GEF2025 | Harnessing the Power of AI: Safe and Ethical Integration

Building on a year of sustained global engagement and cross-sector collaboration, the AI Track at Global Ethics Forum 2025 will serve as a pivotal platform to advance the dialogue on how to harness the transformative potential of AI while safeguarding human dignity, safety, and the public good.

A global milestone

Official Pre-Event of the AI Impact Summit 2026
GEF 2025 is proud to be recognised as an official pre-event of the AI Impact Summit 2026, positioning our discussions at the centre of the global agenda on AI governance.

What’s new in 2025

Masterclass: Responsible AI for Businesses
Led by Oliver Patel, Head of Enterprise AI Governance at AstraZeneca, and Globethics AI Ethics Manager Paola Gálvez Callirgos, this hands-on session will show how companies can turn responsible AI into a competitive advantage. Patel has trained thousands of professionals worldwide on AI governance, literacy, and the EU AI Act, bringing unparalleled expertise to this masterclass.
Launch of Women in AI Switzerland
We are proud to unveil Women in AI Switzerland during the AI Track, reinforcing our commitment to inclusive, diverse leadership in the future of AI.
Global Dialogue on AI Safety and Governance
High-level tech leaders, civil society actors, and policymakers will meet in plenaries, roundtables, and networking sessions to shape collective strategies on ethical AI integration, AI safety, and civil society’s critical role in global governance.

Outcomes will feed into a shared roadmap for AI that safeguards human dignity, safety, and the public good.

Meet our speakers

Cecilia Cannon

Founder, Managing Director & Senior Policy Analyst, PoliSync, Switzerland.

Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo

Fellow, Center for Technology Innovation, The Brookings Institution, USA.

Emilija Stojmenova Duh

Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Hala Hibri

Ambassador, Women in AI; President, Fullbridge; Founder HH Management, Switzerland.

Louisa Tomar

Director, Center for Digital Economy and Governance, USA.

Sonja Schmer-Galunder

Professor, University of Florida, USA.

Uma Kalkar

Policy Adviser, Centre for the Governance of AI, UK.

Debby Kristin

Program Lead Digital Rights and AI Governance, EngageMedia, Indonesia.

Arpita Kanjilal

Head Research & CommunicaBons Division, Digital Empowerment Foundation, India.

Meriem Mehri

AI Governance Advisor - MENA Lead Chapter, ENCODE, Canada/Tunisia.

Nicole Manger

Lead, Global AI Governance and Digital Cooperation, Germany.

Ruofei Wang

Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, UK.

Asha Singh Kanwar

Board Member, Globethics; UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies and Education (IITE), Canada.

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The road to GEF2025

Throughout 2025, Globethics has convened global leaders to tackle urgent AI challenges:

3rd UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI (GFEAI)

In March, Globethics co-hosted a high-level policy dialogue on AI and Human Rights as an official side event to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, bringing together diverse voices to explore how AI governance can reinforce, rather than erode, fundamental rights. In June, Globethics actively participated in the 3rd UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI (GFEAI) and joined the launch of UNESCO’s Global CSO and Academic Network on AI Ethics and Policy.

Additionally, Globethics co-organised the GFEAI’s side event Enabling Ethical AI for Present and Future Generations in a Time of Heightened Global Insecurity, in collaboration with UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, Chulalongkorn University, and the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA), and 33 other international CSO, think-tank and academic partners.

At the WSIS+20 High-Level Event, our panel on International AI Frameworks for Safeguarding Human Rights and Dignity underscored the urgency of sustained, multi-stakeholder engagement to establish robust safety standards and independent oversight mechanisms in an increasingly fragmented world. We further deepened this commitment by co-hosting with IASEAI and I-AIIG the exclusive roundtable on: AI Global Safety: Preventing Catastrophic Risks.

This unique convening brought together eminent leaders from across civil society, philanthropy, and industry, representing a broad spectrum of regions and perspectives. Together, we began to cultivate a multidisciplinary community of trust dedicated to confronting AI-related catastrophic risks, advancing shared understanding of their nature and scope, and co-creating pathways for monitoring, prevention, and mitigation.

Globethics’ efforts were further recognised when Globethics was named a WSIS Prizes Champion 2025 for our project Amplifying the Voice of the Global South for Ethical Knowledge and Education in the Information Society. This distinction reflects our ongoing commitment to ensuring that all perspectives should shape the global AI development in a safe and ethical way.

What to expect

Join the Global Ethics Forum 2025 AI Track to:

Participate in exclusive sessions and masterclasses with global experts.
Gain tested approaches and concrete insights for safe and ethical AI integration.
Shape a shared roadmap on AI governance, based on real-world evidence and dialogue.
Be part of the launch of new initiatives advancing inclusive AI leadership.

Discover what's on the programme (click Show by track to select the AI Track and learn more about each session).