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A council and a team in service of trust.

The Geneva AI Governance Institute brings together a council of international experts and an operational team based in Geneva, committed to the responsible governance of artificial intelligence.

The Foundation Board

Expertise at the crossroads of diplomacy, science and standardisation.

Portrait of Dr. Axel Mazolo
Founder

Dr. Axel Mazolo

Swiss expert in the governance of artificial intelligence and founder of the Geneva AI Governance Institute. He works with international institutions and public decision-makers to strengthen the oversight and ethical standards of high-impact AI systems.

Portrait of Ms. Priya Pansare
Director · Trade & Investment, World Trade Center Mumbai

Ms. Priya Pansare

Director of trade and investment promotion at the World Trade Center Mumbai. With over twenty years of experience in trade, finance and international relations, she works to strengthen strategic partnerships on a global scale.

Portrait of Touradj Ebrahimi
EPFL Professor · Chair of the JPEG committee

Touradj Ebrahimi

Professor at EPFL and an active figure in international standardisation, as chair of the JPEG committee and head of the Swiss delegation to JTC1, which brings together information technology standardisation activities within ISO and the IEC.

Portrait of Alexandre Vautravers
Editor-in-chief · Revue Militaire Suisse

Alexandre Vautravers

Editor-in-chief of the Revue Militaire Suisse and scientific director of the Centre for Military History and Foresight. Associate professor in international relations, doctor in history and economics.

Portrait of Amb. Prof. Muhammadou M.O. Kah
Ambassador of The Gambia

Amb. Prof. Muhammadou M.O. Kah

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of The Gambia to the Swiss Confederation and permanent representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, the WTO and other international organisations in Switzerland. He chairs the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development.

Portrait of Dr. Anino Emuwa
Managing Director · Avandis Consulting

Dr. Anino Emuwa

Managing director of Avandis Consulting (France) and founder of 100 Women @ Davos. International expert in leadership, corporate governance and emerging technologies. Board member of Nottingham Trent University and the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030.

Portrait of Vincent Subilia
President – Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Director General – Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services

Vincent Subilia

A lawyer by training, Vincent Subilia is Director General of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG) and President of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIS). A member of the Grand Council of Geneva, he is a committed figure of International Geneva, dedicated to dialogue between the economy, multilateral institutions and diplomacy.

The Advisory Board

Informing our work with public-policy and economic insight.

Portrait of Alexandre Epalle
Director General · Cantonal Office for the Economy and Innovation (OCEI) · Republic and Canton of Geneva

Alexandre Epalle

Director General of the Cantonal Office for the Economy and Innovation of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, Alexandre Epalle has spent more than twenty years advancing economic development, innovation and sustainability, building bridges between government, business and International Geneva.

The operational team

Steering, from Geneva, the instruments of the architecture of trust.

Portrait of Dr. Axel Mazolo
Founder and executive director

Dr. Axel Mazolo

Portrait of Alain Jourdan
Acting Secretary General

Alain Jourdan

Portrait of Maeva Paris
Head of external relations

Maeva Paris

Portrait of Joël Rochat
Treasurer

Joël Rochat

Our guarantees

Clear rules for trusted speech.

Independence

Unsponsored governance

A Swiss Foundation (CHE-417.590.552), GAIGI conducts its work without commission from any single actor. Its direction rests with the Foundation Board.

Chatham House Rule

Report without attributing

Our dialogues bring together regulators, diplomatic missions and industry under the Chatham House Rule: remarks are reported, never attributed.

Conflicts of interest

Declare and manage

Members declare their interests. Any potential conflict situation is flagged and handled according to our internal rules.

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