Conference speakers

This list continuously updates as the programme evolves. 

Keynote Speakers

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

Speakers

Afek Ben Chahed

Diocesan Library; Wikimedia

Ana Peršić

United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

David McCoy

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

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 

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)