AI & Global Risk Gala
Global Risk

AI & Global Risk Gala

05.20.26 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Washington, DC
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AI & Global Risk Gala
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Hosted by the Federation of American Scientists in partnership with the Future of Life Institute, our AI Impact Awards will recognize key leaders in the field for their contributions to risk reduction at the AI and global risks nexus.

Please register by Friday, May 8th. We have limited space, so please register soon to secure your spot. Please note you must register for the Hill Forum and Gala separately. Once your registration is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation.


who’s coming?
U.S. Senate
Sen. Slotkin (D-MI)
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Bacon (R-NE)
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Foster (D-IL)
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. McCormick (R-GA)
Director, Converging Risks Lab
Caroline Baxter
President of Government Affairs, AI Policy Network
Mark Beall, Jr.
AI and National Security Lead, Future of Life Institute
Hamza Chaudhry
Senior Tech Policy Reporter, Axios
Ashley Gold
Emcee
Executive Director, CAIS Federal
Isaac A. Harris
Senior Research Scholar, Center for the Governance of AI
Rebecca Hersman
Associate Director, Global Risk
Yong-Bee Lim
Senior Rellow for Artificial Intelligence, Council on Foreign Relations
Vinh Nguyen
Cyber and Emerging Tech Reporter, Bloomberg News
Katrina Manson
Panel moderator
Executive Director, Frontier Model Forum
Chris Meserole
AI Impact Awardee for Industry
Chemical and Biological Programs Lead, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Harshini Mukundan
Senior Advisor, Artificial Intelligence
Andrew W. Reddie
Associate Director, AI and Emerging Technology Policy
Oliver Stephenson
artificial intelligence,
emerging technology

read the workshop memos
The AI x Global Risk Nexus Project assesses the risks associated with integrating and Artificial Intelligence into existing areas of global risk, including nuclear and biological weapons, cyber warfare, lethal autonomy and other areas. This interdisciplinary project provides policymakers with the most updated information on AI and risk and seeks to identify practical ways to reduce or mitigate those risks.
AI and Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications
June 2025
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AI and Military Integration
December 2025
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AI and Biological Risks
January 2026
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AGI and Global Risk
January 2026
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AI, Cyber, and Global Risk
January 2026
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AI and Nuclear Risks
March 2026
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Need more information?

Reach out to Elliott Gunnell, Project Associate, Global Risk Program: egunnell@fas.org