Events / News
Balancing Digital Sovereignties
Bonsai is engaging the G77+China grouping at the UN via the chairmanship of Uganda, to whom we have submitted a concept note on “Balancing Sovereignties in the Digital Era” towards a major event to be co-convened with three G77 governments, and a couple of other private sector partners at the UN headquarters in NY and in the context of Member States’ ongoing negotiations of the Global Digital Compact. This event will amount to a major contribution to the negotiation process and policy formulation of the eventual Global Digital Compact, which is expected to be voted on by heads of state/government at the Summit of the Future at UNGA in September 2024. Additionally, we are confident that this event and our engagement efforts with G77+China diplomats will shape and influence thinking and language that will go into the final document of the Global Digital Compact. For more on this, follow the link.
Partnership with University of California San Diego - a joint convening
Bonsai is planning a major conference on the positive disruptions and contributions that AI can bring in support of world peace and human security; the conference will be co-convened with UC San Diego (UCSD), in close coordination with UCSD’s Halicioglu Data Science Institute (https://datascience.ucsd.edu/
Bonsai advises the government of Brazil
Our Sr Advisor, Data Analytics, Dr. Carlos de Oliveira, provided advisory services to the government of Brazil, over a period of two months, in data governance, workforce development in technology and overall digital capabilities, risk management, preparation for adoption of AI applications at scale, and education and awareness raising regarding known/unknown risks, catastrophic scenarios, preparedness and prepositioning, etc.
Bonsai participates at NY AI Summit
Carlos also was a featured speaker at 2023 NY AI Summit on the topic of “Unlocking the Power of Collective Intelligence in AI: Insights from Industry Leaders.” – See https://newyork.theaisummit.com/conference-program.
Negotiations towards an "Open, Free and Secure Digital Future for All"
Member States of the United Nations are presently negotiating a Global Digital Compact (for more, see here https://www.un.org/techenvoy/global-digital-compact), which is expected to be voted on by heads of state/government at the Summit of the Future in the third week or September, 2024, during the UN General Assembly 79 Opening Session (UNGA 79) in New York. Bonsai is contributing to the ongoing deliberations and intergovernmental negotiations. Our plan is to, also, co-convene a side event at UNGA 79.
AI & Cybersecurity
Our Sr Advisor, AI Governance, Brennan Lodge, spoke at Stockholm AI & Cybersecurity Conference in Feb 2024, (See https://infosec-
Vint Cerf, the Father of the Internet, Advises Bonsai
We at Bonsai have been very fortunate to have had the privilege of engagement with and advice from the legendary, Vint Cert, one of the two inventors of the TCP/IP Protocol that runs the Internet, and a Vice President at Google. Thank you, Vint!
Introduction of Bonsai at NY AI Summit
On December 6 and 7, Bonsai will be represented at 2023 New York AI Summit. Over two days, industry executives, startup disruptors, commercial champions and public sector officials will converge to delve into the future of applied AI. It’s a premier gathering for experts, practitioners, policymakers, and business leaders – from a vast range of industries, like Healthcare, Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Government, Retail and Aerospace.
