The Policy Network on Artificial Intelligence (PNAI)'s driving force is a community of diverse stakeholders and their expertise on AI and data governance. The Multistakeholder Working Group of experts (MWG) convenes for regular online meetings to steer PNAI’s work and plan future activities. The community is continuously consulted on the thematic focus of the PNAI, its methodology and outputs. The MWG plays key role in transforming the PNAI community’s expressed views into concrete actions and outputs.
The Multistakeholder Working Group meetings are in the core of the Policy Network on AI work. All interested stakeholders are welcome to join these open online meetings. You can join the PNAI mailing list to receive updates and meeting invitations directly to your inbox. Invitations to upcoming PNAI MWG meetings will be sent to the mailing list. Summaries, materials and presentations of all previous PNAI MWG meetings are available on PNAI Roadmap & Activities.
PNAI Multistakeholder Working Group guides the work of thematic Sub-groups. The Sub-groups organize their own regular calls and share updates on their progress and findings in the MWG meetings.
PNAI Sub-groups
PNAI Stakeholder Facilitation and Coordination
Amrita Choudhury, PNAI Facilitator 2023- , IGF MAG Member, Director of CCAOI, Internet Society India Delhi Chapter, India
Audace Niyonkuru, PNAI Facilitator 2023- , IGF MAG Member, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Umuganda, Rwanda
Xiao Zhang, PNAI Facilitator 2025- , IGF MAG Member, Vice President, China Internet Network Information Center, China
Maikki Sipinen, Consultant 2023-, IGF Secretariat, Finland
PNAI Sub-group on PNAI Key Messages and repository of international AI dialogues
2025
Ayse Kok. Arslan, Berkeley AI Initiative, USA
Henrietta Ampofo, Individual Expert, Ghana
Shamira Ahmed, Data Economy Policy Hub DepHUB, South Africa
Dr. Patrick M. Bell, Associate Professor & Expert in Emerging Technologies, USA
Concettina Cassa, AgID, Italian Government, Italy
Amado Espinosa, Medisist, Mexico
Christian Gmelin, GIZ, Germany
Judith Hellerstein, IGF DCAD, USA
Poncelet Ileleji, Jokkolabs Banjul, The Gambia
Jasmine Ko, Individual Contributor, China
Germán López Ardila Rilla, Javeriana University, Colombia
Sergio Mayo Macias, Aragon Institute of Technology, Spain
Jochen Michels, Kaspersky, Germany
Sana Nisar, Individual Expert, Germany
Abdullah Qamar, Virtual University and Internet Society, Pakistan
M Ramyaa, Queen Bee Creations, India
Victoria Ustimenko, Preto Business Corp., USA
Umut Pajaro Velasquez, Individual Expert, Colombia
Mohd Asyraf Zulkifley, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
PNAI Sub-group on PNAI topics for 2026 and onward
2025
Shamira Ahmed, Data Economy Policy Hub DepHUB, South Africa
Henrietta Ampofo, Internet Society and Ghana Medical Association, Ghana
Dr. Patrick M. Bell, Associate Professor & Expert in Emerging Technologies, USA
Omor Faruque, Project OMNA, Bangladesh
Christian Gmelin, GIZ, Germany
Poncelet Ileleji, Jokkolabs Banjul, The Gambia
Jasmine Ko, Individual Expert, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
Ayse Kok. Arslan, Berkeley AI Initiative, USA
Azeem Sajjad, Ministry of IT & Telecom, Pakistan
Hino Samuel Jose, ASEAN Youth Forum, Indonesia
Alessandro Salvatore Ciceri, Individual Expert, Switzerland
Mohd Asyraf Zulkifley, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
PNAI Sub-group on Dialogue and Gathering Input
2025
Henrietta Ampofo, Internet Society and Ghana Medical Association, Ghana
Constance Bommelaer de Leusse, Sciences Po Paris, France
Dr. Patrick M. Bell, Associate Professor & Expert in Emerging Technologies, USA
Dr. Yik Chan Chin, Beijing Normal University, China
Sana Nisar, Individual Expert, Germany
Umut Pajaro Velasquez, Individual Expert, Colombia
Murillo Romano Salvador, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Yasir Zunair, ICANN, Germany
PNAI Sub-group on Communications and Outreach
2025
Ayse Kok. Arslan, Berkeley AI Initiative, USA
Omor Faruque, Project OMNA, Bangladesh
