Liz Ngonzi @ Davos 2026
Originator, Editor-in-Chief, and Founding Platform Architect, AI for Humanity Platform & Anthology
Board Member and Founding Ethics Chair, American Society for Artificial Intelligence (ASFAI)
At Davos 2026, I activated AI for Humanity as a living digital platform for human-centered AI, designed to translate high-level global conversations on artificial intelligence, governance, and workforce transformation into shared understanding and actionable institutional insight.
Throughout Davos week, I engaged in curated discussions, private convenings, and cross-sector dialogues, using those signals to power real-time synthesis through the platform. Selected reflections drawn from across the AI for Humanity anthology served as illustrative inputs, offering early windows into the perspectives of a global collaboration of 40+ authors working across ethics, education, policy, and finance.
These reflections emerged through a combination of in-person and remote contributions and were designed as an agile activation rather than a static release. Davos functioned as a live listening lab, demonstrating how human-guided AI can support structured listening, sense-making, and public accountability across complex global systems.
The platform and anthology continue to evolve beyond Davos, with new chapters, interactive experiences, and applied use cases released progressively over time.
AI for Humanity: Launching Human‑Centered AI at Davos 2026 | Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi | 21 comments
American Society for AI (ASFAI) is at Davos this week, alongside partners and peers who are committed to ensuring AI works together for everyone. Today we are introducing Phase Zero of AI for Humanity: Human-Centered Strategies for Innovation and Impact, a living anthology and platform developed with ASFAI to co-create what human-centered AI leadership should look like in practice. We were honored to launch it at Goals House Davos in the presence of Dr. Hossein Rahnama, Distinguished Member o
Shared during Davos 2026, the post above, introduced AI for Humanity as a living platform for human-centered AI and real-time synthesis.
AI for Humanity: A Living Anthology and Human-Guided Platform
AI for Humanity is a global anthology and interactive platform uniting 40+ authors across ethics, education, policy, finance, and technology to explore how humans and artificial intelligence can partner responsibly.
Grounded in ethical, human-guided AI workflows, the platform utilizes collaborative synthesis, narrative strategy, and interdisciplinary insights to distill complex global discussions into clarity that executive leaders and institutions can operationalize.
Rather than publishing an immutable book, AI for Humanity is designed as an agile, living resource. Chapters, interactive frameworks, and applied case studies roll out over time, remaining adaptable as generative capabilities, governance standards, and institutional practices continue to evolve.
Phase Zero of AI for Humanity: Human-Centered Strategies for Innovation and Impact continues. Last week at Davos, the American Society for AI (ASFAI) introduced the leadership and vision behind this living anthology and platform. Today we are opening up the four core parts that 35+ contributors are building together, so you can see exactly where your own questions and work fit in. 𝑨𝑰 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒊
Phase Zero continued launch of AI for Humanity: Human-Centered Strategies for Innovation and Impact, shared on LinkedIn to introduce the four core parts and invite public input through AskHumans.
AI for Humanity was developed prior to Davos 2026. Selected reflections drawn from across the AI for Humanity anthology served as illustrative inputs during Davos week, previewing the core questions, operational domains, and real-world applications explored across the platform’s four parts:
- Author Insights: Dr. Siwei Lyu on Deepfakes, Real‑Time Synthetic Media, and Infrastructure‑Level Defenses →
- Author Insights from Davos: Dr. Sherry McAllister on Women’s Health, Adjusted Reality, and Strategic Healthspan →
- Author Insights about Davos: Russ Wilcox on AI Infrastructure, Geopolitics, and Common Ground →
- Author Insights: Amyn Jan on Assured AI, Security, and Autonomous Agents →
Davos 2026 Engagements and Editor-in-Chief Reflections
AI for Humanity was developed prior to Davos 2026. Convenings in Davos functioned as a live listening lab that refined how we activate Phase Zero—specifically centering the lived experiences of leaders, practitioners, and impacted communities.
Each dispatch in this series traces how ground-level conversations informed the platform’s architectural focus on primary and secondary audiences (leaders, practitioners, students/educators, communities, and families).
To see how these signals were translated into AI for Humanity, explore this LinkedIn reflections series:
Day 1 Insights from Davos: Human‑Centered AI in Practice | Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi
On Day 1 in Davos, I was grateful to attend powerful sessions and participate in conversations at AI House Davos, World Woman Davos and The FQ Lounge™ @ Davos. What particularly stood out, given our impending launch of the collaborative AI for Humanity initiative at American Society for AI (ASFAI), was a moment in an AI House discussion on open source AI with Stanford computer science professor and MacArthur Fellow Yejin Choi . She reminded us that hiding powerful models behind closed doors d
Day 2 Insights from Davos: Agentic AI & CMOs | Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi
Day 2 in Davos took me into Marketing Vanguard conversations at The FQ Lounge™ @ Davos with leaders from Adobe, Microsoft, and global brands. These conversations directly mirror the questions we’re exploring through AI for Humanity. It was especially meaningful to be in these sessions alongside fellow American Society for AI (ASFAI) members Erika Beaumier, Don McAllister, and Dr. Sherry McAllister, who is also an AI for Humanity author. In a session on agentic AI, Rachel Thornton, CMO of Adobe
Day 3 Insights from Davos: Human-Centered AI in Practice | Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi
Day 3 in Davos took me into conversations at the Axios House about what it will really take to close the AI access and trust gaps across sectors, from enterprise platforms to frontier labs to long term retirement security. In three fireside chats, leaders from ServiceNow.org, Google DeepMind, and TIAA described a future in which AI either powers a new human Renaissance or deepens existing divides, depending on whether humans stay at the center of design and governance. Vanessa Smith, Preside
Day 3 Part 2 Insights fom Davos: From Humanoid Robots to Quantum Space | Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi
The afternoon of Day 3 in Davos took me from interacting with a humanoid robot to listening to a debate about quantum‑secured satellites and orbital data centers, all within the WISeKey SA / WiseQ Davos 2026 program. I attended “Embedding Human Values into AI and Robotics – A Roadmap for a Human‑Centric Future,” where the WiseQ humanoid robot shared the stage with a panel presenting the Human‑AI‑T Davos 2026 Manifesto. WiseQ was described as an “iPhone with limbs,” making it clear that the real
AI Jam at Davos: Bridging Disciplinary Divides | Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi
One of my very favorite sessions in Davos this week was at GOALS HOUSE: “Bridging Disciplinary Divides,” hosted by WorldQuant University and the MIT Media Lab sAIpien Program. Three years ago, this group met in the same room to talk about AI as a concept. This time, they came back with a hackathon and working prototypes that showed how cross‑sector teams can use GenAI to tackle real‑world challenges in days, not years. American Society for AI (ASFAI) Distinguished Member Dr. Hossein Rahnama, w
Davos 2026 | Carrying Conversations Into AI for Humanity | Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi
Back in New York and reflecting on my first Davos. I’m starting this post with a moment that stayed with me: a powerful conversation with Amb Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the 31st U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former President of the UN Security Council, at a Pinterest gathering. It was one of those exchanges that felt immediately familiar. I grew up in a diplomatic and UN household, and in 2015 I was invited to serve as a member of the U.S. Speaker Program with the United States Depart
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- WISeKey, SEALSQ & WISeS at Davos Roundtable 2026
Together, these convenings highlighted shared executive priorities around human accountability, participatory listening, and workforce capability that now anchor the four parts of the AI for Humanity platform.
About Liz Ngonzi
Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi is a global human-centered AI strategist, executive educator, platform architect, and leadership advisor with more than three decades of experience spanning enterprise technology, management consulting, digital transformation, executive education, and institutional innovation. She advises boards, executive leadership teams, and AI task forces on moving from fragmented AI experimentation to accountable, system-level adoption that strengthens human judgment, governance, and organizational decision-making.
