Conference speakers

This list continuously updates as the programme evolves.

Maggie Walter

Distinguished Professor Emerita, University of Tasmania

Yuko Harayama

Secretary General, GPAI Tokyo Expert Support Center (NICT)

Maher Nasser

Assistant Secretary-General, Commissioner-General of the United Nations at Expo 2025

Afek Ben Chahed

Diocesan Library; Wikimedia

Ana Peršić

United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Asmelash Teka Hadgu

Lesan AI

David McCoy

International Institute for Global Health, United Nations University (UNU-IIGH)

Hu Chuan-Peng

Nanjing Normal University

Ivonne Lujano Vilchis

Directory of Open Access Journals 

Jane Andrew

University of Sydney Business School

Karen Soacha

Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC); Iberoamerican Participatory Science Network (RICAP) 

Leslie Chan

Knowledge Equity Lab, University of Toronto Scarborough

Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas

University of Mississippi; BioDivA Lab

Mylène Deschênes

Fonds de recherche du Quebec

Nayat Sánchez-Pi

Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria); Inria Chile; Binational Franco-Chilean Center on Artificial Intelligence

Patrick Paul Walsh

SDG Academy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

Sadao Kurohashi

National Institute of Informatics; Kyoto University 

Sefakor Ankora

West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) 

Keynote Speakers