2025 Symposium on Globally Beneficial AI
Overview
The one-day symposium will explore how AI can be designed and deployed to deliver equitable benefits and opportunities for people around the world. Hosted by the University of Washington’s Center for Globally Beneficial AI, the event will convene approximately 40 experts from UW, the tech industry, and nonprofit organizations to collaboratively shape the future of globally beneficial AI. Through focused small-group discussions, participants will identify pressing research questions and challenges, sparking cross-disciplinary dialogue and new collaborations. Light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Logistics
WHEN: Friday, October 10th, 2025 from 8:30a.m. to 5:30p.m.WHERE: Zillow Commons (4th Floor) Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2), University of Washington
Seattle Campus [View on Google Maps]
HOW TO ATTEND: Due to capacity constraints, this event is invite-only.
Attendees
Adam Romero
UW Bothell, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Ahmad Ezzeddine
UW Office of Global Affairs
Andrew Meltzoff
UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences
Aylin Caliskan
UW Information School and RAISE
R. Ben Shapiro
UW Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Brent Hecht
Microsoft
Brooke Bosley
Microsoft
Chi-Wang Yang
UW School of Drama
Daniela Roesner
UW Human Centered Design & Engineering
Ece Kamar
Microsoft Research
Ed Cutrell
Microsoft Research
Golden M. Owens
UW Cinema & Media Studies
Hesham Eraqi
Amazon
Huatong Sun
UW Tacoma, Culture, Arts and Communication
Jaemarie Solyst
UW Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Jaime Teevan
Microsoft
Jason Young
UW Information School
Jing Xu
UW Department of Anthropology
Jonathan Bragg
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Juan Pampin
UW DXArts
Judith Yaaqoubi
Microsoft
Julie Kientz
UW Human Centered Design & Engineering
Katharina Reinecke
UW Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Kurtis Heimerl
UW Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Maggie Lynn
Databricks
Mari Ostendorf
UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mira Dontcheva
Adobe Research
Nigini Oliveira
UW Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and LabintheWild
Rajesh Rao
UW Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Richard Ladner
UW Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Rodolfo Cortes Barragan
UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences
Ryan Calo
UW Law and Tech Policy Lab
Sara Katz
UW Office of Global Affairs
Sunipa Dev
Google Research
Tabitha Espina
UW Tacoma, Culture, Arts and Communication
Tanu Mitra
UW Information School
Temi Odumosu
UW Information School
Thomas Gilbert
UW Foster School of Business
Student Volunteers
Jeffrey Basoah
Ph.D. Student
Jiawen Zhu
Ph.D. Student
Julie Yu
Undergraduate Student
Katelyn Mei
Ph.D. Student
Nino Migineishvili
Ph.D. Student
Rock Yuren Pang
Ph.D. Student
Rohit Maheshwari
Undergraduate Student
Agenda
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 8:30am - 9:15am |
Welcome remarks Light breakfast, coffee, tea |
| 9:15am - 10:45am | Session #1: Small-group discussions on globally beneficial AI (chaired by Raj Rao and Katharina Reinecke) |
| 10:45am - 11:15am | Coffee break |
| 11:15am - 12:45pm | Session #2: Small-group discussions on opportunities and risks (chaired by Kurtis Heimerl and Ben Shapiro) |
| 12:45pm - 1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:15pm - 2:00pm | Presentations of Session #2 outcomes |
| 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Session #3: Actionable steps towards globally beneficial AI (chaired by Tanu Mitra and Daniela Rosner) |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Cookies and tea break |
| 4:00pm - 5:15pm | Presentations of Session #3 outcomes |
| 5:15pm - 5:30pm | Closing remarks |