by Editor | Apr 17, 2022 | Event Updates
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the Latvian Transatlantic Organization (LATO) co-organize a conference on April 29 at Loeb House, Harvard University to honor President Zelenskyy and all Ukrainian people with the 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award. BGF will present Ukraine and Ukrainian people “Solutions for Peace, Security and Territory Integrity of Ukraine” and “Strategies and Plan to rebuild Ukraine after ending the war”.
The conference will address the situation in Ukraine, and work to provide solutions for peace, security, territorial integrity and to rebuild the country.
BGF will be honoring President Zelenskyy and all Ukrainian people through assistance and application of the concepts from “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment” to rebuild Ukraine in becoming an exemplary nation.
In this event, BGF will present ideas and suggestions from BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award’s recipients to Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine.
World leaders and distinguished scholars of Harvard University and MIT will speak at the conference, including: Co-founder and Chair of BGF Governor Michael Dukakis, Co-founder and CEO of BGF Nguyen Anh Tuan, Chairwoman of LATO Zaneta Ozolina, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA Oksana Markarova, Latvian President Egils Levits, Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlen, former president of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatko Lagumdzija, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Obama, Harvard professor Jason Furman, Dean of Miami Herbert Business School, Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus, Co-founder of BGF, John Quelch, Harvard professors Thomas Patterson, David Silbersweig, MIT professors Alex Pentland, Nazli Choucri, former Vice President of World Bank Mats Karlsson, Assistant Secretary of Business Development and International Trade, Government of Massachusetts, Nam Pham, EY Global Tax Innovator, Jeffrey Saviano.
Inspired and applied concepts of the book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment, leaders of Boston Global Forum named Strategies and Plan to rebuild Ukraine as “Remaking Ukraine – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”.
by Editor | Apr 13, 2022 | Global Alliance for Digital Governance, News
Edward Feigenbaum is the Kumagai Professor of Computer Science and Co-Scientific Director, Knowledge Systems Laboratory at Stanford University. He made several contributions to the development of AI, becoming a co-recipient of the Turing Award in 1994. He is considered “the father of expert systems”. Joining Stanford University in 1965, he became one of the founders of its Computer Science Departments. His bibliography includes Computers and Thought and The Handbook of Artificial Intelligence.
Professor Feigenbaum was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1986. In the same year, he was elected to the Productivity Hall of Fame of the Republic of Singapore. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, the honorary American College of Medical Informatics. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991. He is the first recipient of the Feigenbaum Medal, an award established in his honor by the World Congress of Expert Systems. He was elected Fellow to the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering in January 1994. He received the U.S. Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Award in 1997.
The History of AI Board warmly welcomes Professor Edward Feigenbaum.
by Editor | Apr 9, 2022 | AIWS City and Rebuilding Ukraine, News
After Governor Michael Dukakis, Chair of Boston Global Forum, and Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of Boston Global Forum, posted the letter Calling for Support of Ukrainian Students on March 30, 2022, at:
https://ukraine.aiws.city
Students and scholars register to support and help Ukrainian students. The program aims to connect Ukrainian students, global students, and scholars to create a support network that would benefit Ukrainian students affected by the war. Ukrainian students sign up to build their support network.
