Events^ from the Rest of Us (14.07.25)
Policy-shaping knowledge moments from outside the mainstream
Latest updates on knowledge shaping moments outside the mainstream Northern discourse. Please note that (margin*notes)^squared will initially focus on knowledge events in the Asia Pacific Region. Please feel free to submit any upcoming events — seminars, conferences, webinars, workshops, etc — that you feel are relevant by dropping me a note.
Because it is vitally important to understand who funds knowledge moments that shape our public policy discourse, events indicated with an (*) indicate that it seems they may be funded in part or in whole by a private sector entity and you are encouraged to investigate further.
Calendar
July 2025
15 July 2025, Cambodia (virtual): Webinar: Integrating an Inclusive Lens into AI Innovation, organised by UN ESCAP and Community of Practice: AI Cambodia
16 July 2025, Beijing, PRC: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang to hold media briefing in Beijing, organised by NVIDIA (*)
17-19 July 2025, Chiang Mai, Thailand: Decolonizing Southeast Asia Studies Conference, organised by the Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development at Chiang Mai University and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin Madison, supported by the Henry Luce Foundation
18 July 2025, Bangkok, Thailand: Executive Training Program on AI Governance for Policy Makers and Civil Servants, organised by UN ESCAP, DEPA (Digital Economy Promotion Agency of Thailand)
22-23 July 2025, Manila, Philippines: PhilSec 2025 Cyber Security Summit, organised by TradePass, CICC, National Privacy Commission of the Philippines, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (*)
23 July 2025, Taguig City, Philippines: AICON PH 2025, organised by the Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Association of the Philippines.
24 July 2025, Manila, Philippines: The Evolution of Tech Governance in Southeast Asia, Spotlight on the Philippines, organised by Tech for Good Institute (Singapore) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology of the Philippines (DICT).
25 July 2025, Online webinar: In Search of Thailand’s New Industrial Strategy, organised by the Thailand Studies Programme of ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute (Singapore)
25 July 2025, Bangkok, Thailand: Empowering Global Citizenship: A Workshop on Digital Transformation and Inclusion for Sustainable Development, organised by UN ESCAP, SDG for Global Citizenship and Chulalongkorn University.
31 July 2025, virtual: 4th ASEAN Task Force on Fake News (4th ASEAN TFFN), organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and ASEAN.
By 31 July 2025, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Malaysia’s National AI Action Plan 2026-20230, public comment and consultation survey.
August 2025
04 August 2025, Jakarta, Indonesia: WAN-IFRA AI Forum 2025 Jakarta, organised by WAN-IFRA (World Association of News Publishers) and KG Media Group Indonesia (*)
4-6 August 2025, Bangkok, Thailand: Techsauce Global Summit 2025, organised by Techsauce (*)
11-13 August 2025, Surabaya, Indonesia: 8th Human Rights Conference (8HRC): Protecting human rights in Asia amid energy transition, technological disruption and democratic regression, organised by University of Sydney (Sydney Southeast Asia Centre), Universitas Airlangga, Universitas Jember, Sydney University Law School.