BGF Conference: Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7

Agenda

BGF Conference: Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7
📍 Harvard University Loeb House, 17 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
📅 Tuesday, April 22, 2025
🕗 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT

8:00 AM – 8:20 AM
Registration & Welcome Coffee 

• Arrival and networking for global leaders and innovators.

8:20 AM – 8:30 AM
Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Thomas Patterson, Co-Founder of the Boston Global Forum, Harvard Professor

• Introduction to the conference’s purpose: ethical AI governance for finance.
• Reflections on AIWS’s legacy, the Tokyo Accord, and Shinzo Abe’s vision.
• Video Message: Minister Minoru Kiuchi on Japan’s role in AI-driven governance.

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Opening Remarks
Speakers:

• Governor Michael Dukakis, Co-Chair and Co-Founder, BGF
• Nguyen Anh Tuan, Co-Chair, CEO and Co-Founder, BGF
• Launching the Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7, a cornerstone of AIWS Government 24/7.

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Award Ceremony: 2025 World Leader in AIWS
Honoree: Audrey Tang, Cyber Ambassador of Taiwan

• Remarks of Honor: Governor Michael Dukakis
• Presentation: Nguyen Anh Tuan
• Acceptance Speech, Audrey Tang

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Distinguished Address
Speaker: Elisabeth Moreno, Chairwoman of Ring Capital, Former French Minister

• “Powering Progress 24/7: Finance as a Force for Good”

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Official Launch & Panel Discussion: The Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7
Official launch of the Accord, followed by a discussion on its role in ethical, AI-powered financial systems.

Introduction: Cameron Sabet, Member of the Enlightenment in Action Alliance (EAA), Medical Journalist, Venture Capitalist

• Presenting the Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7

Moderator: Elisabeth Moreno

Panelists (5-minute remarks each):

• Audrey Tang, Cyber Ambassador of Taiwan
• David Silbersweig, Harvard Medical School Professor, BGF Board Member
• Nazli Choucri, MIT Professor, BGF Board Member
• Kamal Malhotra, Former UN Resident Coordinator
• Bruce Schneier, Cybersecurity Expert
• Alex Pentland, MIT Professor (Video)
• Cameron Sabet, Medical Journalist, Venture Capitalist

Discussion Themes:

• Ethical AI in finance.
• Public-private collaboration.
• Citizen trust and democratic participation.
• Real-time financial governance in the AI Age.

Q&A Session (15 minutes)

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
Strategic Dialogue: Toward a New Economic Alliance
A call for cooperation among the US, Japan, India, Vietnam, South Korea, EU, and UK to strengthen economic resilience, building on the April 12, 2025, BGF statement.

Introduction: Thomas Patterson (brief overview)
Speaker: Mark Kennedy, Former U.S. Congressman
Followed by Discussion (audience Q&A, moderated by Thomas Patterson)

10:50 AM – 11:20 AM
AIWS Film Park Introduction & Screening
Presented by: Thomas Patterson, Harvard Professor

Yasuhide Nakayama, Former Japanese State Minister of Foreign Affairs

Haideh Sabet, Georgetown Professor

• Overview of AIWS Film Park (launched March 11, 2025), a pioneering innovation integrating storytelling, AI, and trust-building values, aligned with the AI World Society,
• Introduction of Esteemed Leaders Series productions
  • Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,
  • Governor Michael Dukakis
  • World Leaders for Peace and Security Award recipients
  • World Leaders in AIWS recipients
• Featuring AI-driven formats (e.g., StudioVerse’s VR/AR, analytics).
  Moderated Discussion (Q&A with Patterson)

11:20 AM – 11:30 AM
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO and Co-Founder, BGF

• Summary of key outcomes.
• Next steps:
  • Publication of the Boston Finance Accord for AI Governance 24/7
  • Pilot programs and global engagement, including New Economic Alliance announcement in May 2025.