Road to Geneva 2027
Road to Geneva is a collective mobilisation programme of the Geneva and international ecosystem, deployed over six consecutive months — from July to December 2026 — with the ambition of positioning Geneva as the indispensable capital of global AI governance, ahead of the Geneva AI Summit 2027.
The programme unfolds around 32 coordinated events, in Switzerland and abroad, in partnership with the most representative actors of the Geneva ecosystem and its international networks.
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A strategic window for Geneva
The global standards of AI governance will crystallise within the next 24 to 36 months. The AI for Good Summit (July 2026) and the Geneva AI Summit 2027 represent the historic opportunity for Geneva to durably anchor its role as the capital of multilateralism in the age of artificial intelligence. Road to Geneva is the operational translation of this ambition.
Programme timeline
- July 2026 — AI Geneva Trust House, alongside the AI for Good Summit (ITU, 6–10 July)
- September 2026 — WTO Public Forum “Powering the Future” (15–17 Sept.) and Swiss Biotech Forum
- October–November 2026 — National and international Road to Geneva conferences
- December 2026 — Mumbai WTC Conference and Geneva Global South Club closing gala
- January 2027 — Contributions to the WEF in Davos
- July 2027 — World AI Summit at Palexpo, Geneva: culmination of the programme
A programme aligned with the Tripartite Platform
Road to Geneva explicitly aligns with the tripartite dynamic led by the Swiss Confederation under the aegis of OFCOM (Ambassador Thomas Schneider), bringing together the Confederation and the Canton, international organisations (ITU, WTO, ICRC, ICT4Peace, UNOG) and civil society, academia and the private sector (EPFL, UNIGE, Graduate Institute).
Deliverables and KPIs
- 32 events organised or co-organised over 6 months
- 1 major publication: Geneva AI Governance Yearbook (80 pp., FR/EN)
- 2 public updates of the Crosswalk Open Source
- 4 policy briefs distributed to missions and international organisations
- 1 official contribution dossier to the Tripartite Platform
- 2,000 cumulative institutional participants, 50 diplomatic missions mobilised, 25 international Geneva institutions engaged
Would you like to take part in Road to Geneva?
Institutions, diplomatic missions, companies, academic partners or ecosystem stakeholders: if you wish to join, support or co-organise a stage of the Road to Geneva programme, please get in touch. We will respond promptly to explore collaboration opportunities.
Road to Geneva is led by the Geneva AI Governance Institute (GAIGI), ITU Sector Member since September 2025, in cooperation with the international Geneva ecosystem.