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SUMMARY:Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak to visit and discuss “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment” in Vietnam
DESCRIPTION:From August 2 to 19\, 2022\, Prime Minister Ehud Barak will visit Vietnam\, meet leaders of Vietnam and discuss concepts of Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment. The Boston Global Forum organizes and supports him on this Vietnam trip. \nHe will visit Ho Chi Minh City\, Mekong Delta\, Nha Trang\, Dalat\, Hue\, Ha Noi\, and Halong Bay. \nHe will join and discuss at the High-Level Dialog on August 16 at Hanoi Opera House\, organized by Boston Global Forum: How to apply pioneering ideas and concepts in the book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment” to make Vietnam form a closer relationship with Boston\, Massachusetts\, becoming a flagship of the Age of Global Enlightenment.
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/former-prime-minister-ehud-barak-to-visit-and-discuss-remaking-the-world-toward-an-age-of-global-enlightenment-in-vietnam/
LOCATION:Hanoi Opera House\, 1 Tràng Tiền\, Phan Chu Trinh\, Hoàn Kiếm\, Hà Nội\, HaNoi\, Hanoi\, 100000\, Viet Nam
CATEGORIES:BGF
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SUMMARY:A New Foundation for the Global Digital Economy Symposium
DESCRIPTION:27 June 2022 | MIT | Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, US \n8:00am – 9:00am Arrival\, registration\, and breakfast \n9:00am – 9:20am \nWelcoming Remarks from Prosperity Collaborative \nSandy Pentland – Director\, MIT Connection Science\, Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology \nAnders Agerskov – Senior Public Sector Specialist and Program Manager Fiscal Policy and Sustainable Growth Trust Fund\, World Bank \nJeff Saviano – EY Global Tax Innovation Leader\, MIT Connection Science Fellow \n  \n9:20am – 9:50am \nPerspective on the Role of Digital Transformation \nShlomit Wagman – Harvard Kennedy School Research Fellow\, Visiting Researcher at the Berkman Klein Center\, Harvard Law School\, former Head of Israel Money Laundering & Terrorism Financing Prohibition Authority \nYasuhide Nakayama – Former State Minister of Defense of Japan (remote) \nPublio de Gracia – Director of Revenue\, Dirección General de Ingresos\, Panama \nDr. Terra Saidimu – Commissioner of Intelligence & Strategic Operations\, Kenya Revenue Authority (remote) \n  \n10:00am – 11:30am \nTheme I Discussion: Growth Strategies in the Digital Economy \nModerators: \nChiara Bronchi – Practice Manager\, Fiscal Policy and Sustainable Growth\, Macroeconomics\, Trade\, and Investment Global Practice\, World Bank \nSandra Ro – CEO\, Global Blockchain Business Council \nDiscussion Topics: \nGrowth strategies for the new digital economy \nAdvanced analytical platforms for better economic policy making \nPromoting private sector innovation and digital ecosystems \nRole of disruptive technologies in promoting growth \n11:30am – 12:30pm Lunch and Networking \n  \n12:30pm – 2:00pm \nTheme II Discussion: Investing in Foundational Digital Public Infrastructure  \nModerators: \nValentina Ion – Global Public Finance Industry Leader\, Microsoft \nSharad Sharma – Co-founder\, iSPIRT Foundation (India-based non-profit technology think-tank developing digital public goods) \nDiscussion Topics: \nEnabling seamless global trade through digitization \nTransforming tax and finance systems and processes \nDigital identity as the foundation for a government data strategy \nThe role of advanced technologies \n2:10pm – 3:40pm \nTheme III Discussion: Governance of Multistakeholder Systems \nModerators: \nJeff Saviano – EY Global Tax Innovation Leader\, MIT Connection Science Fellow \nDanielle Allen – James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University\, and Director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics\, Harvard University \nDiscussion Topics: \nThe importance of DPI\, its governance\, and the existence of a governance gap \nA new era for technology policy\, regulation\, and incentives \nNew organizational structures for multi-party technology systems \nComputational law and regulatory certainty; governance for economic foresight and anticipating the next crisis \n  \n3:50pm – 4:30pm \nWhere to Go from Here \nChiara Bronchi – Practice Manager\, Fiscal Policy and Sustainable Growth\, Macroeconomics\, Trade\, and Investment Global Practice\, World Bank \nSandy Pentland – Director\, MIT Connection Science\, Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology \nChris Sanger – Global Government and Risk Tax Leader and EY EMEIA and UK&I (Tax Centre) Tax Policy Leader\, EY \n  \nSponsors:
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/a-new-foundation-for-the-global-digital-economy-symposium/
LOCATION:MIT Media Lab\, Building E14\, 75 Amherst Street Wiesner Building (E15)\, 20 Ames Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
CATEGORIES:BGF
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SUMMARY:Digital Bretton Woods Conference at MIT
DESCRIPTION:Leaders of Boston Global Forum will speak and discuss at a special event at MIT on June 27\, 2022. \nThe Digital Bretton Woods Conference is co-hosted by the World Bank\, MIT Connection Science\, EY and Boston Global Forum. \nThe conference will discuss the following topics and themes: \nPerspective on the Role of Digital Transformation \nGrowth Strategies in the Digital Economy \n\nGrowth strategies for the new digital economy\nAdvanced analytical platforms for better economic policy making\nPromoting private sector innovation and digital ecosystems\nRole of disruptive new technologies in promoting growth\n\nInvesting in Foundational Digital Public Infrastructure \n\nEnabling seamless global trade through digitization\nTransforming tax and finance systems and processes\nDigital identity as foundation for a government data strategy\nThe role of advanced technologies\n\nGovernance of Multistakeholder Systems \n\nEconomic foresight: anticipating the next crisis\nA new era for technology policy\, regulation\, and incentives\nNew organizational structures for multi-party technology systems\nComputational law and regulatory certainty\n\nAIWS Government for Ukraine