She is the Founder and CEO of Elizabeth Ngonzi LLC, the company behind LizNgonzi.ai; a member of the Fast Company Executive Board; and a Board Member and Founding Chair of the Ethics & Responsible AI Committee at the American Society for Artificial Intelligence (ASFAI). At Davos 2026, in collaboration with ASFAI, Liz activated AI for Humanity: Human-Centered Strategies for Innovation and Impact—a global public-benefit platform and living anthology uniting more than 40 contributors across governance, policy, education, finance, and technology to translate complex global dialogue into practical guidance for workforce transformation.
Liz is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University’s School of Professional Studies Center for Global Affairs, where she has taught since 2009 and received the NYU SPS Teaching Excellence Award in 2021. She is also an Industry Advisor to the Product Studio at Cornell Tech. Her work is anchored in her proprietary, registered 1+1+AI=10® Regenerative Intelligence Methodology and her SHINE™ Storytelling Framework.
As Founder of The International Social Impact Institute® (The ISII)—now integrated within the broader LizNgonzi.ai ecosystem—she has supported executive education and strategic initiatives reaching more than 40,000 participants across six continents, including more than 12,000 professionals equipped with generative AI applications since 2023. Her institutional collaborations include S&P Global, the Mensa Foundation, Compliance Week, CASE, Miami University, the National Institute for Social Sciences, and USAID. In 2026, she was selected as one of 23 members of Gamma.app’s inaugural Gambassador Council.
At Davos 2026, Liz applied her editorial and synthesis lens in real time—connecting conversations across convenings, disciplines, and perspectives, and translating what was emerging into shared insight through Liz Ngonzi @ Davos.
Educated at the United Nations International School, Syracuse University, and Cornell University, Liz bridges enterprise technology, education, and global leadership to ensure AI amplifies human potential rather than replacing it.
How she engages:
- Strategic Advisory: Board governance, executive decision sessions, and institutional AI roadmaps
- Executive Education & Labs: Applied masterclasses, NYU programs, and custom leadership intensives
- Keynotes & Curation: Interactive convening design, participatory AI moderation, and keynote addresses
- AI-Native Platforms: Multimodal knowledge design, digital anthologies, and collaborative intelligence experiences
Current Work & Applied Practice
AI-Powered Professional Learning at NYU
At New York University’s Center for Global Affairs, Liz designs and teaches AI-powered executive education for global practitioners navigating leadership, governance, and workforce transformation.
Her curriculum integrates human-centered AI, narrative strategy, and her registered 1+1+AI=10® methodology—equipping leaders to move beyond theoretical experimentation into accountable, real-world application .
Rather than treating AI purely as a technical skill, Liz focuses on how leaders use AI to strengthen critical judgment, communicate with impact, and make ethical decisions within complex institutional systems.
Cornell Tech — From Live Dialogue to Policy-Relevant Insight
At Cornell Tech’s Disability and Access in Tech and AI Summit, Liz served as facilitator and strategic storytelling architect for a multi-stakeholder convening on accessibility, ethics, and public policy.
The engagement extended far beyond the live session: a nuanced, multi-perspective dialogue was intentionally captured through participatory conversational AI and translated into an enduring, multimodal knowledge ecosystem without diluting human voice or lived experience.
This work demonstrates how convenings can evolve from isolated evcnts into shared intelligence assets—using ethical AI synthesis to support long-term policy impact and public accountability.
Mensa Foundation — From Research to Live AI Practice
Through her ongoing collaboration with the Mensa Foundation, Liz bridges academic inquiry, live technological experimentation, and global dialogue on human intelligence in an AI-driven era.
She contributed foundational thought leadership to the Mensa Research Journal on how human expertise, collective wisdom, and AI intentionally combine to amplify human potential—then brought these principles to life at the Mensa Foundation Colloquium through a transparent, real-time AI collaborative intelligence demonstration featuring her AI Twin.
This body of work demonstrates how human-centered AI moves fluidly from research into practice—preserving human agency, critical judgment, and intellectual rigor while accelerating collective insight.
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