AI Safety Connect Day
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AI Safety Connect Day | Wednesday 18 February,
The Imperial Hotel, New Delhi
AI Safety Connect Day brought together approximately 250 senior stakeholders from governments, international organisations, frontier AI companies, civil society, and academia for a full day of panels, workshops, and live demonstrations of AI safety tools.
Netherlands Prime Minister Dick Schoof delivered a special address on the role of middle powers in AI governance. The programme also featured contributions from Turing Award laureate Yoshua Bengio, former India G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant, Lucilla Sioli (Director, European AI Office), Eileen Donahoe (Sympatico Ventures), Andrew Forrest (Minderoo Foundation), and Stuart Russell (IASEAI), alongside senior representatives from Microsoft, Google DeepMind, Amazon Web Services, the OECD, UNESCO, the Partnership on AI, and the Frontier Model Forum.
Nine panel sessions explored: the trajectory of frontier AI systems, the global AI risk agenda, loss of control scenarios, industry safety efforts, middle powers and AI governance, India's approach to AI, and cross-border coordination mechanisms. Parallel workshop tracks addressed AI risk modelling and red lines for AI, while a dedicated demonstration room showcased practical AI safety tools and solutions.
AI Safety Connect Day was co-hosted with the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI) and supported by Minderoo Foundation, Future of Life Institute, Sympatico, and the AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund.
Speakers
H.E. Dick Schoof
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
H.E. Dick Schoof
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
H.E. Dick Schoof
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Secretary General Mathias Cormann
Secretary-General of the OECD
Secretary General Mathias Cormann
Secretary-General of the OECD
Secretary General Mathias Cormann
Secretary-General of the OECD
Secretary General Mathias Cormann
Secretary-General of the OECD
H.E Josephine Teo
Minister for Digital Development and Information of Singapore
H.E Josephine Teo
Minister for Digital Development and Information of Singapore
H.E Josephine Teo
Minister for Digital Development and Information of Singapore
H.E Josephine Teo
Minister for Digital Development and Information of Singapore
Mr. Jaan Tallinn
AI Investor & Founding Engineer, of Skype and Kazaa; co-founder, Future of Life Institute
Mr. Jaan Tallinn
AI Investor & Founding Engineer, of Skype and Kazaa; co-founder, Future of Life Institute
Mr. Jaan Tallinn
AI Investor & Founding Engineer, of Skype and Kazaa; co-founder, Future of Life Institute
Mr. Jaan Tallinn
AI Investor & Founding Engineer, of Skype and Kazaa; co-founder, Future of Life Institute
Dr. Gabriela Ramos
Co-Chair of the Task Force on Inequalities and Social Financial Disclosure & Former Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Mr. Sangbu Kim
World Bank's Vice President for Digital
Prof. Stuart Russell
Director, The International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI)
Prof. Yoshua Bengio
Scientific Director, LawZero
Dr. Renata Dwan
Director, Tech Policy, Simon Institute
Dr. Chinmay Pandya
Pro Vice Chancellor, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya University
Dr. Chinmay Pandya
Pro Vice Chancellor, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya University
Mr. Chris Meserole
Executive Director at the Frontier Model Forum
Mr. Chris Meserole
Executive Director at the Frontier Model Forum
H.E. Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard
Tech Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Denmark
Dr. Adam Gleave
CEO, FAR.AI
Mr. Austin Mayron
Acting Director of the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation
Mr. Austin Mayron
Acting Director of the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation
Mr. Amlan Mohanty
Fellow, Carnegie India & Lead Writer, India AI Governance Guidelines
Mr. Amitabh Kant
Former India G20 Sherpa & Former CEO of NITI Aayog
Mr. Amitabh Kant
Former India G20 Sherpa & Former CEO of NITI Aayog
Mr. Ashish Tewari
Head — Responsible AI Office, Infosys
Mr. Ashish Tewari
Head — Responsible AI Office, Infosys
Prof. Balaraman Ravindran
Director, Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI), IIT Madras India
Prof. Balaraman Ravindran
Director, Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI), IIT Madras India
Mr. Bruno Galizzi
Senior Policy Associate, SaferAI
Dr. Carina Prunkl
Researcher, INRIA (Regalia); Lead Writer, 2026 International AI Safety Report
Dr. Carina Prunkl
Researcher, INRIA (Regalia); Lead Writer, 2026 International AI Safety Report
Dr. Chloé Touzet
Policy Lead, SaferAI
Mr. Christian Troncoso
Principal, Global AI Policy at Amazon Web Services
Mr. Connor Dunlop
Director of Strategy, Lucid Computing
Mr. Cyrus Hodes
Co-Founder, AI Safety Connect
Mr. Denise Wong
Assistant Chief Executive, Data Protection and Innovation Group, Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore.
