventika 3 Ways of SVR
Junior, Romania
Mali programer
Senior, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Raspberry Vikings
Junior, Denmark
SON
Senior, Korea (Rep. of)
Star Force
Senior, Togo
Windsor Wolves
Junior, The Bahamas
IBSA
Junior, Burkina Faso
KijaniNova
Senior, Dem. Rep. of the Congo
GISC Egypt
Senior, Egypt
Green Force
Senior, El Salvador
J-Bots
Junior, Bolivia
09:00 - 17:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
09:00 - 11:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
09:00 - 17:00
Youth zone
In-person 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....
09:00 - 17:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
09:00 - 17:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
09:00 - 17:15
Room T
In-person 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...
Joongi Kim
CTO and Co-founder, Lablup Inc.
Zeinab Nezami
AI Data Engineering Lead, GSMA
Abdelhamied A. Ateya
Associate Professor, Department of Electronics & Communications Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University
Mohammed Elaffendi
Professor of Computer Science, Prince Sultan University
Lasha Tabidze
Chief Digital Operations Officer, VEON
Shivagami Gugan
Chief Technologist for Middle East and Africa, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon
Carlee Joe-Wong
Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Riccardo Trivisonno
Head of Network Architecture, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Nada Golmie
NIST Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Lina Bariah
Senior Researcher, Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Wei Meng
Director of standard and open source planning, ZTE Corporation
Gyu Myoung Lee
Professor, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)
- Moderator
Vishnu Ram OV
Independent Research Consultant, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Moderator
Thomas Basikolo
Programme Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
09:00 - 12:15
Room S
In-person 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...
Arundhuti Banerjee
Visiting scientist, Institute for Environment and Human Security, United Nations University (UNU)
Costanza Bonadonna
President, International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior
Jesper Dramsch
Scientist, ECMWF
Jessica Rapson
Director, Algorithmic Governance Foundation
Rakiya A. B. Babamaaji
Deputy Director at Strategic Space Applications Department, National Space Research and Development Agency, Nigeria
Arif Albayrak
Senior Research Engineer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Florian Pappenberger
Director-General, European Center for Midrange Weather Forecasting (ECMWF)
Jumpei Takami
Associate Expert in Remote Sensing for Disaster Management, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
- Moderator
Hwirin Kim
Chief of Hydrological and Water Resources Services Section, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Lorenzo Nava
Senior Lecturer and AI+ Senior Fellow, King’s College London
- Moderator
Monique Kuglitsch
Innovation Manager, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
09:00 - 17:15
Room U
In-person 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...
Stuti Iyer
Amrutha Moorthy
Kathrin Cresswell
Professor of Digital Innovations in Health and Care, University of Edinburgh
Yuliya Shlychkova
Andrey Ochepovsky
Senior Public Affairs Manager, Kaspersky
Derick Adil
Globe Telecom Inc.
Elizabeth Houck
Bethlehem Terefe
Eileen Tong
Siva Mathiyazhagan
Research Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Chandru J
Dhananjay Kumar
- Moderator
Hao Qin
Senior Researcher, National University of Singapore
- Moderator
Yitian Xiao
Chief Scientist, Deep-Time Digital Earth (DDE), Zhejiang International Research Center
- Moderator
Ved Kafle
Research Manager, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Elham Kashefi
Personal Chair in Quantum Computing, University of Edinburgh
Richard Chuchla
Co-chair, GeoGPT Governance Committee
John Ludden
Co-chair, GeoGPT Governance Committee
Wang Jian
Founder of Alibaba Cloud, Director, Zhejiang Lab
Zenon Lambrou
Seizo Onoe
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Moderator
Alessia Magliarditi
ITU Journal and ITU-T Academia Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Shweta Khushu
Manager, AI Engineering, Vector Institute
Gladys Yiadom
Senior Public Affairs Manager, AO Kaspersky Lab
09:00 - 12:15
Room R
In-person 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 Impact & innovation
Workshop
Innovate for impact
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...
Shaimaa Saeed Alyammahi
Strategic Planning and Corporate Performance Management Specialist, Strategy and Future Department, Ministry of Justice, UAE
Xu Dan
Vice Chair of WP2/SG11, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Yeeun Yoo
AI Researcher, KakaoBank Corp.,
Xu Difeng
Chief Executive Officer, UniDT (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Wenjin Ji
China Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd
Xi Chen
Senior Principal Engineer, Department of Artificial Intelligence, China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI)
Selah Key
Founder and lead researcher, Ordinary Days
Radia Hambli
PhD student, Department of Computer and Communication Systems Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Prasha Sooful
Director, NT Hearing Services
Nannan Liang
Research Specialist, Space Computing System Research Center, Zhejiang Lab
Junghwan Lim
CEO, Motif Technologies
Jonghyun Jun
Co-founder & CEO, Team Monolith
Imad H. Elhajj
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the American University of Beirut
Abdalla Sulaiman Alhammadi
Director of Strategy and Futures and the Chief Innovation Officer, Ministry of Justice, UAE
Diwen Shen
Senior Product Solutions Expert, Alipay, Ant Group
Chae Yoon Lee
Director, nepes
Akansha Saklani
Global AI and Data Integrity, Energy Access Explorer (EAE)
Zhuangyuan Yang
Senior Director, Government Affairs, SpacemiT (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
Hj Zadil Hayat Bin Hj Kassim
Chemistry Teacher, Sultan Sharif Ali Secondary School, Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam
Yitian Xiao
Chief Scientist, Deep-Time Digital Earth (DDE), Zhejiang International Research Center
Xiongyi Zhang
Head of Operations, PixVerse
Seifeldin Elnozahy
Computer Engineering graduate, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Oleksandr Goncharenko
Student, ETH Zurich
Joseph Philipo Telemala
Lecturer, Department of Informatics and Information Technology, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania
Esther Kimani
Founder and CEO, FarmerLifeline Technologies
Ridewaan Hanslo
Lecturer, University of Johannesburg
Naeem Komeilipoor
Founder and CEO, Findora AI
Dongpin Oh
Lead, Multi-modal team, Motif Technologies
Codin Segal
CEO and Co-founder, AiCole
Birhan Abuhay Jemere
Lecturer and AI Researcher, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia
- Moderator
Sid Espinosa
Head of Social Impact, GitHub
Patricia Maluti
Senior Engineer, Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA)
Tracey Forrest
Research Director, Transformative Technologies, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Chen Luchuan
Special Invited Expert, Zhejiang Lab
Mingjie Lv
Senior Research Specialist, Research Center for Space Computing System, Zhejiang Lab
Xiaotong Wang
Technology Strategy Specialist, Ant Group
Liang Liang
AI Frontier Technology Research Manager, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Innovation Research Institute
Wei Wei
Director General, Department of Science and Technology, MIIT
Yi Chen
Global Partnership Lead, DAMO Academy, Alibaba Group
- Moderator
Linbi Deng
Manager, International Cooperation Group, China Artificial Intelligence Industry Development Alliance (AIIA)
Paula Palade
AI Ethics & Safety Senior Technical Specialist, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
- Moderator
Yue Qiu
Associate Professor and Senior Research fellow, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University
- Moderator
Ameny Khachlouf
Head of the Research and Development Department, Tunisie Telecom
Wang Jian
Founder of Alibaba Cloud, Director, Zhejiang Lab
- Moderator
Francesco Flammini
Professor of Trustworthy Autonomous Systems, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, and University of Florence
Jingbo Huang
Director, United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau)
Lilibeth Acosta
Deputy director, Program Manager, Green Growth Performance Measurement(GGPM), Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Emmanuel Kifalu Mkina
Tutorial Assistant, University of Dodoma, Tanzania
YU Xiaohui
President, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
- Moderator
Asrat Mulatu Beyene
Associate Professor, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU)
Florence Upendo Rashidi
Senior lecturer, University of Dodoma
Tomas Lamanauskas
Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
James Agajo
Professor, Federal University of Technology Minna Nigeria
Shweta Khushu
Manager, AI Engineering, Vector Institute
Bilel Jamoussi
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
09:00 - 14:45
Youth zone
In-person 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 - 12:15
Room 1
In-person 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...
