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)

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

Mahaletchumy Arujanan

Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC)

Department of Scientific Library Services and Information Systems, German Research Foundation (DFG)

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)

Peter Elias

University of Lagos, Nigeria

Phoebe Koundouri

Athens University of Economics and Business & University of Cambridge; Co-Chair, United Nations IGS Global Sustainable Development Report; President, World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations; Director, AE4RIA

Sadao Kurohashi

National Institute of Informatics; Kyoto University  

Sefakor Ankora

West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) 

Thilina Heenatigala

Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI)