In 2026, the global conversation around tech design reached a critical turning point. For years, the focus had been on content moderation and responding to "bad actors." On May 20, that conversation shifted — moving away from mitigating harms toward the intentional design of technology that fosters trust, collaboration, and peace.
The Council on Tech and Social Cohesion's 2026 Expo brought together many of the people shaping that shift — technologists, civil society, researchers, regulators, and peacebuilding practitioners — in one global program across multiple time zones.
Audiences joined from everywhere — from San Francisco to Jakarta — across two segments. Both full recordings are below.
Across more than eight hours of programming, we heard:
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