Dr. Eileen Donahoe
Former U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for Digital Freedom & Ambassador to the UNHRC; Founder and Managing Partner, Sympatico Ventures
Dr. Eileen Donahoe
Former U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for Digital Freedom & Ambassador to the UNHRC; Founder and Managing Partner, Sympatico Ventures
Ms. Gaia Marcus
Director, Ada Lovelace Institute
Ms. Gaia Marcus
Director, Ada Lovelace Institute
Mr. Frederic Werner
Chief, Strategic Engagement, International Telecommunications Union
Mr. Frederic Werner
Chief, Strategic Engagement, International Telecommunications Union
Prof. Hemant Bhargava
Distinguished Professor, UC Davis
Prof. Hemant Bhargava
Distinguished Professor, UC Davis
Ms. Imane Bello
Multilateral Engagement Lead, Future of Life Institute
Baroness Joanna Shields
Executive Chairman, Responsible AI Future Foundation (RAIFF)
Ms. Karine Perset
Deputy Head of AI and Emerging Digital Technologies Division, OECD.AI, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Ms. Karine Perset
Deputy Head of AI and Emerging Digital Technologies Division, OECD.AI, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Prof. Kee-Eung Kim
Director, National AI Research Lab of Korea
Ms. Lucilla Sioli
Director of the European AI Office, European Commission
Ms. Lucilla Sioli
Director of the European AI Office, European Commission
Dr. Mark Nitzberg
Interim Executive Director, IASEAI
Dr. Mariagrazia Squicciarini
Chief of Executive Office, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Ms. Natasha Crampton
Chief Responsible AI Officer at Microsoft
Mr. Nicolas Miailhe
Co-Founder, AI Safety Connect
Mr. Nicolas Miailhe
Co-Founder, AI Safety Connect
Ms. Nicole Foster
Director of Global Affairs at Amazon Web Services
Ms. Niki Iliadis
Director Global AI Governance, The Future Society
Mr. Owen Larter
Senior Director and Head of Frontier Policy and Public Affairs at Google DeepMind
Mr. Osama Manzar
Founder and Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
Ms. Pauline Charazac
Head of Policy Engagement, CeSIA
Prof. Pulkit Verma
Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Ms. Rebecca Finlay
CEO at Partnership on AI
Prof. Robert Trager
Co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
Mr. Robert Opp
Chief, Strategic Engagement, International Chief Digital Officer, United Nations Development Programme
Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
CEO and Founder, Humane Intelligence
Prof. Sarah Erfani
Professor, University of Melbourne
Mr. Stephen Clare
Lead Writer, International Safety Report
Mr. Stephen Clare
Lead Writer, International Safety Report
Ms. Stephanie Ifayemi
Senior Managing Director of Policy, Partnership on AI
Ms. Stephanie Ifayemi
Senior Managing Director of Policy, Partnership on AI
Ms. Terah Lyon
Managing Director & Global Head of AI & Data Policy at JPMorgan Chase
Ms. Terah Lyon
Managing Director & Global Head of AI & Data Policy at JPMorgan Chase
Prof. Yannis Ioannidis
President of the Association for Computing Machinery
Dr. Urvashi Aneja
Founder & Director, Digital Futures Lab
Dr. Urvashi Aneja
Founder & Director, Digital Futures Lab
Dr. Gabriela Ramos
Co-Chair of the Task Force on Inequalities and Social Financial Disclosure & Former Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Dr. Gabriela Ramos
Co-Chair of the Task Force on Inequalities and Social Financial Disclosure & Former Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Dr. Gabriela Ramos
Co-Chair of the Task Force on Inequalities and Social Financial Disclosure & Former Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Mr. Sangbu Kim
World Bank's Vice President for Digital
Mr. Sangbu Kim
World Bank's Vice President for Digital
Mr. Sangbu Kim
World Bank's Vice President for Digital
Prof. Stuart Russell
Director, The International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI)
Prof. Stuart Russell