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/digital-bretton-woods-conference-at-mit/
LOCATION:MIT Media Lab\, Building E14\, 75 Amherst Street Wiesner Building (E15)\, 20 Ames Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
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SUMMARY:Laurel for Peace and Security in Ukraine Conference
DESCRIPTION:Remaking Ukraine – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment \nWhat: The conference will address the situation in Ukraine\, and work to provide solutions for Peace\, Security\, Territory Integrity and Rebuilding Ukraine. \nAt the event\, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) will honor President Zelensky and all Ukrainian people as the 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security. \nBGF will be honoring President Zelensky 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. \nIn 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 Initiative. \n  \nWhere: Loeb House\, Harvard University \nWhen: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT / 15:30 – 18:30 EEST // April 29\, 2022 \nWho: World Leaders\, Scholars of Harvard University and MIT\, Members of Boston Global Forum \nCo-organizers: Boston Global Forum and Latvian Transatlantic Organization \n  \nAgenda \nSession 1\, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT\, 15:30 – 17:00 EEST \nHonor President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian People as 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security and Solutions for Peace\, Security and Territory Integrity of Ukraine        \n8:30 a.m. Introduction\, Harvard professor\, Co-founder of Boston Global Forum\, Thomas Patterson \nRemarks to honor President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by Governor Michael Dukakis\, Co-founder and Chair of the Boston Global Forum \nMessage of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (pre-recorded video of text) \nKeynote Speech of Ambassador of Ukraine to USA Oksana Markarova (online) \nLatvian President Egils Levits (online) \nRiksdag Speaker Andreas Norlen (online) \nA leader of US State Department (online) \nSenior Fellow of Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center\, Brigadier General Kevin Ryan \nMIT professor Nazli Choucri (online) \nDiscussion: \nModerator: Chairwoman of the Latvian Transatlantic Organization (LATO)\, Professor of International Relations\, University of Latvia\, Zaneta Ozolina \n  \nSession 2\, 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM EDT / 17:00 – 18:25 EEST \nRebuild Ukraine: From devastation by War to an Exemplary Nation with Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment \nLeaders of Boston Global Forum: Governor Michael Dukakis\, CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan\, MIT Professor Alex Pentland\, Harvard professors Thomas Patterson\, David Silbersweig \nUkrainian former Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (online) \n  \nDiscussion: Strategies to rebuild Ukraine \nModerator: Governor Michael Dukakis  \nChairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Obama\, Harvard professor Jason Furman \nLatvian former President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (online) \nBosnian-Herzegovina former Prime Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija (online) \nFormer Vice President of the World Bank\, Representative of BGF in London and Stockholm Mats Karlsson (online) \nAssistant Secretary of Business Development and International Trade\, Government of Massachusetts\, Nam Pham \nEY Global Tax Innovator\, Jeffrey Saviano \n11:30 am: Closing Remarks\, Governor Michael Dukakis \nDelegates and Discussants: Consuls-General in Boston: Arnaud Mentré (France)\, Peter Abbott OBE (UK)\, Nicole Menzenbach (Germany)\, Stratos Efthymiou (Greece)\, Leonard Kopelman (Finland)\, Jonathan Sun (Taiwan)\, Marek Leśniewski-Laas (Poland)\, Elizabeth T Lesniewski-laas (Romania) and Distinguished Scholars\, Innovators who are members of AIWS.net supporting Ukraine\, and honor guests. \nPlease register to attend the conference by sending an email to Tuan_Nguyen@BostonGlobalForum.org
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/laurel-for-peace-and-security-in-ukraine-conference/
LOCATION:Loeb House\, Harvard University\, 17 Quincy St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\, United States\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:BGF
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20220401T133000
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SUMMARY:Japan and Taiwan with peace and security in the Age of Global Enlightenment
DESCRIPTION:Date: 2022\, April 1st\, Friday \nTime: 10:00 am – 1:30pm Tokyo time \nPlace: Conference room in Imperial Hotel in Tokyo (connect to the world by online) \n  \nIntroduction \nNobue Mita\, representative of Boston Global Forum Japan \n  \nOpening Remarks \nGovernor Michael Dukakis\, Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States\, Chair of Boston Global Forum \nJapanese Leader \n  \nPart 1: \n“Japan and Taiwan with peace and security in the Age of Global Enlightenment.” \nModerator: Ichiro Fujisaki Former Japanese ambassador to the USA\, the president of Nakasone Peace institute \nSpeakers： \nNobukatsu Kanehara Professor of Doshisha University\, former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2012~2019) \nYasuhide Nakayama former State Minister of Defense\, former State Minister for Foreign Affairs \nTsuneo Watanabe Fellow of The Sasakawa Peace Foundation\, Adjunct fellow of CSIS \nNam Pham former Asistant Secretary of