Robyn
Head of Global PR, PixVerse
Ken Wu
Actor, AIGC Creator & Co-Founder, Eidon Labs
Joseph Weinerman
Co-Founder & CTO, Anthum AI
Daria Grin
AI Director & PixVerse Creative Partner
Sonya Dukhon
Film Director, Creative Producer & AI Artist
Anna Pimen
Producer & Screenwriter
Davy
Global Head of Operations, PixVerse
Orri Bogdan
Co-founder and CEO, Anthum AI
Jaden Xie
Co-founder and President, PixVerse
10:00 - 10:30
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote
Auctions, preferences, and wearable robots: The development of meaningful 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....
10:00 - 10:30
Solutions stage
In-person AI skills & education
Keynote
10:00 - 12:00
Room 1
In-personBuilding 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...
10:30 - 11:00
UN AI Hub stage
In-person 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,...
10:30 - 11:00
Youth stage
In-person Robotics for Good
10:30 - 11:00
Solutions stage
In-person AI skills & education
Panel
10:45 - 11:15
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies
Keynote
Toward 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...
11:00 - 12:00
Youth zone
In-person 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-personKeynote
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...
11:15 - 11:30
Frontier stage
In-person 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...
11:30 - 12:00
Solutions stage
In-person 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
Frontier stage
In-person 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...
12:00 - 12:30
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies
Panel
Context is the new frontier: AI accelerating Africa’s growth
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...
Anthony Coleman
Director, Development Research
Ahmed N. Tantawy
Founding Director, Applied Innovation Center, Egypt
Micheal Matalatala
Tosali Technologies
Pierre Sedi
Presidential Category winner 2024, Engineer, Tosali Technologies
Alain Goumou
CTO & Founder, TínaanTech
Maria Stella Namyalo
African Union Development Agency AUDA-NEPAD
H.E. Mr. Mohammed Khamis Abdulla
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information Communication and Information Technology, Tanzania
Hoda Baraka
Advisor to the Minister for Technology Talent Development and National Al Strategy Lead, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt
- Moderator
Yvonne Baldwin Mushi
CEO, Ele-vate AI Africa
12:00 - 14:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
12:00 - 14:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
12:00 - 12:30
Youth stage
In-person 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 - 13:00
Youth stage
In-person 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 - 13:30
Youth stage
In-person 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...
13:00 - 14:00
Youth zone
In-person 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 - 13:45
Youth stage
In-person Impact & innovation
Keynote
Who speaks for youth in AI? Launching the EMEA youth AI & wellbeing deliberation
AI systems are reshaping how young people learn, communicate, work, and understand themselves. Algorithmic recommendation engines influence mental health outcomes. Generative AI is transforming education and employment at a pace that outstrips young people's ability...
13:30 - 14:00
Frontier stage
In-person 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,...
13:45 - 14:00
Youth stage
In-person 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...
14:00 - 14:15
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,...
14:00 - 16:00
Leaders lounge
Online
& In-person AI creativity & culture
Performance
The Oracle at Poughkeepsie
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 of checkers,...
14:00 - 17:15
Room Q
In-personWorkshop
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...
Minjae Seo
Research Scientist, Korea AI Safety Institute (Korea AISI)
Charbel-Raphaël Segerie
Executive Director | CeSIA - French Center for AI Safety Expert to the EU, Expert Forum on AI, European Commission AI Office
Lukas Struppek
Research Scientist, FAR.AI
Kato Steven Mubiru
CEO and Co-Founder, Crane AI Labs
Balaraman Ravindran
Head of the Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI, IIT Madras
Chris Meserole
CEO, Frontier Model Forum
Franziska Weindauer
CEO, TÜV AI.Lab
Hiromu Kitamura
Principal Expert, Japan AI Safety Institute (J-AISI)
HE Bo
Director of the Internet Law Research Center, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Rachel Adams
CEO, Global Centre for AI Governance
- Moderator
Rumman Chowdhury
CEO and Founder, Humane Intelligence
- Moderator
Venkatesen Vijay Mauree
Head – Strategic Tech and Academia Initiatives Division, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Bilel Jamoussi
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Irakli Beridze
Head of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
14:00 - 17:15
Room R
In-person 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,...
Ozzeir Khan
Director & CIO, Operations & Country Engagement, Information Technology Solutions, The World Bank
Mohammed bin Yahya Al-Sayel
President GEOSA, Co-chair, UN GGIM
Lea Shanley
Director, President, and CEO, International Computer Science Institute
Stephanie King-Chung Hung
Chief Information Officer, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Ritu Yadav
Postdoctoral researcher, Division of Geoinformatics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Georg Gartner
Professor of Cartography and Geo-Mediatechniques, TU Wien
Weiming Huang
Lecturer, University of Leeds
Gregory Giuliani
Senior Lecturer, University of Geneva
Johannes Scholz
Full Professor of Geoinformatics, University of Salzburg
Marinos Kavouras
Professor Emeritus of Geoinformatics, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
Evelyn Uuemaa
Professor of Geoinformatics, University of Tennessee
Julia Anna Leonardi
PhD Candidate, GeoLab, Politecnico di Milano
Zhengpeng Feng
PhD Candidate, Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge
Ravi Shankar Santhana Gopala Krishnan
Lead, WHO GIS Centre for Health, Data, Digital Health Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (DDA), World Health Organization (WHO)
Kevin White
Senior Director, AI for Good Lab, Microsoft
Mario Maniewicz
Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Moderator
Rohini Swaminathan
Climate and Environment Data Unit, UNICEF
- Moderator
Ali Mansourian
Professor, Lund University
- Moderator
Andrea Manara
System Analyst/Geospatial Focal Point, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Maria Antonia Brovelli
Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Monique Kuglitsch
Innovation Manager, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
Andrew Zolli
Author; Chief Impact Officer, Planet
14:00 - 17:15
Room S
In-person AI creativity & culture
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...
Juliet Rothenberg
Product Director, Climate, Earth & Crisis Resilience AI, Google
Charlotte Cardona
Head of Public Affairs, Intersec
Martyn Clark
Urban Resilience Coordinator, GEO Secretariat
Véronique Bouchet
Senior Director for Science, Services and Capacity Development, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
Daniel Soares
Director of GIS & Data Services, MapAction
Luke Caley
Lead for Information Management, IFRC
Matthieu Kohl
Scientific Officer, Early Warning Services, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Lucy Mtilatila
Director for Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Malawi
Florian Pappenberger
Director-General, European Center for Midrange Weather Forecasting (ECMWF)
Roar Skålin
Director General, Norwegian Meteorological Institute
John Harding
Director of the CREWS Secretariat, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Mark Harvey
Founder and CEO, Resurgence
- Moderator
Newton Campbell Jr.
AI Subject-Matter Expert, ITU & Senior AI Researcher, NASA
Jumpei Takami
Associate Expert in Remote Sensing for Disaster Management, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Kamal Kishore
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava
Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Vanessa Gray
Head, Climate and Emergency Telecommunications Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Loretta Hieber Girardet
Chief, Risk Knowledge, Monitoring and Capacity-Development Branch, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Dai Kan
Deputy Director General, World Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
Xavier Castellanos
Under Secretary General, National Society Development and Coordination, IFRC
14:00 - 16:00
Room W
In-person 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...
Prem Akkaraju
CEO, Stability AI
Burce Gultekin
Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO), IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)
Kakul Srivastava
CEO, Splice
Andrew Sanchez
CEO & Co-Founder, Udio
Wanjin Park
Vice President, Tech Strategy Department, AX Future Technology Institute, KT
Lasha Tabidze
Chief Digital Operations Officer, VEON
H.E. Mr. Zhaslan Khasenovich Madiev
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Hatem Dowidar
Telecommunications and technology expert leader. Non-executive Director
H.E. Mr. Grigoriy Borisenko
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
Seizo Onoe
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Alexander Vedyakhin
First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
- Moderator
Bilel Jamoussi
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
14:15 - 14:30
Frontier stage
In-person 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
Solutions stage
In-person 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 President of Insilico Medicine, the Executive Director...
14:30 - 14:45
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote
Embodied intelligence for security and well-being
AI has made remarkable progress through large-scale data and simulation, yet most systems remain fundamentally disembodied. They learn to mimic patterns, but not to truly understand the physical world. This limitation becomes especially critical when...
14:45 - 15:00
Frontier stage
In-person 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 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...
15:00 - 15:15
Frontier stage
In-person 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...
15:00 - 16:00
Youth zone
In-person Impact & innovation
Training
The art of intelligence
AI is rapidly transforming how art is created, experienced, and understood. Once limited to human imagination and manual skill, artistic expression now increasingly involves collaboration between humans and machines. This workshop introduces the intersection of...
15:00 - 16:00
Youth zone
In-person 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 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 - 15:45
Frontier stage
In-person AI & the future of work
Keynote
You cannot build the future of work without securing it
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....
15:45 - 16:15
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote
Beyond monitoring: 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...
16:00 - 16:30
Solutions stage
In-person 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...
16:15 - 16:30
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote
How AI flying cameras are changing public perception
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....
16:30 - 17:00
Solutions stage
In-person AI for health
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...
16:30 - 16:45
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies
Keynote
Design for humanity: 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...
16:45 - 17:15
Frontier stage
In-person 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,...
17:15 - 17:30
Frontier stage
In-personAI and Space Computing Challenge awards ceremony
The AI and Space Computing Challenge 2026 Awards Ceremony is a highlight event of the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit. Co-hosted by the ITU, Zhejiang Lab and CAICT, it serves as the closing ceremony...
19:30 - 22:30
In-person AI creativity & culture
Social event
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...
Wednesday, 8 July
08:00 - 09:15
Leaders lounge
In-person 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.
09:00 - 11:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
09:00 - 12:15
Room S
In-person Quantum for Good
Workshop
Quantum for Good: Industry leadership, innovation and real-world impact
This track will spotlight how quantum technologies can deliver real-world impact, ensuring everyone can participate in and benefit from the second quantum revolution. It will explore how global collaboration can transform quantum breakthroughs into opportunities...
Mark Carney
CTO & Co-Founder, Quantum Village
Alessandra Jabłonowska
Head of Quantum Programming, Perspektywy Women in Tech
Hao Qin
Senior Researcher, National University of Singapore
Kai and Katia
Co-hosts, The Quantum Kid
Fernando Guerra Alves
Manager of Strategic Projects and Partnerships, Quantum Australia
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti
Head of Cyber Security, United Arab Emirates Government
Mekena McGrew
Quantum musician
Wiktor Mazin
Quantum fractal artist
Emily Edwards
Associate Research Professor, Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
Victoria Kumaran
Co-Founder, Quantum Village
Gregoire Ribordy
CEO, ID Quantique (IDQ)
Cierra Lunde Choucair
CEO, Universum Labs, Strategic Content Director, The Quantum Insider
Tamás Varga
Founder, Papafut Quantum
Elisa Torres
Founder & CEO, Girls in Quantum
Gillian Makamara
Programme Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
09:00 - 12:15
Room Q
In-person 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,...
- Moderator
Shin-Gak Kang
ITU FG-EAI Vice-Chair; Assistant Vice President, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)
- Moderator
Avinash Agarwal
Deputy Director General (International Relations), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, India
- Moderator
Yuntao Wang
ITU FG-EAI Chair, Q5/21 Rapporteur, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), China
Noah Luo
Chair of ITU-T SG 21, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., China
09:00 - 17:15
Room U
In-person 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...
Gobi Ramasamy
Amrutha Moorthy
Megha Agarwal
Eunice Adewusi
Machine Learning Engineering Student, African Leadership University (ALU)
Ng Arian Man Lok
Jose Dario Menendez Acosta
Piero Andres Aliaga Fernández
Cybersecurity Engineering Student, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria
Meriem Kilani
Maria Alexandra C. Austria
Om Pradyumana Gupta
Rajesh Kumar Pathak
Leonhard Konstantin Cuzmin
Student, University College Maastricht, Maastricht University
Taylor Vance
Franck Junior Aboya Messou
Alharith Elghasri
Mark Anthony Arcayan
Andrew Vance
Himanshu Sharma
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communication, Government of India
José Vila
Full professor, University pf Valencia
Gregory Giuliani
Senior Lecturer, University of Geneva
Balaraman Ravindran
Head of the Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI, IIT Madras
Julia Anna Leonardi
PhD Candidate, GeoLab, Politecnico di Milano
Gabriel Fonlladosa
Wang Jian
Founder of Alibaba Cloud, Director, Zhejiang Lab
Pilar Orero
Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
James Agajo
Professor, Federal University of Technology Minna Nigeria
Ali Mansourian
Professor, Lund University
Ian F. Akyildiz
ITU J-FET Editor-in-Chief and, Truva Inc., USA
Andrea Manara
System Analyst/Geospatial Focal Point, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Gyu Myoung Lee
Professor, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)
Hoda Alkhzaimi
Director of Center of Cyber Security and research assistant professor, New York University
Ammar Muthanna
Associate Professor, Department of Telecommunication Networks, St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Vishnu Ram OV
Independent Research Consultant, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Moderator
Thomas Basikolo
Programme Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
09:00 - 17:30
In-personTraining
Startup accelerator programme
Margherita Pillan
Full professor of Design, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano
Andrea Tribelhorn
Executive Board Member, Detecon
Karolien Vanhuffel
Global Director Digital Risk Management, Becton Dickinson
Ayumi Moore Aoki
Founder & President, Tech Diplomacy Global Institute and the Founder & CEO, Women in Tech® Global
Joana Santos
Director of Data Science, ComplyAdvantage
Asmaa EL Andaloussi
Lead Enterprise Strategist & Architect, Lenovo
09:00 - 17:00
Youth zone
In-person 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,...
