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AI is Change.
Global AI Alliance helps people understand artificial intelligence, build capacity with purpose, and play an active role in shaping change.
OUR PARTNERS
Global Leaders in Education andย Industry
92 Universities
100+ Major Corporations
WHAT WE DO
WHAT WE DO
We help individuals, employees and employers everywhere to learn and understand ethically and responsibly, more about Ai.
What it is, how it works, where itโs going and how it affects you.
How to use it to empower yourself, how to make yourself more productive and protect your job, how to help yourself, help your business or your employer create opportunities using Ai.
We all must own AI or it will own us!
Global
Perspective
Cross-Disciplinary
Community
Human-Centered
Mission
Lifelong
Learning
Our Approach
How We Do This
Learn
We make AI understandable, practical and accessible through education designed for different levels of experience.
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Learn through our 1-month online AI Accelerator or take your knowledge further with our 1-year University Diploma programme.
Stay informed with daily AI news round-ups from around the world, translated into straightforward, practical explanations of what developments in AI actually mean for you, your career and your future.
Empower
For those with AI business ideas, we help turn ambition into something real.
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We analyse your idea, product and market, helping you develop a robust plan and understand where the opportunity lies.
Through our university network, we can provide space, mentorship and access to academic expertise and facilities to help you develop, test, qualify and validate your project.
For ideas ready to move forward, we can then provide access to growth funding to help take them to market.
Flourish & Prosper
Our goal goes beyond teaching people how to use AI. We want people to be able to benefit from the opportunities it creates.
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As AI continues to change how we live and work, our members will be equipped to learn more, understand more and use AI confidently to keep pace with change, create new opportunities and participate in the future it is creating.
Whether you are a student, professional, entrepreneur or simply someone who wants to understand what comes next, AI should create opportunities for people of every age and background to flourish and prosper.
AI can be a positive force for all of us. But achieving that future requires people to understand it, participate in it and help shape how it is used.
Join a growing global community spanning Vatican communities, corporate workforces and students across our affiliated universities in our mission to make AI work for everyone.
LEADERSHIP
The people helping shape the Alliance.
Global AI Alliance is guided by leaders and advisors whose experience spans technology, finance, government, investment, law, ethics, entrepreneurship, and global affairs. Together, our Board, Trustees, and Advisors help guide the Alliance's direction, protect its mission, and connect its work to the world it aims to serve.
Christopher Hinn
Board Member
Christopher Hinn is an international strategist, government advisor, and security executive with more than 50 years of experience across U.S.-Middle East relations, aviation, transportation, and counterterrorism. Appointed by President George W. Bush to the Senior Executive Service, he served in senior international and Middle East advisory roles at TSA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
William McMurry
Board Member
William โBillโ McMurry, Co-Founder and CEO of W1 Global, is a former FBI leader specializing in international corruption, transnational crime, and financial investigations. He led landmark cases including 1MDB and Odebrecht and previously served as a U.S. Air Force officer and AFOSI Special Agent.
Yasser Ibrahim
Board Member
Yasser Ibrahim is a globally experienced banking executive and strategic advisor focused on innovation, digital transformation, and the future of financial services. His leadership across major international institutions brings expertise in governance, cross-border strategy, and emerging business models.
Sameh El-Shahat
Board Member
Sameh El-Shahat is Co-Founder of Verityv Ecosystems and CEO of China-i (Huayu), with expertise in AI, unstructured data, and financial risk innovation. He has pioneered AI-driven methods for turning non-traditional risk signals into investment intelligence and has advised on more than $30 billion in transactions.
Michael Mainelli
Board of Trustees Member
Michael Mainelli is Chairman of Z/Yen Group and a former Lord Mayor of London. A scientist-turned-accountant, he has led innovations across mapping, finance, and technology while holding senior roles in academia, government, and industry.
Karl Cramp
Board of Trustees Member
Karl Cramp is a serial entrepreneur with more than 40 years of experience across engineering, telecoms, financial services, and retail. He has founded and scaled national and online businesses, held numerous board roles, and now mentors investment ventures with a focus on ethical growth, innovation, and governance.
Fr. Philip Larrey
Advisor
Fr. Philip Larrey is a Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian working at the intersection of faith, science, and technology. A professor at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, he advises Vatican initiatives on ethics and artificial intelligence and speaks globally on AI, human dignity, and the future of humanity.
Leslie Wolfson
Advisor
Leslie Wolfson is a board trustee and startup mentor with experience across entrepreneurship, technology, media, and investment. She supports founders, investors, and institutions through partnerships, growth strategy, and innovation in an AI-driven economy.
Peter Holden
Advisor
Peter Holden is Founder and Managing Partner of Dunworth Capital, with more than 30 years of experience in AI research, commercialization, and investment. He advocates for human-centered AI and supports initiatives spanning healthcare, ethics, mental health, and socially responsible technology.
William Divine
Advisor
William Divine is an energy entrepreneur who built major oil ventures through self-taught expertise before turning his focus to clean-energy innovation. His companies and charities capture wasted flare gas and transform pollution into power and valuable products.
Kouji Kodera
Advisor
Kouji Kodera is a wireless industry veteran with more than 20 years of leadership at Mitsubishi Electric, Sony Ericsson, HTC, and Motorola Mobility. He helped create products including Moto Z, HTC One, Xperia, Walkman, and Cybershot phones, and now leads i8 Labs in applying AI, computer vision, and smart sensor technology to new solutions.
Emily Jane Smith
Advisor
Emily Jane Smith, LL.B., LL.M., is a cross-border legal professional and founder of Heniam & Associates, with experience in immigration, human rights, and international client representation between the UK and Spain. Her work brings a human-centered perspective to AI governance, including access to justice, automated decision-making, and responsible AI in legal and cross-border services.
Marshall Meyers
Advisor
Marshall Meyers is a veteran attorney and policy strategist with decades of experience in international law, regulatory affairs, animal welfare, and industry advocacy. He has advised trade associations, businesses, and global organizations on complex legislative and compliance matters.
Frank Di Crisi
Advisor
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CONFERENCES & EVENTS
Where ideas become relationships.
Global AI Alliance brings people together across technology, business, education, research, investment, policy, and society to explore the opportunities, questions, and responsibilities emerging around artificial intelligence.
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AI & Humanity
ROME ยท CAMPO SANTO TEUTONICO
An invitation-only gathering of approximately 80 leaders, innovators, investors, and thinkers focused on how artificial intelligence can advance human potential while protecting agency, responsibility, and human values. With His Holiness the Pope attending, the Rome gathering marks an important expression of Global AI Allianceโs Humanity First mission and its commitment to bringing cross-disciplinary dialogue into places of global influence.
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More Events Coming Soon
AROUND THE WORLD
New Global AI Alliance conferences and gatherings are in development. Join the email list to hear when new dates and locations are announced.
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Be Part of What Comes Next.
Exciting things are coming in Q4 2026. Pre-register for upcoming Global AI Alliance news, events, opportunities, and announcements.