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TECH POLICY POP-UP SERIES

Trustworthy Innovation for a Connected World

February 11, 2025 • Paris, France

Join us for an action-oriented gathering focused on how Global Majority countries are building responsible and safe AI-enabled futures. This event will bring together regional leaders, technical experts, and industry innovators to discuss next-generation tools, practical solutions, and new approaches to creating trustworthy, self-sustaining AI ecosystems that address global and local challenges.

The program will feature a variety of conversations, networking opportunities, and interactive sessions, including three moderated discussions:

  • Advancing Multistakeholder Governance of AI – Navigating the complexities of advancing a safe and inclusive AI ecosystem through multistakeholder dialogue and governance.

  • A New Era of Trust & Safety? – Exploring the evolving landscape of digital trust and online safety in AI-driven environments.

  • Catalyzing AI Innovation Ecosystems Worldwide – Highlighting strategies to foster innovation and sustainability in Global Majority countries.

Building on insights from the 2024 Global Action Forum and the report The Global Majority AI Agenda: The Path to Shared Prosperity Is Anchored in Equity and Sustainability, this event will explore the intersection of Trust & Safety and AI, showcasing both opportunities and potential risks for online safety.

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This event has been designated an official AI Action Summit side event.

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Event Details

Date & Time: February 11, 2025, 2:00–7:30 p.m.
Location: Morning Cléry 21 Rue de Cléry Paris, France

 

HIGH-LEVEL AGENDA

2:00–2:30 PM
Arrival and Networking

2:30–2:45 PM
Opening remarks

2:45–3:30 PM
Advancing Multistakeholder Governance of AI

3:30–4:15 PM
A New Era of Trust & Safety?

4:35–4:50 PM
KEYNOTE - Honorable Minister Marsha K. Caddle, Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Barbados

4:50–5:40 PM
Catalyzing AI Innovation Ecosystems Worldwide

5:40–5:35 PM
Closing and call to action 

5:45–7:30 PM
Reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres

KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED

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Honorable Minister Marsha K. Caddle, Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Barbados

Come hear her bold vision for AI Innovation for Barbados and the Caribbean and how small nations can lead on AI Innovation and AI Governance.

Barbados is using AI to improve its agricultural sector, property management, and climate resilience. Barbados’s pioneering use of an AI advisor to enhance sustainability and preservation efforts at a national level is just one example of the country’s work to revolutionize existing industries and lead on AI Innovation.

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Featured Speakers

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    Aubra Anthony

    Senior Fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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    Andrew Wilson

    Deputy Secretary General (Policy), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 

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    Camille Stewart Gloster

    CEO, CAS Strategies & Former Deputy National Cyber Director, The White House

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    Chinasa T. Okolo, Ph.D.

    Fellow, Center for Technology Innovation, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution

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    Cordel Green

    Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, and Convenor, Caribbean AI Initiative

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    Jibu Elias

    Country Lead (India) for the Responsible Computing Challenge at Mozilla Foundation

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    Juliet Shen

    Product Lead at SIPA’s Trust and Safety Tools Consortium

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    Louis-Victor de Franssu

    Co-Founder, Tremau

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    Michele Lawrence Jawando

    Senior Vice President, Omidyar Network

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    Mike Farrell

    Founder and CEO, Compiler Media, Inc.

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    Mlindi Mashologu

    Deputy Director-General (DDG), Digital Society and Economy, National Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, South Africa

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    Narun Popattanachai

    Director of Impact Assessment and Evaluation of Law, Law Reform Division, Office of the Council of State, Thailand (OCS)

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    Paola Gálvez-Callirgos

    Founding Director of IdonIA Lab, Technology Policy Adviser, MPP University of Oxford

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    Paul Ash

    Chief Executive Officer of the Christchurch Call Foundation

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    Rumman Chowdhury

    CEO and Co-founder, Humane Intelligence

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    Theodora Skeadas

    Chief of Staff, Humane Intelligence

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    Thiago Moraes

    PhD Fellow on AI Governance at the United Nations University’s Institute on Comparative Regional Integrated Studies (UNU-CRIS)

FAQs

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  • No. Progress on this topic requires the support and participation of stakeholders from across the world and from a variety of sectors.

    Global Majority thought leaders will be prioritized.

  • The event will be shared with confirmed attendees.

  • Yes. We are accepting expressions of interest via the form above. Please share this link with anyone interested or involved in AI, trust and safety issues, or tech policy in Global Majority countries.

  • We invite you to submit an article or opinion piece of roughly 800 words for consideration in a special print edition of Compiler that will be available during the Tech Policy Pop-Up and throughout the AI Action Summit. If interested, please let us know as soon as possible. The deadline for final copy will be Jan. 28. If you would like to submit an article but can’t make this deadline, we will consider your submission for the online version of the AI Action Summit Edition. Please submit to mike@compiler.news.

ABOUT COMPILER // Compiler Media, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom based in Washington, D.C., that launched in 2023 with support from the Hewlett Foundation to cover the people, institutions and global forces that will shape our digital future.

ABOUT CAS STRATEGIES // CAS Strategies, LLC is an emerging tech and cybersecurity firm at the forefront of innovation. CAS Strategies is dedicated to redefining industry standards and unlocking unique solutions that propel clients into a future of limitless potential.

ABOUT OMIDYAR NETWORK // Incorporating 20 years of impact in the areas of technology, the economy, and belonging, Omidyar Network partners with and funds some of the world’s brightest thinkers and innovators to guide our digital future toward the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

ABOUT KNIGHT FOUNDATION // We are social investors who support democracy by funding free expression and journalism, arts and culture in community, research in areas of media and democracy, and in the success of American cities and towns where the Knight brothers once had newspapers.

ABOUT TREMAU // Tremau is a Trust & Safety solution provider developing an end-to-end platform and supporting global leading online services in compliance with a fast-evolving regulatory scenario to make the digital space safer and beneficial for all.