Massachusetts Government\, USA \nJun Nagashima Senior Research Advisor of Nakasone Peace Institute\, former Lt-Gen. \nJun Osawa Senior Research fellow of Nakasone Peace Institute\, Former Senior Fellow of National Security Council Secretariat\, Former Deputy Counsellor\, National Security Council Secretariat. \nMing-Chun “Bruce“ Chen Ph. D. Taiwan Consul General in Japan \nQ&A \n  \nPart 2: \n“Solution to prevent cyber-attack in the Age of Global Enlightenment.” \nSpeakers: \nJun Osawa Senior Research fellow of Nakasone Peace Institute\, Former Senior Fellow of National Security Council Secretariat\, Former Deputy Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary\, National Security Secretariat. \nJun Nagashima Senior Research Advisor of Nakasone Peace Institute\, former Lt-Gen. \nZlatko Lagumdzija Former Prime Minister of Bosnia & Herzegovina \nProfessor Francesco Lapenta Representative of BGF in Rome \nModerator: Nguyen Anh Tuan CEO of BGF \nQ&A \n  \nClosing Remarks: Nguyen Anh Tuan CEO of BGF
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/japan-and-taiwan-with-peace-and-security-in-the-age-of-global-enlightenment/
LOCATION:Imperial Hotel in Tokyo\, 1-chōme-1-1 Uchisaiwaich\, Chiyoda\, Tokyo\, 100-8558\, Japan
CATEGORIES:BGF
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SUMMARY:Cyber Defense High Level Dialog: from the Russia-Ukraine battlefield to Cyberwarfare with Authoritarian Regimes
DESCRIPTION:As cyberattacks could be an effective and fatal method for belligerent and totalitarian regimes to threaten national security\, sovereignty\, and autonomy of other nations\, the Global Alliance for Digital Governance (GADG) organizes the Cyber Defense High Level Dialog: from Russia-Ukraine battlefield to Cyberwarfare with Authoritarian Regimes. This dialog unites governments\, organizations\, and companies to prevent cyberattacks from totalitarian\, dictatorial countries such as China\, Russia\, and others. \nGiven the mission of the Global Alliance for Digital Governance\, which is to establish Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital\, cyber security is highly relevant. The dialog aims to exchange ideas on building international rules and alliance for cyber peace and security. \nThe date and time of the dialog is as followed: \nTime: from March 10\, 2022 to April 15\, 2022. \nFormat: High Level Dialog format\, Chatham House Rule. \n  \nModerator: Governor Michael Dukakis\, Chair of Boston Global Forum \nSpeakers: Leaders of Governments\, Organizations\, Companies\, and Distinguished Thinkers \nDiscussants: \nProfessor Alex Sandy Pentland\, MIT \nProfessor Nazli Choucri\, MIT \nProfessor Thomas Patterson\, Harvard\, Co-founder of Boston Global Forum \nProfessor David Silbersweig\, Harvard \nNguyen Anh Tuan\, CEO of Boston Global Forum \nMats Karlsson\, Former President of World Bank\, Representative of BGF in Stockholm and London \nPaul Nemitz\, Director for Fundamental Rights and Union citizenship in the Directorate-General for JUSTICE of the European Commission\, co-author of the AIWS-G7 Summit Initiative 2019\, Representative of Boston Global Forum in Berlin and Brussels \nProfessor Francesco Lapenta\, Representative of Boston Global Forum in Rome \nProfessor Derek Reveron\, US War Naval College \n  \nTopics: \nCyber Defense: from Russia-Ukraine battlefield to Cyber-warfare with Authoritarian Regimes \n\nCyberwarfare between Russia and Ukraine (including information war)\nCyber threats from Russia\, China and solutions to them\nInternational Accord on AI and Digital\nBuilding a trusted information society\n\nAgenda: \nMarch 10\, 2022: \nOpening Remarks\, Governor Michael Dukakis and Nguyen Anh Tuan \nThe Boston Globe Letters – Globe Opinion: AI\, a means of progress\, can do harm if in the wrong hands \nhttps://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/10/opinion/ai-means-progress-can-do-harm-if-wrong-hands/ \nhttp://bostonglobalforum.org/bgf2022/news-and-events/the-boston-globe-letters-globe-opinion-ai-a-means-of-progress-can-do-harm-if-in-the-wrong-hands/ \n  \nBGF High Level Dialogs are special and flexible meetings and discussions of leaders:  \nObjectives \n\nTo bring together\, under the auspices of the Boston Global Forum (BGF)\, high level leaders in various sectors of the global landscape\, together with distinguished thinkers\, to reflect upon the format of the GADG\, the issues it will seek to address\, and contribute towards the emergence of reason-based and harmonious solutions.\n“Connect and convince” governments\, international organizations\, and multinational entities to initiate actions to address global issues in a way that is “faster\, smarter\, more effective”\n\nFormat and Principles \n\nThis special high-level dialogue of the Boston Global Forum (BGF) will be convened in a Chatham House\, where views and ideas are cited but not attributed\, in an inclusive and flexible format that is free and relaxed;\nContributions can be received through in-person participation as well as inputs by online\, email or video clip. The sharing and distribution of content will be restricted to registered participants to whose privacy BGF is committed;\nShould BGF wish to quote from or cite any contributions\, it would do so only after seeking and receiving the concurrence of the authors.\n\nBoston Global Forum and the coordinators of GADG will conduct and moderate the event and coordinate the finalization of an outcome document which will be shared with participants before dissemination. The document will incorporate suggested ideas and initiatives that would animate movements and campaigns to identify problems that may emerge in defining the GADG and the best means to their resolution. It will also be a point of departure for a continued and sustained conversation through interactive forums\, including social media\, a truly global dialogue that will be a digital treasury of ideas that enrich the “AIWS City”.
