Agenda

Professor Moon Choi (최문정) is an Endowed Chair Professor at the KAIST Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy, where she founded and directs the Aging & Technology Policy Lab. She holds the distinction of being the first full-time professor at KAIST with a doctoral degree in social welfare—an appointment that reflects both her unique intellectual identity and her commitment to humanizing science, technology, and innovation at one of the world’s leading STEM institutions. Her academic journey spans continents and disciplines. She earned a B.S. in Biochemistry from Yonsei University, an M.A. in Social Welfare from Seoul National University, and a Ph.D. in Social Welfare from Case Western Reserve University. Internationally, Prof. Choi co-chaired the Research Division of UN EQUALS. Also, she has served as a consultant to the United Nations and currently chairs the OECD-Korea Digital Society Initiative.

Ern Chern is a doctoral candidate in science and technology policy at KAIST. She holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and a master's degree in science and technology policy. Her doctoral research investigates the structural disparities of AI, focusing on sustainability and social inclusion.

Dr. Jingbo Huang is the Director of the United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau), where she has led the Institute since 2018 in conducting education and training, policy-relevant research, and global conferences on digital technology and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She has 25 years of experience in the United Nations system, including senior roles in the UN Secretariat, UNDP, UNESCO, the UN System Staff College, and UNU.

Under her leadership, UNU Macau has significantly expanded its portfolio on AI for the SDGs, AI for policymaking, AI and ethics, AI global governance, data governance and digital transformation, AI and education, gender and technology, as well as youth development in the Global South, among others. She has led five global conferences, including the World Data Forum Satellite Event (2023) and the UNU Macau AI Conference (2024, 2025). These convenings have brought together thousands of participants, including approximately 30 ministers of ICT, government officials from Portuguese-speaking countries, as well as academics, private sector representatives, and civil society actors from more than 40 countries, with a strong emphasis on youth participation from the Global South.

Dr. Huang is the founder of the UNU Global AI Network, a multi-stakeholder platform with 129 members from 37 countries, spanning academia, international organizations, government agencies, industry, and civil society. With 71% of members from the Global South, the Network promotes inclusive AI governance and advances collaboration on AI policy, research, capacity building, and knowledge exchange in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Dr. Huang also serves as Co-Editor of the UNU–Springer Book Series on Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development, the first UNU system-wide book series dedicated to AI and sustainability. The Institute serves as the Secretariat of the series, and she is its Lead Coordinator, advancing interdisciplinary research and policy dialogue on AI for global development challenges.

She is a frequent keynote speaker at major international forums, including the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), the AI for Good Global Summit, and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), where she contributes to global discussions on AI global governance, AI and education, AI ethics, digital equity, and sustainable innovation.

Dr. Huang holds an EdD from Columbia University, an MA from the Institut d’Études Politiques (IEP) de Grenoble, a second MA from Indiana University–Bloomington, and a BA from Peking University.

Mr. Wai Kit (Jackie) Si Tou is an Economic Affairs Officer in the Technology and Innovation Policy Research Section at UNCTAD. He has extensive experience in science, technology and innovation (STI) policy research and has contributed to numerous UN reports on STI for sustainable development, including Technology and Innovation Report 2025: Inclusive AI for Development as well as STI in the age of AI. Before joining UNCTAD, he worked with three different UN regional commissions in Africa, Asia and Europe.

Tim Unwin is a British academic and public figure, specialising in the uses of digital technology by the world’s poorest and most marginalised peoples.  He led the UK Prime Minister’s Imfundo initiative (creating partnerships for using IT in education in Africa) between 2001 and 2004, was Secretary General of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation between 2011 and 2015, and founding Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in ICT4D at Royal Holloway, University of London between 2007 and 2023.  Much of his research practice over the last 50 years has concentrated on the interface between learning and digital tech, and his latest book Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World: an Emancipatory Manifesto was published by Routledge in April 2026. https://ict4d.org.uk; https://timunwin.blog