Program

AI Ethics and Governance in a Fractured World: Asia Pacific’s Path Forward

24 June 2025 9:00–17:30
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
7th Floor, Chaloem Rajakumari 60 Building (Chamchuri 10 Building)

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08:30 – 08:45 ---- Registration ----

08:45 – 09:00 Musical Performance

• Asst. Prof. Dr. Suwicharn Pattanapairawan
  Mae Fah Luang University

09:00 – 09:10 Welcome Remarks

• Prof. Dr. Wilert Puriwat
  President of Chulalongkorn University

09:10 - 09:20 Opening Remarks

• Prof. Dr. Sompong Klaynongsruang
  President of Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI)

09:20 -  09:25 ---- Group Photo Session ----

09:25 - 09:55 Keynote Speech
"Artificial Intelligence in a Fractured World: Bridge-Building for Asia-Pacific and Beyond"

• Professor Emeritus Vitit Muntarbhorn
  UN Special Rapporteur in several capacities, recipient of the 2004 UNESCO human rights education prize & Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University

09:55 - 10:25 Plenary Session

• Asst. Prof. Dr. Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit
  Dean, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University

• H.E. Dr. Ratchada Jayagupta
  Director of Asian Research Center for Migration, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University & Thailand representative to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)

• Prof. Dr. Miwako Hosoda
  Vice President, Asia Pacific Sociological Association & Founder, Inclusive Action for All

Moderator:

• Mr. Arthit Suriyawongkul, ADAPT Centre, Trinity College Dublin & Thai Netizen Network

10:25 - 10:30 Summary the June 23 connected event
"Enabling Ethical AI for Present and Future Generations in a Time of Heightened Global Insecurity"

• Dr. Steven Hartman
  Founding Executive Director, UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Global Directorate at Arizona State University's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory

10:30 – 10:40 ---- Coffee Break ----

10:40 – 12:00 Parallel Breakout Sessions – Round 1 (3 rooms)

1. Room 801 - Ethics at Risk: Navigating the AI dilemma and the tech trap

2. Room 802 - Ethics and Governance of AI for Health

3. Room 1401 - AI for Humanity: Creating technology that leaves no one behind

12:00 – 13:00 ---- Lunch Break ----

13:00 – 14:20 Parallel Breakout Sessions – Round 2 (3 rooms)

1. Room 801 - Evolving Together: Navigating Ethics and Meaning in the Age of AI

2. Room 802 - Cybercrime Ecosystem: Problems and prospect

3. Room 1401 - AI and Peacebuilding

14:20 – 14:40 ---- Coffee Break ----

14:40 – 16:00 Parallel Breakout Sessions – Round 3 (4 rooms)

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Room 801 - Biodiversity Collapse, Climate, and the Indigenous Peoples Across Borders

                     2. Room 802 - The Gambling Industry in the Age of AI

                     3. Room 1401 - Human Security: Hopes, challenges and solutions for vulnerable groups in the flow of false/true information on social media

                     4. Room 1402 - AI Literacy's New Frontier: Confronting our epistemic gaps to govern the algorithmic age

16:00 – 16:30 Special Session: Youth Voices
Eastern Himalaya-Mekong Cross-Regional Panel
"Inclusive Action for Human Security, Planetary Health, and Our Futures”

• Ms. Preity Gurung
  Centre for Indigenous Peoples Research and Development, Nepal

• Mr. Thomas Malsom
  Tripura, India

• Mr. Phatchara Kamchamnarn
  The Northern Development Foundation (NDF)

• Ms. Pinsuda Namkaew
  Tonkla Indigenous Children and Youth Network (TKN)

Moderator:
Ms. Vinissa Kattiya-aree, SEA Junction

16:30 – 16:50 Reflection, Sharing, and Conclusion

Moderator:
Ms. Vinissa Kattiya-aree, SEA Junction

16:50 - 17:00 Closing Remarks

• Professor Emeritus Surichai Wun’gaeo
  Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University & Vice President, UNESCO Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Intergovernmental Council

*Program subject to change as appropriate.