Beyond the Hype: Ensuring Safe and Responsible AGI
A Conversation That Cannot Wait
The question is no longer whether AGI will arrive. The question is whether we are building it safely, and whether the institutions, industries, and disciplines shaping its development have the governance frameworks to match the pace of change.
This event exists because that question deserves more than a headline. It deserves a serious, informed, and honest conversation with people who have spent decades thinking about it.
What to Expect
This is not a lecture. It is a structured, expert-led dialogue with active audience participation.
Part 1 — Expert Presentation (30 minutes) A focused, forward-looking presentation covering the real-world risks of AGI development without adequate safety architecture, what responsible development looks like in practice, and where the most urgent governance gaps exist today.
Part 2 — Plenary Discussion (60 minutes) Open, moderated dialogue between speakers and attendees. Questions from the audience are central to the programme, not an afterthought. The goal is collective sensemaking, not one-way broadcast.
We will explore:
Why guardrails and governance frameworks for AGI are not optional
The real-world risks of development without adequate safety architecture
What responsible AGI development looks like practically and institutionally
The potential consequences if the global community fails to act with urgency and alignment
What each of us, as professionals, innovators, and citizens, can and should do
Speakers
Jerome C. Glenn — CEO, The Millennium Project One of the world's foremost futurists and a globally recognised authority on long-term strategic thinking, emerging technology risks, and global governance. As founding CEO of The Millennium Project, the leading global participatory futures research think tank, Jerome brings decades of insight into the systemic forces shaping humanity's trajectory. His work on AGI safety and global policy frameworks is essential reading for anyone serious about our collective future.
D. Wood — Member, The Millennium Project A respected voice in the AGI and futures community, with deep expertise at the intersection of technology, ethics, and long-term human impact. His perspectives on how we design, constrain, and govern transformative technologies are rigorously grounded and urgently relevant to today's policy and innovation landscape.
Moderator
Paul Epping — Founder, Tetra Awake / Chair, Dutch Node of The Millennium Project Paul brings over 20 years of leadership experience and executive coaching practice, with a focused lens on the intersection of technological fluency and human leadership. As Chair of the Dutch Node of The Millennium Project and a long-standing contributor to AI governance conversations, Paul is uniquely positioned to bridge expert insight and community dialogue.
Host
Chris Parker — Founder, Ebullient Chris brings over 20 years of executive experience across product, technology, and data leadership. His practice at Ebullient focuses on human-centred approaches to AI adoption and organisational change. As co-author of the forthcoming AI governance handbook INFUSED, Chris brings both strategic depth and a commitment to making consequential conversations accessible.
About The Millennium Project
The Millennium Project is a global participatory futures research think tank of futurists, scholars, business planners, and policy makers. Since 1996, it has produced the annual State of the Future report, one of the most comprehensive assessments of humanity's long-term outlook.
Who Should Attend
This event is for anyone who works at the intersection of technology, strategy, and governance, and anyone who believes the future of AI is a shared responsibility.
AI researchers, developers, and engineers
Business leaders navigating AI strategy
Policymakers and governance professionals
Academics and students in technology, ethics, and futures studies
Civil society advocates and impact-driven innovators
Curious, engaged professionals who believe the future is not predetermined
Organised by
Paul Epping and Chris Parker, in collaboration with The Millennium Project
The development of AGI is not being shaped by a distant elite in a closed room. It is being shaped by the collective awareness, values, and demands of people like you. Come informed. Come curious. Come ready to engage.
The conversation is on 21 April. Be in the room.