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International AI Cooperation Forum closes Seattle AI Week

Seattle AI Week's invitation-only closing event, co-hosted by the World Digital Technology Academy and the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in the State of Washington, met under the theme “Bridging Cross-Border Innovation & Connecting AI Ecosystems.”

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Event graphic for the International AI Cooperation Forum, themed “Bridging Cross-Border Innovation & Connecting AI Ecosystems”: Friday, October 30, 2026, 16:30–20:00 PDT, 39th Floor, 1000 2nd Avenue, Downtown Seattle, WA, with an Executive Roundtable and VIP Networking Reception. Logos for DWC, #SeattleAIWeek WTIA, the State Emblem of Uzbekistan and the World Digital Technology Academy sit above the Seattle skyline, the Space Needle and Mount Rainier.
Event graphic: World Digital Technology Academy / Digital World Conference

Sovereign AI Stack attended the International AI Cooperation Forum on Friday, 30 October 2026, as independent media. The forum ran from 4:30 to 8:00 PM PDT on the 39th floor of 1000 2nd Avenue in downtown Seattle. Its organizers billed it as the closing event of Seattle AI Week.

Format

The invitation-only evening had two parts: a 50-seat Executive Roundtable and a VIP Sunset Networking Reception.

Organizers

The forum was presented by the Digital World Conference (DWC), in partnership with UNRISD. It was co-hosted by the World Digital Technology Academy (WDTA) and the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in the State of Washington. Sovereign AI Stack covered the forum independently and is not one of its organizers or partners.

Honorary guest country

Uzbekistan was the forum’s honorary guest country. The organizers point to the sister-city relationship Seattle and Tashkent have maintained since 1973 as a foundation for smart-city and digital-transformation collaboration.

Topics

The organizers listed these topics for the forum:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Cloud computing
  • Cybersecurity
  • Smart city development
  • Digital infrastructure
  • Strategic international partnerships
  • Cross-border investment opportunities

The organizers’ speaker list, below, also named a Special Guest of Honor whose name was to be revealed on-site.

Speakers

Names and roles as listed by the organizers.

  • Yale Li

    Executive Chairman, WDTA

  • Nozima Davletova

    Advisor to President of Uzbekistan

  • Julia Liuson

    President of Microsoft Developer Division

  • Akhror Burkhanov

    General Consul of Uzbekistan in WA State

  • Shannon Smith

    CTO of the City of Seattle, USA

  • Conrad Lee

    Councilman and former Mayor, City of Bellevue

  • Li Deng

    Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering; CAIO of Vatic Investments

  • Mark Mueller-Eberstein

    Investor of Alliance of Angels/WEF (Davos) Speaker

  • Rajesh Subramanyan

    Professor, University of Washington

  • Sarita Singh

    Professor, Northeastern University

  • Monica Whaley

    President of US APEC National Center

  • Ken Qi

    Co-founder of 01.AI, CaptionLens, Aibee, and Meicai; former Executive at Microsoft, Cisco, and Oracle

Sources