Institute · Team

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 Institute Council

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.

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 Christophe Ravel
Secretary-General

Christophe Ravel

Portrait of Alain Jourdan
Head of communications and media

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 non-profit association (CHE-300.025.409), GAIGI conducts its work without commission from any single actor. Its direction rests with the Institute Council.

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.