Across two days, participants will engage Global South perspectives, examine how agentic AI behaves outside controlled environments through the Moltbook case discussion, and assess what engineering can, and cannot, guarantee through robustness and assurance frameworks. Sessions will explore how ethical commitments translate into standards and operational controls, as well as AI’s implications for judicial systems, democratic resilience, health and privacy, and institutional accountability. Additional discussions will address digital twins for policymaking (DestinE), cybersecurity, red-teaming and adversarial risk, and the intersection of AI with post-growth and sustainability agendas. 

Designed to prioritize exchange over formal statements, the programme combines keynote interventions, expert panels, and thematic workshops to foster practical, outcome-oriented discussions. Participants can expect structured question-and-answer sessions and a focus on clear, implementable takeaways that bridge policy ambition with operational feasibility. 

Bringing together approximately one hundred international policymakers, researchers, and practitioners, including representatives from international organizations, academia, public institutions, civil society, and technical communities. 

We welcome: 

• Policymakers, regulators, and public authorities at national, regional, and international levels;
• Representatives of United Nations agencies and international organizations;
• Academic researchers and scientific experts;
• Civil society leaders, ethics practitioners, and human rights-focused stakeholders;
• Technology governance specialists, standards and assurance professionals, and digital policy advisors;
• Institutional leaders and senior decision-makers responsible for AI strategy, risk management, and accountability.  

Through high-level panels, expert-led thematic sessions, and case-focused discussions intersecting different sectors, participants will engage with key themes including: 

1) Policy, Oversight, and Institutional Accountability 

• EU AI Act implementation: oversight, standards, and operationalisation 

• Accountability frameworks and institutional controls 

• Privacy, and AI in sensitive domains 

• Digital twins and AI-driven policymaking (DestinE) 

2) Security, Risk, and AI in High-Stakes Environments 

• Cybersecurity, red-teaming, and adversarial risk 

• Agentic AI in uncontrolled environments (Moltbook case discussion) 

• Courts and judicial risk in the age of generative AI 

• Democracy, elections, misinformation, and public trust 

3) Society, Power, and Sustainable Futures 

• Knowledge, expertise, and epistemic authority 

• AI, inequality, and structural power 

• AI, post-growth, and sustainability 

This is an application-based event; interested participants are encouraged to apply early before the deadlines. Applications will be reviewed by our team on a rolling basis. Accepted applicants will receive detailed registration instructions via email. 

Please note that payment is required to finalize registration to secure a place in the event. Proof of payment must be sent to elearning.ptp@unitar.org. Registration will be confirmed upon verification of payment.

In-Person Attendance

• In-person Application and Registration Deadline: 11 April 2026.
• In-person Fee: 360 USD - Payment Deadline: 18 April 2026. 

Online Attendance

• Online Application and Registration Deadline: Extended until the 8th of May 2026. 
• Online Fee: 300 USD - Extended until the 8th of May 2026

Online Learning and Education (UNITAR) 
E-mail: elearning.ptp@unitar.org 

Cynthia El-Khoury 
Instructional Designer, Online Learning and Education (UNITAR) 
E-mail: cynthia.elkhoury@unitar.org 

 Organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and EELISA Ethos+Tekhne.