The Michael Dukakis Institute will announce the special Michael Dukakis Ukrainian Fellows program for young leaders of Ukraine to practice leadership in rebuilding Ukraine as an exemplary country for the Age of Global Enlightenment. Young Ukrainian leaders will practice with distinguished leaders, thinkers who are members of the Global Enlightenment Community of AIWS City and co-authors of the book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment:
- Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
- Ash Carter, Former US Secretary of Defense
- Vint Cerf, “Father of the Internet”, Google
- Nazli Choucri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Ramu Damodaran, Chief of United Nations Academic Impact
- Michael Dukakis, Former Governor of Massachusetts, Chair, Boston Global Forum
- Eva Kaili, Member of the European Parliament
- Robin Kelly, U.S. Representative (Illinois),
- Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary-General
- Didzis Kļaviņš, University of Latvia
- Taro Kono, Defense Minister, Japan
- Zlatko Lagumdzija, Former Prime Minister, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Ambassador to the United States
- Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission
- Yasuhide Nakayama, Defense State Minister, Japan
- Paul Nemitz, Principal Advisor, European Commission
- Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO, Boston Global Forum
- Andreas Norlén, Speaker, Swedish Parliament
- Joseph Nye, Harvard University
- Zaneta Ozolina, University of Latvia, Co-Chair of Riga Conference
- Thomas Patterson, Harvard University
- Judea Pearl, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Alex “Sandy” Pentland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Sir Iain Duncan Smith, MP, UK Parliament
- Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid, Former President of Latvia
Link: https://ukraine.aiws.city
by Editor | Apr 9, 2022 | AIWS City and Rebuilding Ukraine, News
On 08 April 2022, in Kyiv, 2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited the Recipient of 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Kyiv on Friday.
Their visit came as the European Union recalled its ambassador to Kyiv, underlining the improved security situation and the EU-27’s commitment to the beleaguered country.
Ursula von der Leyen and Josep Borrell also visited Bucha, a town outside Kyiv where Russian forces are accused by Ukraine’s allies of committing atrocities against civilians. Ms von der Leyen said, “here in Bucha we have seen our humanity shattered”.
She claimed Ukraine could become an official EU member ‘within weeks’ at an historic press conference.
On April 29, at Loeb House, Harvard University, BGF will organize the conference to honor President Zelensky and all Ukrainian people with the 2022 BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award. At this event, BGF will contribute and discuss solutions for peace, security and, territory integrity for Ukraine, and strategies to rebuild the country.
https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/08/ursula-von-der-leyen-meets-volodymyr-zelenskyy-in-kyiv
by Editor | Apr 9, 2022 | AIWS City and Rebuilding Ukraine, News
On April 29, at Loeb House, Harvard University, Boston Global Forum will organize the conference to honor President Zelensky and all Ukrainian people with the 2022 BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award. At this event, BGF will contribute and discuss solutions for peace, security, and territory integrity for Ukraine, and strategies to rebuild the country.
The strategy to rebuild Ukraine from devastations of war is to an exemplary nation for Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment.
Contributors to this strategy are:
Governor Michael Dukakis, Co-founder and Chair of the Boston Global Forum
Professor Alex Pentland, MIT, Board Member of the Boston Global Forum
Professor John Quelch, Dean, Miami Herbert Business School, Leonard M. Miller; University Professor, Vice Provost, University of Miami, Emeritus Professor Harvard Business School, Co-founder of Boston Global Forum
Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-founder and CEO of the Boston Global Forum
David Silbersweig, Board Member of the Boston Global Forum
Matts Karlsson, former Vice President of the World Bank, Representative of the Boston Global Forum in Stockholm and London.
This strategy will be contributed by Leaders, Intellectuals, Scholars, Innovators who are members of the AI World Society Network (AIWS.net).
by Editor | Apr 9, 2022 | AIWS City and Rebuilding Ukraine, Event Updates, News
Moderator: Francesco Lapenta, the Founding Director of the John Cabot University Institute of Future and Innovation Studies, Representative of Boston Global Forum in Italia.
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EDT / 14:00 – 15:30 CEST, April 11
In this Dialog, Francesco Lapenta will moderate and discuss with speakers on:
– Learning from the cyber war between Russia and Ukraine.
– International laws, policies, and regulations that should be created.
– Who should and how to contribute to the Global Alliance for Digital Governance in these works.
Speakers:
Corrado Giustozzi
Information and cyber security strategic consultant, manager, author and lecturer.
Founder and Senior Partner at Rexilience.
Member of the Board of Directors (2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22) at Clusit, the Italian national association for cybersecurity.
Former senior cybersecurity expert at Agenzia per l’Italia Digitale in charge of the development of the government CERT for the Public Sector (2015-20).
