The Global AI Safety Imperative: From Principles to Action

A private, invitation-only conversation on moving responsible AI from principle to practice — held during UN General Assembly Week.

Date September 20, 2026

Location New York City

Format Private, invitation-only brunch

Request to join Registration is subject to host approval.

Featured panelists

Lisa Thee Moderator

Global Chair, International AI Safety Commission

Entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and founder of Minor Guard, an AI safety company she built to help protect people online. She teaches Leading in the Age of AI at the University of Michigan and has delivered talks on responsible AI and ethical leadership at TEDx, SXSW, and the Grace Hopper Celebration.

Earlier in her career, she led AI and data-driven work to combat child exploitation online in partnership with Microsoft, Google, and national law enforcement agencies. She is the author of Go! Reboot Your Career in 90 Days.

Arun Ravi Speaker

Microsoft

Senior Director of Health AI at Microsoft, overseeing first-party products, product marketing, portfolio planning, and platform commercialization strategy for Health and Life Sciences Platform & AI. Deeply involved in DAX and DAX Copilot; previously part of the founding team at AWS Health AI, helping launch Amazon Comprehend Medical, Amazon HealthLake, and Amazon Transcribe Medical.

Amrita Sarkar, Ph.D., MBA Speaker

Amazon Web Services

Global Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences Frontier AI Startup Go-to-Market at AWS, building and scaling Frontier AI startup ecosystems and guiding founders, model builders, and VCs through technical, commercial, and regulatory complexity. Fifteen years in tech and healthcare/deeptech venture capital, with subject-matter expertise in computational biology (PhD) and finance (MBA).

Amina Turgulova TBC Speaker

JPMorganChase · participation to be confirmed

Works in Digital Assets Risk Management & Compliance at JPMorganChase, at the intersection of emerging technology, digital assets, risk, compliance, and institutional adoption. Previously Global Regulatory and Policy Director at the Global Blockchain Business Council, working across jurisdictions with policymakers and regulators on the evolving regulatory environment around digital assets and emerging technologies.

Saibal Mukherjee Speaker

Takeda

Director, Legal, Global Data, Digital & Technology at Takeda, working at the intersection of AI, data, digital health, and technology regulation — including the EU AI Act, GDPR, cybersecurity, and medical device requirements. Has supported the design and rollout of more than 200 AI-enabled digital health and Software as a Medical Device offerings, and led NIS2 compliance efforts across all 27 EU member states.

Why this conversation, now

As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, GCRAI and the International AI Safety Commission (ICAS) are convening an intimate group of leaders shaping how artificial intelligence is developed, governed, deployed, and trusted around the world.

AI is advancing faster than regulatory and governance frameworks can evolve, while organizations across highly regulated industries are already deploying it at scale. This conversation moves past whether AI needs responsible governance, and focuses on how we actually build it — bringing together senior leaders across technology, healthcare and life sciences, financial services, government, policy, and investment.

What the discussion will cover

Moving responsible AI from principles and frameworks into implementation

How global organizations are preparing for increasingly capable AI systems

The evolving relationship between innovation, regulation, and risk

What responsible deployment looks like inside highly regulated industries

Navigating different AI regulatory regimes across jurisdictions

Creating governance structures that can evolve as quickly as the technology

Building public and institutional trust in AI

Where industry-led standards can complement government regulation

The role of cross-border and public-private collaboration

What leaders building and deploying AI need from policymakers — and what policymakers need from industry

Who will be in the room

A highly curated, invitation-only gathering of leaders across:

Technology and AI Government and public policy Financial services Healthcare and life sciences Venture capital and investment Startups and emerging technology Academia and research International organizations

About the hosts

Global Council for Responsible AI (GCRAI)

GCRAI brings together leaders across industry, government, academia, technology, and civil society to advance responsible AI development, governance, and implementation globally.

International AI Safety Commission (ICAS)

ICAS focuses on advancing international collaboration around AI safety, standards, governance, and the responsible development and deployment of increasingly capable AI systems.