10:00 - 10:15
Centre stage
In-person 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 AI & mobility
Keynote,Panel
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...
10:00 - 10:30
Solutions stage
In-person Impact & innovation
Panel
Financing AI‑enabling digital infrastructure in emerging markets
As AI accelerates global digital transformation, many low and lower-middle income countries (LICs and LMICs) still face major infrastructure gaps in connectivity, affordability, and digital capabilities. Building AI‑enabling digital infrastructure requires countries to navigate fast‑evolving...
Maikel Wilms
Partner and Director, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Nan Li Collins
Divisional Director, Investment and Enterprise, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Alex Wong
Senior Advisor, Strategic Engagement and Initiatives Office of the Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
10:00 - 10:30
UN AI Hub stage
In-personKeynote
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...
10:15 - 10:30
Centre stage
In-personKeynote
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...
10:45 - 12:15
Room V
In-personWorkshop
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 - 12:00
Youth zone
In-person 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
UN AI Hub stage
Online
& In-personBuilding 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 - 11:10
Centre stage
In-person 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...
11:00 - 12:30
Youth zone
In-person 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...
11:10 - 11:20
Centre stage
In-personKeynote
Opening address by Switzerland
Switzerland, as co-convener of the AI for Good Global Summit, welcomes participants to Geneva.
11:30 - 12:00
UN AI Hub stage
In-person Frontier technologies
Panel
Building territorial intelligence with AI: The case of PISTA – Social, technological and environmental innovation parks
What if AI could help transform historically invisible territories into local ecosystems of social, technological, and environmental innovation? This session presents experiences developed within PISTA – Social, Technological and Environmental Innovation Parks, an initiative led...
12:00 - 12:30
Centre stage
In-person Impact & innovation
Panel
12:00 - 12:15
Youth zone
Online
& In-person 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...
12:00 - 14:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
12:00 - 12:30
Solutions stage
In-person 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 - 14:00
Solutions stage
In-person AI & the future of work
Panel
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-personLunch
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
Irakli Beridze
Head of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Robert Opp
Chief Digital Officer and Director of the Digital, AI and Innovation Hub, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Ciyong Zou
Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Amandeep Singh Gill
Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET)
Dejan Jakovljevic
Chief Information Officer (CIO), Director of Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Pamela Coke-Hamilton
Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)
Sameer Chauhan
Director, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Celeste Saulo
Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Michelle Gyles-McDonnough
UN ASG, Executive Director, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Sangbu Kim
Vice President for Digital & AI, The World Bank
Kamal Kishore
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Rosemarie McClean
Chief Executive of Pension Administration, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Tatiana Molcean
Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Marietta Muwanga-Ssevume
Chief Information Officer and Director of ICT Unit, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
James Grabert
Director of the Mitigation Division, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Marco Llinás
Director of the Production, Productivity and Management Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Miguel Panadero
Acting Director, United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
Kaan Çetintürk
Global Chief Information Officer & Director, Digital Impact, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Thomas Bousios
Director and CIO, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona
Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Yasushi Masaki
Deputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Volker Türk
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Giacomo Persi Paoli
Head of Programme, Security and Technology, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Annalena Baerbock
President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations
Enrica Porcari
Chief Information Officer, CERN
Anacláudia Rossbach
Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
12:30 - 13:30
Room V
In-person 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, the...
Tomas Lamanauskas
Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Andrei Neznamov
Chair, Working group for Digital Economy and AI, BRICS Business Council
Qinghua Lu
Group Leader, Software Systems Research Group, CSIRO (Data61)
Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva
Head of the Science, Technology & Innovation Section, Embassy of Brazil in Berlin
Hélène Costa de Beauregard
Project Director, Ministry of Ecological Transition, France
Leona Verdadero
Programme Specialist, UNESCO
Tim Smolcic
Global Head of Strategic Partnerships, HSBC
Joaquim Barris
Team Lead, Data Services, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
13:00 - 14:00
Youth zone
In-person 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 - 13:30
Youth stage
In-person 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 - 14:00
Youth stage
In-person 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,...
Fleur Prince
Community Programs Manager, The Hague Tech
Thuso Sehloho
Vice Chairman, STEAMLes Robotics
Dino Osmanagić
Head of Innovation & Product, Incert
Felix Rank
Founder and Board Member, German Forum for Ethical Machine Decision Making
- Moderator
Alexandra Bustos Iliescu
Social Media Officer and Young AI Leaders Programme Manager, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
14:00 - 14:30
Centre stage
In-person Impact & innovation
Panel
AI is moving fast. Here’s what actually matters
From Google DeepMind to Alibaba Cloud, and from leading African AI research to global-scale infrastructure, three experts from the UN Scientific Panel on AI cut through the noise on where AI really stands. Grounded in...
Yutaka Matsuo
Professor, University of Tokyo (UT)
- Moderator
Avye Couloute
Founder, Girls Into Coding
Joëlle Barral
Senior Director of Research & Engineering, Google DeepMind
Vukosi Marivate
Director, African Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Full Professor of Computer, University of Pretoria
Yoshua Bengio
Full Professor at Université de Montréal, Co-President and Scientific Director of LawZero and Founder and Scientific Advisor, Mila
14:00 - 16:00
Room 1
In-person 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 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...
Dunola Mgbachi
Youth Programme Officer, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Theo Wellington
Youth Coordinator, World Meteorological Organization
Iuri Carvalho
Co-Founder, The Sustainability League & The Sustainability Olympiad and Consultant, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
14:00 - 17:15
Room R
In-person 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 - 16:00
Room 2
In-personWorkshop
Building the infrastructure for frontier AI
AI now depends as much on physical infrastructure as on the models themselves - data centres, power, networks and the capital to build them. A wave of investment and policy is reshaping that build-out: landmark...
14:00 - 14:30
Solutions stage
In-person 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 - 16:00
Room Q
In-personOpen 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 T
In-personWorkshop
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 - 15:30
Leaders lounge
In-person Impact & innovation
Panel
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...
Giulia Massimetti
Lead ML Engineer, Devoteam
Carina Zehetmaier
Co-Founder and CEO, PaiperOne
Karen Valentia Clopton
Senior fellow, Harvard University
Aurelia Takacs
Global Learning & Development Strategist, Cisco Systems
Ursula Koski
CTO - Nordics, AWS
Jennifer Namgyal
Senior Director of Social Development, Youth, and Gender, Commonwealth Secretariat
Whitney Baird
CEO, United States Council for International Business (USCIB)
Karolien Vanhuffel
Global Director Digital Risk Management, Becton Dickinson
- Moderator
Tania Gómez Herazo
Expert Director, Devoteam
Erica Moret
Director, United Nations Affairs and International Organizations at Microsoft, Microsoft
14:00 - 14:30
UN AI Hub stage
In-personKeynote
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 - 17:15
Room V
In-personWorkshop
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...