Director, The International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI)
Prof. Stuart Russell
Director, The International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI)
Prof. Yoshua Bengio
Scientific Director, LawZero
Prof. Yoshua Bengio
Scientific Director, LawZero
Prof. Yoshua Bengio
Scientific Director, LawZero
Dr. Renata Dwan
Director, Tech Policy, Simon Institute
Dr. Renata Dwan
Director, Tech Policy, Simon Institute
Dr. Renata Dwan
Director, Tech Policy, Simon Institute
Dr. Chinmay Pandya
Pro Vice Chancellor, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya University
Dr. Chinmay Pandya
Pro Vice Chancellor, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya University
Dr. Chinmay Pandya
Pro Vice Chancellor, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya University
Mr. Chris Meserole
Executive Director at the Frontier Model Forum
Mr. Chris Meserole
Executive Director at the Frontier Model Forum
Mr. Chris Meserole
Executive Director at the Frontier Model Forum
H.E. Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard
Tech Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Denmark
H.E. Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard
Tech Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Denmark
H.E. Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard
Tech Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Denmark
Dr. Adam Gleave
CEO, FAR.AI
Dr. Adam Gleave
CEO, FAR.AI
Dr. Adam Gleave
CEO, FAR.AI
Mr. Austin Mayron
Acting Director of the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation
Mr. Austin Mayron
Acting Director of the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation
Mr. Austin Mayron
Acting Director of the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation
Mr. Amlan Mohanty
Fellow, Carnegie India & Lead Writer, India AI Governance Guidelines
Mr. Amlan Mohanty
Fellow, Carnegie India & Lead Writer, India AI Governance Guidelines
Mr. Amlan Mohanty
Fellow, Carnegie India & Lead Writer, India AI Governance Guidelines
Mr. Amitabh Kant
Former India G20 Sherpa & Former CEO of NITI Aayog
Mr. Amitabh Kant
Former India G20 Sherpa & Former CEO of NITI Aayog
Mr. Amitabh Kant
Former India G20 Sherpa & Former CEO of NITI Aayog
Mr. Ashish Tewari
Head — Responsible AI Office, Infosys
Mr. Ashish Tewari
Head — Responsible AI Office, Infosys
Mr. Ashish Tewari
Head — Responsible AI Office, Infosys
Prof. Balaraman Ravindran
Director, Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI), IIT Madras India
Prof. Balaraman Ravindran
Director, Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI), IIT Madras India
Prof. Balaraman Ravindran
Director, Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI), IIT Madras India
Mr. Bruno Galizzi
Senior Policy Associate, SaferAI
Mr. Bruno Galizzi
Senior Policy Associate, SaferAI
Mr. Bruno Galizzi
Senior Policy Associate, SaferAI
Dr. Carina Prunkl
Researcher, INRIA (Regalia); Lead Writer, 2026 International AI Safety Report
Dr. Carina Prunkl
Researcher, INRIA (Regalia); Lead Writer, 2026 International AI Safety Report
Dr. Carina Prunkl
Researcher, INRIA (Regalia); Lead Writer, 2026 International AI Safety Report
Dr. Chloé Touzet
Policy Lead, SaferAI
Dr. Chloé Touzet
Policy Lead, SaferAI
Dr. Chloé Touzet
Policy Lead, SaferAI
Mr. Christian Troncoso
Principal, Global AI Policy at Amazon Web Services
Mr. Christian Troncoso
Principal, Global AI Policy at Amazon Web Services
Mr. Christian Troncoso
Principal, Global AI Policy at Amazon Web Services
Mr. Connor Dunlop
Director of Strategy, Lucid Computing
Mr. Connor Dunlop
Director of Strategy, Lucid Computing
Mr. Connor Dunlop
Director of Strategy, Lucid Computing
Mr. Cyrus Hodes
Co-Founder, AI Safety Connect
Mr. Cyrus Hodes
Co-Founder, AI Safety Connect
Mr. Cyrus Hodes
Co-Founder, AI Safety Connect
Mr. Denise Wong
Assistant Chief Executive, Data Protection and Innovation Group, Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore.
