LIVE PREMIERE | Global Stage: Live from the AI for Good Summit
Between armed conflicts, climate disasters, and mass displacement, humanitarian needs are rising worldwide. At the same time, funding shortfalls and geopolitical uncertainty are straining the organizations on the frontlines of response. Artificial intelligence won’t fix the system, but it can help stretch our resources further. The question is whether we can deploy that technology quickly enough and responsibly enough to actually make a difference.
AI diffusion still remains uneven and inequitable, with low uptake particularly across the Global South. For many of the communities that stand to benefit most, questions of trust, accessibility, and cyber protection remain the biggest obstacles to adoption. So where is practical AI already making a difference? What partnerships are succeeding, and what can actually be achieved within the framework of today's global environment?
At this year's AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, our Global Stage panel discussion focuses on how AI can help humanitarian institutions serve people at greater scale — and what stands in the way. Join us on Thursday, July 9th at 11am ET/5 pm CEST to watch the live premiere.
GZERO's Global Chief Content Officer Tony Maciulis moderates a discussion with distinguished global experts:
- Annalena Baerbock — President of the 80th United Nations General Assembly
- Amandeep Singh Gill — UN Under-Secretary-General, Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies
- Kamal Kishore — Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR
- Prof. Celeste Saulo — Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization
- Brad Smith — Vice Chair & President, Microsoft
Our Webby-nominated Global Stage series, a partnership between GZERO and Microsoft, examines critical issues at the intersection of technology, politics, and society.
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Speakers
Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th United Nations General Assembly
Annalena Baerbock was sworn in on 9 September 2025 to serve as the President of the Eightieth Session of the General Assembly, which runs from September 2025 to September 2026. She serves as Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs from December 2021 until May 2025. Throughout her career she has been a strong advocate for the multilateral system, human rights, and climate policy. She was an elected member of the German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) from 2013 until June 2025. In 2018, she was elected co-chairperson of the Green Party and held the position of party leader until 2022.
Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General, Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies
Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill serves as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, a mandate he assumed on 1 January 2025. He previously served as the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology (2022–2024). In this capacity, Mr. Gill leads the Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET), guiding the implementation of the Global Digital Compact and advising UN leadership on the strategic implications of technology.
Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR
Kamal Kishore has served as Assistant Secretary-General, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in Geneva, Switzerland, since March 2024. He brings to this position nearly three decades of experience in disaster risk reduction, climate action, and sustainable development at the global, regional, national, and local levels, having worked in government, the United Nations, and civil society organizations.
Prof. Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization
Professor Celeste Saulo was appointed Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) by the Nineteenth World Meteorological Congress (Cg-19), held in 2023. She is the first female as well as the first South American Secretary-General. Her four-year term began on 1 January 2024. Prior to this, she served as the Director of the National Meteorological Service of Argentina since 2014 and was the First Vice-President of the WMO.
Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft
As Microsoft’s vice chair and president, Brad Smith is responsible for spearheading the company’s work and representing it publicly on a wide variety of critical issues involving the intersection of technology and society, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy, environmental sustainability, human rights, digital safety, immigration, philanthropy, and products and business for non-profit customers. He leads a team of roughly 2,000 business, legal and corporate affairs professionals located in 54 countries and operating in more than 120 nations.
Tony Maciulis (moderator), Global Chief Content Officer, GZERO Media
Tony Maciulis is an award-winning media executive whose career has spanned network television, digital content, and thought leadership initiatives for some of the world’s top brands.He is currently Chief Content Officer of GZERO Media, a subsidiary of Eurasia Group. In his role, he leads a team of creators producing the US public television program GZERO World with Ian Bremmer as well as podcasts and daily newsletters and serves as executive producer and host of the series Global Stage.Prior to GZERO, Tony was Katie Couric’s longtime producer and Head of News Video at Yahoo.
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