On November 3, 2025, at 2:00 PM, at the Harvard University Faculty Club, BGF organized a panel discussion on Interfaith in the AI Age featuring Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the recipient of the 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award, prior to the award ceremony. Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan conducted and moderated this panel, with Harvard Professor David Silbersweig, Dr. Glen Weyl, and Mr. Ramu Damodaran joining the discussion with Gurudev.
The video of this panel discussion has been released:
As analyzed by The Japan News by Yomiuri Shimbun, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is consciously shaping her leadership through the combined legacies of Margaret Thatcher and Shinzo Abe—two leaders defined by resolve, strategic clarity, and moral conviction.
From Thatcher, Takaichi draws firmness in decision-making, economic sovereignty, and the willingness to confront structural challenges directly. From Abe, she inherits a broader strategic vision: alliance-centered diplomacy, proactive security policy, and the belief that Japan must act as a stabilizing force in the Indo-Pacific, particularly amid mounting pressures from China.
Central to this continuity is the Shinzo Abe Initiative—a forward-looking framework emphasizing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, values-based diplomacy, technological leadership, and close coordination with the United States and democratic partners. In her speeches and policy direction, Takaichi echoes Abe’s conviction that Japan’s strength lies not in confrontation, but in principled leadership, deterrence combined with dialogue, and innovation guided by democratic values.
By integrating Thatcher’s decisiveness with Abe’s strategic patience, and by advancing the Shinzo Abe Initiative into the AI Age, Takaichi positions Japan to play a decisive role in shaping regional stability, global governance, and the future partnership between Japan and the United States—aligned with the broader vision of America at 250 – A Beacon for the AI Age.
According to reporting by Associated Press, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order preventing U.S. states from enforcing or adopting their own artificial intelligence regulations, asserting federal primacy over AI governance.
This decision marks a significant moment in the history of AI governance in the United States. By centralizing regulatory authority at the federal level, the administration aims to avoid a fragmented state-by-state approach that could slow innovation and weaken America’s global competitiveness in AI.
From the perspective of the AI World Society (AIWS), this development underscores the urgency of establishing coherent, ethical, and human-centered national frameworks for AI—frameworks that protect innovation while safeguarding human dignity, democratic values, and public trust. AIWS has consistently emphasized that strong national coordination, combined with transparent ethical standards and accountability, is essential for responsible leadership in the AI Age.
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this executive order highlights a defining question for the future: how America will balance speed, unity, and innovation with ethics, social responsibility, and enlightened governance in shaping the global AI order.
Nguyen Anh Tuan, Global Governance Architect, Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and CEO of the Boston Global Forum, will deliver a special talk on his new book, AI World Society (AIWS): A 30-Year US–Vietnam Partnership, From Nha Trang to Boston (1995–2025), at Hanoi Law University.
The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Hanoi time) on December 16, 2025, at 87 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Hanoi, Vietnam. The program is jointly organized by Hanoi Law University and Tri Thuc Publishing.
The discussion will be moderated by Vu Quang Minh, High-Level Ambassador, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, and Representative of the Boston Global Forum in Vietnam.
Nguyen Anh Tuan’s presentation will explore three decades of cooperation between the United States and Vietnam, highlighting how the AI World Society (AIWS) reflects a shared journey—from post-normalization engagement in the mid-1990s to forward-looking collaboration in AI governance, digital transformation, and human-centered development today.
The event is expected to attract scholars, students, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the intersection of law, technology, and international partnership in the AI Age. The book is co-authored by Nguyen Anh Tuan and Thomas Patterson, and published by Tri Thuc Publishing, one of Vietnam’s most respected academic publishers.
