​The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and XPRIZE are convening the world's most respected experts in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Sustainable Development for the AI for Good Global Summit to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, 7-9 June 2017, at ITU's Headquarters at Place des Nations. AI for Good Global Summit  -- media registration / accreditation now open here.

What: 
The event is the first of its kind, aimed to accelerate the development and leveraging of AI solutions to address the world's most pressing challenges such as poverty, hunger, health, education, equality and the protection of our environment. 

This timely event is being organized by ITU, the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technologies, and the XPRIZE Foundation, the global leader in designing and implementing innovative competition models to solve the world's grandest challenges – in partnership with OHCHR, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNICRI, UNIDO, UNITAR, ILO, WIPO, WHO, WFP, ICAO, IFAD, UNFCCC, UN DESA and UN Global Pulse.

The event will convene an unprecedented scope of sectors, including leading representatives of government, industry, UN agencies, academia, civil society and the AI research community. These decision-makers and influencers will come together to explore the latest developments in AI and its potential in helping achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, while also discussing implications for security and privacy, as well as the ethical aspects of AI. In addition, participants will evaluate the opportunities presented by AI with a view to ensuring that AI benefits all of humanity.

Plenary sessions on the first day of the event will give voice to leading minds in AI, framing the discussions by offering expert insight into the state of play in AI, the potential of AI to benefit humanity and the best course of action to help ensure that AI fulfills this potential.

Breakthrough sessions will invite participants to collaborate in proposing strategies for the development of AI applications and systems able to promote sustainable living, reduce poverty and deliver citizen-centric public services.

AI technologies will also be shared including the presence of the humanoid robot Sophia, by Hanson Robotics.

Where:
ITU Headquarters, Place des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

When: 
7-9 June 2017 – from 9:00am

Who:
Representatives of government, industry, UN agencies, civil society and the AI research community.
Over 60 high-profile speakers are confirmed, including:

• Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management & CEO, AUDI AG
• Margaret Chan, Director-General, World Health Organization
• Peter Norvig, Director of Research, Google
• Eric Horvitz, Managing Director, Microsoft Research
• Salil Shetty, Secretary-General, Amnesty International
• Fei-Fei Li, Director of Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAIL), and Chief Scientist of AI at Google Cloud 
• Yoshua Ben gio, Head of Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA), and Canada Research Chair in Statistical Learning Algorithms
• Francesca Rossi, Professor at University of Padova, Research Scientist at IBM Watson
• Mady Delvaux-Stehres , Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Working Group on robotics
• Marcus Shingles, CEO, XPRIZE Foundation
  
  
  Media Information:
  
  UN press accreditation is valid, but UN-accredited media should communicate their intention to attend in order to obtain an event badge. Contact: pressreg@itu.int.
  
  All other media are invited to apply for accreditation online at:
  
  bit.ly/AIforGood-media-accreditation 
  
  A special media room will be set up with live video feeds from the main plenary room.
  
  A live webcast of the event will also be available for any media who can not travel to the event.
  

  For more information about this event, please visit the AI for Good Global Summit web page, or contact:

  Jennifer Ferguson-Mitchell
  Senior Media and Communications Officer, ITU
  Tel.: +41 22 730 5469
  Mobile +41 79 337 4615
  E-mail: jennifer.ferguson-mitchell@itu.int

  For media accreditation questions, please contact:

  Rita-Soraya Abino
  Corporate Communications, ITU
  Tel: +41 22 730 5424
  E-mail: Rita-Soraya.Abino@itu.int