The summit will take place at the Palexpo exhibition center and is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)—a specialized UN agency for digital technologies—in collaboration with more than 50 organizations within the UN system, with the support of the Swiss government.
The event will begin immediately following the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, which will take place on July 6–7 under the auspices of the UN General Assembly.
According to the organizers, the summit is expected to bring together thousands of representatives from government agencies, the business community, the scientific community, civil society, and the UN system, as well as hundreds of speakers and exhibitors from around the world.
From Regulation to Quantum Technologies
The forum will focus on issues related to the international regulation of artificial intelligence, the development of technical standards, workforce training, and the implementation of AI in healthcare, education, agriculture, public administration, and emergency response.
Separate discussions will be devoted to agentic artificial intelligence (Agentic AI), robotics, autonomous systems, quantum technologies, brain-computer interfaces, combating disinformation and deepfakes, as well as the industry’s growing needs for computing power and electricity.
The AI and Robotics for Good Expo, covering an area of 20,000 square meters, will showcase more than 200 innovations in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics—ranging from humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles to medical AI systems, space technology, and quantum computing.
Leaders of nations and major technology companies will gather in Geneva
Among the forum’s participants are Dorin Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union; Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly; Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Estonian President Alar Karis, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, as well as Nobel laureates Maria Ressa and Kailash Satyarthi.
The scientific community will be represented by one of the founders of modern artificial intelligence, Yoshua Bengio; Stuart Russell, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley; futurist Ray Kurzweil, and experts from Google DeepMind and other leading research centers.
Among the executives from major technology companies are Microsoft President Brad Smith, Salesforce Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff, Amazon CTO Werner Vogels, and representatives from SpaceX, Alibaba Cloud, Stability AI, Universal Music Group, Warner Bros. Discovery, and other international companies.
Of particular interest to Europe
“Artificial intelligence is already transforming healthcare, education, food security, disaster response, access to digital services, and public administration,” note the summit’s organizers.
Although the forum is global in nature, it may be of particular significance for Europe. One of the key topics will be the development of so-called “sovereign AI”—a nation’s own digital infrastructure and technologies capable of reducing states’ dependence on foreign platforms. This is a sensitive issue for Europe. At the forum, Europe hopes not only to find answers to many of its questions regarding the development of “sovereign AI,” but also to define the parameters of its interaction with other players and identify who those players are.
As more and more countries develop their own AI strategies, the Geneva Forum is viewed as one of the key international platforms for developing approaches to the safe, responsible, and effective use of artificial intelligence technologies.
According to the organizers, the merger of the AI for Good Global Summit, the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum creates an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen international cooperation in the field of digital technologies.
