Agenda

The Council of Tech and Social Cohesion's Global Expo 2026 — May 20
"From Harm Mitigation to Intentional Design"

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First segment

Broadcasting from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

04:00 ET
Brussels 10:00
Nairobi 11:00
Bishkek 14:00

Welcome: How the Council on Tech and Social Cohesion advances healthy tech design through policy, practice and product

Lena Slachmuijlder (Council on Tech and Social Cohesion)
Samara Papieva (Search for Common Ground, Central Asia)

04:15 ET
Brussels 10:15
Nairobi 11:15
Bishkek 14:15

How regulation is shaping tech design

Niamh Hanafin (Coimisiún na Meán)
Marie-Eve Nadeau (5Rights)
Moderated by: Lena Slachmuijlder (Council on Tech and Social Cohesion)

04:45 ET
Brussels 10:45
Nairobi 11:45
Bishkek 14:45

Tackling Digital Harms: how African civil society groups are advancing change

Caleb Gichuhi (Build Up)
Megan Grazier (Build Up)
Hussam Abualfatah (Build Up)

05:15 ET
Brussels 11:15
Nairobi 12:15
Bishkek 15:15

Making Sense at Scale: how deliberative tech is reshaping participation

Christine Odera (Youth, Peace Security Coalition, Kenya)
Mridul Upadhyay (Youth, Peace, Security Advocate, South Asia)
Victoria Stanski (Common Good AI)
Moderated by: Samara Papieva (Search for Common Ground)

06:00 ET
Brussels 12:00
Nairobi 13:00
Bishkek 16:00

BREAK

06:15 ET
Brussels 12:15
Nairobi 13:15
Bishkek 16:15

When polarization pays: fixing the incentives behind social media

Carlos Hernández-Echevarría (Fundación Maldita)
Victoire Rio (What to Fix)
Moderated by: Lena Slachmuijlder (Council on Tech and Social Cohesion)

06:45 ET
Brussels 12:45
Nairobi 13:45
Bishkek 16:45

Building Trust through Tech: Central Asia experiences of digitalization and inclusion

Munara Beknazarova (PF Open Line)
Nazik Mamasadykova (@aibekbaike.kg)
Kamila Usmanova (IDEA, Central Asia)
Myrzagul Bailieva (Search for Common Ground, Asia)
Moderated by: Samara Papieva (Search for Common Ground)

07:55 ET
Brussels 13:45
Nairobi 14:45
Bishkek 17:55

Closing

Samara Papieva (Search for Common Ground, Central Asia)

Second segment

Broadcasting from Washington, D.C.

10:00 ET
Pacific Time 7:00
Brussels 16:00
Nairobi 17:00

Welcome: How the Council on Tech and Social Cohesion advances healthy tech design through policy, practice and product

Kristin Hansen (Civic Health Project; Council on Tech and Social Cohesion)
Ravi Iyer (USC Marshall School Neely Center; Council on Tech and Social Cohesion)
Nick Zuroski (Alliance for Peacebuilding)

10:10 ET
Pacifc Time 7:10
Brussels 16:10
Nairobi 17:10

Intentional Design for Deliberative Outcomes: A Fireside Chat with Google Jigsaw

Beth Goldberg (Google Jigsaw)
Moderated by: Kristin Hansen (Civic Health Project)

10:30 ET
Pacific Time 7:30
Brussels 16:30
Nairobi 17:30

Tackling TFGBV by design: how policy, product and practice intersect

Katya Vogt (IREX)
Asha Allen (Center for Democracy & Technology, Europe)
Gabe Freeman (Technologist, Integrity Institute)
Moderated by: Nick Zuroski (Alliance for Peacebuilding)

11:15 ET
Pacific Time 8:15
Brussels 17:15
Nairobi 18:15

Bringing the social back to social media: design choices of emerging platforms

Christos Floros (monnett)
Bach Bui (Roundabout, New_Public)
Vardon Hamdiu (Sparkable)
Moderated by: Lena Slachmuijlder (Council on Tech and Social Cohesion)

12:00 ET
Pacific Time 9:00
Brussels 18:00
Nairobi 19:00

BREAK

12:30 ET
Pacific Time 9:30
Brussels 18:30
Nairobi 19:30

Design can be a liability: what next after the US court cases?

Tiffany Gillis Brown (Tech Justice Law)
Camille Carlton (Center for Humane Technology)
Moderated by: Ravi Iyer (USC Marshall School Neely Center; Council on Tech and Social Cohesion)

13:00 ET
Pacific Time 10:00
Brussels 19:00
Nairobi 20:00

When algorithms change, what changes?

Jonathan Stray (Center for Human-compatible AI, UC, Berkeley)
Leif Sigerson (Technologist, Integrity Institute)
Moderated by: Ravi Iyer (USC Marshall School Neely Center; Council on Tech and Social Cohesion)

13:30 ET
Pacific Time 10:30
Brussels 19:30
Nairobi 20:30

When prosocial design hits the gaming ecosystem

David Grüning (Max Planck Institute)
Julia Kamin (Prosocial Design Network)

14:00 ET
Pacific Time 11:00
Brussels 20:00
Nairobi 21:00

Helping Parties (and Mediators) Negotiate Better with AI: Expeditionary's Approach to Intelligence and Strategy

Tyler Jess Thompson (Expeditionary.ai)

14:15 ET
Pacific Time 11:15
Brussels 20:15
Nairobi 21:15

The Forum: Deliberative technology and democracy at statewide scale

Kristin Hansen (Civic Health Project)
Andrew Shue (The People)

14:55 ET
Pacific Time 11:55
Brussels 20:55
Nairobi 21:55

Closing

Nick Zuroski (Alliance for Peacebuilding)