Maxime Stauffer
Founder and CEO, Simon Institute for Longterm Governance (SI)
Peter Danenberg
Senior Software Engineer, Google DeepMind
Latif Ladid
Founder & President, IPv6 FORUM, Chair, AI & Blockchain Global Forum, Founder of EU Public security Forum, Member, 3GPP PCG Board
Wei Kai
Director, Artificial Intelligence Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
YU Xiaohui
President, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Philippe Metzger
Secretary-General & CEO, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Sergio Mujica
Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Bilel Jamoussi
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
14:30 - 15:00
Solutions stage
In-person AI for planet Impact & innovation
Panel
Supporting the deployment of sustainable AI on the ground
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...
14:30 - 15:00
Frontier stage
In-person 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,...
15:00 - 15:30
Centre stage
In-personKeynote
AI for Good in action
Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer of Amazon, joins the AI for Good Global Summit as part of the AI for Good Impact initiative. A long-standing contributor to the Summit, he shares perspectives on building and...
15:00 - 15:30
Frontier stage
In-person 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...
15:00 - 16:00
Youth zone
In-person 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 - 17:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
15:00 - 16:30
Youth zone
In-person 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...
15:00 - 15:30
Solutions stage
In-person 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,...
15:30 - 16:00
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Insect intelligence in insect-sized robots
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,...
15:30 - 16:00
UN AI Hub stage
In-personPanel
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 - 16:15
Centre stage
In-person Impact & innovation
Panel
The great AI debate: How far should we go?
Roman Yampolskiy, a leading AI security expert, takes the stage to argue one side of one of the most consequential questions in artificial intelligence: how far, and how fast, should AI advance? Framed as an...
16:00 - 16:15
Frontier stage
In-person 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...
16:00 - 16:30
In-person AI policy
Panel
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
Centre stage
In-person 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...
16:15 - 16:30
Frontier stage
In-person 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...
16:30 - 17:00
Centre stage
In-person 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,...
16:30 - 16:45
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies
The 021 Science Foundation Model: Advancing cross-Domain discovery through AI
This presentation introduces the 021 Science Foundation Model (021 SFM), a powerful AI model for science designed to help researchers connect knowledge across disciplines and support new discoveries. Developed by Zhejiang Lab, the model brings...
16:30 - 17:00
Solutions stage
In-person 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...
16:45 - 17:00
Frontier stage
In-personPanel
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 - 17:30
Solutions stage
In-person Impact & innovation
Panel
Sustaining independent media in an AI-driven economy
AI is fundamentally reshaping how information is distributed. As more people turn to AI summaries or chatbots to get answers to their questions, websites are experiencing a steady decline in user traffic. Industries that rely...
17:00 - 17:30
Frontier stage
In-person 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 from the Global South. These visionary leaders are leveraging AI to create transformative solutions in their communities....
Lisa Ilusa Nyandusi
Biomedical Engineer, Neosave Technologies Limited
Dhanushi Hettiarachchi
Co-Founder & CEO, Ophtha Innovations
Anupama Bhute
Chief Clinical Associate, CareNX Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
Tomas Lamanauskas
Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Werner Vogels
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Amazon
Startup(s)
17:00 - 17:30
Centre stage
In-person AI & mobility
Panel
Your car doesn’t need you anymore. Now what?
As vehicles become increasingly connected, automated, electric, and shared, the role of the driver is rapidly evolving. From the precision and performance of Formula 1 to the intelligence of AI-driven systems, mobility is entering a...
Oliver Steil
CEO, TeamViewer
Tatiana Molcean
Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Jean Todt
United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety
- Moderator
Peter Vanham
Founder & Editor in Chief, The Cercle
Seizo Onoe
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
17:30 - 19:00
Leaders lounge
In-person AI skills & education
Social event
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...
19:30 - 22:30
In-person AI creativity & culture
Social event
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...
Manami Ito
Violinist, Performer
Mariya Gabriel
Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
LIANG Zheng
Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
- Moderator
Jane Hanson
Emmy Award-Winning Television Journalist & Communications Coach
Jessica Sibley
CEO, TIME
Shakir Mohamed
Research Scientist, Google DeepMind
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union
Virginia Dignum
Full professor of Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Umeå University
Vukosi Marivate
Director, African Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Full Professor of Computer, University of Pretoria
Thursday, 9 July
07:45 - 09:00
In-person AI creativity & culture
Breakfast
09:00 - 12:15
Room T
In-person 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...
Karen Lassmann
Head of Smart City and Data Management, Senate Chancellery, Berlin
Tatiana Roque
Deputy Mayor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
H.E. Mr. Yasir Al Naqbi
Director General of GovAcademy, Department of Government Enablement (DGE), Abu Dhabi
- Moderator
Peter Sailer
Project Director for the International Smart Cities Network, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
- Moderator
Judit Kozenkow
Founder, Kozenkow Advisory
Antonio Jara
Executive Board Member, Libelium
Maria Eugenia Gay
6th Vicepresident and Councillor for International Relations and Agenda 2030, Barcelona Provincial Council (DIBA)
Marco Camisani Calzolari
Author of Cyberhumanism
- Moderator
Anita Perera
KM AI Lead, Accenture
Christina Kitsos
Mayor of Geneva and President of the Global City Hub
Andras Szorenyi
Senior Policy Advisor, Global Cities Hub
Gamze Geray
Co-Leader of the U4SSC Thematic Group, Digital Transformation Assessment of People-Centred Cities
H.E. Ms. Angellah Jasmine Mbelwa Kairuki
Minister, Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology, Tanzania
H.E. Mr. William Kabogo Gitau
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry, Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Kenya
- Moderator
Kamelia Kemileva
Co-Director, Programmes and Administration, Global Cities Hub
- Moderator
Paola Cecchi Di Meglio
Professor, University of Harward and Vice Chair, Steering Committee of the Global Initiative on AI & Virtual Worlds
Martin Brynskov
Founding Board Director and Standardisation Lead, Open & Agile Smart Cities & Communities (OASC)
Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio
Deputy Chief Executive, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Sameer Chauhan
Director, United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
Seizo Onoe
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Okan Geray
Chair, United for Smart Sustainable Cities Initiative (U4SSC)
- Moderator
Cristina Bueti
Counsellor, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Hyoung Jun Kim
Chair, ITU-T Study Group 20, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
09:00 - 12:15
Room V
In-person 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 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...
