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Updated: Apr 24, 2026 21:49 IST
California [US], April 24 (ANI): The Global Science Innovation Forum (GSIF) introduced the profitable conclusion of THRIVE 2026, its inaugural invitation-only summit held April 16-17.
According to a press launch, the convention at Stanford University’s Faculty Club was preceded by a gap dinner reception at the Computer History Museum, which convened Nobel laureates, world policymakers, visionary technologists, and ethicists to advance dialogue at the intersection of cutting-edge science and know-how, in response to a launch.
The convention targeted on three core pillars: synthetic intelligence, sustainability, and well being. The opening dinner at the Computer History Museum featured a fireplace chat with Ram Shriram and Vinod Khosla, setting the tone for high-level discussions. The April 16 dinner additionally included an intimate engagement with Consuls General representing over 20 international locations, who shared world views on know-how coverage and governance.
The essential convention on April 17 hosted over 20 high-impact roundtables spanning AI and know-how, well being, sustainability, and civilizational management. These periods produced concrete, actionable outcomes, together with the Human Agency Standard, Trustworthy AI Audit Model, Edge AI Deployment Framework, Human-AI Work Design Model, and coverage blueprints for ethical governance, all aimed at guaranteeing that know-how serves humanity, promotes fairness, and helps long-term civilizational flourishing.
The contributors and audio system prof Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate in Physics and former US Secretary of Energy, HR McMaster, former US National Security Advisor, Ram Shriram, American Businessman, Founding Board Member of Google, USA, Dattatreya Hosabale, Sarkaryavah (General Secretary) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India. Prof Dame Juliet Gerrard, Former Chief Scientific Advisor to PM of New Zealand and Vinod Khosla, founding father of Khosla Ventures and a pioneering know-how investor, the discharge famous.
Speaking on the panel, Dattatreya Hosabale delivered a strong name for ethical integration of know-how and custom. “Science, Knowledge Systems and Civilizational Leadership,” he acknowledged.
“Scientific advancement must be evaluated not just through economic outcomes but through a broader lens of economy, ecology and ethics… If traditional knowledge is not properly understood, all those scientific inquiries of the past will be concluded as only superstitions,” he added.
Ram Shriram, throughout his hearth chat, spoke about the way forward for schooling with AI. “Knowledge is going to be free and democratised and widely available; some of it happened with the internet, but with AI now, it will happen at a greater pace, and it’s adaptive learning customised to each user,” he mentioned.
Prof Steven Chu, reflecting on the summit’s fusion of science and coverage, famous, “Technology revolution: AI is going to replace many, many jobs; how do you marry replacing jobs with a declining population? This transition is a huge challenge.”
Vinod Khosla, in his hearth dialog opening the proceedings, explored the intersection between AI, Health and Sustainability, noticed, “My general view is we should strive for the cheapest technology to also be the most sustainable, and that’s achievable if we put our mind to it.”
Juliet Gerrard, New Zealand Chief Science Advisor, remarked in the course of the well being panel, “You could take the politics out of long-term wellness and health by having bipartisan non-political bodies across the world to have decision-making authority.”
Prof Anurag Mairal, the Chair of the Conference, in his opening remarks, highlighted that GSIF was a discussion board targeted on enabling world collaboration amongst scientists, engineers, and innovators to deal with the largest issues our world faces, anchor the options within the cultural and civilizational context of the native communities, and be certain that everybody advantages from the options, in response to a launch.
He recognised the willingness of the highest world minds from each continent to take part within the convention and to contribute to charting a brand new path for fixing our collective challenges.
Expressing gratitude for the overwhelming response from the scientific and know-how innovation neighborhood that participated within the convention, GSIF organising committee co-chair Dr Yashodhan Agalgaonkar acknowledged, “THRIVE 2026 was conceived as a global convening of scientists, technologists, and policymakers to advance international cooperation in technology and promote the harmonisation of policy frameworks. The 20+ white papers coming out of the conference are evidence of that cooperation.”
The summit was supported by numerous organisations, together with the Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats Forum USA (GIST Forum USA), a premier non-profit platform that unites Indian-origin scientists, technologists, innovators, and thought leaders worldwide to advance ethical science, know-how, and innovation for world challenges whereas bridging fashionable progress with civilizational knowledge.
“We are proud to be a sponsor of the conference. It was truly remarkable and brought together a synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern science to address emerging challenges for humanity,” mentioned Dr Yelloji Rao Mirajkar, International Coordinator, GIST USA.
“The Global Science Innovation Forum – THRIVE 2026 brought together global leaders in technology and policy to address critical governance challenges across AI, health, and sustainability. As a sponsor, Palo Alto Networks is proud to contribute to advancing important conversations on the societal values shaping technology policy,” mentioned Kelly Waldher, Chief Marketing Officer of Palo Alto Networks, which cosponsored the occasion. Other tutorial, business, and not-for-profit organisations supported the occasion, as per the discharge.
The summit has already sparked follow-on working teams to advance the roundtable outputs. Full summaries, deliverables, and recordings are being ready for launch to contributors and strategic companions. (ANI)