A high-level side event of the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI brings together global leaders, diplomats, civil society representatives, and technical experts to draw lessons from past examples of global cooperation around shared challenges and discuss how we co-build AI governance for the future. This event is organised under the banner of MAP-AI in partnership with Global Network Initiative.
Other partners include The Future Society, Future of Life Institute (FLI), The Elders Foundation, International Association for Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence, Inc., the Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN in Geneva, and the Office of the Special Envoy on Technology of Kenya
Keynote speakers include:
➡️ H.E. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Chair of The Elders
➡️ Ambassador Philip Thigo, MBS, Ambassador, Special Envoy on Technology, Office of the President of Kenya
➡️ H.E. Ioannis Ghikas, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN
➡️ Jorge Cancio Melia, Co-Director of International Relations at the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM)
➡️ Urvashi Aneja, Digital Futures Lab and Global South Network on Trustworthy AI
➡️ Paulina Ibarra, Managing Director and Founder, Fundacion Multitudes
Session facilitators:
➡️ Elonnai Hickok, Managing Director, Global Network Initiative
➡️ Niki Iliadis, International AI Governance Director, The Future Society
➡️ Benjamin Prud'homme, Vice President, Policy, Safety and Global Affairs, Mila (Moderator)
Important Details
07 Jul 2026
Geneva