James C. Owens
Chief Legal and Policy Officer, Nuro
Mike Braisher
Head of Innovative Mobility, International Vehicle Standards, Department for Transport, United Kingdom
Yun-Jun CHOI
Principal Researcher/Lab leader, Korea Automotive Technology Institute
Nicola Concer
Head of Product Marketing for Automotive Processors, NXP
Georg Doll
CTO, Automotive & Mobility, Microsoft
Sooji Yeom
Global Program Sr. Manager, MORAI
- Moderator
Duncan Kay
Head of Vehicle Engineering, Department for Transport, United Kingdom
Rémi Bastien
Strategic Advisor to the CEO, FISITA
Stéphane Buffat
Director, Renault LAB
Ganesh Jayaram
Regulatory Affairs & Standardization Lead, Volkswagen Group (CARIAD), Germany
Jan Luehmann
EG-ComAD/WG3 Chair, Vice Chairman, OICA Technical Committee
- Moderator
T. Russell Shields
Chair, CITS
- Moderator
Roger C. Lanctot
President, Mobile Satellite Users Association
- Moderator
William Gouse
International Technical Affairs, Global Ground Vehicle Standards, SAE International
Christian Thiele
Senior Director, Global Ground Vehicle Standards, SAE International
Daniel Quirke
Senior Manager, Global Technical Assurance, Wayve
Gil Bernabeu
Chief Technology Officer, GlobalPlatform
Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Rexach
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Europe and Latin America, EHang
Daniel Smith
Deputy General Counsel, Regulatory and compliance matters, Waymo
James Hunt
CEO and CTO, aicas
09:00 - 12:15
Room S
In-person 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....
- Moderator
Marilena Hyeraci
Of Counsel, Chiomenti
Thomas Bause Mason
Director of Standards Development, SMPTE
Juyuan Tang
Engineer, Internet Law Research Center, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Balaraman Ravindran
Head of the Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI, IIT Madras
Philippe Rixhon
Chair of the Management Board, Valunode OÜ, Tallinn, Estonia
- Moderator
Leonard Rosenthol
Senior Principal Architect, Adobe
Alessandra Sala
Chair of AI and Multimedia Standards Collaboration, Sr. Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data, Shutterstock
Bilel Jamoussi
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Thomas Wiegand
Executive Director, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
09:00 - 17:15
Room W
In-person 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 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 2026 Day theme, “AI for Development”, the AI for Good Global Summit will welcome 60 selected girls aged 8-12 for a unique day of discovery, creativity and inspiration at the intersection of...
Cerstin Mahlow
Professor of Digital Linguistics and Writing Research, School of Applied Linguistics, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
Jacqueline Kucera
CEO and Founder, SO Coach Leadership
Tanvi Singh
CEO and Co-Founder, Ekta; Treasurer, Girls Can Code
Flavia Donno
Co-founder and Vice President, Girls Can Code
Jan Van Mol
Founder, Addictlab
09:00 - 12:15
Room S
In-person International AI Standards
Workshop
Ubiquitous, open and accountable AI: Building an inclusive ecosystem
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 - 17:00
Youth zone
In-person Impact & innovation
Training
AIcademy youth studio: 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 ,...
09:00 - 09:45
Room X
In-person AI policy AI skills & education
Scaling AI skills and building public AI infrastructure
For an AI-enabled economy, countries face two challenges: equipping people with the skills they need, and ensuring that the underlying AI infrastructure supports broad-based, inclusive and trustworthy innovation. This session will showcase national efforts to...
09:00 - 17:15
Room U
In-personKeynote,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...
Charles Ssengonzi
Gowtham Rajasekaran
Gobi Ramasamy
Suryash Gautam
Patrick Bell
Shamira Ahmed
Executive Director, Data Economy Policy Hub (DepHUB)
Sara Çela
Zhe Zheng
Rishiraj Rakesh Kumar
Anirudh Nishtala
Manipal Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
Atsuko Yokotani
Franck Junior Aboya Messou
Dhananjay Kumar
- Moderator
Hao Qin
Senior Researcher, National University of Singapore
Eleni Diamanti
Research Director, Sorbonne Université and Co-founder, WelinQ
- Moderator
Emily Edwards
Associate Research Professor, Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
Seizo Onoe
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Alessia Magliarditi
ITU Journal and ITU-T Academia Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ian F. Akyildiz
ITU J-FET Editor-in-Chief and, Truva Inc., USA
- Moderator
Gyu Myoung Lee
Professor, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)
- Moderator
Jérôme Duberry
Managing Director, Tech Hub and Co-Director, Executive Education, Geneva Graduate Institute
Maikki Sipinen
Policy Officer, Artificial Intelligence, European Commission
Venkatesen Vijay Mauree
Head – Strategic Tech and Academia Initiatives Division, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Moderator
Bilel Jamoussi
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
09:00 - 11:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
10:00 - 10:45
Room X
In-person AI policy
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...
10:00 - 12:00
Room 1
In-person 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 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...
10:00 - 10:10
Centre stage
In-person Impact & innovation
Keynote
10:00 - 10:30
Solutions stage
In-personPanel
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 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, ...
Tracey Forrest
Research Director, Transformative Technologies, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Romi Sumaria
CEO, Navon World and Director of Business Development, QAI Ventures
Dylan Barry
Executive Director, von Neumann Commission
- Moderator
Kelly Richdale
Senior Advisor, SandboxAQ
Alessandro Curioni
Fellow, Vice President, Europe & Africa and Director, IBM
10:00 - 12:00
Room 2
In-personWorkshop
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...
10:30 - 11:00
Solutions stage
In-person AI for planet
Panel
Leadership dialogue on AI and climate action: National perspectives on technology development and transfer
AI is rapidly reshaping the way countries understand, plan and respond to climate change. From strengthening climate data systems and early warning capabilities to improving sectoral efficiency and resilience, AI is increasingly seen as a...
11:00 - 12:30
Frontier stage
In-personAI 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...
Cristina Tanasescu
Aamir Qutub
Founder and CEO, Enterprise Monkey
Richard Rothenberg
CEO, Global AI Corporation
Egemen Tavşancı
Co-CEO and Co-Founder, RareSum
Kirsty Tan
Managing Partner, AI Aspire
Kavita Kalyankar
Co-founder, Nimbora
Daniel Oliva Laucirica
Founder and CEO, Emily.AI
Masaki Ishibashi
Co-founder & CEO, TOY EIGHT Holdings Inc.
Marco Funk
CEO, Enerlink.ai
Helen H. Liang
Founder and Managing Partner, FoundersX Ventures
Salaal Hasan
Founder & CEO, Ahya
Victor Daniyan
Founder & CEO, Nearpays
Manoj Sanker
Co-founder and CEO, NemoCare Wellness
11:00 - 11:35
Youth zone
In-person 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...
Maitha Aljamri
International Cooperation Officer, Telecommunications sector, UAE
Melissa Muñoz
Managing Director, Center for Public Intelligence (CPI)
Halima Mohamed
Senior Information Technology, and Telecommunications Projects Specialist, Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT)
Daniella Esi Darlington
Co-founder, Copianto AI
Clinton Oduor
Machine Learning Engineer, Amini
Roser Almenar
Co-Lead of the AI and Space Law research group, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
11:00 - 11:30
Solutions stage
In-person 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 - 11:45
Room X
In-personAI action around the world
Representatives from national governments and international organizations share updates on their AI-related work, highlighting roadmaps, strategic priorities, and digital readiness.
11:10 - 11:40
Centre stage
Online
& In-person 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...
