Presenter
Dan Matthews
Principal Firmware Engineer
Engineering Department
Product Development
Pacifica, CA, United States
Guest speaker
Rebekah Gonzalez
Senior Librarian
San Jose Public Library
San Jose, California, United States
Guest speaker
Mr. Ibrahim Okuyucu
Sr Director of Engineering
Gemini Enterprise
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Host
Welcome Address and Remarks
Prof. Gerald Grudzen
Professor
President
Global Ministries University
San Jose, Calirornia, United States
Host
Prof. Marita Grudzen
Faculty
Professor, Global Ministries University
Associate Director Emerita, Stanford Geriatric Education Center, Stanford University
San Jose, California, United States
Guest speaker
The Story of Global Ministries University
Dr. Robert Alfons Graf, D.Min.
Board Chairperson of Global Ministries U
Global Ministries University
Springfield, Virginia, United States
Guest speaker
From Shared Vision to Lasting Partnership: GMU and Pacifica Institute
Abraham Barlas
Non Profit Managment
Pacifica Institute
AFSV
Los Angeles, Ca, United States
Session chair
Prof. Gerald Grudzen
Professor
President
Global Ministries University
San Jose, Calirornia, United States
Session Co-Chair
Welcome Address & Remarks
Dr. Fatih Sarigoz
Board President
Bay Area Cultural Connections
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Video Message
Message of Support and Encouragement
Congressman Sam Liccardo
Member
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC, United States
Keynote speaker
Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Justice System
District Attorney Jeffrey F. Rosen
Santa Clara District Attorney
County of Santa Clara
San Jose, United States
Keynote speaker
AI & the Developing Nations: AI’s Ever-Growing Role in Agriculture and Peacebuilding
Prof. Fr. Job Kozhamthadam
Professor Emeritus
Pontifical Institute of Philosophy & Theology
Professor Emeritus
Delhi, Delhi, India
Keynote speaker
From Digital Dependence to Digital Resilience
Prof. Prabhakar Rao Jandhyala
Professor in Linguistics (Retd.)
Centre for ALTS, School of Humanities
University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Keynote speaker
Affective AI, Neuropsychology, and Affective Singularity: Pathways to Peace
Dr. Augustine Thomas Pamplany
Professor of Philosphy of Science
Institute of Science and Religion
Little Flower Seminary, Aluva
Aluva, Kerala, India
Keynote speaker
Building AIWS Civilization: Peace Through Human–AI Co-Creation
Mr. Tuan Anh Nguyen
Co-Founder, Co-Chair and CEO
Boston Global Forum
Boston, MA, United States
Session chair
Prof. Marita Grudzen
Faculty
Professor, Global Ministries University
Associate Director Emerita, Stanford Geriatric Education Center, Stanford University
San Jose, California, United States
Paper presenter
Beyond Algorithms: Alterity, Intercultural Dialogue, and Well-Being in Developing AI for Spirituality in the Global South
Prof. Marta Helena de Freitas, Mss
Professor of Psychology
Professor and Researcher
Catholic University of Brasília - UCB
Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Paper presenter
Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Healthcare Delivery: Advancing SDG 3 in Developing Countries
Prof. Noah Yusuf
Professor of Industrial Sociology,Peace and Security Studies
Fmr.Vice-Chancellor,Al-Hikmah University, Ng.
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
Co-author
Dr. Afeez Folorunsho Lawal
Senior Lecturer
Former Head, Department of Sociology and Crim
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Ilorin, Nigeria
Paper presenter
Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Elders and Humanity
Prof. Gerald Grudzen
Professor
President
Global Ministries University
San Jose, Calirornia, United States
Co-author
Prof. Marita Grudzen
Faculty
Professor, Global Ministries University
Associate Director Emerita, Stanford Geriatric Education Center, Stanford University
San Jose, California, United States
Paper presenter
The House Where Truth and Mercy Meet
Dr. Lawrence Merle Nelson
Physician Scientist
President
Mary Elizabeth Conover Foundation
Tysons, Virginia, United States
Co-author
Dr. Robert Alfons Graf, D.Min.
Board Chairperson of Global Ministries U
Global Ministries University
Springfield, Virginia, United States
Friday Sermon and Prayer led by
Imam Selcuk Camci
Imam
BAYCC
SUNNYVALE, CA, United States
Session chair
Prof. Noah Yusuf
Professor of Industrial Sociology,Peace and Security Studies
Fmr.Vice-Chancellor,Al-Hikmah University, Ng.
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
Paper presenter
Empowering Marginalized Communities With AI-Enabled Tools
Prof. Dasari Chennappa
PROFESSOR
SENIOR PROFESSOR
OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD, Telangana, India
Paper presenter
Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Diagnostic Framework for Measuring AI Usage, Perceptions, and Institutional Readiness—Evidence from a Business School Case Study
Assoc. Prof. Talant Asan uulu
Director, Business Administration Department
American University of Central Asia
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Paper presenter
AI as a Stimulant for Creating Sustainable Economic Opportunities for the Youth in Africa: The Case of Kenya
Dr. Reginald Maudlin Nalugala
Professor of social transformation
Tutor at Tangaza University
Tangaza University
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Paper presenter
Making Peace Ambassadors: AI-Integrated Digital Libraries and Peacebuilding Skills Development in Humanitarian Settings
Mr. Oluwafemi Joseph FAJONYOMI
Library Manager
African School of Governance (PhD. Student, University of Nairobi)
Kigali, Rwanda
Session chair
Dr. Halil Ibrahim Yenigun
Academic and Administrator
Associate Director, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, United States
Paper presenter
AI and Indigenous Peoples' Communication Rights: Advancing Inclusion or Creating New Barriers?
Mr. Ramon Guillermo Regino Tuazon
Secretary-General
Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
Manila, NCR, Philippines
Paper presenter
Informed People Before Smart Machines: A Caribbean Framework for Human-Centred AI Governance in Developing Nations
Mr. Cordel Oral Green
Vice-Chairman, UNESCO-Information For All Programme (Paris)
Member, National AI Task Force for Jamaica
Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica
Kingston, St Andrew, Jamaica
Paper presenter
Artificial Intelligence and First-Episode Psychosis: Opportunities for Early Detection, Violence Prevention, and Educational Peacebuilding
Fr. Robin Chacko
Catholic Priest
Research Scholar
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN, United States
Paper presenter
Artificial Intelligence and Foreign Policy: India’s Role in Promoting Responsible AI for Peacebuilding in Developing Nations
Dr. Alka
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Bharati College, University of Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Paper presenter
AI, Child Safety & Digital Governance
Ms. Vani Manoraj
Lawyer
PhD Scholar
Banasthali University
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Paper presenter
LiteHAR-Net: A Lightweight Transformer-Based Spatio-Temporal Network for Human Activity Recognition in Intelligent Surveillance Systems
Ms. Muskan Naik
Research Scholar
Research Scholar, Computer Science and Engineering Department
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Central University
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India
Rapporteur
Dr. Nuriddin Ikromov
Professor of Finance
Professor
CSU Sacramento
Sacramento, CA, United States
Campus Tour Guides
Prof. Marita Grudzen
Faculty
Professor, Global Ministries University
Associate Director Emerita, Stanford Geriatric Education Center, Stanford University
San Jose, California, United States
Dr. Halil Ibrahim Yenigun
Academic and Administrator
Associate Director, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, United States
Session chair
Prof. Elin Emilsson Ingvarsdóttir
Professor of Languages and Applied Linguistics
Full time Professor-Researcher
CEAL-UPN and CEPE-UNAM, Mexico
MAGDALENA CONTRERAS, MEXICO CITY, Mexico
Paper presenter
Indigenous Knowledge (IK) based AI for Peace: Some Reflections
Prof. Prabhakar Rao Jandhyala
Professor in Linguistics (Retd.)
Centre for ALTS, School of Humanities
University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Paper presenter
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for the Preservation of Banjara Linguistic and Oral Traditions
Dr. Vadthya Kishore, Sr
Assistant Professor
Deputy Director (ICSSR)
Union Grants Commission
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Paper presenter
Grounded Knowledge as Peacebuilding Infrastructure A Knowledge Fabric Architecture and a Certifiable Information Integrity Index for Developing Nations
Ms. Ashwini Kotaru
Independent Researcher
Chief Operating Officer
Wharton and Mobius
Valley Center, CA, United States
Paper presenter
Reclaiming Indigenous Representation through Generative AI: Case Studies from Zapotec and Maya Language Education in Mexico
Prof. Elin Emilsson Ingvarsdóttir
Professor of Languages and Applied Linguistics
Full time Professor-Researcher
CEAL-UPN and CEPE-UNAM, Mexico
MAGDALENA CONTRERAS, MEXICO CITY, Mexico
Co-author
Prof. Rayo Cruz
Professor of Zapotec Language
CEO
BËNI XIDZA
Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Co-author
Prof. Didier Argelio Chan Quijano
Licenciatura en Lingüística y Cultura Maya
Certificador y profesor de lengua maya
Universidad de Oriente (UNO)
Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico
Co-author
Juan Paulo Perez-Tejada
Consultant
Apex Systems
GÖTEBORG, Sweden
Paper presenter
Explainable Dual-Stream 3D-CNN for Video Forgery Detection and Localization Towards Trustworthy and Responsible AI
Ms. Kajal Dubey
Research Scholar
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh India
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India
Session chair
Dr. Robert Alfons Graf, D.Min.
Board Chairperson of Global Ministries U
Global Ministries University
Springfield, Virginia, United States
Paper presenter
Managing The Threats and Potential Benefits of AI: Theological Guidelines from the Abrahamic Traditions
Prof. Philip Clayton
Ingraham Professor
Comparative Theologies Program
Claremont School of Theology
Mukilteo, Washington, United States
Paper presenter
Promote 4 Traditional Religious Values by Using AI
Prof. Sterling Harwood, J.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
Global Ministries University & Evergreen Valley College
San Jose, CA, United States
Paper presenter
Deus Et Machina: An Interfaith Framework for Ensuring Divine Wisdom Guides Artificial Intelligence Development
Mr. Gaurav Rastogi
Member of the Board of Trustees,
Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
Dublin, California, United States
Paper presenter
Asymmetric Erasure: AI Training Data, the Right to Be Forgotten, and the Limits of Global Data Privacy Law
Merve Dumlu
Independent Researcher, Data Privacy and AI Law
University of California, Los Angeles (Alumna)
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Paper presenter
From AI Utility to Digital Tahkik: Trust, Verification, and Responsible AI-Assisted Religious Learning
Ms. Durdu Ozan
Master of Theology, Religion and Science
Global Ministries University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Session chair
Dr. Reginald Maudlin Nalugala
Professor of social transformation
Tutor at Tangaza University
Tangaza University
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Paper presenter
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Coconut Farming in Developing Nations: A Case Study
Prof. Fr. Job Kozhamthadam
Professor Emeritus
Pontifical Institute of Philosophy & Theology
Professor Emeritus
Delhi, Delhi, India
Paper presenter
Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitude of Entrepreneurs Towards the Utilization of AI Platforms for Enhanced Business Operations in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria
Prof. Noah Yusuf
Professor of Industrial Sociology,Peace and Security Studies
Fmr.Vice-Chancellor,Al-Hikmah University, Ng.