Former member (2010-12, 2012-15, 2015-17, 2017-20) of the Advisory Group at the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).
Andrea Gilli
Senior Researcher, NATO Defence College
Andrea Gilli is a Senior Researcher at NATO Defence College and Affiliate at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Andrea has been visiting fellow at both Columbia (SIPA) and Johns Hokins University (SAIS) and post-doctoral fellow at both Stanford (CISAC) and Harvard University (Belfer Center). Andrea holds a PhD in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute.
by Editor | Apr 3, 2022 | AIWS City and Rebuilding Ukraine, News
Follow up the Letter from Governor Michael Dukakis Calling for Support of Ukrainian Students March 30, 2022, AIWS.net are calling and inviting scholars to support Ukraine in rebuilding Ukraine.
Immediately, Harvard professors: Thomas Patterson, David Silbersweig, MIT professors: Alex Pentland, Nazli Choucri; Former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zlatko Lagumdzija, Former President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga, and professor Zaneta Ozolina, Chairwoman of Latvian Transatlantic Organization (LATO), are ready to support.
Stand with Ukrainian people, scholars will create initiatives, solutions to rebuild economy of Ukraine.
Professor Alex Pentland and Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-founders of AIWS.net, are developing a special initiative for education and innovation economy for Ukraine.
AIWS.net will create a special network of distinguished professors, scholars, innovators to support Ukrainian people rebuild their country. AIWS.net will discuss with them and welcome intellectual, knowledge, and contributions to Ukraine. The Ukrainian people and Ukraine deserve to receive intellectuals and contributions of scholars, help them now.
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by Editor | Apr 3, 2022 | News, Practices in Cybersecurity
Noburu Okabe (Sankei Shimbun)
The US think tank “Boston Global Forum”, which is presided over by former Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis , held an online international conference on the 1st of April 2022 about the cyber security of the Taiwan emergency due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and democracy in cyber space. They agreed that the nation should unite and work together to deal with the attacks of authoritarian nations. About 30 experts from Japan and the United States participated in the conference. Former State Minister of Defense Yasuhide Nakayama said, “We should protect important infrastructure such as optical fiber for Internet communication.” Nobukatsu Kanehara , a former deputy director of the National Security Bureau, said that Japan, which will be at the forefront in the event of a Taiwan emergency, “is vulnerable because there is no control tower or government cloud. Cyber security for Japan as a whole should be strengthened. Pointed out. He suggested that “it should monitor cyberspace from normal times to detect malware (illegal programs), urgently develop laws that can actively defend, create a government cloud with strict security, and work on centralizing digital information.”
Link: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/6163e030c4bef1bd30fe35324c47f978bffb38ce
by Editor | Apr 3, 2022 | Event Updates
On April 29, 2022, at Loeb House, Harvard University, Governor Michael Dukakis will present Volodymyr Oleksandrovyc Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian people with the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and Michael Dukakis Institute’s Annual Award “World Leader for Peace and Security” at the “Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine” Conference, co-organized by BGF and the Latvian Transatlantic Organization, with participation of presidents, prime ministers, and distinguished thinkers from Harvard University and MIT.
The conference will address the situation in Ukraine, and work to provide solutions for peace and security and to rebuild Ukraine. Additionally, leaders will discuss the Boston Global Forum’s paper of creating new international rules and instruments to manage threats and dangers from China.
In this event, BGF will present contributions of BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award’s recipients to Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine.
The papers will be discussed at the event:
- Solutions for peace and security in Ukraine
- Initiative “Global Students Support Ukrainian Students” and “Network of Scholars rebuild Ukraine”
- New International Rules and Instruments to manage threats and dangers from China
Venue: Loeb House, Harvard University
Time: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT, April 29, 2022
Moderators: Governor Michael Dukakis, Chair of Boston Global Forum, and professor Zaneta Ozolina, Chairwoman of Latvia Transatlantic Organization
