AI Standards Hub
Global SummitĀ
Advancing AI governance through standards
Date:
17-18 March 2025
Location:
London and online

About the Summit
Our two-day event will bring together diverse stakeholders from across the international AI ecosystem to examine the current state of AI standardisation and explore the evolving role of standards in relation to AI governance frameworks and emerging regulation globally.
The programme will address both current developments and emerging questions in AI standardisation, providing a unique platform to address immediate priorities in making AI standards a robust governance tool for the here and now as well as to explore forward-looking strategies for supporting the governance of advanced AI systems of the future.
The Global Summit will be held on 17 and 18 March 2025 as a hybrid event in London and online. In-person attendance will be invitation-based, and sessions will be livestreamed and accessible to everyone.
What themes will it cover?
The Global Summit will feature a dynamic programme of keynote speeches, expert panels, and lightning talks designed to foster deeper alignment, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration among key stakeholder groups and decision-makers in pursuit of robust, equitable, and coordinated approaches to AI governance and standardisation.
Topics will include:
- The interplay between standards, regulation, and global governance frameworks for AI
- Inclusion and equitable participation in AI standards development across stakeholder groups and geographic regions
- Strategies for building a robust AI assurance ecosystem
- Opportunities for cross-fertilisation between the AI safety and AI standards communities
- Governance challenges in the context of foundation models and advanced AI systems and the role of standardisation in addressing them
Who will speak at the event?
The Global Summit will feature leading voices from standards development bodies, national governments, intergovernmental organisations, AI Safety Institutes, the wider AI safety research community, and civil society.
Speakers

Laura Lazaro Cabrera

Rebecca Finlay

Karine Perset

Jesse Dunietz

Jan Ellsberger

Tatjana Evas

Matt Gantley

Arti Garg

Travis Hall

Stefan Haufe

Stacie Hoffmann

Elliot Jones

Kit Kitamura

Thomas Lamanauskas

In-Ho Lee

David Leslie

Valerie Livina

Peter Mattson

Chris Meserole

Jakob Mƶkander

Monica Atieno Okoth

Florian Ostmann

Eduardo Paranhos

Emily Campbell Ratcliffe

Elizabeth Seger

Adam Leon Smith

Roberto Viola

Marta Ziosi

Camilla de Coverly Veale

Dinah van der Geest
Preliminary Agenda
Day One Schedule
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Welcome and introduction to the programme
Summary
Session details forthcoming.
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UK government keynote
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European Commission keynote
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Session details forthcoming.
Speaker

Roberto Viola
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The AI Standards Hub ā Mission and impact to date
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International SDO keynote
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The lay of the land ā international standardisation for AI
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Session details forthcoming.
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The lay of the land ā international efforts to develop technical measurement standards for AI
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Session details forthcoming.
Speakers

Jesse Dunietz

In-Ho Lee

Stefan Haufe

Emily Campbell Ratcliffe
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The relationship between standards and regulation in the context of global AI governance
Summary
Session details forthcoming.
Speakers

Tatjana Evas

David Leslie

Karine Perset

Florian Ostmann
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Keynote on the role of civil society and inclusiveness in AI standards development
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Session details forthcoming.
Speaker

Rebecca Finlay
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The role of civil society and human rights expertise in shaping AI standards
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Session details forthcoming.
Speakers

Laura Lazaro Cabrera

Dinah van der Geest
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Keynote on global cooperation, readiness, and capacity building for AI standardisation
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Session details forthcoming.
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From standards takers to standards makers: Global cooperation in AI standards development
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Session details forthcoming.
Speakers

Monica Atieno Okoth

Eduardo Paranhos
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Standards in the context of the wider AI assurance ecosystem
Summary
Session details forthcoming.
Speakers

Adam Leon Smith

Matt Gantley

Jan Ellsberger

Stacie Hoffmann
Day Two Schedule
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Welcome and introduction to the day
Summary
Session details forthcoming.
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Lightning talk
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Session details forthcoming.
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The ecosystem for developing best practice for foundation models
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Session details forthcoming.
Speakers

Peter Mattson

Chris Meserole
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Evaluating foundation models
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Session details forthcoming.
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Lightning talk
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Session details forthcoming.
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Safety measures and processes for foundation models
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Foundation models and cybersecurity
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Session details forthcoming.
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Keynote on foundation models and environmental sustainability
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Session details forthcoming.
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Measuring and managing the environmental impact of foundation models
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Session details forthcoming.
Speakers

Arti Garg

Valerie Livina
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Governance of open foundation models
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Session details forthcoming.
Speakers

Travis Hall

Elizabeth Seger

Camilla de Coverly Veale
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