AI for Good Global Summit 2025

8 Jul 2025 - 11 Jul 2025

Geneva, Switzerland

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Session reports

Note: All listed times are in the CEST time zone.
 

09:50 - 10:05 We are the AI Generation
10:05 - 10:15 Welcome address
10:15 - 10:45 Using AI to tackle our planet’s most urgent problems
10:45 - 11:05 AI for social good: the new face of technosolutionism
11:05 - 11:35 Delegated decisions, amplified risks: Charting a secure future for agentic AI
11:35 - 11:45 AI for Good – food and agriculture
12:05 - 12:25 Optimism for AI - Leading with empathy
14:40 - 15:00 AI for equality: Bridging the innovation gap
15:00 - 15:25 Innovation Factory Pitching competition: Women entrepreneurs shaping the future
15:45 - 16:35 Deepfakes for good or bad?
16:45 - 17:15 Steering the future of AI
17:15 - 18:00 For the record: AI, creativity, and the future of music
09:30 - 09:35 Bridging the AI innovation gap
10:40 - 11:00 AI in Africa: Beyond the algorithm
11:00 - 11:20 Embracing AI for Good: Insights and practices
11:20 - 11:40 Quantum for Good: Shaping the future of quantum – What happens next?
14:00 - 15:00 Beyond human: AI, superhumans, and the quest for limitless performance & longevity
15:00 - 15:20 Understanding emergent intelligence in work: Agentic, robotic and creative
15:40 - 15:50 Upskilling for the AI era: Education’s next revolution
15:50 - 16:05 AI in education: Leveraging technology for human potential
16:20 - 16:50 Are we creating alien beings?
16:50 - 17:20 AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale 2025
17:20 - 18:00 AI for Good Impact Awards
09:30 - 09:40 Opening address of the co-chairs of the AI Governance Dialogue
09:40 - 10:10 Laying the foundations for AI governance
10:10 - 10:40 Can we test for trust? The verification challenge in AI
10:40 - 11:10 From principles to practice: Governing advanced AI in action
11:20 - 11:40 Democratizing AI: Open foundations and shared resources for global impact
14:30 - 14:45 AI Governance Dialogue: Steering the future of AI
15:00 - 15:30 AI Governance Dialogue: Presidential address
15:30 - 16:00 The State of the model: What frontier AI means for AI Governance
16:00 - 16:45 How to make AI governance fit for purpose?
16:45 - 17:15 What policy levers can bridge the AI divide?
17:15 - 17:45 Leveraging the UN system to advance AI governance
17:45 - 18:00 Closing remarks – Charting the path forward
09:30 - 09:35 The role of standards in shaping an AI-driven future
09:40 - 10:20 High-level AI Standards panel
12:15 - 12:30 From brainwaves to breakthroughs: The future with brain-machine interfaces
14:00 - 14:20 Elevating AI skills for all
15:10 - 15:30 AI for food systems
16:10 - 16:30 Challenging the status quo of AI security
17:15 - 17:30 Closing remarks

The AI for Good Global Summit is the main event of the AI for Good platform organised by ITU in partnership with 40 UN Sister Agencies and co-convened with Switzerland. In 2025, the summit will be held from 8 to 11 July in Geneva, Switzerland and feature 3 events:

  • AI for Good Global Summit from 8 to 9 July,
  • AI Governance Day on 10 July, and
  • International AI Standards Day on 11 July.

The AI for Good platform is a year-round digital platform with weekly sessions where relevant stakeholders learn, build and connect to help identify practical AI solutions to advance the UN SDGs and other global development priorities. The platform aims to encourage cooperative efforts to assure reliable, secure, and inclusive AI technology development and equal access to its advantages.

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