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

BGF Roundtable on VNPT& AIWS Trust Infrastructure
2026-05-13 12:00 - 13:00
BGF Roundtable on VNPT& AIWS Trust Infrastructure
BOSTON GLOBAL FORUM · HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL · CHAO CENTER · MAY 1 3 , 2 0 2 6
P R O G R A M O F T H E R O U N D T A B L E
A Sixty-Minute Convening
Boston Global Forum · AI World Society · VNPTGroup
W O R K I N G L U N C H S E S S I O N
12:00 PM — 1:00 PM · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Chao Center · Harvard Business School · Boston, Massachusetts
12: 00 PM
Opening Remarks
Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan
Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and CEO, Boston Global Forum · Founder, AIWorld Society
Welcome and framing ofthe AIWS Trust Infrastructure — why trust is the decisive question of the AIAge, and why VNPT’s engagement with this work matters.
12: 05 PM
Remarks from VNPT
Mr. Huynh Quang Liem
ChiefExecutive Officer, VNPTGroup
VNPT’s vision for the AIAge — building trust infrastructure for Vietnam’s digital transformation, and the role ofa national champion in shaping a responsible AIeconomy.
12: 15 PM
Roundtable Discussion

Cynthia Dwork · Gordon McKay Professor ofComputer Science, Harvard University · Architect ofDifferential Privacy
Jason Furman · Aetna Professor ofthe Practice ofEconomic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School · Former Chair, Council ofEconomic Advisers
Tarun Khanna · Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School · Director, Lakshmi Mittal & Family South Asia Institute

Distinguished guests ofthe Boston Global Forum, in conversation with Mr. Huynh Quang Liem and VNPTsenior leaders.
12: 45 PM
Presentation of Honors
Presented by Governor Michael Dukakis
Co-Founder &Chair, Boston Global Forum · Three-Term Governor of Massachusetts

Plaque of Honor presented to the ChiefExecutive Officer ofVNPT Group in recognition ofVNPT’s innovation, openness, and integration ofVietnam with the world.

Presentation ofthe book America at 250: A Beacon for the AIAge — co-authored by Governor Dukakis and Nguyen Anh Tuan — to Mr. Huynh Quang Liem.

12: 55 PM
Concluding Remarks
Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan
Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and CEO, Boston Global Forum
1: 00 PM
Adjournment
