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)
On-Demand | Online | คอร์สอบรมออนไลน์-ผลิตภัณฑ์สร้างสรรค์ยุคใหม่ ด้วย Generative AI (Online Training Course - New Generation of Innovative Products with Generative AI), by Big Data Institute under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Thailand, Cost: free
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: $1,250
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
January 2026
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
21-25 January 2026 | Bohol, Philippines | ASEAN Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting (SEOM), organised by ASEAN
24 January 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia and Online | Exchange on Startups Digital Ecosystem Landscape Germany - Indonesia, organised by International Digital Dialogues (German Federal Government) and Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs Indonesia
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
27 January 2026 | Virtual | Advanced Governance without Exclusion: A Critical Dialogue on Global AI Leadership, an India AI Impact Summit official pre-Event, organised by AI Safety Asia, Future of Life Institute, Mila Québec
29 January 2026 | Virtual, Asia | Open-Source AI, Sovereignty and the New Geopolitics of Capability, an India AI Impact Summit official pre-Event, organised by AI Safety Asia and Chatham House
29 January 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand and Online | Decoding Myanmar’s 2026 Economy with Panitan Wattanayagorn and Thannicha Lermtong, organised by Asia Insight and SEA Junction (*)
29 January 2026 | Udon Thani, Thailand | งานขับเคลื่อนการท่องเที่ยวไทยด้วยข้อมูลขนาดใหญ่ ปัญญาประดิษฐ์ และดิจิทัล จังหวัดอุดรธานี (Driving Thai Tourism using big data, AI, and digital technology), organised by the Big Data Institute (under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Thailand)
31 January - 07 February 2026 | Digital Rights & Youth Advocacy in Practice (DRIP), organised by Safenet Indonesia
February 2026
04-05 February 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | AI Asia and CyberSec Asia, organised by VNU Asia Pacific (*)
05 February 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand and Online | Decline of Rights in 2025: Conflict, Aid Cuts, Democratic Backsliding - 2026 World Report Asia Release, organised by Human Rights Watch
05 February 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand and Online | Thailand’s Feb 8 general election: What is at stake?, organised by the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand
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
14-15 February 2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | African Union Summit (39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government, organised by the African 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