Mr. Denise Wong
Assistant Chief Executive, Data Protection and Innovation Group, Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore.
Mr. Denise Wong
Assistant Chief Executive, Data Protection and Innovation Group, Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore.
Dr. Eileen Donahoe
Former U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for Digital Freedom & Ambassador to the UNHRC; Founder and Managing Partner, Sympatico Ventures
Dr. Eileen Donahoe
Former U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for Digital Freedom & Ambassador to the UNHRC; Founder and Managing Partner, Sympatico Ventures
Dr. Eileen Donahoe
Former U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for Digital Freedom & Ambassador to the UNHRC; Founder and Managing Partner, Sympatico Ventures
Ms. Gaia Marcus
Director, Ada Lovelace Institute
Ms. Gaia Marcus
Director, Ada Lovelace Institute
Ms. Gaia Marcus
Director, Ada Lovelace Institute
Mr. Frederic Werner
Chief, Strategic Engagement, International Telecommunications Union
Mr. Frederic Werner
Chief, Strategic Engagement, International Telecommunications Union
Mr. Frederic Werner
Chief, Strategic Engagement, International Telecommunications Union
Prof. Hemant Bhargava
Distinguished Professor, UC Davis
Prof. Hemant Bhargava
Distinguished Professor, UC Davis
Prof. Hemant Bhargava
Distinguished Professor, UC Davis
Ms. Imane Bello
Multilateral Engagement Lead, Future of Life Institute
Ms. Imane Bello
Multilateral Engagement Lead, Future of Life Institute
Ms. Imane Bello
Multilateral Engagement Lead, Future of Life Institute
Baroness Joanna Shields
Executive Chairman, Responsible AI Future Foundation (RAIFF)
Baroness Joanna Shields
Executive Chairman, Responsible AI Future Foundation (RAIFF)
Baroness Joanna Shields
Executive Chairman, Responsible AI Future Foundation (RAIFF)
Ms. Karine Perset
Deputy Head of AI and Emerging Digital Technologies Division, OECD.AI, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Ms. Karine Perset
Deputy Head of AI and Emerging Digital Technologies Division, OECD.AI, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Ms. Karine Perset
Deputy Head of AI and Emerging Digital Technologies Division, OECD.AI, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Prof. Kee-Eung Kim
Director, National AI Research Lab of Korea
Prof. Kee-Eung Kim
Director, National AI Research Lab of Korea
Prof. Kee-Eung Kim
Director, National AI Research Lab of Korea
Ms. Lucilla Sioli
Director of the European AI Office, European Commission
Ms. Lucilla Sioli
Director of the European AI Office, European Commission
Ms. Lucilla Sioli
Director of the European AI Office, European Commission
Dr. Mark Nitzberg
Interim Executive Director, IASEAI
Dr. Mark Nitzberg
Interim Executive Director, IASEAI
Dr. Mark Nitzberg
Interim Executive Director, IASEAI
Mr. Ravi Aurora
Senior Vice President, International Government Affairs
Mr. Ravi Aurora
Senior Vice President, International Government Affairs
Ms. Natasha Crampton
Chief Responsible AI Officer at Microsoft
Ms. Natasha Crampton
Chief Responsible AI Officer at Microsoft
Ms. Natasha Crampton
Chief Responsible AI Officer at Microsoft
Mr. Nicolas Miailhe
Co-Founder, AI Safety Connect
Mr. Nicolas Miailhe
Co-Founder, AI Safety Connect
Mr. Nicolas Miailhe
Co-Founder, AI Safety Connect
Ms. Nicole Foster
Director of Global Affairs at Amazon Web Services
Ms. Nicole Foster
Director of Global Affairs at Amazon Web Services