Christian Gmelin, GIZ, Germany
Alessandro Salvatore Ciceri, Individual Expert, Switzerland
Herman Johansen, IGF Secretariat
Germán López Ardila Rilla, Javeriana University, Colombia
Gusela Sumisra, NetMission, Indonesia
Dr. Nisar A. Zafar, Habtal, Saudi Arabia
PNAI Sub-group on Environmental Sustainability within Generative AI Value Chain
2024
Team leaders
Shamira Ahmed, Data Economy Policy Hub, South Africa
Mohd Asyraf Zulkifley, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Members
Somya Joshi, Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
Nabuzale Doreen Nandutu, eLAAB Limited, Uganda
Siti Raihanah Abdani, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Mary Rose Ofianga, Wadhwani Foundation, Philippines
Dr. Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Xiamen University, Malaysia
Lufuno T Tshikalange, Orizur Consulting Enterprise, South Africa
PNAI Sub-group on AI governance, Interoperability, and Good practices
2024
Team leaders
Amado Espinosa, Medisist, Mexico
Dr. Yik Chan Chin, Beijing Normal University, China
Dr. Chafic Chaya, RIPE NCC, United Arab Emirates
Sergio Mayo, Aragon Institute of Technology, Spain
Members
Muriel Alapini, Benin IGF, Benin
Dr. Patrick M. Bell, National Defense University, United States
Concettina Cassa, AgID, Italian Government, Italy
Dr. Jin Cui, ITU, China
Debora Irene Christine, Tifa Foundation, Indonesia
Dooshima Dapo-Oyewole, College of Engineering and College of Business and Economics, Boise State University, United States
Poncelet Ileleji, Jokkolabs Banjul/NRI, Gambia
Xitao Jiang, CNNIC, China
Jochen Michels, Kaspersky, Germany
Heramb Podar, Center for AI and Digital Policy, India
Lufuno T Tshikalange, Orizur Consulting Enterprise, South Africa
Antara Vats, National Law School of India University, India
Dr. Allison Wylde, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom
PNAI Sub-group on Liability as a mechanism for supporting AI accountability
2024
Team leaders
Caroline Friedman Levy, Center for AI and Digital Policy, United States
Umut Pajaro Velasquez, Independent AI Ethics and Governance Researcher, Colombia
Members
Dr. Patrick M. Bell, College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University, United States
Yik Chan Chin, Beijing Normal University, China
Lika Døhl Diouf, ECLAC, Trinidad and Tobago
Omor Faruque, Dynamic Teen Coalition & Project OMNA, Bangladesh
Sameer Gahlot, National Internet Exchange of India, India
Seth Hays, Digital Governance Asia
Aji Fama Jobe, Women Techmakers Banjul & ISOC Youth Standing Group, Gambia
Debby Kristin, Engage Media, Indonesia
Karen Mulberry, IEEE, United States
Sana Nisar, Habib Bank Limited, Pakistan
Azeem Sajjad, Ministry of IT & Telecom, Pakistan
Brian Scarpelli, ACT | The App Association, United States
Jasmine Ko, DotAsia, Hong Kong, China
Fadi Salem, MBR School of Government, United Arab Emirates
Lufuno T Tshikalange, Orizur Consulting Enterprise, South Africa
Saba Tiku Beyene, Independent AI Researcher, Ethiopia
Antara Vats, ARTICLE19, India
Yasir Zunair, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Germany
PNAI Sub-group on Labour issues throughout AI’s life cycle
2024
Team leaders
Olga Cavalli, University of the Defense of Argentina, Argentina
Germán López Ardila, Javeriana University, Colombia
Members
Christian Gmelin, GIZ, Germany
Azeem Sajjad, Ministry of IT & Telecom, Pakistan
Julian Theseira, Center for AI and Digital Policy CAIDP, Malaysia
Lufuno T Tshikalange, Orizur Consulting Enterprise, South Africa
Samuel Jose, Children and Youth Major Group to UNEP as individual contributor, Indonesia
Mondli Mungwe, Mungwe Industries International, South Africa
Mary Rose Ofianga, Wadhwani Foundation, Philippines
Shantanu Prabhat, Individual contributor, India
Shobhit S, Individual contributor, India
Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Assistant Professor, Xiamen University, Malaysia
Saba Tiku Beyene, Independent AI Researcher, Ethiopia
PNAI Sub-group on Interoperability of AI governance
2023
Team leaders
