Geneva will become the global focal point for artificial intelligence as world leaders and policymakers, leading AI researchers, technology pioneers, and United Nations agencies meet for the AI for Good Global Summit 2026 and the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
Taking place from 7 to 10 July at Geneva's Palexpo convention centre, the AI for Good Global Summit is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN agency for digital technologies, together with more than 50 UN partners and co-convened by the Swiss Confederation.
The Summit follows the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, meeting from 6 to 7 July, convened by the United Nations General Assembly and facilitated by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Together with the WSIS Forum 2026, taking place throughout the same week, these events create an unprecedented global gathering to advance international cooperation on AI and digital technologies. Discussions at the events will span AI policy, standards, innovation, skills development, and real-world AI deployment.
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At a time when countries around the world are developing national AI strategies and deploying increasingly capable AI systems, the AI for Good Global Summit will showcase how AI is already improving healthcare, education, food security, disaster response, accessibility, and public services. It will also explore frontiers including agentic AI, robotics, autonomous systems, quantum technologies, and brain-computer interfaces.
The Summit is expected to welcome thousands of participants from government, industry, academia, civil society, and the UN system, alongside hundreds of speakers and exhibitors from around the world.
Featured speakers
The AI for Good Global Summit 2026 will host talks from prominent figures, including:
World leaders and policymakers
- Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union and host of the AI For Good Global Summit 2026
- H.E. Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly
- H.E. Paul Kagame, President, Republic of Rwanda
- H.E. Alar Karis, President, Republic of Estonia
- H.E. Zhaslan Khasenovich Madiev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy, Office of the UN Secretary-General
- Khaled El-Enany, Director-General, UNESCO
- Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR
- Jean Todt, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety
- H.E. Lerato Mataboge, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union
- Lacina Koné, Director General and CEO, Smart Africa
- H.E. Lavina Ramkissoon, ASRIC Co-Chair, African Union
- HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Saud AlSaud, Secretary General and member of the Board of Trustees, Alwaleed Philanthropies
- Puyr Tembé, First Secretary of Indigenous Peoples, State of Pará (SEPI)
AI pioneers and leading researchers
- Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2021 and Co-Chair, Independent International Scientific Panel on AI
- Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2014 and Founder, Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion
- Yoshua Bengio, Professor of Computer Science and Operations Research, Université de Montréal, and Co-Chair, Independent International Scientific Panel on AI
- Ray Kurzweil, Inventor, Futurist and Best-selling Author
- Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
- Joëlle Barral, Senior Director of Research and Engineering, Google DeepMind
- Wang Jian, Founder, Alibaba Cloud and Zhejiang Lab
- Roman V. Yampolskiy, Faculty Member, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville
- Vukosi Marivate, Director, African Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Professor of Computer Science, University of Pretoria/Lelapa AI
- Yutaka Matsuo, Professor, University of Tokyo
Technology and industry leaders
- Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO, Salesforce
- Will Marshall, Chair, Co-Founder and CEO, Planet
- Brad Smith, President, Microsoft
- Werner Vogels, CTO, Amazon
- Serame Taukobong, Group CEO, Telkom
- Stephanie Bednarek, VP, Commercial Sales, SpaceX
- Avi Saxena, CTO, Global Digital, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
- Ali Taha Koç, CEO, Turkcell
- Bill Gross, Founder and CEO, ProRata and Gist
- Anna Marks, Chair, Deloitte Global Board of Directors
- Michael Nash, Chief Digital Officer, Universal Music Group
- Prem Akkaraju, CEO, Stability AI
- Andrew Sanchez, CEO and Co-Founder, Udio
- Kakul Srivastava, CEO, Splice
- Chaouki Kasmi, Chief Innovation Officer, Technology Innovation Institute
- Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University
Thought leaders and creatives
- will.i.am, Musician, Technology Founder and Goodwill Ambassador, AI Skills Coalition
- Yvonne Chacka Chacka, Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Entrepreneur, Humanitarian, and Educator
- John Legend, Singer and Songwriter
- Bryan Johnson, Founder, Immortals, and featured in the Netflix documentary Don't Die
- Tristan Harris, Co-Founder, Center for Humane Technology, and featured in the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma
- Nicholas Thompson, CEO, The Atlantic
- Michael P. Nash, Filmmaker, Founder, Beverly Hills Productions
- Jessica Sibley, CEO, TIME
See the full list of speakers here and programme here.
20,000 m² expo
The AI and Robotics for Good Expo will feature more than 200 technology demonstrations from startups, universities and research institutes, major tech companies, UN agencies, and innovators from around the world.
