Geneva will host the Artificial Intelligence for Good Global Summit, the leading United Nations event on Artificial Intelligence. The International Telecommunication Union will host the seventh Artificial Intelligence for Good Global Summit from 7 to 10 July 2026 at Geneva’s Palexpo convention centre. Over four days, leaders from government, industry, academia, civil society and the technical community will work together to guide the future of Artificial Intelligence as countries accelerate strategies on artificial intelligence, sovereign Artificial Intelligence and diffusion across economies and societies.
The summit will run back-to-back with the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance, convened by the United Nations General Assembly and facilitated by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Taking place at Palexpo from 6 to 7 July, the Global Dialogue is supported by a joint secretariat that includes the Executive Office of the Secretary General, ITU, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, with ITU and UNESCO leading the coordination. The Artificial Intelligence for Good Global Summit is organized by ITU with over 50 UN partners and co-convened by Switzerland. The event is positioned as a flagship platform to showcase and help scale Artificial Intelligence applications in healthcare, education, food security, disaster risk reduction and misinformation, particularly in developing countries.
“Day Zero” of the Artificial Intelligence for Good Global Summit on 7 July will feature live demos, interactive exhibits, startup competitions and hands-on workshops. The summit’s Centre Stage officially opens on 8 July. Programme highlights include multistakeholder dialogue on Artificial Intelligence standards and policy, covering agentic Artificial Intelligence security, testing and benchmarking, misinformation and deepfakes, quantum technology applications, and infrastructure and energy demands.
The programme also includes global innovation competitions and awards, including the Artificial Intelligence for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale, machine-learning challenges on edge Artificial Intelligence, TinyML and space Artificial Intelligence computing, the Artificial Intelligence for Good Impact Awards, and the Robotics Youth Challenge Grand Finale. Technology demonstrations and the interactive expo will feature systems in Artificial Intelligence, robotics, embodied Artificial Intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, autonomous vehicles and quantum technologies. Skills and capacity-building programming will include training sessions delivered by Artificial Intelligence Skills Coalition partners, hands-on workshops and a Youth Zone. Creative programming will include the Artificial Intelligence for Good Film Festival, the Canvas of the Future Artificial Intelligence Art Competition, Artificial Intelligence-enabled artistic performances, and the premiere of RAISE, a documentary series executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. A Quantum for Good track will examine quantum information technologies and their potential impact on industries and societies.
