Global Action Forum: Setting a Global Majority Agenda for AI Innovation

About the Forum

This invitation-only convening brought together senior decision-makers shaping the future of global AI safety and governance. Designed to be interactive, intimate, and actionable, the Forum created a collaborative space for government leaders and civil society representatives from Global Majority countries.

The primary goal was to develop a policy agenda to inform the AI Action Summit, hosted by the French government on February 10–11, 2025, and support participants’ engagement at the Summit.

Building on previous AI-focused gatherings in Bletchley (November 2023) and virtually in Seoul (May 2024), the AI Action Summit broadened its focus to address five key themes:

  • Public Interest AI

  • Future of Work

  • Innovation & Culture

  • Security & Safety

  • International Governance

The Global Action Forum was the flagship event of the Global AI Innovation & Governance Initiative, led by CAS Strategies, LLC.

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The Global Majority AI Agenda: The Path to Shared Prosperity Is Anchored in Equity and Sustainability

 2024 GLOBAL ACTION FORUM REPORT

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This AI event was timely in that it offers a strong platform where the global majority can begin to tease out their AI issues with a view to making stronger input to the global level AI conversations.

— N. John Walubengo, Senior Advisor for AI and Emerging Technologies, Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy (MoICDE), Republic of Kenya

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Cordel Green, Executive Director, Jamaican Broadcasting Commission, Caribbean AI Initiative

“Intellectually stimulating discussions with a small group of diverse and thoughtful people. I was delighted to learn about Brazil's pioneering Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection Sandbox Pilot Project, a model for other global majority countries.”

“Global Majority Countries (GMC) make up over 80 percent of the world’s population, yet, despite their strength in numbers, they are largely overlooked in important forums where policy is shaped. The Global Action Forum aims to advance Global Majority Countries and their valuable contributions to the AI and high-tech agenda through their differentiating dividends: a growing young and talented workforce and burgeoning innovative hubs.”

Ana C. Rold, Diplomatic Courier

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Featured Speakers

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    Anne Bouverot

    Présidente du Conseil d'Administration, École Normale Supérieure

    Special Envoy of the President of the French Republic to the AI Action Summit

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    Chinasa T. Okolo, Ph.D.

    Fellow, Center for Technology Innovation

    Governance Studies | The Brookings Institution

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    Trisha Ray

    Associate Director and Resident Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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    Ambassador Philip Thigo

    Special Envoy for Technology for the Republic of Kenya

    Founding Director for Africa, Thunderbird School for Global Management, Arizona State University

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    Louisa Tomar

    Director of the Center for Digital Economy and Governance, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)

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    Martin Tisné

    Public Interest Envoy to the AI Action Summit

    CEO of the AI Collaborative

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Event Details

DATE

Monday, October 21, 2024

LOCATION

Washington, DC

 
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Thank you to our sponsors for their invaluable support in making this event possible and helping us advance meaningful discussions on the future of AI safety and governance.

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Camille Stewart Gloster

CEO and Principal,
CAS Strategies, LLC

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Ana Rold

CEO and Founder,
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