On November 3, 2022, Boston Global Forum leaders congratulate the birthday of Governor Michael Dukakis, co-founder and Chair of the Boston Global Forum, co-founder of the AI World Society (AIWS), who turn 89 this year. He is a high respectful, kind leader of BGF since...
Opening Remarks at Symposium “Technology for Peace and Democracy in the Age of Global Enlightenment
Franco Pavoncello, President of John Cabot University Rome, October 25, 2022 Governor Dukakis, Distinguished panelists, ladies and gentlemen, I am Franco Pavoncello President of John Cabot University, and it is with great pleasure and honor that I welcome you...
SEC sues man in hacking case
Reuters reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Idris Dayo Mustapha, a British man it said hacked into several American investors' online brokerage accounts and made unauthorized stock trades. A federal judge froze his assets after the...
Get out the tape!
Facebook czar Mark Zuckerberg covers his laptop camera and microphone with tape. You probably should too. To read The Guardian's story on this, please hit this link.
Turkey misses deadline for E.U. travel deal
Amidst fears about Islamist mass-murderers getting into the European Union via Turkey, that nation has missed a E.U. deadline that if Turkey had met it would have allowed its citizens visa-free travel through most of Europe. E.U. leaders had conditionally...
Brazilian firms get low marks for cybersecurity
This report from security-ratings firm BitSight says that Brazilian companies do worse on cybersecurity metrics, such as machine compromise rates, e-mail security and file-sharing practices, than do companies in other major economies. It made particular...
Podcast: Investment CEO warns about ‘Brexit’ perils
In this podcast, Saker Nusseibeh, chief executive of Hermes Investment Management, said any benefits from a British exit from the European Union (“Brexit’’) would be limited while market anxiety from it could escalate into a wider economic contagion. He also...
BGF-G7 Summit Initiative Conference presents final proposals
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) held its BGF-G7 Summit Initiative Conference on Monday, May 9, at the Harvard University Faculty Club, in Cambridge, Mass., with prominent experts, and leaders from around the world, in person and online, discussing topics to be taken up...