Past Events

Event date: 24 January 2024, 13:00–16:00 CET The third event in the ‘Policy meets tech’ series will be dedicated to cryptography. It will focus on unpacking cryptographic technology and discussing its policy implications. The series is organised by Diplo, with the support of the US Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, and is dedicated […]

Event date: 7 December 2023, 10:00–16:00 CET Vulnerabilities in digital products and networks leading to cyberthreats raise security concerns from individual users to international security and peace. While States hold primary responsibility, meaningful cooperation with non-state actors, such as the private sector, academia, civil society, and the technical community, is crucial to foster a secure, […]

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in collaboration with eTrade for all, will host its annual eCommerce Week. This event will take place in Geneva and online from 4 to 8 December 2023. The theme for the 2023 edition is ‘Shaping the future of the digital economy’. The conference will focus on widening the […]

Event dates: 30 November–1 December 2023 The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is hosting the 7th session of the Group of Experts on drafting a new legal instrument on the use of automated vehicles in traffic (LIAV GE) in Geneva, Switzerland to take stock of the September 2023 session of the Global Forum for […]

Event date: 30 November 2023, 9:00–16:30 CET Held in conjunction with the 12th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, the B-Tech Project under the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is hosting a Generative AI Summit to explore and further define the undertaking of human rights due diligence when putting […]

Event dates: 30 November–1 December 2023 As agreed in May 2023 by the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerce and the Digital Economy of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Cooperation (UNCTAD), the working group on measuring e-commerce and the digital economy will address the following topics in the fourth meeting: The working group […]

Event dates: 27–29 November 2023 The annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights has gathered thousands of participants from governments, international organisations, business, trade unions, civil society, legal experts, and academia from around the world since 2011.  The 12th forum will focus on the actual changes that have occurred in the implementation of the […]

Event date: 21 November 2023, 13:00–16:00 CET The second event in the ‘Policy meets tech’ series will be dedicated to artificial intelligence. It will focus on unpacking AI technology and discussing its policy implications. The series is organised by Diplo, with the support of the US Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, and is […]

Event dates: 13–15 November 2023 The World Economic Forum (WEF) will hold its Annual Meeting on Cybersecurity 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, congregating over 150 leading cybersecurity experts from business, government, international organisations, civil society, and academia. The meeting aims to bring forth a safer and more resilient cyberspace by facilitating collaboration. According to WEF’s Global […]

Event dates: 30 October–3 November 2023 A preeminent annual platform for global peacebuilding communities, the Geneva Peace Week (GPW) 2023 is inviting all Geneva and international partners to share knowledge and practice on an assortment of issues related to peace across contexts and disciplines.  Marking its 10-year anniversary, the GPW23 will convene under the theme […]