Mr Abhishek Singh, Ministry of Electronics & IT, GoI
Mr Amir Banafetmi, Cognizant
Mr Vilas Dhar, Patrick McGovern Foundation
Ms Chenai Chair, Masakhane African Languages Hub
Ms Natasha Crampton, Microsoft
The session will launch the Global South Network on AI Safety & Evaluation — a global alliance of research and civil society organisations working to advance context-aware AI safety research and practice rooted in realities of the Global South. It will explore how AI safety priorities differ across Global South contexts, where South-South collaboration is most needed, and how evidence from deployment contexts across the Global South can strengthen global AI safety efforts.