Boston Global Forum

America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age
2026-05-01 08:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Loeb House, Harvard University, 17 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
View Event Page for this conference here https://bostonglobalforum.org/america250/

8:15 – 8:30 AM
Registration and Welcome Coffee
8:30 – 8:40 AM
Opening Remarks
Thomas E. Patterson
8:40 – 8:50 AM
Presentation of the Book
America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age

Introduction to AIWS Trust Infrastructure & AIWS Lumina
Nguyen Anh Tuan
Vision, framework, and implementation pathway for trust in the AI Age
8:50 – 9:10 AM
Presentation of the 2026 World Leader for Peace and Security Award
Honoring the Leaders of the United States and the American People
Remarks by: Governor Michael S. Dukakis · Nguyen Anh Tuan · Thomas E. Patterson
Remarks delivered by Thomas E. Patterson on behalf of Governor Michael S. Dukakis, Nguyen Anh Tuan, and Thomas E. Patterson.
Symbolic Representatives Receiving the Award
Jason Carter — representing the moral leadership legacy of America through President Jimmy Carter.
Vint Cerf — representing the creativity, innovation, and civic spirit of the American people in the digital age.
Special Remarks
Jason Carter — America as a Moral Beacon: Continuing the Carter Legacy of Peace, Human Rights, and Trusted Innovation in the Age of AI
Vint Cerf (by video) — Building Information Trust for the AI Age
9:10 – 9:30 AM
Recognition of America 250: AI Pioneers
Presented by Nguyen Anh Tuan
Recipients in Person
Cynthia Dwork · Alex Pentland · Regina Barzilay · Cynthia Breazeal · Herbert Lin
Acceptance Speech by Cynthia Dwork
On behalf of the Honorees of America 250: AI Pioneers
From Differential Privacy to Trust Infrastructure: Building Trustworthy AI for Democracy
MAIN PANEL
9:30 – 11:00 AM
AIWS Trust Infrastructure for the AI Age
Co-Moderators: Thomas E. Patterson · Alex Pentland
Alex Pentland · AI Pioneers — Building Human-Centered Trust Infrastructure for the AI Age
Herbert Lin · AI Pioneers — From Influence Operations to Information Trust: Building Resilience in the AI Age
Regina Barzilay · AI Pioneers — Trustworthy AI in Healthcare and High-Stakes Human Systems
Cynthia Breazeal · AI Pioneers — Human-Centered AI and Social Trust in the Age of Intelligent Systems
Daphne Koller · AI Pioneers (by video) — From Probabilistic AI to Trusted Information Ecosystems
Q & A
11:00 – 11:15 AM
Coffee Break
BEACON DECLARATION AND BEACON PROCESS
11:15 – 11:55 AM
Beacon Declaration and Beacon Process
Founding AIWS Trust Infrastructure and AIWS Lumina
Presented by Ramu Damodaran
Commitments to Accompany and Implement the Beacon Declaration
Yasuhide Nakayama (by video) — Member of the National Diet of Japan; Director, LDP Global South
Vu Dang Vinh (by video) — Vietnam Report
Roland Schatz — Media Tenor
Bui Ngoc Duc — Dat Xanh
Commitments to Accompany and Advance AIWS Lumina
Le Hoa (by video) — Cao Tra Muc Nhan
Special Video from Nha Trang in Tribute to America 250
Thu Pham
11:55 AM – 12:00 PM
Concluding Remarks
Nguyen Anh Tuan
LUNCHEON DIALOGUE
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Storytelling, Democracy, and America at 250
Hollywood, Civic Imagination, and the Future of Freedom in the AI Age
Venue: Harvard Faculty Club
Moderator: Gita Pullapilly
Panelists: Jason Carter · Don Lee