11:40 - 12:10
Centre stage
In-person AI for planet
Panel
12:00 - 14:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
12:30 - 13:30
Solutions stage
In-personLunch
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 - 13:00
Youth stage
In-person AI & the future of work Impact & innovation
Keynote,Panel
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 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...
- Moderator
Damita Pressl
International Moderator & Journalist
Karolin Frankenberger
Dean of the Executive School, Universität St. Gallen (HSG)
Carlos Rey de Vicente
Group Chief Business Transformation and Strategy Officer, Zurich Insurance
Thomas Schneider
Ambassador, Vice-Director and Co-Director of International Relations, Swiss Federal Office of Communication (OFCOM)
13:00 - 13:30
Youth stage
In-person 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...
14:00 - 17:15
Room S
In-person AI creativity & culture
Workshop
From challenge to change: Open source 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...
Linda Raftree
Founder, MERL Tech Initiative (MTI)
Grayson Randall
Chair, Humanitarian Technologies Board, IEEE
Mary Ellen Randall
2026 President & CEO, IEEE
Mariela Machado Fantacchiotti
Senior Director, Technology for Social Impact & Sustainability, IEEE
Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava
Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
David Manset
Senior Project Coordinator, Open Source Ecosystem Enablement for Public Services Innovation, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Agustina Maria Grossi
Programme Officer, Digital Diplomacy and Partnerships, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Lea Gimpel
AI & Country Policy Lead, Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)
14:00 - 17:15
Room T
In-person 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...
Fabian Schenker
Generative AI Blackbelt & Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI Engineering organization, Google cloud
Simon Lucas
Full professor of AI, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London
Enrique Molero
Principal AI Researcher, GSMA
Wafae Bakkali
Staff Generative AI Specialist, Blackbelt, Google
Antonio De Domenico
Principal Researcher, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Wiebke Hutiri
Senior Research Scientist, Sony Research
14:00 - 15:30
Leaders lounge
In-person 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 R
In-person 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-personPanel
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...
Alissa Starzak
Chief Legal Officer, Cloudflare
Lacina Koné
Director General and CEO, Smart Africa
H.E. Mr. Zhaslan Khasenovich Madiev
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Moderator
Bilel Jamoussi
Deputy Director of TSB & Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
14:00 - 16:00
Room 1
In-person 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 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....
14:30 - 15:00
Solutions stage
In-person 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...
14:30 - 15:00
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies Robotics for Good
Keynote
Towards “Robotic Field Ants”, physically intelligent 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,...
15:00 - 15:30
Centre stage
In-person 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...
Seizo Onoe
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ebtesam Almazrouei
Executive Director, Office of AI and Advanced Technology, Dept of Finance, CEO & Founder of AIE3, Chairperson of UN AI for Good Impact Initiative, Chair of the AI for Good Impact Initiative
15:00 - 15:30
Frontier stage
In-person 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...
15:00 - 17:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
15:30 - 16:00
UN AI Hub stage
In-personPanel
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
In-person 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...
16:00 - 17:30
Frontier stage
In-personAI 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...
Erika Taranto
Film director
Saif Eldin Hamza Basher
Film director
Wanchana Intrasombat (Vic)
Film director
Yuichi Ono
Film director
Xuan Li
Film director
LI Yifei
Film director
BAO Zheng
Film director
Orri Bogdan
Co-founder and CEO, Anthum AI
Yiwen CAO
Director, screenwriter and actress
Hans Ku
Vice President, AI & Engineering, The Walt Disney Company
Matthieu Lorrain
Co-founder, Liquid Logic; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University School of Arts
Malik Afegbua
Founder and CEO, Slickcity Studios
- Moderator
Lindsey Mastis
Founder, Blue Moves Media
Jaden Xie
Co-founder and President, PixVerse
Michaela A. Ternasky-Holland
Emmy Award-Winning and Peabody Nominated Director
Don Was
American musician, record producer (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan) and President, Blue Note Records
Mohamed Beriky
Film director
Guillem Martínez Roura
AI and Robotics Programme Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Minwoo Park
Film director
Sion Kim
Film director
Yoona Park
Film director
Grégoire Dessy
Film director
16:00 - 16:30
Solutions stage
In-personPanel
identIA: AI for the identification of missing persons in Mexico
identIA is an artificial intelligence tool designed to recognize, classify, and compare visible distinguishing features, starting with tattoos and expanding to scars, moles, teeth, clothing and belongings, across forensic records. It helps forensic teams search...
16:00 - 17:00
Centre stage
In-person 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...
Prem Akkaraju
CEO, Stability AI
Kakul Srivastava
CEO, Splice
John Legend
Singer, Songwriter & Philanthropist
Andrew Sanchez
CEO & Co-Founder, Udio
Richard Kerris
VP/GM Media & Entertainment, NVIDIA
Michael Nash
Chief Digital Officer, Universal Music Group
- Moderator
LJ Rich
Entrepreneur, Technologist and AI Music Innovator, Perfect Pitch Productions Ltd
16:30 - 18:30
In-person 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...
17:00 - 17:10
Centre stage
In-person AI creativity & culture
Performance
The NEKRA Project: Final Assessment
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 live performance...
17:10 - 17:40
Centre stage
In-person 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 Impact & innovation
Social event,Networking
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 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...
Friday, 10 July
07:45 - 09:00
In-person 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,...
08:00 - 09:30
Online
& In-personImpact 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...
Alfredo Estrada
Em Lenartowicz
Senior Researcher, Center Leo Apostel for Interdisciplinary Studies (CLEA), Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Adamma Chukwuma
Associate Vice President, Economic Growth & Private Sector Engagement
Cristian Axenie
Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm and Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits
PeiChin Tay
Senior Policy Advisor (Government Innovation), Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Francesca Larosa
Marie Curie Fellow, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Patrick Michael Brock
Fatima Roumate
Abdurhman Albasir
Digital Transformation, AI, and Innovation Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Mehru Öztürk
General Manager, Turkey Enterpreneurship Foundation
Joana Santos
Director of Data Science, ComplyAdvantage
Sharad Arora
Founder Director, Mashmari
Bridget Burger
Shivagami Gugan
Chief Technologist for Middle East and Africa, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon
Daniel Dobos
AI Research Director, Swisscom
Lan Xue
Director, Institute for AI International Governance, Director, China Institute for Science and Techn, Tsinghua University
YU Xiaohui
President, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Ebtesam Almazrouei
Executive Director, Office of AI and Advanced Technology, Dept of Finance, CEO & Founder of AIE3, Chairperson of UN AI for Good Impact Initiative, Chair of the AI for Good Impact Initiative
Mei Lin Fung
Chair, IEEE SSIT Sustainability Technical Committee
09:00 - 11:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
09:00 - 12:15
Room S
In-person 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 Global...
Wiebke Hutiri
Senior Research Scientist, Sony Research
Roberta Roberto
AI Project Manager, Telit Cinterion
David Cuartielles
Lecturer, Malmo University
Vijay Janapa Reddi
Gordon McKay Professor, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Ipyana Issah Mwaisekwa
Instructor, Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST), Tanzania
Fran Baker
Director of Sustainability and Social Impact, Arm
Marco Zennaro
Research Scientist, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Thomas Basikolo
Programme Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
09:00 - 12:15
Room Q
In-person Impact & innovation
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...
Kangchan Lee
SG13 Vice-chair, WP2/13 Chair, JCA-AI Chair, Director of the Strategic Standards Research Section, ETRI
Xiaoou Liu
Vice President, AI Research Institute, China Telecom Jiangxi and Deputy Director, AI Research Center, China Telecom Research Institute
Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy
Orange Fellow, Researcher on Future Mobile Networks, Orange
Ved Kafle
Research Manager, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Head of Standardization Office, R&D Planning Department, NTT Corporation, Japan
Liang Liang
AI Frontier Technology Research Manager, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Innovation Research Institute
- Moderator
Marco Carugi
Rapporteur for ITU-T Q20 of SG13 and Senior Consultant, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Antonio De Domenico
Principal Researcher, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Yong Xiao
Professor, School of Electronic Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
09:00 - 12:15
Room R
In-person 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 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...
Caroline Gaju
Senior Technical Specialist, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
John Colmey
Senior Strategic Adviser and Co-Founder, Global Landscapes Forum Senior Director, CIFOR-ICRAF
James Ehrlich
Director, Compassionate Sustainability, Stanford University School of Medicine Center for Compassion, Altruism Research and Education
Jan Christian Redlich
Chief Technology Officer, Bonn Systems GmbH
Simon Winter
Vice President, Reimagining Humanitarian Nutrition Security, Rockefeller Foundation
- Moderator
Magan Naidoo
Chief Data Officer, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Girmaw Abebe Tadesse
Principal Scientist and Manager, AI for Good Lab, Microsoft
Sebastian Bosse
Head of the Interactive & Cognitive Systems Group, Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI)
09:00 - 12:15
Room U
In-person 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...
Weimin Zhang
Deputy Director of the Embodied Intelligence and Robotics Department, AI Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Marija Jankovic
Research Associate, CERTH/ITI Chair, ETSI TC MTS Greece
Ritu Ranjan Mittar
Member, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
- Moderator
Denis Andreev
ITU-T SG11 Advisor, Coordinator of ITU C&I Programme, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Boris Wrubel
Austria
Mohammad Hammoudeh
Chair Professor, Department of Information and Computer Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Giulio Maggiore
Network Digital Application, Fibercop, Italy
Andrey Koucheryavy
Professor, Head of the Network and Data Transmission Department, SPbSUT, Russian Federation
Alexey Borodin
Director General, Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC)
Huifen Wang
Director of Multimodal Large Model Research Center, China Telecom
Sebastian Hallensleben
Chief Trust Officer, Resaro, Germany/Singapore, Chair, CEN-CENELEC JTC21, Europe
Anna Abramova
Director, MGIMO AI Centre, Russian Federation
- Moderator
Artem Volkov
Associate Professor, Saint Petersburg State University of Telecommunications, Scientific consultant, National Research institute of telecommunications, Russian Federation
09:00 - 17:15
Room W
In-person Impact & innovation
Workshop
UN CIO AI forum: Operationalizing AI across the United Nations system
AI 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...
09:00 - 12:15
Room 1
In-person Impact & innovation
Workshop
Are you AI ready?
The ITU AI Readiness indicates the ease and the ability to reap benefits of AI integration in various domains. Backed by AI use cases and ITU AI Readiness Plugfest projects, supported by ITU cloud credits,...
Danielle Timmins
Chief Digital, Data & AI Officer and Co-Founder, Freerange Creatives
Yue Qin
Researcher, Center for Global Digital Policy, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Shikoh Gitau
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Qhala
Aziz Mukhitdinov
Director, AI Alliance
Amjad El Nayal
Manager of Technology, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain
Antonia Moreno
Head of Studies and Public Affairs, Chilean National Center for AI
Tsafak Djoumessi Pauline O. Gnimpieba
Director of Postal, Telecommunications and ICT Regulation, Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications, Republic of Cameroon
Anna Abramova
Director, MGIMO AI Centre, Russian Federation
Karine Perset
Acting Head of the OECD Division on AI & Emerging Digital Technologies, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Lihui Xu
Programme Specialist at the Ethics of AI Unit, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Lilibeth Acosta
Deputy director, Program Manager, Green Growth Performance Measurement(GGPM), Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
- Moderator
Jiaying Meng
Consultant, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Moderator
Vishnu Ram OV
Independent Research Consultant, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
09:00 - 14:30
Youth zone
In-person Impact & innovation
Training
The AI security developer challenge
Participants learn data-driven system basics before role-playing as developers setting security principles for a new AI application, aligning decisions with essential ethical guidelines. Learning objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able...
10:00 - 10:30
Centre stage
In-person 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...
Philippe Metzger
Secretary-General & CEO, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Sergio Mujica
Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Seizo Onoe
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Moderator
Charlotte Kan
Freelance journalist
10:00 - 11:00
Solutions stage
In-person 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...
Karen Mulberry
Senior Manager of Technology Policy, IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA)
Hala Hibri
Ambassador, Swiss Chapter of Women in AI
Lisa Bechtold
Head of Group Risk Management, Nestlé
Rim Belhassine-Cherif
Chair, Network of Women in ITU-T (NoW in ITU-T), Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, Tunisie Télécom
Alessandra Sala
Chair of AI and Multimedia Standards Collaboration, Sr. Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data, Shutterstock
Liya Yuan
Senior Engineer, ZTE Corporation
Sasha Luccioni
Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, Sustainable AI Group
10:30 - 11:00
Frontier stage
In-person 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...
11:00 - 11:30
Centre stage
In-person 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...
Ali Taha Koç
Chief Executive Officer, Turkcell
- Moderator
Ebtesam Almazrouei
Executive Director, Office of AI and Advanced Technology, Dept of Finance, CEO & Founder of AIE3, Chairperson of UN AI for Good Impact Initiative, Chair of the AI for Good Impact Initiative
Pallavi Mahajan
Chief Technology and AI Officer, Nokia
11:00 - 11:15
Frontier stage
In-person 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...
11:15 - 11:30
Frontier stage
In-person 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...
11:30 - 12:00
Solutions stage
In-person International AI Standards
Panel
From human rights principles to ICT and AI standards: Perspectives from ISO, IEC 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 ISO, IEC and ITU, standards bodies...
11:30 - 12:00
Centre stage
In-personPanel
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...
12:00 - 14:00
Youth zone
In-person 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...
12:00 - 12:30
Centre stage
In-person AI creativity & culture International AI Standards
Keynote
12:00 - 12:30
Solutions stage
In-person 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...
12:30 - 14:00
Room X
In-person 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...
12:30 - 14:00
Le Poivrier Restaurant
In-personLunch
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...
14:00 - 15:00
Youth stage
In-person Robotics for Good
14:00 - 14:15
Frontier stage
In-person AI for health
What it takes to scale health AI in low-resource settings
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...
14:30 - 14:45
Frontier stage
In-person Frontier technologies
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...
15:00 - 15:30
Centre stage
In-person AI for health
Panel
16:00 - 16:30
Centre stage
In-person Impact & innovation
16:30 - 17:00
Centre stage
In-person 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 Impact & innovation
Keynote
17:20 - 17:40
Centre stage
In-person 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...
