UNICC AI Hub Launch
Join us for the UNICC AI Hub Launch Event, a high-level convening to mark the official inauguration of the AI Hub. The event aims to foster dialogue, partnerships, and technical engagement around the Hub’s offerings, while unveiling four strategic tracks designed to strengthen AI governance and capacity across the multilateral system.
Bringing together UN agencies, Member States, private sector partners, academia, and civil society, the launch event serves as a platform for collaboration, showcasing the potential of AI to support the mandates of the UN and accelerate the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Objectives
- Officially inaugurate the UNICC AI Hub as a central platform for AI innovation, governance, and collaboration in the UN system.
- Present and activate flagship tracks reflecting urgent and shared AI needs.
- Establish working groups around each track with defined next steps and engagement mechanisms.
- Build awareness and momentum among stakeholders to co-create shared, affordable, and scalable AI solutions.
Event Details
Date
Monday, 07 July 2025
Time
14:00–16:30 (CEST)
Venue
Room Alpha, Palexpo (Route Francois-Peyrot 30, 1218 Le Grand Saconnex)
PLEASE NOTE: AI For Good Summit accreditation will also be required to access the venue. We kindly ask that you register here.
Programme Overview
The event will begin with a presentation introducing the UNICC AI Hub, outlining its operating model and strategic value for the UN family. This session will contextualize the Hub as a shared resource for governance, innovation, and capacity building across the UN system.
Following the opening, the agenda will feature a strategic conversation to explore what is needed to build responsible AI capacity across the UN system, including developing shared resources, ethical frameworks, secure experimentation environments, and robust cybersecurity safeguards. Contributions will draw from diverse perspectives across academia, the UN system, and the private sector. The discussion will help lay the groundwork for understanding the rationale behind the UNICC AI Hub and the collaborative opportunities it offers to transform the deployment of AI across the UN system, enhancing operational efficiency and promoting coherence in responsible innovation.
The final session will formally introduce the AI Hub’s four initial flagship tracks. Participants will be invited to engage with each of the corresponding multistakeholder working groups, with guidance on how to contribute to their development.
Speakers
Sameer Chauhan
Director
UNICC
Anusha Dandapani
Chief, AI Hub
UNICC
Jonas Pasquier
Head of Global Affairs, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in Geneva
Elizabeth Osta
Co-Lead, Frugal AI Hub, Visiting Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School
Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio
CIO
UNJSPF
Robyn Scott
CEO and Co-Founder
Apolitical
Sunny Rai
President
Intertek
Louise Burke
CEO
Open Data Institute
Rajat Moona
Director
IIT Gandhinagar
Agenda
| 14:00–14:30 | Opening Session – Welcome & Vision Jonas Pasquier, Head of Global Affairs, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Sameer Chauhan, Director, UNICC |
| 14:30–14:45 | Introducing the UNICC AI Hub: UNICC Overview of the Hub’s purpose, operating model, and value to the UN system Anusha Dandapani, Chief, AI Hub |
| 14:45–15:15 | Panel Discussion 1: Building Responsible AI Capacity across the UN System Robyn Scott, CEO and Co-Founder, Apolitical Louise Burke, CEO, Open Data Institute Elizabeth Osta, Co-Lead, Frugal AI Hub, Visiting Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School Moderator: Anusha Dandapani, Chief, UNICC AI Hub |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Panel Discussion 2: Scaling Responsible AI Capacity in the UN System: Insights from Global Partners Sunny Rai, President, Intertek Rajat Moona, Director, IIT Gandhinagar Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio, CIO, UNJSPF Moderator: Emily Bennett, Head, Digital Public Solutions, UNICC |
| 15:45–15:50 | Launch of UNICC AI Hub Flagship Tracks: Presentation of the four flagship initiatives and an open call for participation in multistakeholder working groups |
| 15:50–16:05 | Closing Remarks Sameer Chauhan, Director, UNICC |
Organizer
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