GTF 2026 Program

Advanced AI is developed in a handful of economies by a few technological players, yet its impact is global — and its governance remains unsettled. As governments and companies take different paths, the world faces a defining choice: shared, connected rules for AI, or a patchwork of competing ones? This session compares how different economies and tech players are approaching AI, where they align and diverge, and asks how the world can build an approach that works across borders.

Public–private partnerships and collaboration are central to building the new digital economy. This session asks: which models work best, and how can governments and businesses adopt or adapt them? Panellists will share what works, the lessons they’ve learned, and how to make these collaborations faster, fairer and easier to scale.

Digital inequality between countries is becoming a constraint on global growth, innovation, and connectivity. This session examines why advanced economies have a strategic interest in supporting digital development in emerging and transition economies, and what models can make that cooperation effective.

This roundtable will surface the most pressing questions for discussion — from reskilling in an age of accelerating AI, to responsibility and funding for managing the transition, to what it will take to ensure advanced and emerging economies can prepare before change fully arrives.

This roundtable explores how partners can deepen cooperation on trusted innovation in an era of fast-cycle, dual-use technologies. With a particular focus on scaling solutions across the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific, it will consider what a more agile, secure, and interoperable model for cross-border dual-use tech collaboration could look like.

Building on the summit-level “Central Asia plus Japan” framework, this roundtable convenes senior officials and experts from Japan and Central Asian states for an off‑the‑record discussion with a focus on the digital dimension.

As AI reshapes economies, some jobs will disappear, many will change, and entirely new professions will emerge. This session examines how governments, companies, and education systems can respond and help build a workforce ready for the next decade.

Quantum computing will reshape cybersecurity, scientific research, defense, and economic competitiveness. This session examines the global race for quantum leadership, the risks and opportunities it creates, and what governments and industry must do to remain competitive in — and effectively prepare for — the quantum era.

This roundtable will explore two interconnected questions for inclusive digital growth: how developing countries can co‑design the digital future based on trusted technological foundations, and how to build the long-term partnerships needed to sustain it. Participants will identify the toughest barriers as well as the most promising pathways for collaboration.

This roundtable will explore how responsible AI policy and trusted digital supply chains can evolve together, so that technology serves stability, security, and inclusion rather than undermining them. It will surface the most promising areas for common ground across jurisdictions — from shared guardrails against serious harms to policies that help both advanced and emerging economies build AI systems they can genuinely trust.

This roundtable will take stock of where fintech stands today and where it is heading next — from evolving business models and regulatory approaches to the impact of AI, digital currencies, and new infrastructure. Participants will explore the most important trends, emerging opportunities, and risks for financial inclusion, stability, and innovation.