WAIE+ AI Safety & Security Summit
Dominant media narratives about AI Safety are focused on existential risks and predicted threats from “rogue” Artificial Intelligence. This centering of imagined catastrophes of the future deflects attention and diverts resources away from present-day dangers to our communities and organizations.
The AI safety monoculture stifles our ability for critical thinking, slows down the development of meaningful AI guardrails, and prevents us from building practical solutions. This has led to ethical blind spots, which have eroded the public’s trust in these technologies and curbed governments’ ability to address critical threats meaningfully.
Grok AI is a prime example of how technology vendors are profiting from AI-enabled digital violence and sexualization of women, young girls, and even children but it is not only the most vulnerable in our communities who are at risk. Reckless development and deployment of these powerful technologies also pose a serious threat to large organizations and governments around the world.
Join WAIE+ for our 2-day virtual AI Safety & Security summit on June 15 & 16, 2026, where we will bring together experts from private, public, civil society, industry, and government sectors to discuss concrete solutions to address these urgent risks and threats. We look forward to welcoming you to this global movement for an inclusive and trustworthy AI future built on a solid foundation of safety, security, and shared prosperity.
Due to the global uncertainty created by the war, security concerns at our venue, spike in flight prices, and related fuel shortages, we have decided to host the AI Safety & Security Summit online, followed by an in-person summit in Marseille, as originally planned, in October (dates to be announced shortly).
WAIE+ is a Public Interest AI venture based in New York. Originally launched as Women in AI Ethics™ in 2018, WAIE+ brings together stakeholders and experts across diverse sectors and regions to collectively build an inclusive AI future by and for all of humanity.
Submit your proposal to speak at this summit before March 31, 2026 Speaker Form – Fill out form
AGENDA
(Details are subject to change)
MONDAY, JUNE 15, SUMMIT DAY I - INDIVIDUAL & COMMUNITY
09.30AM EVENT START
10.00AM OPENING REMARKS
10.30AM FIRESIDE CHAT: PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF AI RISKS & THREATS
11.00AM PANEL: DO WE TRUST GENERATIVE AI TOOLS & VENDORS?
12.00PM LUNCH BREAK
01.00PM TALK: DEEP DIVE INTO "SURVEILLANCE AS SAFETY" INDUSTRY
01.30PM PANEL: INDIVIDUAL & COMMUNITY SAFETY IN THE AI AGE
02.30PM COFFEE BREAK
02.45PM FIRESIDE CHAT: PRIVACY IN THE AGE OF AI
03.15PM PANEL: WHERE IS THE LINE - PRIVACY vs. PUBLIC SAFETY?
04.15PM COFFEE BREAK
04.30PM TALK: AI, DEEPFAKES, & NON-CONSENSUAL IMAGE USAGE
05.00PM PANEL: HOW DO WE KEEP US SAFE FROM AI-FACILITATED ONLINE ABUSE & VIOLENCE?
06.00PM CLOSING REMARKS
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, SUMMIT DAY II: ENTERPRISE & GOVERNMENT
09.00AM REGISTRATION/CHECK IN
10.00AM OPENING REMARKS
10.30AM TALK: ENTERPRISE AI RISKS & THREATS LANDSCAPE
11.30AM PANEL: HOW DO WE KEEP ORGANIZATIONS SAFE FROM AI-ENABLED THREATS?
12.00PM LUNCH BREAK
01.00PM TALK: GROWING RISKS OF AI SLOP, HALLUCINATIONS,
01.30PM PANEL: HOW DO WE ADDRESS THE GROWING MALICIOUS THREATS FROM AI TOOLS?
02.30PM COFFEE BREAK
02.45PM TALK: THE GLOBAL TRENDS IN DATA SOVEREIGNITY & SOVEREIGN AI
03.15PM PANEL: HOW DO WE BUILD A ROADMAP FOR DATA SOVEREIGNITY & SOVEREIGN AI?
04.15PM COFFEE BREAK
04.30PM TALK: IMPACT OF AI-ENABLED AUTOMATION ON ENTERPRISE & GOVERNMENT ROLES
05.00PM PANEL: WHAT ARE THE EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES IN AI SAFETY & SECURITY?
06.00PM CLOSING REMARKS