Page 20 - AI Governance Day - From Principles to Implementation

AI Governance Day - From Principles to Implementation

Figure 6: The panel of speakers from a Center Stage discussion

4� Morning sessions

4�1 Welcome speech by Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-
General

It is a tremendous pleasure to welcome you all to our first ever Governance Day and a series
of roundtables. This is kind of a different format for many of us. So, I am looking forward to
having interactive, dynamic discussions today.

It is inspiring to see so many senior leaders with us this morning, early morning, and ready to
roll up their sleeves. And of course, we have representatives from governments, the private
sector, international organizations, academia, the technical community, and civil society, all
here to discuss and help shape AI governance for the future.

I am particularly pleased to have so many representatives from both developed and developing
countries. This representation aligns perfectly with ITU's ambition to provide the most inclusive,
diverse, neutral, and global platform for artificial intelligence.
I am also pleased that this morning we will be linking up with Singapore. We will have a
connection with the Secretary General's co-chairs of the United Nations High Level Advisory
Body on AI (HLAB). They're meeting in Singapore this week, and we will hear from them live
this morning. Their work, of course, is also very important as we look to the future and the
global conversations around AI.
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, this morning is really a sort of ground zero for AI governance
innovation. These discussions will help us to get a better grasp of the current AI landscape, who's

10