About
The then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted the first AI summit in the UK in November 2023, with an invitation to the world’s leaders to attend. The event did a deep-dive into how we can ensure that AI can be adopted ethically and effectively – including in a way that respects data privacy, avoids bias and minimises misinformation.
Just over a year later, President Emmanuel Macron hosted the second such summit, with dozens of countries including France, China and India signed an agreement, pledging an “open”, “inclusive” and “ethical” approach to AI’s development. But the new Trump and Starmer administrations did not sign it.
Our breakfast roundtable will be an interactive discussion to explore the defining question of our time: as algorithms increasingly shape human choices, who ensures they reflect human conscience? The session will address the risks of unbridled AI – disinformation, bias, and erosion of truth – and highlight ethical frameworks and leadership actions to align technology with humanity.
It is organised in collaboration with the World Forum for Ethics in Business. The audience will be CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors, and senior leaders across tech, AI, business and policy, who are committed to values-driven growth and responsible innovation.
About our host Dr Sanjay Pradhan
The President of WFEB is the former CEO of the 77-country Open Government Partnership, from 2016 to 2025. Under his leadership, OGP achieved global scale, expanding its membership to 77 countries and 150 local governments along with thousands of civil society organizations who together delivered more than 5,500 reforms to make governments more open and less corrupt. As OGP CEO, Sanjay led OGP’s policy dialogue with Heads of States, ministers and civil society organisations, and served as OGP’s global spokesperson. After completing his tenure as CEO, Sanjay has been serving as OGP Global Ambassador.
Prior to OGP, Sanjay served as the World Bank Vice President for eight years holding multiple portfolios, including the World Bank’s Vice President for Leadership, Learning and Innovation, Vice President of the World Bank Institute, and the World Bank’s first Director for Governance.
Sanjay is a global spokesperson and distinguished speaker on governance, democracy, anticorruption and ethics, speaking in major world forums including a TED Talk, the UN General Assembly, the European Parliament, the BBC World Debate, London Anti-Corruption Summit, International Anticorruption Conference, and OGP Global Summits. At the 2022 World Economic Forum Davos, Sanjay was awarded Social Innovator of the Year 2022 by The Schwab Foundation for being “a tireless champion of good governance and fighting corruption”.
Sanjay has published widely. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College.
About the World Forum for Ethics in Business
Founded in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, WFEB has convened 100,000+ leaders across 80 countries – from heads of state and CEOs to ministers, civil society, and youth – to demonstrate that business can be both ethical and profitable. As WFEB approaches its 20th Anniversary, it is advancing three frontiers, including the ethics of AI (e.g., watermarking, bias audits, privacy-by-design, workforce transition plans — paired with independent certification), regenerative climate action (beyond net-zero toward circular and restorative models) and integrity in business (anti-corruption playbooks and ethical business hubs).
The WFEB is a registered public interest foundation (“fondation d’utilité publique” – N° 822.216.342) based in Belgium. The mandate of the Forum includes all manners of pursuing and establishing the indispensable ethical foundations of business in a globalised world. The World Forum for Ethics in Business holds a special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.
Registration details
When: Mon 24 November | 7:30am arrivals, 8 – 9:30am breakfast and speeches, 9:45am close
Where: East India Club, 16 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LH
Tickets: Members: Complimentary | Non-Members: Request a space by filling in the link | Register here