No. 61 AI 2030 ONLINE-Open Data, Open Models, Open Science: A Global Dialogue on AI Infrastructure
In celebration of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, AI 2030 is convening a global dialogue on one of the defining challenges of our time:
Open Data, Open Models, Open Science: A Global Dialogue on AI Infrastructure.
As AI reshapes economies and societies, the question is no longer whether we build advanced systems—but how we build them responsibly, openly, and at scale. This dialogue brings together leaders from government, industry, academia, and civil society to address a critical imperative: how to design open, trusted, and interoperable AI infrastructure that accelerates innovation while safeguarding the public interest.
8:30am-8:40am CT: Welcome: Xiaochen Zhang, Executive Director, AI 2030, USA
8:40am- 9:20am CT: Session 1 — The Imperative: Why Open-Source AI Is the Foundation for AI That Benefits Society
Moderator: Detria Williamson, Chief Experience Officer, AI 2030
Mehdi Snene, Head of AI and Digital Program, United Nations, USA
· Dartanion (Swift) Williams, Chief Data Officer, City of Baltimore
9:20AM-10:20AM: Session 2 — The Implementation: Operationalizing Open-Source AI Responsibly
· Moderator: Josh Richards, Chief Commercial Officer, Pacific Peering, USA
· Swetha Sekhar, Member of Technical Staff, OpenAI
· Michael Berns, Head of AI, Eclipse Foundation, Germany
· (Dino) Cataldo Dell'Accio, Chief Information Officer, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), USA
10:20AM-11:00AM Session 3 — The Infrastructure: The Open Stack That Powers Responsible AI
· Moderator: Ann Rosenberg, Evangelist, Celonis
· Vincent Caldeira, Chief Technology Officer, APAC, Red Hat, Singapore
· Dr. Valeria Sadovykh, Data and AI Senior Specialist, Microsoft, Germany
11:00am-11:30am Q&A and Closing Remarks
At a moment when AI increasingly relies on shared data ecosystems, collaborative models, and distributed compute, we face both unprecedented opportunity and collective responsibility. Together, we will explore how open infrastructure can unlock inclusive growth, cross-border collaboration, and long-term global resilience—ensuring that the future of AI is not only powerful, but equitable, transparent, and built for humanity.
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