Date: November 25, 2024 Time: 8:15 AM – 12:00 PM Venue: Harvard University Loeb House, 17 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Agenda 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Guest Arrival and Networking 8:30 AM – 8:40 AM Welcome Remarks Thomas Patterson,...
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Four Pillars Roundup: Biden and Xi to Meet in Peru Following Trump’s Election Win
Mark Kennedy, Director of The Wilson Center’s Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition and Member of the BGF Board of Thinkers, comments on President Biden and President Xi Jinping's meeting at the APEC Summit in Peru. Here are his key messages: Importance of...
Reaping the Whirlwind: Four Pillars Roundup
Last week in Four Pillars, we discussed the Israeli strike on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus and the retaliatory action that Iran promised. And now, that promise has been enacted upon. On April 13, Iran launched waves of drones and missiles headed for Israel....
Statement of the Shinzo Abe Initiative on the Iranian attack on Israel
The Shinzo Abe Initiative condemns the Iranian attack on Israel over the weekend, which has the potential to provoke the crisis in the Middle East even further into a regional war. However, we also urge caution regarding an Israeli response, that their government...
Considerations and decisions in Asia-Pacific; fogs of war in the Middle East: Four Pillars Roundup
Minh Nguyen is the Editor of the Boston Global Forum and a Shinzo Abe Initiative Fellow. She writes the Four Pillars column in the BGF...
Governing the Future: AI, Democracy, and Humanity
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is delighted to convene a pivotal conference on April 30, 2024, titled "Governing the Future: AI, Democracy, and Humanity." Hosted at the prestigious Harvard University Loeb House, this event will bring together esteemed thought leaders,...
Boston Global Forum to Honor Dr. Alondra Nelson with the 2024 World Leader in AI World Society Award
Boston, MA - April 10, 2024 – Boston Global Forum (BGF) is proud to announce that Dr. Alondra Nelson, former Deputy Assistant to President Joe Biden, former Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Harold F. Linder Professor at...
Navigating the Future of AI Governance: Insights from The Shinzo Abe Initiative Conference 2024
Originally published by the Shinzo Abe Initiative on LinkedIn. Recently, a groundbreaking dialogue on AI governance took place at Hotel Okura Tokyo under the moderation of Ichiro Fujisaki, the esteemed former Japanese Ambassador to the USA. The discussion focused on...