Over the past year, key international organizations, like the G7, OECD, and Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), have shaped the global AI governance conversation and focused on foundational principles, critical risks, and responsible AI development. Looking ahead to 2025, how are G7 countries and corporations planning to implement AI governance frameworks and address challenges, such as the growing energy demand for AI technologies?
Join the Wadhwani AI Center for the International AI Policy: Outlook for 2025 conference. This full-day event will be held at CSIS headquarters on December 9, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET and will convene leading policymakers, industry experts, and thought leaders to explore the latest international efforts in AI governance.
Featuring keynote speeches from distinguished figures, including Ambassador Shigeo Yamada of Japan to the United States, Ambassador Laurent Bili of France to the United States, and Sara Cohen, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada, this conference will highlight key international perspectives in AI governance.
Panel discussions will focus on global governance initiatives such as the G7’s Hiroshima AI Process, private sector adoption of AI policy frameworks, infrastructure advancements to meet AI power demands, and what to expect AI policy to look like under the Trump Administration. Speakers will also spotlight upcoming priorities for AI governance during the 2025 Canadian G7 Presidency and the forthcoming AI Action Summit led by France.
This event is made possible by the generous support of NTT Corporation.
Dr. John J. Hamre - President and CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Ambassador Shigeo Yamada, Ambassador of Japan to the United States
This keynote speech will discuss the US and Japan relationship for the future of technology and AI, highlighting collaborative governance work done at the G7 and OECD, including the Hiroshima AI Process.
Speaker: Jennifer Bachus, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy at the U.S. Department of State
Moderator: Gregory C. Allen, Director of the Wadhwani AI Center at CSIS
This conversation will focus on the latest international efforts to establish AI governance frameworks, highlighting collaborative approaches and shared objectives for responsible AI development.
Sara Cohen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Canada
This keynote speech will outline Canada’s AI agenda with a special focus on AI policy during the 2025 Canadian G7 Presidency.
Speakers:
Wendy Collins, Chief AI Officer at NTT DATA Inc Americas
Aalok Mehta, Responsible AI Policy Lead at Google
Kate Purchase, Senior Director of International AI Governance at Microsoft
Moderator: Brielle Hill, Associate Director of the Wadhwani AI Center at CSIS
This panel will explore how leading companies approach operationalizing AI governance principles, showcasing challenges and successes of AI adoption.
Abhijit Dubey, CEO of NTT DATA Inc.
This keynote speech will discuss translating high-level AI policy frameworks into actionable practices from the industry perspective and discuss the infrastructural challenges of harnessing the power of AI.
Speakers:
Keith Benes, Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Travis Hall, Acting Associate Administrator at U.S. Department of Commerce, NTIA
Dr. Masahisa Kawashima, IOWN Technology Director at NTT Corporation
Moderator: Joseph Majkut, Director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at CSIS
This conversation will explore the future of sustainable energy to support AI and its enablers, such as data centers, from industry and U.S. government perspectives.
Speakers:
Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy at The Abundance Institute
Kara Frederick, Director, Tech Policy Center at The Heritage Foundation
Brandon Pugh, Director and Senior Fellow, Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats at R Street Institute
Moderator: Ana Swanson, Trade and International Economics Reporter at The New York Times
This conversation will discuss prospective AI policy initiatives under a second Trump Administration.
Speaker: Dr. Ben Buchanan, Special Advisor for AI at the White House
Moderator: Gregory C. Allen, Director of the Wadhwani AI Center at CSIS
This conversation will focus on U.S. priorities for domestic and international AI governance moving forward. From the AI National Security Memorandum to the most recent Executive Order on AI, this discussion will evaluate the direction of AI policy in a rapidly changing political landscape, offering insights from one of the nation's top experts.
Ambassador Laurent Bili, Ambassador of France to the United States
This keynote speech will outline France's vision for advancing AI governance and innovation and the upcoming AI Action Summit.
Gregory C. Allen, Director of the Wadhwani AI Center at CSIS
