AI 2030 Summit UNGA 2025

The AI 2030 Summit brings together global leaders, innovators, and changemakers to explore the intersection of Applied AI, Responsible AI, and Impact AI. This premier event highlights real-world AI applications transforming industries, showcases leading frameworks for trustworthy and safe AI deployment, and advances discussions on how AI can drive meaningful societal and environmental impact.

Event Details

• Date: September 24, 2025
• Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm
• Location:The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) (37th floor, 1 DHP, 885 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA)

Registration and Welcome

Opening Remarks: Charting the Course for AI 2030

• Xiaochen Zhang, AI 2030
• Sandra Ro, CEO, GBBC
• Dino Cataldo Dell'Accio, Chief Information Officer, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)

​Keynote Fireside Chat: Beyond Intelligence: The Future of AI in Business & SocietyI (Applied AI Track)

• Ben Christensen, Head of Partnership, AI 2030
• Igor Jablokov, Chairman, Pryon

​Keynote Fireside Chat: Enterprise AI at Scale: Embedding Responsibility in Every Model, Team, and Decision (Applied AI Track)

• Chair, Xiaochen Zhang, AI 2030
• Will Rowlands-Rees, Chief AI Officer, Lionbridge
• Shobhit Varshney, Head of Data & AI, VP & Sr. Partner, Americas, IBM Consulting

Panel: Innovation Meets Responsibility: Cross-Industry Best Practices for Responsible AI (Applied AI Track)

• Chair, Anastasia "Tracy" Raissis, Adjunct Professor, UCNJ Union College of Union County; Head of Strategy, AI 2030
• Anil Kumar, Vice President Artificial Intelligence & Data - AI Center, Verizon
• Clare Dussman, Director of Digital Trust, UNITED
• Dino Cataldo Dell'Accio, Chief Information Officer, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
• Jan Kwapisz, CTO, OMNIVISER; Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw

Break

Panel: Next-Gen Agentic AI: Unlocking Competitive Advantage in Financial Services (Applied AI Track)

• Chair: Lisa An Wong, Director, Strategic Initiatives, BMO Wealth Management
• Firas Ben Hassan, Deputy Head of Data Science Services and Program Manager of AllianzGPT, Allianz
• Dominique Gribot-Carroz, Managing Director, Global Head of Customer Experience, Moody's

Panel: Responsible AI in Action: Managing Risks While Driving Financial Innovation (Responsible AI Track)

• Chair: Archana Lamoureux Managing Partner PrizmPoint
• Kiran Vuppu, EVP - Head of Client Insights and Commercial Lending Product Management, Wells Fargo
• Scott Hamerink, VP Marketing Operations & Capabilities, BECU
• Sandra Ro, CEO, GBBC
• Nick Schmidt, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, SolasAI

Lunch

Keynote Fireside Chat: Global Collaboration for Smart, Inclusive AI Cities (Responsible AI Track)

• Xiaochen Zhang, AI 2030
• Shreya Amin, Chief AI Officer, NYS Office of Information Technology Services

Panel: Building Trustworthy AI: Navigating Privacy, Fairness, and Security Challenges (Responsible AI Track)

• Jen Luther, Head of Product, Privacy, and Policy Legal, Grammarly
• Sabeen Malik Vice President of Global Government Partnerships, Rapid7
• Michael Casey, Chairman, Advanced AI Society
• Krystal Nzeadibe, AWS Go-to-Market Specialist, Amazon Web Services
• Prince Sarpong, Associate Professor, University of the Free State

Panel: Digital Geneva: Building Early Norms for Responsible AI in Defense(Responsible AI Track)

• Chair, Howard Waterman, Founder and CEO The Waterman Group
• Zane A. Teeters III, Senior Director, Solutions Enablement, Worldwide Public Sector
• Gabe Arrington, Senior Director of Operations, United States Air Force

AI 2030 Institute: Certified Responsible AI Leaders Certification Ceremony Hosted by Xiaochen Zhang

Break

Innovate, Invest, Impact: AI and the New Era of Global Economic Collaboration

• Ruby Vitatoe, Head of Impact, AI 2030
• Justina Nixon-Saintil, IBM’s VP & Global Chief Impact Officer, IBM

AI for Impact: Harnessing Technology to Solve the World’s Biggest Challenges (AI for Impact Track)

• Chair: Vanessa Gomes, Executive Director & Head of Sustainable Finance for the Americas - Corporate & Investment Banking, Standard Chartered Bank
• Shameek Bose, SVP & Partner, Global Lead for Responsible Business & Global Impact, FleishmanHillard
• Zabi Yaqeen, Co-Founder, General Counsel and President, Muuvment
• Rebekah Tweed, Executive Director of All Tech Is Human

Keynote Fireside Chat: How New York is Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence

• Chair: Michelle Wang, Co-Founder and Partner, Lair East Labs
• Daria Siegel, Senior Vice President of Emerging Tech and Creative Industries, New York City Economic Development Corporation

Responsible AI Innovations

Marie Roker-Jones, Head of Women in AI, AI 2030

• Soheil Feizi, Founder & CEO, RELAI.ai | CS Profosor, UMD
• Ryan Donnelly, CEO, Enzai
• Abilash Soundararajan, Founder, PrivaSapien
• Vidur Nayyar, Head of Membership, AI 2030

Closing Remarks

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The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) was established in 1949, by a resolution of the General Assembly, to provide retirement, death, disability and related benefits for staff upon cessation of their services with the United Nations, under Regulations that, since then, have been amended at various times.

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GBBC furthers adoption of blockchain and emerging technologies by engaging regulators, business leaders, and global changemakers to harness these transformative tools for more secure and functional societies.

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