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/cyber-defense-high-level-dialog-from-the-russia-ukraine-battlefield-to-cyberwarfare-with-authoritarian-regimes/
LOCATION:Online\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Strategic Meeting on Ukraine-Russia Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Leaders of Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) are deeply concerned about the Russia – Ukraine Crisis. They discussed to find out solutions to avoid war. \nLeaders of BGF and NGIC will discuss at events organized by NGIC: \n  \n“STRATEGIC MEETING ON UKRAINE-RUSSIA CRISIS”  \n  \nWEDNESDAY\, 23 February 2022 \n9 AM – Eastern Standard Time (EST) / 6 PM – Azerbaijan Standard Time (AZT) \nParticipants: \nRovshan Muradov\, Secretary-General\, NGIC \nSusan Elliott\, Amb. President and CEO\, National Committee on American Foreign Policy \nTuan Nguyen\, CEO\, Boston Global Forum \nSymeon Tsomokos\, President\, Delphi Economic Forum \nDawn Nakagawa\, Executive Vice-President\, Berggruen Institute \nGarry Jacobs\, President & CEO\, World Academy of Art & Science \nFrancis O’Donnell\, Amb. (ret.)\, Institute of International & European Affairs (Ireland) \nAmitav Banerji\, Project Director\, Global Leadership Forum \nTanya Guy\, InterAction Council \nSelim Yenel\, Amb.  President of the Global Relations Forum \nEka Tkeshelashvili\, Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia 2010-2012\, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia 2008 \nZlatko Lagumdzija\, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2002\, deputy Prime Minister 2012-2015 \nThomas Axworthy\, Secretary-General InterAction Council \nKateryna Yushchenko\, First Lady of Ukraine 2005-2010 \nRobert Cekuta\, former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan \n  \n  \n“BUILDING BACK THE BROKEN EUROPEAN SECURITY” \n  \nFRIDAY\, 25 February 2022 \n9 AM – Eastern Standard Time (EST) / 6 PM – Azerbaijan Standard Time (AZT) \nModerators: \nEka Tkeshelashvili\, deputy Prime Minister of Georgia 2010-2012 \nZlatko Lagumdzija\, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2002\, deputy Prime Minister 2012-2015 \nSpeakers: \nIryna Vereshchuk\, deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister for Reintegration of Temporary Occupied Territories \nVolodymyr Havrylov\, deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine \nEmine Dzhaparova\, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine (TBC) \nVaira Vike-Freiberga\, President of Latvia 1999-2007\, Co-Chair NGIC \nRosen Plevneliev\, President of Bulgaria 2012-2017 \nVolkan Bozkir\, 75th President of the United Nations General Assembly\, Minister for European \nUnion Affairs of Turkey 2015-2016 \nViktor Yushchenko\, President of Ukraine 2005-2010 \nTzipi Livni\, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel 2006-2009 \nValdis Zatlers\, President of Latvia 2007-2011 \nSusan Elliott\, President National Committee on American Foreign Policy \nAleksandr Kwasniewski\, President of Poland (TBC) \nKateryna Yushchenko\, First Lady of Ukraine 2005-2010\, President Ukraine 3000 Foundation \nAndris Piebalgs\, European Commissioner for Development 2010-2014\, European \nCommissioner for Energy 2004-2010 (TBC) \nAna Palacio\, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain 2002-2004 \nParticipants: \nFarida Allaghi\, former Libyan Ambassador to EU \nMats Karlsson\, Vice-President of the World Bank 1999-2002 \nFrancis O’Donnel\, Amb. (ret.\, SMOM) and UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine 2004-2009 \nBrian Mefford\, Non-Resident Fellow Atlantic Council \nAmitav Banerji\, Project Director\, Global Leadership Foundation \nNguyen Anh Tuan\, CEO of the Boston Global Forum
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/strategic-meeting-on-ukraine-russia-crisis/
CATEGORIES:Ukraine
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SUMMARY:The Global Alliance for Digital Governance calls for solutions in preventing cyberattacks
DESCRIPTION:Outlining his priorities for 2022 to the United Nations General Assembly\, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “we face a five-alarm global fire that requires the full mobilization of all countries\,”\, referring to the raging COVID-19 pandemic\, a morally bankrupt global financial system\, the climate crisis\, lawlessness in cyberspace\, and diminished peace and security. Countries “must go into emergency mode”\, he added\, and now is the time to act as the response will determine global outcomes for decades ahead. \nIt is against this grim backdrop that the Global Alliance for Digital Governance proposes a “2022 action plan” for a world of peace and digital security. Together with the Boston Global Forum\, it calls for urgent action to help fashion such a response and\, in particular\, address the following issues: \n– Prevent cyber-attacks by governments (directly or through companies\, organizations or individuals)\, consider these as acts of war against people and against other countries; \n– Prevent cyber-attacks by companies\, groups or individuals\, which can be considered acts of serious crime against people. \nIt is envisaged that this endeavor will bring together an array of relevant contributors to a digitally secure world\, including national governments and international organizations\, civil society and academic entities\, the corporate sector and private enterprise as well as the community of thinking\, caring and influential individuals. It will contribute to building accord and law on the use of artificial intelligence and the preservation of cybersecurity that can contribute to the Global Digital Compact proposed by Secretary-General Guterres as part of the United Nations Summit of the Future which he will convene in 2023. \nPlanned between February 1\, 2022 and April 30\, 2022\, envisaged activities include high level discussions\, online “movements” and a conference. Their results and conclusions will be shared through the Boston Global Forum’s website and its AIWS Weekly Newsletter. The key coordinators of the Global Alliance for Digital Governance\, and the proposed action plan\, are Governor Michael Dukakis\, Chair\, and Nguyen Anh Tuan\, CEO\, of the Boston Global Forum. \nContact: Office@BostonGlobalForum.org
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/the-global-alliance-for-digital-governance-calls-for-solutions-in-preventing-cyberattacks/
LOCATION:Online\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211212T110000
DTSTAMP:20260512T112229
CREATED:20211202T135340Z
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SUMMARY:Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital
DESCRIPTION:The Speaker of Swedish Parliament Andreas Norlen will present the keynote speech at the Symposium “The Framework for Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital” of the annual Global Cybersecurity Day. \n8:00 am – 11:00 am (EST)\, 14:00 – 17:00 (CET)\, December 12\, 2021 \nFollowing these significant and historical events\, BGF organizes the annual symposium “Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital” to discuss Framework for Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital. \nAn urgent call to action for stakeholders to work toward an Accord that facilitates innovation while protecting rights in AI and Digital Societies\, the world needs Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital with Facebook recently. \nThe Symposium will also discuss how the Global Alliance for Digital Governance coordinate resources to make Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital happen in 2026. \nThere are distinguished leaders and thinkers will talk and discuss at this special event. \nAfter serving as member of Parliament for Östergötland County for the Moderate Party\, Norlén was elected Speaker of the Riksdag on September 24\, 2018. Since then\, Norlén has served as the Chair of the Committee on the Constitution\, the War Delegation\, the Committee on Justice\, and the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs. He has played a pivotal role supporting constitutional matters relating to the media\, the auditing of governmental processes\, the Riksdag’s work on EU matters\, issues concerning privacy\, the central government budget process\, and matters regarding the nomination of permanent judges in all Swedish courts. \nNorlén worked across party lines to ensure unified support for the conclusions reached by the Committee on the Constitution\, regarding its scrutiny of the performance of government ministers and the handling of government business. Norlén has asserted that the practices determined by the Committee on the Constitution should obtain broad support in the Riksdag and remain uncompromised when there is a change in the political majority of the Riksdag. He also worked for broad political consensus in matters such as those affecting the Constitution and preventive measures to counteract violent extremism. \nNorlén defended his thesis at Linköping University in 2004 on the subject of Unreasonableness and Section 36 of the Contracts Act and is a Doctor of Laws. Norlén is also a businessperson active in the family publishing company Kurirengruppen i Sverige AB.
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/global-law-and-accord-on-ai-and-digital/
LOCATION:Harvard Faculty Club\, 20 Quincy St. Cambridge\, MA 02138\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Global Cybersecurity Day
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T213000
DTSTAMP:20260512T112229
CREATED:20211202T135027Z
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SUMMARY:Building Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa in becoming an innovation center
DESCRIPTION:Topics: \n\nClub de Madrid Policy Dialog 2022 “Shaping an Age of Global Enlightenment”\nBuilding flagship areas in the Age of Global Enlightenment\nBuilding Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa in becoming a flagship area in the Age of Global Enlightenment\n\n  \nModerator: \nThomas Patterson\, Harvard professor\, co-founder of the Boston Global Forum\, co-author of Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment \n  \nKeynote speakers: \nGovernor Michael Dukakis\, co-founder and Chair of the Boston Global Forum\, co-author of Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment \nPresident Danilo Turk\, President of Club de Madrid \nNguyen Hai Ninh\, Chief of Party in Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa \n  \nPanelists: \nNguyen Tan Tuan\, Governor of Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa \nHo Van Mung\, Chief of Party in Nha Trang City \nAlex Sandy Pentland\, MIT professor\, co-author of Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment \nJohn Quelch\, Harvard Business School professor\, co-founder of the Boston Global Forum \nPrime Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija\, co-author of Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment \nPresident Vaira Vike-Freiberga\, President of Club de Madrid (2014-2020)\, co-author of Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment \nVilas Dhar\, President of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation \nMats Karlsson\, former Vice President of World Bank \nDavid Silbersweig\, Harvard professor\, BGF Board Member \nNguyen Anh Tuan\, co-founder and CEO of the Boston Global Forum\, co-author of Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/building-nha-trang-khanh-hoa-in-becoming-an-innovation-center/
LOCATION:Harvard Faculty Club\, 20 Quincy St. Cambridge\, MA 02138\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Global Cybersecurity Day
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211022
DTSTAMP:20260512T112229
CREATED:20211103T162045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220701T132125Z
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SUMMARY:Law and Governance in the Age of AI Conference in Vietnam discussed about Fundamentals of the International Law on AI
DESCRIPTION:The Framework of Global Laws and Accord on AI and Digital and Global Alliance for Digital Governance were introduced and discussed at the conference “Law and Governance in the Age of AI”\, co-organized by Vietnam National University (VNU) and IFI on October 21\, 2021. \nScholars of the School of Law\, Vietnam National University were pleased to contribute to the initiative of Boston Global Forum\, to build the Age of Global Enlightenment. \nPresentation \nKeynote on Social Contract on the Age of AI and Review on the Book “Remaking the World Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment” \nModerator: \nMr. Nguyễn Anh Tuấn\, CEO of The Boston Global Forum (BGF)\, co-founder of the AIWS City (AIWS.city); Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of VietNamNet (1997-2011) \nFundamentals of International Law on AI and Digital \nMr. Paul Nemitz\, Principal Advisor in the Directorate General for Justice and Consumers\, European Commission \nLaw and governance: a comparative Study on Asian national policies and Strategies \nMr. Đặng Minh Tuấn\, Deputy Head of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Department\, School of Law\, VNU \n  \nThe Use of AI in Civil Justice System: Perspectives and Challenges for Access to Justice \nMrs. Nguyễn Thị Bích Thảo\, Deputy Head of Civil Law Department\, School of Law\, VNU \n  \nThe social credit system in china: a state governance system and its adverse impact on human rights \nMr. Nguyễn Văn Quân\, School of Law\, VNU \n  \nSecretary: Mrs. Vu Thi My Le\, IFI