Dr. Yik Chan Chin, Beijing Normal University, China
Sergio Mayo Macías, Aragon Institute of Technology, Spain
Members
Juan de Brigard, Fundación Karisma, Colombia
Celine Caira, OECD, Canada
Jin Cui, ITU, China
Sook-Jung Dofel, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, Germany
Rosanna Fanni, Centre for European Policy Studies CEPS, Belgium
Juan Manuel García, Derechos Digitales, Argentina
Zhengkun Hu, SenseTime, China
Jhalak M. Kakkar, Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University Delhi, India
Jochen Michels, Kaspersky, Germany
Umut Pajaro Velasquez, Independent researcher, Colombia
Tobore Oru, Digital Economy Forum DEF, Nigeria
Jamila Venturini, Derechos Digitales, Brazil
Prateek Sibal, UNESCO, India
Karine Perset, OECD, France
Gustavo Fonseca Ribeiro, UNESCO, Brazil
Carol Roach, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Bahamas
Yilin Sun, Peking University, China
Luis Aranda, OECD, France
Dr Allison Wylde, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
PNAI Sub-group on Race and Gender Inclusion in the AI Lifecycle
2023
Team leaders
Umut Pajaro Velasquez, Independent Researcher, Colombia
Isabelle Lois, Federal Office of Communications OFCOM, Government of Switzerland, Switzerland
Members
Peter Martey Addo, Agence française de développement, Ghana
Tarcizio Silva, Mozilla Foundation, Brazil
Fernanda K. Martins, InternetLab, Brazil
Celine Caira, OECD, Canada
Gustavo Fonseca Ribeiro, UNESCO, Brazil
Helene Molinier, UNWomen, France
Allison Cohen, Mila - Institut québécois d'intelligence artificielle, Canada
Marielza Oliveira, UNESCO, Brazil
Eleanor Sarpong, Impact Afrique Digital Partners, Ghana
PNAI Sub-group on Governing AI for a just twin transition (AI and Environment)
2023
Team leader
Shamira Ahmed, Data Economy Policy Hub, South Africa
Members
Mohd Asyraf Zulkifley, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - The National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Johannes Leon Kirnberger, OECD, Germany
Peter Martey Addo, Agence Française De Développement AFD, France
Florian Cortez, Ethicqual, Netherlands
Muriel Alapini, Benin IGF, Benin
PNAI Multistakeholder Working Group
2023
Ben Wallis, Director of Technology Policy, Microsoft, UN Affairs & International Organizations
Brian Scarpelli, Senior Global Policy Counsel, ACT The App Association
Celine Caira, Economist and Policy Analyst, AI Unit Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation, OECD Observatory
Davis Adieno, Director of Programmes, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Esther Kunda, Director General, Innovation & Emerging Technologies, Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Government of Rwanda
Fernanda Martins, Director, InternetLab
Isabelle Lois, Policy Advisor International Relations, Federal Office of Communications OFCOM, Government of Switzerland
Jamila Venturini, Executive Director, Derechos Digitales
Jhalak M. Kakkar, Executive Director, Centre for Communication Governance, Visiting Professor, National Law University Delhi
Karine Perset, Head of Division for Digital Economy Policy, OECD Observatory
Max Bonbhel, Emerging Technologies and AI Regulatory Advisor, ARPCE Congo
Peter Martey Addo, Head of Emerging Tech Lab, Agence Française de Développement
Ricardo Israel Robles Pelayo, Professor, Anáhuac On-Line
Urvashi Aneja, Founder and Director, Digital Futures Lab
Wout de Natris, Founder and Chair, Internet Standards, Security & Safety IGF Dynamic Coalition
Shamira Ahmed, Executive Director, Data Economy Policy Hub
Concettina Cassa, IGF Former MAG Member, Former Vice-President and Founder of the Italy IGF Association, Technical Secretariat, AgID, Italian Government
Tarcizio Silva, Senior Tech Policy Fellow, Mozilla Foundation
Sergio Mayo ,Innovation Programs Manager, ITAINNOVA Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón
Yashwinie Shivanand, Digital Strategies Advisor, Government of Canada, Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute,
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