Responsible Tech Summit: Embedding Accountability in the AI Era
October 29
On October 29, All Tech Is Human will convene the Responsible Tech Summit at The New York Times Center in Manhattan, bringing together leaders from across the Responsible Tech ecosystem for a day of dialogue, collaboration, and action. The summit will serve as the premier gathering for the global Responsible Tech movement, connecting voices from civil society, research, government, industry, academia, and philanthropy who are working to ensure technology advances in ways that align with the public interest.
At a time when artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping society, the conversation is shifting from broad principles to real-world accountability. The 2026 summit will center around the theme “From Principles to Power: Embedding Accountability in the AI Era.” For years, the Responsible Tech field has been guided by ethical frameworks, voluntary commitments, and emerging standards. Today, the challenge is clear: how do we translate those ideas into systems of governance, oversight, and design that ensure innovation does not come at the expense of safety, rights, or trust?
The Responsible Tech Summit is designed as a highly curated convening for 375 leaders that helps align and shape the direction of the movement. Participants will include global governance leaders, AI researchers, industry practitioners, policy experts, civil society advocates, and philanthropic leaders who are building the infrastructure of accountability for the digital age. Through keynotes, panels, and conversations, attendees will explore topics such as accountability by design, platform oversight, youth online safety, the Responsible Tech economy, and the evolving global regulatory landscape.
This will be the first Responsible Tech Summit that will be livestreamed, as we are building partnerships to amplify the stage activities to tens of thousands of individuals across the globe. This is a cross-sector gathering bringing the entire ecosystem together. Attendees will be:
Global Responsible Tech Research & Thought Leadership
Major Civil Society & Digital Rights Organizations
Responsible AI and Trust & Safety Practitioners
Philanthropy Driving the Responsible Tech Ecosystem
Movement Leadership
Building on previous summits that have featured leading thinkers such as Sherry Turkle, Tim Wu, Frances Haugen, Justin Hendrix, Amba Kak, Rob Reich, Nora Benavidez, Nina Jankowicz, Yael Eisenstat, Jameel Jaffer, Melissa Fleming, Katie Harbath, and Nabiha Syed, the 2026 gathering will continue to elevate the voices shaping the future of technology governance. Confirmed speakers include leaders such as Rumman Chowdhury, Cathy O’Neil, Eli Pariser, Camille François, Sinead Bovell, Renée Cummings, Ayah Bdeir, Joshua Elder, Anya Schiffrin, Julie Cordua, and more to be announced in the coming weeks.
Our strategic partner for the Responsible Tech Summit is Columbia World Projects. Columbia World Projects mobilizes the university’s researchers and scholars to work with governments, organizations, businesses and communities to tackle global challenges.
Click here to learn more and register to attend.