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/law-and-governance-in-the-age-of-ai-conference-in-vietnam-discussed-about-fundamentals-of-the-international-law-on-ai/
LOCATION:Harvard Faculty Club\, 20 Quincy St. Cambridge\, MA 02138\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Global Cybersecurity Day
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210924T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T112229
CREATED:20220712T013751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220712T013759Z
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SUMMARY:Former President of Croatia visits and discusses with Governor Michael Dukakis and leaders of Boston Global Forum
DESCRIPTION:On September 24\, President of Croatia (2015-2020) Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic\, member of Nizami Ganjavi International Center\, visited and discussed with Governor Michael Dukakis and leaders of the Boston Global Forum. \nPresident Grabar-Kitarović expressed enthusiasm that the city of Dubrovnik\, with the young\, open-minded mayor Mato Franković\, can be a satellite city of AIWS City. BGF can provide advice for Dubrovnik in building AI infrastructure and legislations\, while Dubrovnik can be an ally of the AI International Accord and Law and Global Alliance for Digital Alliance. Governor Michael Dukakis invited President Grabar-Kitarovic to join the initiative of BGF in Global Alliance for Digital Governance and Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital. \nThis visit of President Grabar-Kitarovic opens a new road for opportunities between Croatia and Boston Global Forum\, especially in works to apply AIWS Ecosystem and Community Innovation Economy. \nOn September 24\, 2021\, HE. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic\, President of Croatia (2015-2020) gave a keynote speech at the United Nations Centennial Roundtable. Governor Michael Dukakis\, co-founder and Chair of the Boston Global Forum (BGF)\, was moderator\, with CEO of BGF Nguyen Anh Tuan\, and Harvard Professors Thomas Patterson and David Silbersweig as panelists. \nHere are some highlights from her speech: \n\nInequality of access to the internet is in itself a human right issue\nMany challenges relating to demographics:\n\nEducation\nHealth\nEmployment\n\n\nAny sort of global accord has to be a “coalition of the willing\,” not just of big powers. Small countries with relationships with various superstates are important links/glue/nodes in the network. For example\, when two superstates have conflicts\, the small countries with good relationships to both contending superstates can resolve the conflicts.\n\nTherefore\, the AI International Accord and Law can work on regional cooperation as stepping stone towards global cooperation.\n\n\n\n  \nThe path “Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment” has\, at its foundations\, six essential anchors upon which to develop and build viable futures for current and all generations to come – here and everywhere. \n\nThe Political and Social Order: Based on the Social Contract for the Age of Artificial Intelligence supported accountability and responsibility\nNational Law and Global Order: Framed with International Law and Global Accord for Ai and adaptations to the Digital era\nEconomic Activity with Creativity: Built upon innovation by\, and for society\, community\, and individuals: Community Innovation Economy.\nDominant Cultural Norms: Tolerance for diversity\, mutual support\, respect\, and recognition of the value of each individual\nEducation Principles: Pursuit of basic science\, technology\, social sciences\, humanities and other knowledge forms\, shaping thinking and innovating to articulate a Global Enlightenment Education Program\nInformation & Communication: Open forms of discourse\, support for diverse platforms of communication\, respect for accuracy with accountability\n\n  \n 
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/former-president-of-croatia-visits-and-discusses-with-governor-michael-dukakis-and-leaders-of-boston-global-forum/
LOCATION:Michael Dukakis’s Estate
CATEGORIES:BGF
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Riga:20201112T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Riga:20201112T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T112229
CREATED:20220710T123411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220710T123449Z
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SUMMARY:Special Side Event “Quad Roundtable” at the Riga Conference 2020: “The Quad Group\, AIWS Social Contract and solutions for world peace and security”
DESCRIPTION:The Quad Roundtable is a special side event of the Riga Conference 2020\, Session Quad Roundtable” the Quad Group\, AIWS Social Contract and solutions for world peace and security”\, co-organized by the Latvian Transatlantic Organization (LATO) and the Boston Global Forum. \nTime and date: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm (Riga time)\, November 12\, 2020 \, Virtual Roundtable. \n Speakers: \nGovernor Michael Dukakis\, Chairman of the Boston Global Forum (US)\, \nDefense State Minister Yasuhide Nakayama (Japan)\, \nSenator Kimberley Kitching\, Chair of Foreign Affair\, Defence and Trade Reference Committee (Australia)\, \nAmbassador P.S Raghavan\, Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board (India) \nOn 16-18\, September\, the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid and the Boston Global Forum co-organized the Policy Lab “Transatlantic Approaches on Digital Governance: A New Social Contract in the Age of AI”\, in which presidents\, prime ministers\, distinguished thinkers\, and scholars discussed the Social Contract for the AI Age\, and saw it as significant standards for world politics and economy in the 21st century. \n  \nHow can the Quad Group (US\, Japan\, Australia and India) support and maintain peace and security? What is the role of each member?  \nHow can the Quad contribute to peace and security in the European\, Atlantic\, and Baltic regions? \nHow can democratic governments support and use the Social Contract for the AI Age as standards for international relations and for peace and security? \nHow can democratic governments recognize and implement the Social Contract for the AI Age?
