Thursday 27 August 2026
Opening of the GAIGI programme
Geneva AI Summit 2027: What Risks and Opportunities for States? Diplomatic missions and civil society, at the Hôtel Royal in Geneva.
The account, the film and the photographs
Events
Spaces for dialogue, in service of trust.
We convene regulators, diplomatic missions and industry around a single table. Every event is held under the Chatham House Rule and produces a written synthesis.
Upcoming
The 2026-2027 programme, all the way to the Summit.
One event a month, in Geneva and beyond, under the Chatham House Rule, from August 2026 to June 2027. Attendance is by invitation.
This logo marks the events for which the Swiss Confederation has authorised its use. The other events are part of the GAIGI foundation's own programme, under the sole responsibility of its Board.Autumn 2026
Monday 14 September2026
Global South Club breakfast
A working breakfast bringing together permanent missions and representatives of the Global South, ahead of the Global South AI Leadership Dialogue on 1 December.
Audience: Diplomatic missions of the Global South
Request to attendThursday 24 September2026
Diplomatic afterwork — Artificial intelligence and a free press
Reconciling innovation, editorial independence, Swiss neutrality and diplomatic dialogue.
Audience: Diplomatic missions and newsrooms
Request to attend24 and 25 September2026
Geneva – Zurich, compute sovereignty
Two moments across the two Swiss hubs. Separate registration for each.
- Ecosystem dinner — Thu. 24 Sept., from 8 pm · GenevaAudience: Geneva and Zurich ecosystemRequest to attend
- Breakfast — Fri. 25 Sept., 8–11 am · ZurichAudience: Swiss authorities and industryRequest to attend
Geneva & ZurichA dialogue in two momentsTuesday 13 October2026
Geneva ecosystem dialogue
In a closed format, on what the Geneva hub can bring to international AI governance.
Audience: Cantonal authorities, academia, industry and civil society
Request to attendGenevaClosed dayThursday 15 October2026
Where AI standards are actually made
The ITU study groups, ISO and IEC: who sits, who decides, at what pace.
Audience: Diplomatic missions and international organisations
Request to attendGenevaAfterworkThursday 19 November2026
Why compliant AI does not travel
Regulatory fragmentation seen from the field, and what recognition of equivalence would involve.
Audience: Diplomatic missions and international organisations
Request to attendGenevaAfterworkTuesday 1 December2026
Global South AI Leadership Dialogue (GSDG)
From Inclusion to Influence. A high-level dialogue on the place of the Global South in AI governance.
Audience: Diplomatic missions and international organisations
Request to attendGenevaDialogueDecember 2026Dates to be confirmed
Geneva – Mumbai conference
With the World Trade Centre Mumbai, on digital trade and interoperability.
Audience: Diplomatic missions, industry and civil society
Dates being confirmed. Requests to attend will open at a later stage.
Winter and spring 2027
Thursday 28 January2027
Reading the signals of early 2027
AI Governance at the Start of 2027: what the first six months tell us about the Summit year.
Audience: Diplomatic missions and civil society
Request to attendGenevaAfterworkWednesday 3 and Thursday 4 February2027
Geneva AI Trade Forum 2027 (GAITF), 2nd edition
A high-level dialogue on AI regulatory interoperability. Dinner followed by a full day.
Audience: Diplomatic missions, international organisations and industry
Request to attendGenevaForumThursday 18 March2027
What is a public AI register, and what is it for?
The Geneva Register presented to permanent missions.
Audience: Diplomatic missions and civil society
Request to attendGenevaAfterworkThursday 22 April2027
Writing a national AI policy with a team of three
What a small administration can achieve with constrained resources.
Audience: Diplomatic missions and civil society
Request to attendGenevaAfterworkTuesday 27 April2027
Journées camerounaises de l’intelligence artificielle (JCIA 2027)
A conference organised with CAIPI, on African trajectories in AI governance.
Audience: Diplomatic missions, academia and civil society
Request to attendYaoundéConferenceThursday 20 May2027
Mutual recognition: the 1958 Geneva precedent
What a 1958 agreement on vehicles teaches AI governance.
Audience: Diplomatic missions and international organisations
Request to attendGenevaAfterworkThursday 17 June2027
Programme closing
Presentation of the first Geneva Notebook, at the close of the programme.
Audience: Diplomatic missions and civil society
Request to attendGenevaAfterwork · ClosingThe themes are settled. Venues and operational details are confirmed as they are fixed.
Already held
What we have convened, in Geneva.
Geneva AI Trust House
Five days of structured dialogue alongside the AI for Good Summit. By invitation.
Programme and participation · gaith.chGeneva AI Trade Forum
High-level dialogue on the regulatory interoperability of AI, held at the Hôtel Royal Geneva. By invitation.
The programme (PDF)Masterclasses
Cycles dedicated to permanent missions and embassies: 53 States gathered to date, across our masterclasses, afterworks and training sessions.
The archive
Public statements
GAIGI in international forums.
14th WTO Ministerial Conference
GAIGI championed the Geneva Bridge before the delegations gathered in Yaoundé, for inclusive and sovereign digital trade. A look back in pictures with Christophe Ravel, secretary-general of GAIGI.
The video (LinkedIn)Trust, the infrastructure of smart cities
During a Smart City panel, GAIGI advanced the idea of trust understood as the invisible infrastructure of urban digital ecosystems.
The report (LinkedIn)Regulating AI in Switzerland
GAIGI took part in an exchange, organised by OFCOM and OFJ, devoted to the regulation of artificial intelligence in Switzerland and the role of the national ecosystem.
The report (LinkedIn)
