To mark the 25 years since President Martti Ahtisaari founded CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, we are bringing together leading technology innovators and peace practitioners to explore how technology and Artificial Intelligence can support efforts to advance global peace and stability. Innovating for Peace will be streamed live on 3 December 2025 starting at 14:00 (EET). A recording will also be available afterwards.
What happens when algorithms meet the complexity of human conflict? We will explore real applications of AI in fragile contexts—from early-warning systems to digital platforms that surface citizen perspectives at scale—showing how technology can help societies anticipate risks, understand evolving dynamics, and support more informed responses.
For tech companies, this is a chance to engage in a space where innovation has real-world impact. You will connect with practitioners, international organisations, and fellow innovators, and learn how emerging tools—from multilingual LLMs to open-source solutions—are opening new application areas for responsible AI. Together, we will look at how the Nordic and European tech community can contribute to building trusted, future-proof AI in some of today’s most challenging environments.
The programme will explore how open technologies can enhance peace and conflict prevention, and examine how Nordic models of values-based innovation can contribute within a geopolitically contested tech landscape. We will do so with leading voices at the intersection of tech and peace, including
- Angela Oduor Lungati, Executive Director of Ushahidi
- Adam Schumacher, Program Director for Talk to the City at the AI Objectives Institute
- Mikko Hyppönen, Chief Research Officer at Sensofusion
- Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Member of the Parliament of Finland
- Veera Heinonen, Director of Foresight and Training at Sitra
- Marko Ahtisaari, Chief Marketing Officer at ICEYE
- Martin Wählisch, Professor of Transformative Technology, Innovation, and Global Affairs at the University of Birmingham
This seminar represents a unique bridge between two communities with immense potential to learn from and strengthen each other.
The event will be streamed live on 3 December 2025 starting at 14:00 (EET). A recording will also be available afterwards.
Media registration
Media representatives are kindly asked to request for media accreditation using the following link. Interview requests can be submitted through the registration form or by contacting CMI’s communications team at kaisa.raitio@cmi.fi.
CMI has established Digital Peacemaking as a strategic priority, positioning us at the forefront of integrating technological innovation with traditional peacemaking approaches. Our initiatives focus on futures and foresight, digital inclusion, and cyber resilience. Our team is actively exploring and developing AI applications, particularly in strengthening digital inclusion and advancing our foresight capabilities in dialogue processes.