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/special-side-event-quad-roundtable-at-the-riga-conference-2020-the-quad-group-aiws-social-contract-and-solutions-for-world-peace-and-security/
LOCATION:Online\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200701T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200701T115000
DTSTAMP:20260512T112229
CREATED:20200610T153600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220710T155754Z
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SUMMARY:Democratic Alliance on Digital Governance Conference - Protecting and Strengthening Democracy in the Aftermath of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Co-chairs of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) – eg. Sir Iain Duncan Smith\, Senator Kimberley Kitching\, MEP Miriam Lexmann – will speak and dialog with political leaders and distinguished thinkers to build new alliances and new global economic strategies after the pandemic COVID-19.    \nOn May 12\, 2020\, the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid and the Boston Global Forum held a roundtable to discuss the Social Contract 2020\, A New Social Contract in the Age of AI and risks to human rights stemming from governments’ response to COVID-19. On June 5\, 2020\, a new group\, The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)\, was formed to assess the challenge posed by China’s ascendancy. It consists of 18 lawmakers from the U.S\, Australia\, Canada\, Germany\, Japan\, Norway\, Sweden\, the U.K. and the European Parliament. The July 1st conference is a follow-up to these efforts\, focusing on creative responses to the threats to democracies posed by COVID-19 and China\, and building Democratic Alliance on Digital Governance. \n  \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Organizers: Boston Global Forum\, Sponsor: Government of Massachusetts \nModerator: Governor Michael Dukakis \nDate and Time:  8:30 am – 11:50 am (EST)\, July 1\, 2020 \nFormat: Online conference \nParticipants: \nPolitical Leaders:  Liam Byrne\, UK Member of Parliament\, the Chair of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank & IMF\,  Governor Michael Dukakis\, Co-founder and Chair of the Boston Global Forum (BGF)\, Ichiro Fujisaki\, former Japanese Ambassador to US\, Senator Kimberley Kitching\, Parliament of Australia\, Co-chair of Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)\, Miriam Lexmann\, Member of European Parliament\, Co-chair of IPAC\, Jamil Mahuad\, former President of Ecuador\, Beatriz Merino\, former Prime Minister of Peru\, Yasuhide Nakayama\, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan\, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs\, Andreas Norlén\, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament \, Nam Pham\, Asistant Secretary\, Massachusetts\, Sir Iain Duncan Smith\, UK Member of Parliament\, Co-chair of (IPAC). \nScholars and Thinkers: Professor Nazli Choucri (MIT)\, Prof. Koichi Hamada (Yale)\, Prof. Joseph Nye (Harvard Kennedy School)\, Prof. Thomas Patterson (Harvard Kennedy School)\, Prof. Alex Pentland (MIT)\, Marc Rotenberg (Director of the Center on AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP)\, Michael Dukakis Institute\, former President of EPIC)\, Prof. David Silbersweig (Harvard)\, Nguyen Anh Tuan (CEO of the Boston Global Forum (BGF))\, Prof. Dick Vietor (Harvard Business School) \n  \nAgenda \n8:30 am – Opening Remarks\, Governor Michael Dukakis\, Co-founder and Chair of the BGF \n  \n8:35 am – Topic 1: New Alliance\, New Order\, New Democracy \nSpeakers: Sir Iain Duncan Smith\, UK MP\, Co-chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)\, Miriam Lexmann\, MEP\, Co-chair of IPAC\, Professor Joseph Nye\, Harvard Kennedy School \nModerator: Governor Michael Dukakis \nPanelists: Marc Rotenberg\, Director of the Center on AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP)\, Michael Dukakis Institute\, Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki\, Professor Nazli Choucri\, MIT\, Beatriz Merino\, former Prime Minister of Peru\, Professor Thomas Patterson\, Harvard Kennedy School\, Nguyen Anh Tuan\, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament Andreas Norlén\, Vaira Vike-Freiberga\, former President of Latvia. \n  \n10:25 am – Topic 2: New Supply Chain\, New Economy\, New Democracy  \nSpeakers: Senator Kimberley Kitching\, Parliament of Australia\, Co-Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)\, Professor Dick Vietor\, Harvard Business School\, Professor Alex Sandy Pentland\, MIT \nModerator: Governor Michael Dukakis \nPanelists: MP Liam Byrne\, Professor Koichi Hamada\, Yale\, and Special Adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\, Yasuhide Nakayama\, State Minister of Japan\, Nam Pham\, Assistant Secretary of Massachusetts\, Jamil Mahuad\, former President of Ecuador\, Professor David Silberweig\, Harvard \n  \n11:40 am – Announce the Center on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Policy (CAIDP)\, Marc Rotenberg\, Director of CAIDP\, Michael Dukakis Institute \n  \n11:45 am – Concluding Remarks: Governor Michael Dukakis.
