From July 8 to 11, 2025, Palexpo in Geneva will host the UN's flagship annual event dedicated to artificial intelligence for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with the Swiss government, this summit is free to attend, in person or online.
The United Nations' leading platform on artificial intelligence to solve global challenges .
Over four days, more than 300 sessions will alternate between workshops, demonstrations, roundtables, and high-level conferences. In addition to its numerous presentations, the summit will also offer spaces for discussion and activities such as the Innovation Factory Grand Finale competition for SMEs and startups, the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge final, the AI for Good Impact Awards ceremony, and a Youth Zone dedicated to raising awareness among younger audiences.
Among the many topics that will be covered, we can, among others, note:
We Are the AI Generation: Defining Goals and Shaping Opportunities to Identify High-Potential AI Solutions to Solve Global Challenges with Doreen Bogdan-Martin Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Using AI to tackle our planet's most urgent problems with Werner Vogels, CTO & Vice President of Amazon
Information Integrity in the Age of AI with Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal & Kenneth Cukier Author and journalist for The Economist
AI for social good: the new face of technosolutionism with Abeba Birhane, Senior Fellow in Trustworthy AI, Time 100 AI, Mozilla Foundation
Biochips for future AI computers with David Gracias, Professor at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
For the record: AI, creativity, and the future of music with Don Was, President of Blue Note Records, Michael Nash, CDO of Universal Music Group and Alexis Lanternier CEO of Deezer