Boston Plurality Summit
2025-06-09 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | MA
Date: June 9, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM (EST)
Format: Online, Google Meet
Link: meet.google.com/cpj-ejxp-qdq
Hosted by: Boston Global Forum
Theme:
Pioneering Bank and Finance Ecosystem Model for the Boston Finance Accord’s 24/7 AI Governance Vision
Moderator
Elisabeth Moreno
Former Minister for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities of France;
Board Member, Boston Global Forum;
Chairwoman, Ring Capital
Speakers

Nguyen Anh Tuan
Co-Chair and CEO, Boston Global Forum; Director, Michael Dukakis Institute
Glen Weyl
Founder, Plurality Institute; One of the top ten most influential figures in blockchain
Yasuhide Nakayama
Former State Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense, Japan
Audrey Tang
Minister of Digital Affairs, Taiwan
Koji Fusa
CEO, GVE (Global Vision and Edge); Financial technology pioneer

Honoring Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Celebrating 10 Years of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award (2015–2025) and Launching the AIWS Digital Asset Standards Initiative (AIWS-DASI)
2025-11-03 11:30 - 2025-11-04 12:00
📍 November 3–4, 2025 | Harvard University Faculty Club & Loeb House, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Day 1 — November 3, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM (EST)
Venue: Harvard University Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Theme: Honoring Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar — 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient
Agenda
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | World Leader Spirit Lunch
A private lunch celebrating global leadership, peace, and humanity in the AI Age.
Hosted by the Boston Global Forum in honor of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and the 10 years of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award.
Venue: Harvard University Faculty Club
2:00 -2:30 PM | Interview with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Boston Global Forum video-interviews this year’s awards recipient

2:30 – 2:45 PM | Welcome and Opening Remarks
• Professor David Silbersweig, Harvard Medical School, Board Member, Boston Global Forum
2:45 – 2:55 PM | Film Premiere
“Ten Years of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award (2015–2025)”
Produced by AIWS Film Park — presented by Quynh Nham, Special Assistant to the BGF Chairman
2:55 – 4:00 PM | Honoring the 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award
• Honoring Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder of The Art of Living Foundation (video presentation), introduced by Professor David Silbersweig
• Remarks of Honor and Presentation — Governor Michael Dukakis, Co-Founder and Chair, and Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Founder, Co-Chair and CEO, Boston Global Forum
• Acceptance Address and Distinguished Lecture — Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
• Congratulatory Messages from distinguished leaders and thinkers
• Discussion with the World Leader for Peace and Security, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Moderator: Professor David Silbersweig, Harvard Medical School
4:00 – 5:30 PM | World Leader Spirit Symposium: Special Commemoration — 10 Years of the Award (2015–2025)
4:00 – 4:30 PM
• Ten Years of Leadership for Peace and Humanity (2015–2025)
• Keynote Remarks — A Decade of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award, Yasuhide Nakayama, Former State Minister of Japan, BGF Representative in Japan
• How ADM and AIWS Can Shape Peace in the Age of AI — Vibhav Kant Upadhyay, Chairman, India Center Foundation, BGF Executive Board Member
• Distinguished Solutions to Realize AIWS Government 24/7 — Professor Alex Pentland, MIT
Launching AIWS Esteemed Digital Assets of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipients (2015–2025):
Shinzo Abe (Japan), Angela Merkel (Germany), Ban Ki-moon, Toomas Hendrik Ilves (Estonia), Sauli Niinistö (Finland),
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Ursula von der Leyen, Andreas Norlén, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the People of Ukraine,
Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi), Emmanuel Macron (France), Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
4:30 – 5:00 PM | New Programs of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award
Moderator: Professor David Silbersweig
Focus: World Leader Laureates for Humanity
• World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipients as the Core of the BGF–AIWS Family: Introducing the World Leader Spirit — Ramu Damodaran, Founding and First Chief, United Nations Academic Impact
• The Shinzo Abe Film and Shinzo Abe Digital Assets of the AIWS Film Park — Nguyen Anh Tuan, Yasuhide Nakayama, and Vibhav Kant Upadhyay
• AIWS Music for Humanity: Concert of the Soul — Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
5:00 – 5:25 PM | From War and Rivalry to Strategic Partnership: 30 Years of U.S.–Vietnam Relations
Discussion of the book “The AI World Society: A 30-Year U.S.–Vietnam Partnership from Nha Trang to Boston (1995–2025)”
By Nguyen Anh Tuan, Harvard Professor Thomas Patterson, Ramu Damodaran, and Bui Thi Minh Hang, Editor-in-Chief, Tri Thuc Publishing House, Vietnam
5:25 – 5:30 PM | Closing Remarks
Celebrating 250 Years of U.S. Independence in 2026 – The Role of the U.S. and BGF World Leaders in the Age of AI
— Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and CEO, Boston Global Forum

Day 2 — November 4, 2025 | 8:15 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)
Venue: Harvard University Loeb House, 17 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Theme: AIWS Digital Asset Standards Initiative (AIWS-DASI)
Subtheme: Defining Ethical, Quality, and Human-Centered Value in Digital Assets
8:30 – 8:45 AM | Welcome Guests
• Professor Thomas Patterson, Harvard University; Co-Founder, Boston Global Forum
8:45 – 9:00 AM | Opening Session: Ethics and Governance of AI and Digital Assets
• Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and CEO, Boston Global Forum
• Professor Nazli Choucri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Liam Maxwell, Director of Government Transformation, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Topic: Building a foundation of ethical, transparent, and human-centered governance frameworks for AI and digital assets — aligning innovation with global peace, trust, and sustainability.
9:00 – 10:15 AM | Keynote and Panel Discussion: AI Ethics in Finance and Digital Assets
• Keynote: Kanetsugu Mike, Chairman, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG Bank)
Panelists:

Professor Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School
Elisabeth Moreno, Former Minister, France
Cansu Canca, AI Ethics Leader
Alvaro Rodriguez, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, IGNIA

Moderator: Professor Thomas Patterson, Harvard Kennedy School
10:15 – 10:30 AM | Coffee Break & Networking

10:30 – 11:45 AM | The AIWS Digital Asset Standards Initiative (AIWS-DASI) and Issuing AIWS Esteemed Digital Assets
Keynote: Joseph Jye-Cherng Lyu, Chairman, International Economic Cooperation Association; Former Finance Minister of Taiwan, and Yasuhide Nakayama, Former State Minister, Japan

Panelists:

Professor Alex Pentland, MIT; BGF Board Member
Glen Weyl, Lead, Microsoft Research; Founder and Chair, Plurality Institute
Vibhav Kant Upadhyay, Chairman, India Center Foundation
Jeff Saviano, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management; Harvard Safra Ethics Center Research Appointment

Moderator: Professor Thomas Patterson, Harvard Kennedy School

Launch of the AIWS Digital Asset Standards Board (ADASB) and roadmap for the BGF–AIWS Charter on Digital Asset Ethics and Value (2026)

11:45 AM | Concluding Remarks
• Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and CEO, Boston Global Forum

Honoring World Leader for Peace and Security and Advancing Ethical Digital Assets
2025-11-04 08:15 - 12:00
📅 Date: November 4, 2025
🕗 Time: 8:15 am – 12:00 pm
📍 Venue: Harvard University Loeb House, 17 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
As artificial intelligence, digital assets, and advanced technologies transform global systems, there is an urgent need to align innovation with ethics, democratic values, and peace. The Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the AI World Society (AIWS) have been pioneers in ensuring that AI and digital transformation contribute to a safer, fairer, and more enlightened world.
BGF has introduced the AIWS Bank model for digital assets, setting a global standard for ethical, transparent, and governance-aligned digital ecosystems that advance economic and societal progress in the AI Age.
This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award (2015–2025). Alongside honoring leaders for their contributions to peace and stability, the conference will explore how finance and digital asset systems can adopt ethical and governance frameworks to support a just and inclusive global economy.
Conference Goals
✅ Honor Leadership: 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award and recognize a decade of leadership shaping peace and ethics in the AI Age.
✅ Promote Ethical Finance & Digital Assets: Advance the Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7, ensuring AI in finance is transparent, fair, and aligned with societal good.
✅ Establish Ethical Frameworks for Digital Assets: Build shared frameworks so that digital assets and cryptocurrencies foster inclusion, innovation, and ethical practices.
Agenda
8:15 – 8:30 am | Welcome Guests
• Professor Thomas Patterson, Harvard University, Co-Founder, Boston Global Forum
8:30 – 9:30 am | Honoring 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award
• Remarks of Honor — Governor Michael Dukakis, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, BGF
• Presentation of Award — Michael Dukakis and Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and CEO, BGF
• Acceptance Speech — 2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient
• Celebrating the 10th Anniversary:

Launch of World Leader NFTs for all recipients — Nguyen Anh Tuan and Michael Dukakis
Film Presentation: World Leaders for Peace and Security — Professor Thomas Patterson, Harvard, AIWS Film Park
BGF Statement on World Peace and Security — Professor David Silbersweig (Harvard Medical School) and Professor Nazli Choucri (MIT)
Tribute: Artist Bach Tra, AIWS Music Ambassador for Humanity

9:30 – 10:30 am | AI Ethics in Finance and Digital Assets
Theme: Advancing AI Ethics in Finance and Digital Assets under the Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7
• Keynote: Joseph Jye-Cherng Lyu, Chairman, International Economic Cooperation Association, Taiwan
Panelists:

Professor Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School
Elisabeth Moreno, Former French Minister
Alvaro Rodriguez, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of IGNIA
Jeff Saviano, Global Tax Innovation Leader, Harvard AI Ethics Contributor
Cansu Canca, AI Ethics Scholar
Q&A Session

10:30 – 10:45 am | Coffee Break & Networking
10:45 – 11:45 am | Ethical and Governance Frameworks for Digital Assets
Including announcement of AIWS and Shinzo Abe Digital Assets
• Keynote — Kanetsugu Mike, President, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Bank
• Panelists:

Professor Alex Pentland, MIT
Glen Weyl, Microsoft Research Leader
Yasuhide Nakayama, Former Japanese State Minister
Vibhav Kant Upadhyay, Chairman, India Center Foundation
Q&A Session

11:50 am | Concluding Remarks
• Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and CEO, Boston Global Forum
