How AI Agents Could Change Global Decisions | ReModelUN

What would it take to connect every school to the internet? Can AI help global institutions make better decisions? In this episode of ReModelUN, recorded at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, François Grey speaks with Tina Ambos, Professor of Strategy at the University of Geneva and Director of the Institute of Management. They are joined by Sharada Mohanty, CEO of AICrowd, for a conversation on Giga, school connectivity, AI in international organisations, and the future of AI agents in global decision-making. Learn more and get involved: https://www.remodelun.org/ Explore Giga: https://giga.global/ What we cover: How Giga is working to connect every school to the internet by 2030 Why school connectivity matters for education, youth, and Model UN How AI can help international organisations test ideas before scaling them Why AI systems need local context, ethical guardrails, and real-world validation How AI agents could support leaders as collaborators and decision tools What students can learn from using Model UN as a sandbox for global governance Guest: Tina Ambos, Professor of Strategy, University of Geneva; Director, Institute of Management Host: François Grey, University of Geneva Co-host: Sharada Mohanty, CEO of AICrowd Chapters: 00:00 Welcome from AI for Good and WSIS+20 in Geneva 00:27 Meet Tina Ambos and Sharada Mohanty 01:27 Giga and the mission to connect every school 02:44 Youth, connectivity, and rethinking Model UN 03:27 How many young people are still unconnected? 04:18 Innovation in International Geneva during crisis 05:34 How AI can make organisations more efficient and creative 06:41 Bridging tech teams, UN organisations, and NGOs 07:54 AI adoption in international organizations 09:34 Measuring AI impact and translation at scale 11:23 Iteration, agile management, and local AI bias 14:21 Balancing urgency with ethical guardrails 15:18 Simulating decisions with Model UN and AI 16:18 Bottom-up innovation and democratising decisions 17:32 Giga as a startup model inside the UN 18:31 AI agents in institutions and diplomacy 19:26 Agents as collaborators, not replacements 20:02 Personalised AI agents and shadow organisations 21:19 Measuring agent productivity and failure 24:42 Managing agents with inputs, outputs, and process 26:21 Closing reflections #ReModelUN #AIforGood #Giga #DigitalDivide #AIAgents #GlobalGovernance #YouthInnovation #WSIS