Journalists and visitors will be able to experience:
- Humanoid and service robots
- Autonomous vehicles and mobility systems
- Brain-computer interface technologies
- AI-powered healthcare solutions
- Space and satellite AI applications
- Edge AI and TinyML innovations
- Quantum technology demonstrations
- AI accessibility tools
- AI systems supporting disaster response and humanitarian operations
- AI generated art exhibits
The full exhibitor list is available here.
Summit highlights
“Day Zero" of the AI for Good Global Summit on 7 July will feature live demos, interactive exhibits, startup competitions and hands-on workshops. The summit's Centre Stage officially opens on 8 July.
Programme features include:
- Multistakeholder dialogue on AI standards and policy – bringing together leaders from governments, international organizations, industry, academia and civil society, as well as representatives of major AI processes and initiatives from around the world, to exchange experiences, explore opportunities for greater cooperation, and discuss frontier challenges including agentic AI security, AI testing and benchmarking, misinformation and deepfakes, quantum technology applications and use cases, and AI infrastructure and energy demands.
- Global innovation competitions and awards – including the AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale and machine-learning challenges on edge AI, TinyML, and space AI computing as well as the AI for Good Impact Awards and Robotics Youth Challenge Grand Finale.
- Technology demos and interactive expo – featuring cutting-edge systems in AI, robotics, embodied AI, brain-computer interfaces, autonomous vehicles and quantum technologies.
- AI skills and capacity-building programmes – with training sessions delivered by AI Skills Coalition partners, hands-on workshops and a dynamic Youth Zone supporting the next generation of innovators.
- Creative and cultural programmes – highlighting the intersection of AI and creativity with the AI for Good Film Festival, the Canvas of the Future AI Art Competition, and AI-enabled artistic performances. The summit will feature the premiere of RAISE, a documentary series executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio exploring how AI is already being used to address humanity's most urgent challenges.
The AI for Good Global Summit 2026 is supported by its partners and sponsors:
- Co-Convener: Swiss Confederation
- Diamond Sponsors: Microsoft Corporation, Technology Innovation Institute, Deloitte Consulting AG, China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., China Telecommunications Corporation, China Unicom
- Gold Sponsors: Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) of the Republic of Korea, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of Japan, Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, DLA Piper LLP (US), ZTE Corporation,
- Silver Sponsors: EY, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Youth Zone Sponsor: The LEGO Group
- Networking Partners: Lenovo (United States) Inc., TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, Human Change Foundation, Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Giga, HP Inc. UK Limited, Advance Solutions Corp. (ADVANCE), The Observer, IBM, QAI Ventures AG, Google LLC, d-teach online school, UK Mission to the UN, WTO and Other International Organisations in Geneva, UNDP, Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Siemens AG, Special Competitive Studies Project
- Session Partners: Microsoft Corporation, S&P Global UK Limited, GTI, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), World Internet Conference, GTI Alliance Limited, Zhejiang Lab, Access Partnership, Cisco Systems, Inc., EY, FSAB Consulting, Motivai Private Limited, Huawei Technologies Switzerland AG, Shanghai Xinhong Vivid Education Technology Co., Ltd., Eraneos Group AG
- Innovation Factory Local Chapters: Akbank T.A.Ş, Government of Catalonia – Spain, Innovate Australia Ltd
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Editor's notes:
- Media accreditation for ITU's AI for Good Global Summit can be requested here. UN-accredited reporters with a valid UN badge can also write to pressreg@itu.int.
- The digital media kit is available here.
- A media tour of the Summit facilities is planned for 16:00 CEST on 7 July at Palexpo. If you would like to attend, please email pressinfo@itu.int or christopher.cartwright@itu.int.
- A list of speakers available to speak to the media is available from pressinfo@itu.int or christopher.cartwright@itu.int.
- Registration for the public is open. The 2026 summit introduces a participation fee to support an enhanced event experience. Participation remains free for ITU Member States, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and attendees under 18 years old. Discounts are available for ITU-member companies and universities.
- The WSIS Forum 2026 – annual discussions building on the World Summit on the Information Society to advance global digital cooperation – will take place in Geneva from 6 to 10 July. A single media accreditation will be accepted for the AI for Good Global Summit, the WSIS Forum and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
- The Global Dialogue on AI Governance is supported by a joint secretariat comprising ITU, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UN's Office of Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET), with ITU and UNESCO serving as coordinating entities.
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