Boston, November 3, 2024 Dear Friends and Fellow Citizens, As we celebrate Governor Michael Dukakis’s 91st birthday today, we find ourselves reflecting on the journey we have all shared and the challenges that lie ahead. Our world stands at a crossroads, faced with...
Four Pillars Roundup: BGF’s Perspective on the U.S. Election: Strengthening Democracy Through Bipartisan Collaboration and Ethical AI
Boston, November 3, 2024 As the United States approaches another pivotal election, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) emphasizes the importance of the electoral process as a cornerstone of democracy and one of the critical pillars in our Four Pillars framework for a stable...
Happy Lunar New Year 2024
Dear friends and readers, As we welcome the Lunar New Year, Governor Michael Dukakis, Chair of the Boston Global Forum, and Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of the Boston Global Forum, extend our warmest congratulations and best wishes to all. May 2024 bring joy, prosperity,...
Shinzo Abe Peace and Security Conference in Tokyo, March 28, 2024
The Boston Global Forum will host a Shinzo Abe Peace and Security Conference this spring. Distinguished leaders, scholars, and professionals from various fields will meet in Tokyo on March 28, 2024, to engage in critical discussions addressing pressing global...
From the heritage of Prime Minister Abe: Japan must take its Global South vision forward in 2024
BGF recalls how the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 2015 World Leader for Peace and Security Award, first spoke of the concept of a free and open Indo-Pacific region at the 2016 Tokyo International Conference on African Development. The term "Indo-Pacific" then began...
What to do in the Middle East, and Sweden’s NATO ascension: Roundup on the Four Pillars
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...
David Silbersweig, Thomas Patterson and Nguyen Anh Tuan inspire the Vietnam AI Forum 2024 with AIWS Natural AI
On January 24, 2024, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, the CEO of Boston Global Forum (BGF), alongside Harvard professors and BGF Board members David Silbersweig and Thomas Patterson, ignited inspiration at the Vietnam AI Forum through the lens of AIWS Natural AI. This initiative,...
How Data Collaboration Platforms Can Help Companies Build Better AI
José Parra-Moyano, Karl Schmedders, Alex "Sandy" Pentland MIT Professor Alex Pentland, a BGF Board Member, wrote “How Data Collaboration Platforms Can Help Companies Build Better AI” on Harvard Business Review: There are three immediate challenges for companies that...