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.
Training Opportunities (Free and Fee-based)
Self-Paced | Online | Unlocking AI for Nonprofits, by NetHope and Microsft (*), Cost: Free
Self-Paced | Online | AI and Human Rights 101, by United Nations Global Compact, Cost: Free
Calendar 2026
April 2026
21-24 April 2026 | Singapore | Black Hat Asia 2026, organised by Black Hat (*)
22 April 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia | AI Governance for the Greater Good: Balancing Innovation and Ethics, organised by Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia
22 April 2026 | Virtual | Where Do the Dollars Go? Understanding Cross-Border Payments and the Hidden Losses in Aid Flows, organised by Asian Venture Philanthropists Network (members only) (*)
22-23 April 2026 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting, organised by the World Economic Forum (*)
22-23 April 2026 | Singapore | CNBC Converge Live, organised by CNBC (*)
22-24 April 2026 | Hong Kong | THE Asia Universities Summit – Igniting Global Transformation: Asia’s Leadership, organised by THE Events Network and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (*)
23 April 2026 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Digital Transformation Summit 34th Edition, organised by EXITO (*)
23 April 2026 | Virtual | Informal Stakeholder Consultation: Global Dialogue on AI Governance, organised by the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies
27-28 April 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | AICHR Regional Forum on Human Rights Cities in ASEAN: Localising human rights for inclusive development towards localising the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, organised by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
28 April 2026 | Melbourne, Australia | Transforming Financing for Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific, side event at the Women Deliver 22026 Conference, organised by Asian Venture Philanthropists Network and Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) (*)
28-29 April 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2º Diálogos Atlânticos sobre Tecnologia e Regulação, organised by Escola de Direito da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) through the Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade, and Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), through the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law
29-30 April 2026 | Manila, Philippines | GEN.AI Summit Philippines: The ASEAN Generative AI Revolution, organised by callobconf (*)
30 April 2026 | Virtual, Southeast Asia | Advancing and Inclusive AI Workforce Transition in Vietnam, organised by Asian Venture Philanthropists Network (*)
30 April 2026 | Virtual | Game Over for Scammers: Regional Defenses Against Online Gambling-related Scams, organised by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (*)
May 2026
TBD | Singapore | Singapore International Scientific Exchange on AI Safety, organised by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information
04-07 May 2026 | Singapore | HR Tech Asia 2026, organised by HR Executive (*)
05-08 May 2026 | Zambia and online | RightsCon 2026, organised by AccessNow (*)
06 May 2026 | Canberra, Australia | Mekong Update 2026: Cross-cutting challenges in mainland Southeast Asia, organised by Chulalongkorn University and the Australian National University
11-12 May 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | 6th LAWASIA Human Rights Conference: Human Rights under Threat: Meeting the Challenges from Repression, Climate Change, Artificial Intelligence & the Decline of the Rule of Law, organised by the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA) and the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law
11-13 May 2026 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | AI Everything Summit, organised by Department of Government Enablement and solutions (Mubadala Company) (*)
15-17 May 2026 | Singapore | AI Engineer Summit Singapore, organised by AI Engineer and 65Labs (*)
19-21 May 2026 | London, UK | Tech Abuse Conference, organised by Gender Tech and University College London
19-21 May 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Africa Tech Policy Summit (AfTPS) 2026, organised by KICTANet
20 May 2026 | Daegu, Republic of Korea | International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, organised by Global Conferences (*)
20-22 May 2026 | Singapore | Asia Tech x Singapore, organised by Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore
20-23 May 2026 | TBD | 43rd ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Meeting, organised by AICHR
21-24 May 2026 | Shanghai, China | 9th Annual Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference: Evolutionary Cities and Landscapes, organised by the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
26-28 May 2026 | Cebu, Philippines | Reimagining CX, Shaping the World, organised by Contact Center Association of the Philippines (*)
29-31 May 2026 | Singapore | ISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2026, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies