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/democratic-alliance-on-digital-governance-conference-protecting-and-strengthening-democracy-in-the-aftermath-of-covid-19/
LOCATION:Online\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200430
DTSTAMP:20260512T112229
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SUMMARY:Transatlantic Approaches on Digital Governance: A New Social Contract on Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:From 27 to 29 of April\, 2020\, at Harvard University and MIT\, the World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM) in partnership with the Boston Global Forum (BGF) is organizing a Transatlantic and multi-stakeholder dialogue on global challenges and policy solutions in the context of the need to create a new social contract on digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI). \nOver the years\, Transatlantic relations have been characterized by close cooperation and continuous work for common interests and values. This cooperation has been essential to enhance the multilateralism system\, considering the shared principles from both sides on democracy\, rule of law\, and fairness. \nBy comparing American and European approaches in the creation of a new social contract on AI and digital governance\, under the critical eye of former democratic Heads of State or Government\, this policy dialogue will stimulate new thinking and bring out ideas from representatives of governments\, academic institutions and think tanks\, tech companies\, and civil society\, from both regions. \nAt the same time\, the discussion will generate a space to encourage and strengthen Transatlantic cooperation on the new social contract of digital governance in the framework of needed reforms of the multilateral system. Special attention will be focused to engage technological companies as key stakeholders of digital governance\, while protecting democratic mandate for public policy-makers. \nThis special event is sponsored and supported by Tram Huong Khanh Hoa.
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/transatlantic-approaches-on-digital-governance-a-new-social-contract-on-artificial-intelligence/
LOCATION:Harvard Faculty Club\, 20 Quincy St. Cambridge\, MA 02138\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191212T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191212T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T112229
CREATED:20191110T155955Z
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SUMMARY:The BGF Global Cybersecurity Day Symposium for 2019
DESCRIPTION:Subject:  Enhancing Cybersecurity in the AI World Society \nPlace: Loeb House\, Harvard University\, 17 Quincy street\, Cambridge\, MA \nDate/Time: December 12\, 2019\, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM \nAgenda  \n8:30 AM – Opening Remarks by Governor Michael Dukakis\, Co-founder and Chair of the Boston Global Forum \nRecognition of President Vaira Vike-Freiberga\, President of Latvia (1999-2007) and current President of the World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid. President Vike-Freiberga is the recipient of this year’s BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award \nPresentation by Mr.Taro Kono\, Currently Minister of Defense and Former Japanese Foreign Affair Minister: On a Vison for Ensuring Trusted Data for use by the Japanese Government \nPresentation by Professor Alex Sandy Pentland\, Professor and Director of MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory and the MIT Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program: On Building an AI World Society of Trusted Data \nPresentation by Professor Nazli Choucri\, Professor of Political Science at MIT:  On the Drafting  for the Cybersafety of the AI World Society Social Contract 2020.  \n10:10 AM:  Roundtable Discussion\, Moderated by Governor Michael Dukakis \n11:45 AM: Presentation by Ms. Rebecca Leeper\, Computer Ethics and Data Policy Advocator\, researcher into emerging technologies and their international security implications at the United Nations in Geneva\, Switzerland: On AI World Society Innovation Network and Activities. \n11:55 AM: Closing Remarks\, by Governor Michael Dukakis
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/the-bgf-global-cybersecurity-day-symposium-for-2019/
LOCATION:Loeb House\, Harvard University\, 17 Quincy St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\, United States\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Global Cybersecurity Day,BGF
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190629
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190630
DTSTAMP:20260512T112229
CREATED:20190425T035410Z
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SUMMARY:AI World Society Summit 2019
DESCRIPTION:Alliance of civic societies\, non-government organizations\, and thought leaders for a safe\, peaceful\, and Next Generation Democracy. \n  \nMission: \nA high-level international discussion about AI governance for a safe\, peaceful\, and Next Generation Democracy. \nOrganized by Boston Global Forum\, and World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid\, and sponsored by the government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. \nOutcome: recommendations\, suggestions for initiatives\, solutions\, and policies to build a society and world more peaceful\, safer\, and democratic with AI; the new social and economy revolution with AI that will shape better and bright futures in equality of opportunities in contribution\, transparency\, openness\, in which capital and wealth cannot corrupt democracy\, citizens will be recognized\, rewarded and have a good life. \nFormat: \nCombine between online and offline. \nSpeakers: leaders of governments\, political leaders\, business leaders\, prominent professors\, thoughtleaders. Governor Michael Dukakis will send inviation leters to speakers to introduce mission\, topics\, outcome of the AI World Society Summit 2019. \nSpeakers can send their talks by video clip (maximum 30 minutes) or text to Content Team of the AI World Society Summit 2019\, then the Content Team will post to AI World Society Summit section of Boston Global Forum’s website and deliver to other speakers\, and discussants\, and then their talks will be submitted to G7 Summit 2019 as a part of AIWS-G7 Summit Initiative. \nTime: start April 25\, 2019 at AI World Society – G7 Summit Conference to August 5\, 2019.
URL:https://bostonglobalforum.org/event/ai-world-society-summit-2019/
LOCATION:Harvard Faculty Club\, 20 Quincy St. Cambridge\, MA 02138\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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