The Future Society

Seminars & Summits

The Future Society works with leading organizations around the world to bring together policymakers, technologists, academics, civil society, and business leaders in the effort to establish globally-recognized norms for the ethical development and deployment of technology across our societies.

This work is enabled by high-profile partnerships and a continuing series of summits, forums, and other gatherings. These spark new thinking and provide continuity to the global dialogue on the governance and impact of Artificial Intelligence.

October 31, 2019 ⋅ 1 min read

Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence BAAI 2019 AI Ethics & Governance Forum

Yolanda Lannquist, Head of Research & Advisory, represented The Future Society in China at the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) 2019 Conference. She shared The Future Society’s projects in AI governance, policy and ethics in a presentation and expert panel with leaders from China, Japan, Israel, the EU, and...

September 24, 2019 ⋅ 3 min read

IEEE, Covington & Burling, The Future Society & ELONTech Host the Inaugural Athens AI Roundtable

ATHENS, Greece — More than 70 experts from over 18 countries met for two days of working sessions to reconcile views about the governance and...

September 17, 2019 ⋅ 1 min read

The Tallinn Digital Summit

The Future Society led discussions on societal impacts of AI at the Tallinn Digital Summit in Tallinn, Estonia. The Summit is hosted annually by the...

April 2, 2019 ⋅ 2 min read

PARIS 21 ‘Society in a data-driven world – Ensuring no one is left behind’ Conference 2019

The Future Society discussed the intersection of AI and development at 'The digital revolution and its impact on people : unpacking 'leave no one behind'...

March 24, 2019 ⋅ 1 min read

Washington DC Data Forum

We have partnered with the Consumer Technology Association and The Aspen Institute to host Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and executives from Uber and Postmates on...

March 20, 2019 ⋅ 2 min read

OECD Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum

In the framework of its Knowledge Partnership with the OECD Public Governance Directorate, The Future Society led the "AI for Anti-Corruption: potential, pathways and challenges"...

March 4, 2019 ⋅ 2 min read

UNESCO Principles for AI: Towards a Humanistic Approach? A Global Conference

The Future Society partnered with UNESCO to organize their Global Conference on “Principles for AI: Towards a Humanistic Approach?” The Future Society and its various...

December 21, 2018 ⋅ 1 min read

The Digital Society Conference 2018

The Future Society partnered with ESMT, one of Germany’s top business schools, to convene leaders and experts for a discussion about the societal implications for...

November 30, 2018 ⋅ 1 min read

NYU Law Summit on AI in a Democratic Society

Speakers included Judge Michael Baylson, Judge Katherine Forrest, Mike Philips( Microsoft Assistant General Counsel), Michael Fitzpatrick (GE Head of Regulatory Policy), Chris Storm (Uber Legal...

November 21, 2018 ⋅ 2 min read

World Bank 2018 Annual Summit

Nicolas Miailhe had the privilege of joining a panel on “disrupting development: digital platforms and innovation” organized by the World Bank during the plenary session...

October 27, 2018 ⋅ 1 min read

AI in Government Summit

Senior AI Policy Researcher Yolanda Lannquist presented the challenges and trade-offs across countries in balancing ethical and security risks of AI with opportunities for innovation....

October 9, 2018 ⋅ 1 min read

Finland AI Forum

The roundtable included EU Commissioners, experts from the European Commission’s High-Level Group on AI and representatives from leading tech companies and civil society organizations who...

September 26, 2018 ⋅ 2 min read

Report Launch at the European Parliament “A Global Civic Debate on Governing the Rise of Artificial Intelligence”

We have organized a conference at the European Parliament for the release of the report on our Global Civic Debate on Governing the Rise of...

August 23, 2018 ⋅ 1 min read

Human-Level AI 2018: Solving the AI Race

The Future Society co-organized the ‘Solving the AI Race’ panel at The Human-Level AI 2018 conference hosted by at GoodAI in Prague in August 2018....

June 29, 2018 ⋅ 1 min read

The Inaugural US-China AI Tech Summit

The summit was the first-ever public dialogue between U.S. and Chinese technology executives about the ethics and governance of AI. The gathering featured a keynote...

November 22, 2016 ⋅ 1 min read

Cities for Life in Quito and Paris

CitX is one of the organizing partners of Cities for Life Paris 2016, the global summit on inclusive, smart and resilient cities, hosted by Paris...

March 15, 2014 ⋅ 1 min read

CitX plenary meeting in Paris

The meeting brought together an interdisciplinary group of twenty global thinkers who met over two days to debate the issues and opportunities arising from the...

September 5, 2012 ⋅ 1 min read

CitX launch meeting in Mumbai

In collaboration with the Reliance Foundation, the meeting brought together an interdisciplinary group of ten global thinkers who met over two days to debate some...