The 2025 edition of the AI for Good Global Summit will be held on 8–11 July 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland. The summit is organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with over 40 UN sister agencies and co-convened with the Government of Switzerland. Discussions will revolve around a wide range of issues such as AI governance, AI skills and capacities, AI and human rights, AI and sustainable development, technical standards, and robotics.
Diplo and the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) will take active part in the event in various ways, participating in several sessions, having a booth at the venue, and providing just-in-time reporting via the Digital Watch observatory.
Sessions with Diplo’s involvement
AI Skills Coalition partners lunch
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 12:30 – 13:45 CEST, Room X | Official session page
As a new member of the AI Skills Coalition, Jovan Kurbalija will be participating in the High-Level Networking Lunch on Wednesday, 9 July 2025, at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva. This event will bring together senior leaders from UN agencies, major corporations, and the government. Following lunch, the ITU Secretary-General will deliver a keynote address on ‘Upskilling for the AI era,’ together with coalition partners, on the main stage for a group photo to showcase the Coalition’s achievements.
An informal dialogue on standard-setting, stakeholder inclusion, and power dynamics
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 12:00–14:00 CEST, CADE session at Diplo office in Geneva
As digital governance evolves, concerns over inclusion, legitimacy, and coordination in standard-setting processes have intensified, and civil society organisations (CSOs) are often sidelined from key discussions dominated by governments, technical bodies, and the private sector. Recent research by the CADE project has mapped relevant standard-setting bodies and proposed initial recommendations to improve inclusiveness, transparency, and effectiveness. In response, a side event will bring CSOs and other stakeholders together for an informal, roundtable-style dialogue focused on reflecting on CADE’s findings, discussing actionable steps to enhance participation, and exploring ways to foster collaboration through shared skills and mindsets.
The AI detection debate: The path to truly innovative and effective AI detection solutions
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 14:00 – 15:30 CEST, Room R | Official session page
The workshop, co-organised by WITNESS and the Swiss Government, addresses the urgent challenge of AI-generated synthetic media and the limitations of current detection tools. During the event, the TRIED (Truly Innovative and Effective Detection) Benchmark is launched. The Benchmark introduces a new framework to evaluate AI detection tools based on six key considerations of contextual adaptability, transparency, accessibility, fairness, durability, and integration into verification ecosystems.
Diplo’s Executive Director, Jovan Kurbalija, joins the panel discussion to explore policy interventions, governance mechanisms, and real-world use cases, ultimately advocating for responsible and inclusive AI detection solutions that uphold information integrity and democratic resilience.
Location: Hall 4, via entrance from Hall 3.
Diplo @ Canton of Geneva space program
🚀 Canton of Geneva and Diplo present AI Adventure Zone
Come to build an AI assistant, stay to demystify AI. Join us for enlightenment & hands-on AI magic at our dedicated booth.
Why visit?
- Build your own AI assistant (in 5 minutes!): Get a taste of AI creation, then understand the strategy behind game-changing AI.
- Debate AI with Geneva thinkers: Explore the philosophical side of AI, connecting it to historical figures like Rousseau and Voltaire.
- Decode neural networks with UN flags: See deep learning come alive through a unique and engaging visual demonstration.
- Become an AI Apprentice: Learn about Diplo’s unique methodology that combines neural networks and vector databases with hands-on AI agent development.
- Navigate the Geneva digital ecosystem: Discover why Geneva is a global hub for digital governance with our interactive Digital Passport.
- Chat with IQ’whalo: Experience how everyday devices, like Diplo’s repurposed coffee machine IQ’Whalo, offer a clearer picture of AI than robots, and why it’s risky to treat AI like a human.
Session highlights for your calendar
Our team showcases our work during the exhibition. However, to ensure that you won’t miss the experience of our choice, we have reserved the following time slots for you.
- ⚡ AI in 5 MINUTES vs. 5 MONTHS: Sprint or Marathon?
Build your AI assistant live in 5 minutes.
Discover why game-changing AI requires strategy, sweat, and serious learning over a long period.
The ultimate reality check for AI builders. (30 min)
Time: Tuesday, 08:30 – 09:00 CEST
Speaker: DiploAI team
- 🎓 Become an AI APPRENTICE: Prepare yourself and your team for AI transformation!
Learn about AI by building AI.
Discover Diplo’s AI apprenticeship methodology, combining learning about neural networks and vectoral databases while developing your AI agents.
Real tools ➔ Real skills ➔ Real transformation.
Time: Wednesday, 10:00 – 10:30 CEST
Speaker: Anita Lamprecht
- 🤔 What would Rousseau and other Geneva thinkers say about ChatGPT?
Debate AI and philosophy with Diplo’s Jovan Kurbalija, the author of ‘EspriTech de Geneve’.
Explore how Voltaire’s wit + Shelley’s Frankenstein + Borges’ labyrinths + Geneva humanitarian spirit = can address AI’s toughest governance puzzles?
Time: Wednesday, 14:00 – 14:30 CEST
Speaker: Jovan Kurbalija
- 🇺🇳 CRACK THE CODE: Decode neural networks using UN flags
Yes – FLAGS!
See deep learning come alive through colours, patterns & symbols.
Time: Thursday, 11:30 – 12:00 CEST
Speaker: Jovan Kurbalija
- 🧭 NAVIGATE THE GENEVA DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM: The digital Geneva passport opens digital doors.
What makes Geneva a world capital for digital governance?
Find out for yourself with Diplo’s interactive guide.
The Digital Passport is the key to a deeper understanding. As you scan the QR codes, you’ll gain direct access to the missions and mandates of critical organisations shaping technology policy.
Time: Thursday 14:00 – 14:30 CEST
Speaker: Tereza Horejsova
- ☕ IQ’WHALO LIVE: Why your coffee machine can be a better representation of AI than robots?
Spoiler: Less ‘Terminator’, more ‘toaster’.
Chat with our AI-powered brewer!
Uncover why toasters, toothbrushes, and hoovers tell us a lot about the risks of AI anthropomorphising, our tendency to give human traits to AI.
Time: Friday 10:15 – 10:45
Speaker: Stefan Lazic and Jovan Njegic
Your invitation
📍 Find us in the Canton of Geneva space (Hall 4, next to the entrance from Hall 3)
⏰ Chat with us throughout the exhibition or at dedicated times.
💡 Takeaway brain-expanding ideas and the answer to the question ‘can AI be really that simple?’
Diplo & Canton of Geneva – Shaping the future, one chat at a time.
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