Type
Conference
In-Person – Everything AI
Location
Brussels, Belgium
Date
-
Duration
2 Days
Programme Area
Peacekeeping
Registration
Application-based event
Mode of Delivery
Blended
Language(s)
English
Pillar
Peace
Partnership
ELISA
Event Objectives
- Bring together policy, technical, legal, and standards expertise to confront the hard questions of AI governance.
- Bridge what institutions want to do with what can actually be implemented, tested, and overseen in practice.
- Equip participants with actionable insights on robustness, accountability, democratic resilience, judicial risk, cybersecurity, and frontier governance challenges.
- Advance cooperation and shared understanding across jurisdictions and professional communities, bringing together perspectives from multiple regions and institutional contexts.
Background
Artificial intelligence no longer fits neatly within disciplinary or sectoral boundaries. It is reshaping how societies organise, how power is exercised, how knowledge is produced and validated, how economies evolve, and how governance is designed.
EVERYTHING AI is a two-day international event convening policymakers, international organisations, researchers, and practitioners to examine AI as a system-wide phenomenon. Moving beyond framings of AI as merely a technical challenge or a regulatory puzzle, the event adopts a rigorously multidisciplinary approach grounded in reality: contemporary AI intersects law, ethics, democracy, economics, science, global governance, and human rights.
Hosted at the UN House, Brussels, Belgium (Bd du Régent 37/40, 1000 Bruxelles), EVERYTHING AI creates space for cross-sector dialogue on how AI is reshaping governance and what we should do about it.
Participation is available both in person and online. Throughout the two days, meals will be provided for in-person participants, including two coffee breaks (morning and afternoon) and lunch. Registration is required, and due to limited capacity, early registration is strongly encouraged.
Content and Structure
Through high-level panels, expert-led thematic sessions, and case-focused discussions intersecting different sectors, participants will engage with key themes including:
- Digital twins and AI-driven policymaking (DestinE)
- Agentic AI in uncontrolled environments (Moltbook case discussion)
- EU AI Act implementation: oversight, standards, and operationalisation
- Cybersecurity, red-teaming, and adversarial risk
- Privacy, and AI in sensitive domains
- Courts and judicial risk in the age of generative AI
- Democracy, elections, misinformation, and public trust
- Accountability frameworks and institutional controls
- Knowledge, expertise, and epistemic authority
- AI, post-growth, and sustainability
- AI, inequality, and structural power
Methodology
The programme is designed to connect perspectives that rarely sit together in one room, using a format that prioritises exchange over speeches: keynotes set shared frames, panels surface points of tension and convergence, and workshops translate discussion into practical approaches. Participants should expect structured Q&A throughout and a focus on clear, implementable takeaways.
Targeted Audience
Bringing together approximately one hundred international policymakers, researchers, and practitioners, including representatives from international organisations, academia, public institutions, civil society, and technical communities.
We welcome:
- Policymakers, regulators, and public authorities at national, regional, and international levels;
- Representatives of United Nations agencies and international organisations;
- Academic researchers and scientific experts;
- Civil society leaders, ethics practitioners, and human rights-focused stakeholders;
- Technology governance specialists, standards and assurance professionals, and digital policy advisors;
- Institutional leaders and senior decision-makers responsible for AI strategy, risk management, and accountability.
Additional Information
In-Person Attendance Disclaimer:
UNITAR does not provide sponsorship for accommodation or travel to the conference.
Visa Support and Attendance:
UNITAR cannot assist with visa applications for the EVERYTHING AI event. Attendees are responsible for securing their own visas to enter Brussels. We strongly recommend contacting the relevant consular authorities well in advance to avoid delays.
Please note:
- Conference fees are non-refundable, including cases where a visa is delayed or denied.
- Participants should arrange their own travel insurance.
UNITAR can provide a digital (PDF) letter of invitation to support your visa application upon request. This will only be issued after proof of payment is received. Please send your proof of payment to elearning.ptp [at] unitar.org (elearning[dot]ptp[at]unitar[dot]org).
Once payment is completed, a purchase order will be automatically generated by the system. This serves as the official invoice and can be downloaded for administrative use. Please note, no additional invoices will be issued.
If you require a digital letter of participation (PDF), kindly email your proof of payment to elearning.ptp [at] unitar.org (elearning[dot]ptp[at]unitar[dot]org). Thank you for your understanding.
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to all participants after the event.
Data Protection and Privacy
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There are no discounts or fee waivers: all participants must pay the full registration fee.
The applicant shall bear any costs, charges, or exchange rates imposed by the bank. UNITAR is not responsible for these or any other additional costs or delays.