AI House, Davos, Summit Stage
As AI becomes foundational to governance, education, and infrastructure, some nations are evolving into fully AI-native societies. This panel explores how policy, identity, and civic systems are being reimagined around intelligent technologies and what it means to build nations where innovation is embedded by design, inclusive by intent, and governed with accountability. The discussion will explore the interplay between state capacity and frontier technologies, and how nations are positioning themselves not just as adopters of AI, but as architects of a new socio-technical contract. As the next wave of intelligence reshapes everything from workforce development to national resilience, panelists will unpack the institutional, ethical, and geopolitical foundations required to make the AI-native future a reality.
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Moderator: Baroness Joanna Shields, Executive Chair, Responsible AI Future Foundation

Executive Chair, Responsible AI Future Foundation

Chris Lehane, Chief Global Affairs Officer, OpenAI

Kay Firth Butterfield, CEO, Good Tech Advisory

WIlliam Fedus, Co-Founder, Periodic Labs

Andrew Jackson, Chief AI Officer, G42