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Digital for Good: For People and Prosperity

Digital@UNGA Anchor Event

Where: United Nations Headquarters, New York | Delegates Dining Room
When: 23 September 2025 | 18:00–21:00 EST

The Anchor Event, titled “Digital for Good: For People and Prosperity,” is the centerpiece of Digital@UNGA, convened by ITU and UNDP during the United Nations General Assembly. This high-level gathering will bring together leaders from government, industry, civil society, international organizations, and youth to spotlight digital technologies as a unifying force for inclusion and opportunity.

Programme

The programme will unfold through dynamic, high-energy segments that will:

  • Elevate digital as a force for good and the role that digital can play in connecting everyone, everywhere
  • Generate new commitments to advance universal connectivity and digital transformation, including the Partner2Connect coalition.
  • Showcase visionary projects and initiatives delivering real-world impact.

Opening

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Richelle Carey

Journalist and Emmy Award Winner CV
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Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Secretary-General, ITU
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Haoliang Xu

Acting Administrator, UNDP
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Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York

Founder, BY-EQ CV

Spotlight on

AI for Good: Training the Next Generation of Young Leaders in AI

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James Manyika

Senior Vice President, Research, Labs, Technology & Society, Google and Alphabet CV
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will.i.am

Musician, tech founder and philanthropist. AI Skills Coalition Goodwill Ambassador CV

From people to prosperity: Trust, rights, and the digital promise

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Alain Berset

Secretary General, Council of Europe CV

Digital for Good: Connecting People, Transforming Lives

Rapid fire panel

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H.E. Anika Wells

Minister of Communications for Australia
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Joakim Reiter

Chief External & Corporate Affairs Officer, Vodafone Group
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Vivek Badrinath

Director General, GSMA
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Kelly T. Clements

Deputy High Commissioner at UNHCR
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Tawfik Jelassi

Assistant Director General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
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David Zapolsky

Senior Vice President, Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer, Amazon
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Axel van Trotsenburg

Senior Managing Director for Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank Group

Spotlight on

Giga: Powering education through connectivity

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H.E. Salima Monorma Bah

Minister of Communications, Technology & Innovation, Sierra Leone

Trust, Truth, and Fake: Governing Deceptive AI

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Sam Gregory

Executive Director WITNESS CV

AI Hub for Sustainable Development

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Alex Tsado

Co-steward, Africa Green Compute Coalition
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Eva Spina

Chair of the AI Hub for Sustainable Development’s Executive Steering Group, Head of Department for Digital, Connectivity and New Technologies, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy

Harnessing emerging technologies for prosperity

Rapid fire panel

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Sanskriti Deva

Advisor on Quantum Technology to the UN & STEM Accessibility Advocate CV
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H.E. Bosun Tijani

Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Nigeria CV
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Gan Siow Huang

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade & Industry, Singapore CV
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H.E. S. Krishnan

Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Government of India
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Lisa Monaco

President, Global Affairs, Microsoft

Spotlight on

Triaging Gaia with Agentic AI

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Moriba Jah

Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, GaiaVerse; Professor, University of Texas at Austin; MacArthur Fellow CV

Interlude

Interaction with the Digit’all audience

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Prajakta Koli

UNDP India Youth Climate Champion

Celebrating Digital for Good: WSIS and SDG Digital GameChangers Award Winners

WSIS Winner : A new era in Zanzibar’s healthcare; Tanzania

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Introduced by Ann Aerts

Head, Novartis Foundation CV

SDG Digital GameChanger Award Winner: Humans in the loop; Bulgaria

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Tess Valbuena

CEO and COO, Humans in the Loop CV
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Introduced by Jimena Renee Luna

Global AI Policy Lead, Lenovo CV

Special remarks by UN Envoy for Technology

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Amandeep Singh Gill

Under Secretary General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies

Closing

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Richelle Carey

Journalist and Emmy Award Winner CV
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Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Secretary-General, ITU
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Haoliang Xu

Acting Administrator, UNDP