Ms. Nicole Foster
Director of Global Affairs at Amazon Web Services
Ms. Niki Iliadis
Director Global AI Governance, The Future Society
Ms. Niki Iliadis
Director Global AI Governance, The Future Society
Ms. Niki Iliadis
Director Global AI Governance, The Future Society
Mr. Owen Larter
Senior Director and Head of Frontier Policy and Public Affairs at Google DeepMind
Mr. Owen Larter
Senior Director and Head of Frontier Policy and Public Affairs at Google DeepMind
Mr. Owen Larter
Senior Director and Head of Frontier Policy and Public Affairs at Google DeepMind
Mr. Osama Manzar
Founder and Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
Mr. Osama Manzar
Founder and Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
Mr. Osama Manzar
Founder and Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
Ms. Pauline Charazac
Head of Policy Engagement, CeSIA
Ms. Pauline Charazac
Head of Policy Engagement, CeSIA
Ms. Pauline Charazac
Head of Policy Engagement, CeSIA
Prof. Pulkit Verma
Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Pulkit Verma
Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Pulkit Verma
Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Ms. Rebecca Finlay
CEO at Partnership on AI
Ms. Rebecca Finlay
CEO at Partnership on AI
Ms. Rebecca Finlay
CEO at Partnership on AI
Prof. Robert Trager
Co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
Prof. Robert Trager
Co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
Prof. Robert Trager
Co-Director, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
Mr. Robert Opp
Chief, Strategic Engagement, International Chief Digital Officer, United Nations Development Programme
Mr. Robert Opp
Chief, Strategic Engagement, International Chief Digital Officer, United Nations Development Programme
Mr. Robert Opp
Chief, Strategic Engagement, International Chief Digital Officer, United Nations Development Programme
Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
CEO and Founder, Humane Intelligence
Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
CEO and Founder, Humane Intelligence
Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
CEO and Founder, Humane Intelligence
Prof. Sarah Erfani
Professor, University of Melbourne
Prof. Sarah Erfani
Professor, University of Melbourne
Prof. Sarah Erfani
Professor, University of Melbourne
Mr. Stephen Clare
Lead Writer, International Safety Report
Mr. Stephen Clare
Lead Writer, International Safety Report
Mr. Stephen Clare
Lead Writer, International Safety Report
Ms. Stephanie Ifayemi
Senior Managing Director of Policy, Partnership on AI
Ms. Stephanie Ifayemi
Senior Managing Director of Policy, Partnership on AI
Ms. Stephanie Ifayemi
Senior Managing Director of Policy, Partnership on AI
Ms. Terah Lyons
Managing Director & Global Head of AI & Data Policy at JPMorgan Chase
Ms. Terah Lyons
Managing Director & Global Head of AI & Data Policy at JPMorgan Chase
Ms. Terah Lyons
Managing Director & Global Head of AI & Data Policy at JPMorgan Chase
Prof. Yannis Ioannidis
President of the Association for Computing Machinery
Prof. Yannis Ioannidis
President of the Association for Computing Machinery
Prof. Yannis Ioannidis
President of the Association for Computing Machinery
Dr. Urvashi Aneja
Founder & Director, Digital Futures Lab
Dr. Urvashi Aneja
Founder & Director, Digital Futures Lab
Dr. Urvashi Aneja
Founder & Director, Digital Futures Lab
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