Today’s Events^ dispatch contains curated posts — currently through all of 2026 — to keep you updated on knowledge shaping moments outside the mainstream Northern discourse. Please feel free to submit any upcoming events — seminars, conferences, webinars, workshops, trainings, etc — that you feel are relevant by dropping me a note.
Events indicated with an (*) indicate activities that seem to be funded in part or in whole by a private sector entity (or the convening organisation receives private sector funding) and you are encouraged to investigate further.
Training Opportunities (Free and Fee-based)
19 Jan - 27 Feb 2026 | Online | AI For Social Impact and Public Policy, by ILO International Training Centre, Cost: EUR 1,010
17 Feb - 17 Mar 2026 | Online | Leveraging Data and AI for Peace: From Dashboards to Storytelling for Conflict Prevention, by United Nations System Staff College, Cost: US$1,250
Self-Paced | Online | Unlocking AI for Nonprofits, by NetHope and Microsoft (*), Cost: Free
Self-Paced | Online | AI and Human Rights 101, by United Nations Global Compact, Cost: Free
Calendar 2026
January 2026
14 January 2026 | Online | World Bank Tokyo Online Morning Seminar #213: Digital Progress and Trends Report 2025, Strengthening AI Foundations, organised by the World Bank
17 January 2026 | Chennai, India and Hybrid | International Conference on Data Privacy and Bioethics, organised by Mastering Up (*)
19 January 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | Public Lecture: “Patriotic Criminals: China’s Covert Netherworld in Southeast Asia”, organised by Chulalongkorn University Institute of Asian Studies and the Australian National University
20 January 2026 | Kuala Lumpur | Tech Law Conference: AI, Cybersecurity, Data Protection and Digital Evidence (In-Person and Online), organised by the Malaysia Bar Council (*)
20-27 January 2026 | Singapore | The 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, organised by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) (*)
21-23 January 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | 5th Global Peace Summit, organised by Humanitarian Affairs
21-24 January 2026 | Pattaya, Thailand | 18th International Conference on Knowledge and Smart Technology, organised by IEEE Thailand Section, Knowledge and Smart Technology Research Lab, and Burapha University
24-25 January 2026 | Aizuwakamatsu, Japan | 3rd ICAIH Conference on AI Horizons & Society, organised by the University of Aizu
26 January 2026 | Online | World Bank Tokyo Online Morning Seminar #215: Reboot Development, the Economics of a Livable Planet, organised by the World Bank
26-31 January 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) 2026, organised by Prince Mahidol Award Foundation
February 2026
04-05 February 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | AI Asia and CyberSec Asia, organised by VNU Asia Pacific (*)
05 February 2026 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Asia AI Infrastructure Malaysia Summit 2026, organised by Escom Events (*)
05 February 2026 | Singapore | AI Revolution Summit, organised by traicon (*)
07 February 2026 | Dubai | AI Community Days (AICD) Dubai 2026, organised by AICD
11-13 February 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | 2026 International Conference on Digtal Platform Governance, organised by UNESCO and the European Union
17 February 2026 | New Delhi, India | AI Safety Asia Session at India Impact Summit, oragnised by AI Safety Asia, International Association for Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence, Center for Human-Compatible AI and AI Safety Connect
19-20 February 2026 | New Delhi, India | India - AI Impact Summit, organised by the Government of India (*)
20 February 2026 | Online | An International Comparison: Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Approaches to AI in Health Care, organised by The Petrie-Flom Center - Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School
24-26 February 2026 | Paris, France | IASEAI’26 Annual Conference, organised by the International Association of Safe and Ethical AI
24-26 February 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | Community Resilience Partnership Program, Partnership Forum 2026, organised by the Asian Development Bank
24-27 February 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2026, organised by UN ESCAP
March 2026
01-03 March 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | 17th Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference (WLEC2026): Women Rising - Voices of Power, Agents of Change, organised by the Tomorrow People Organisation
4-7 March 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | The NERPS 2026 Conference (Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability, organised by NERPS, Hiroshima University and United Nations University
