Mexico City, July 15, 2026.— Dr. Lourdes Martínez Villaseñor, a research professor in the School of Engineering at the Universidad Panamericana, was one of the few speakers selected to present at the thematic session "Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI: Interoperability and Compatibility of Approaches".
This event took place as part of the first United Nations Global Dialogue on the Governance of Artificial Intelligence, held on July 6 and 7 at the Palexpo Convention Center in Geneva, Switzerland.
The UN Brings Together World Leaders to Define the Governance of Artificial Intelligence
The meeting, enshrined in the Global Digital Compact and established by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution 79/325, brought together nearly 4,000 attendees from a wide range of sectors, including heads of state, ambassadors, government delegates, and prominent representatives from the technology industry and academia.
The dialogue has been described as the UN's first platform in which all countries have a voice and a vote in the global conversation on artificial intelligence.
A space with limited participation
According to the Dialogue’s organizers, several experts requested the opportunity to speak publicly, but only a small number of speakers were selected to actively participate in the thematic sessions. Among them was Dr. Martínez Villaseñor, who represented both the National Institute of Anthropology and History ( Universidad Panamericana ) and the Mexican academic community at a forum of this international caliber.
Its presence positioned the Universidad Panamericana as one of the Mexican institutions represented in one of the leading global forums for discussion on the governance of artificial intelligence.
The Global Dialogue on AI Governance was conceived as the UN platform where governments and other relevant stakeholders come together to discuss international cooperation on this issue, share best practices and lessons learned, and facilitate open, transparent, and inclusive conversations on the governance of artificial intelligence.
The first session included a high-level government segment, the presentation of the preliminary report by the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence—co-chaired by Yoshua Bengio and Maria Ressa—and a series of thematic discussions organized around the priority areas defined by the General Assembly.
The session on safe AI and the interoperability of approaches
The session in which the researcher from the Panamericana University participated addressed three main themes:
- Development of secure, reliable, and responsible artificial intelligence systems.
- Interoperability among the various national and international governance models.
- Global cooperation to harmonize public policies without compromising the specific needs of each country.
The event brought together representatives from governments, international organizations, the scientific community, industry, and civil society to develop recommendations that will contribute to future international policies on AI.
The session included brief introductory remarks by members of the Independent International Scientific Panel and other invited experts, followed by a moderated panel discussion and, subsequently, comments from Member States and other pre-registered participants, including Dr. Martínez Villaseñor.
The goal of these exchanges was to draw practical conclusions aimed at public policy and international cooperation, as well as to identify possible priority actions that would inform the final summary prepared by the Dialogue’s Co-Chairs, Ambassador Egriselda López of El Salvador and Ambassador Rein Tammsaar of Estonia.
UP Strengthens Its Leadership in AI Research
Dr. Martínez Villaseñor’s participation is part of a series of institutional efforts by the National Autonomous University of Mexico ( Universidad Panamericana ) to highlight its academic output and impact in cutting-edge technological fields, including the work of the Center for Innovation and Technological Development (CINOV), which fosters links between the university’s applied research and its industrial and social environment.
Her participation in this global forum recognizes Dr. Martínez Villaseñor’s research career and confirms the importance of the Mexican perspective and that of the National Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology ( Universidad Panamericana ) in international discussions on the future of artificial intelligence governance, at a time when the UN has, for the first time, called on all its Member States to jointly define the rules that will govern the responsible development of this technology.
The first Global Dialogue on AI Governance was held in conjunction with the World Summit AI for Good, organized by the International Telecommunication Union, and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2026. A second session of the Dialogue is scheduled for May 2027 in New York.
