In his vision for a "free and open Indo-Pacific," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 2015 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient, redefined the geopolitical landscape, advocating for a democratic and cooperative approach to address rising challenges in Asia....
President Volodymyr Zelensky, the 2022 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, who has courageously led Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion, has declined a visit from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres due to his recent participation in...
On November 29, 2022, AI World Society (AIWS) unveiled the logo of the History of AI: The HAI Initiative aims to reflect on historical events in AI, bringing out archives and files from its development.
Harvard University Loeb House, November 23, 2022 Note: I am indebted to the memoir of Vu Quoc Tuan for many of the insights into this remarkable life and career. Imagine if you left home one morning, said goodbye to your spouse and children, and learned a few hours...
The Boston Global Forum (BGF) honored the Technology Envoy to the United Nations Secretary General, Ambassador Amandeep Gill, with the World Leader in AIWS Award 2022, and Ambassador Gill presented the Distinguished Global Enlightenment Speech at the BGF’s 10th...
Harvard University, Loeb House, November 23, 2022 Excellencies, I am Hamada Yasukazu, Defense Minister of Japan. I am afraid I am not able to attend this conference in person due to a scheduling conflict. I am very delighted to know that Boston Global Forum...
Governor Michael Dukakis, Chair of the Boston Global Forum and Harvard professor Thomas Patterson Harvard University Loeb House, November 23, 2022 Of Southeast Asia’s leaders of the past half-century, no leader has demonstrated more foresight and courage than...
I appreciated from the representative of Taipei. It reminds us that you can have a democracy with Chinese characteristics. Taipei and Japan both demonstrate that democracy is not just a Western concept. The urge for self-determination is a universal and fundamental...