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
Co-author
Assoc. Prof. Olatunji Abdullahi Ganiyu
Sociology
Lecturer
University of Ilorin
Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria
Paper presenter
Artificial Intelligence for Development in Haiti
Dr. Renate Schneider
Professor Emerita
University of Fondwa
Chicago, IL, United States
Co-author
Mr. Lesly Joseph
Dean of School of Agriculture
University of Fondwa
Leogane, West, Haiti
Paper presenter
Cooling the Cloud: Sustainable Edge-AI Infrastructure & Waste-Heat Reuse Policy Roadmaps
Mr. Srinivasa Sandilya Jandhyala
Technical Program Management
Senior Manager
Lucid Motors
San Jose, CA, United States
Paper presenter
HaitiAidShield: A Decentralized AI-Augmented Anti-Corruption Protocol for Humanitarian Resilience
Mr. Vladimir Vilne
cybersecurity researcher
Department of Computer Science
Bridgewater State University
Weymouth, MA, United States
Paper presenter
Policy Design for Stray Dog Management and Child Safety in Uzbekistan: A Human-Centered AI Framework Based on Comparative Policy Analysis of Georgia and Japan
Ms. Yukiko Miyagoshi
Expert in the field of International Relations
Consultant, Department of International Affairs
National Children's Medical Center
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Session chair
Dr. Ozgur Koca
Professor
Islamic Studies
Bayan Islamic Graduate School
Cypress, CA, United States
Paper presenter
Is AI Really AI?
Prof. Daniel W Skubik
Professor of Law, Ethics & Humanities
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences (retired)
California Baptist University
Phoenix, AZ, United States
Paper presenter
Initialization, Evolution, and Self-Organization of External Knowledge Systems in LLM Agents: A Sequential Experiment with RLHF Job Advertisements
Dr. Nurdin Kaparov
SVPC Coordinator
Bay Area Cultural Connections
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Paper presenter
From Cosmic Fine-Tuning to Artificial Intelligence: An Emergent Theology of Intelligence
Rev. Sr. Asoontha Mathew, FCC
Professor of Physics
Department of Physics
SHHSS Dwaraka, Kerala ,India
Kozhikkode, Kerala, India
Paper presenter
Constitutionally Aligned Personae in Control System Design: Preparing for a Jinn Haunted World
Patrick Buchanan Dugan
Researcher - AI Control, Applied Mathematics
Red Team Gladiatorics
Spiral
Santo Domingo, Chile
Paper presenter
Dharma-Informed Literacies for Human Agency in the Age of Intelligence: The 4S Framework
Mr. Gaurav Rastogi
Member of the Board of Trustees,
Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
Dublin, California, United States
Session chair
Assoc. Prof. Talant Asan uulu
Director, Business Administration Department
American University of Central Asia
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Paper presenter
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in University Education in Uzbekistan: Policy Analyses
Prof. Nivedita Das Kundu
International Relations Expert
Professor
York University
Toronto, ON, Canada
Paper presenter
Precision Conservation through Bio-Cultural Consilience: Leveraging AI to Reconcile African Traditional Religions (ATRs) with the 'Extractive Dragnet' in Zambia
Mr. John Mobson Katema
Postgraduate Student of Religion &Science
GMU
Lusaka, Zambia
Paper presenter
Role of Al In Promoting Social Justice and Reducing Inequality in India
Ms. Bushra Aziz
Research Scholar in Department of Political Science
Aligarh Muslim University, India
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Paper presenter
Community-based Peacebuilding Practices
Mr. Ramon Guillermo Regino Tuazon
Secretary-General
Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
Manila, NCR, Philippines
Paper presenter
Who Governs Peace? The Algorithm that Feeds or the Hand that Scrolls
Mr. Israel Olatunji Tijani
Data Scientist
Head, Research and Development
ChatVE
Lagos, Nigeria
Rapporteur's Report
Fr. Robin Chacko
Catholic Priest
Research Scholar
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul, MN, United States
Remarks from Host
Welcome Address & BAYCC’s Mission for Peace and Community Building
Mr. Yusuf Ozgen
Executive Director
Bay Area Cultural Connections (BAYCC)
Sunnyvale, United States
Remarks from Guest Speaker
Remarks from a Member of the California State Assembly
Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens
State Assemblymember
California State Assembly
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Remarks from an Organizing Committee Member
Reflections on the Conference Journey
Prof. Marita Grudzen
Faculty
Professor, Global Ministries University
Associate Director Emerita, Stanford Geriatric Education Center, Stanford University
San Jose, California, United States
Remarks from Guest Speaker
Scholarly Reflections on the Conference Theme
Prof. Philip Clayton
Ingraham Professor
Comparative Theologies Program
Claremont School of Theology
Mukilteo, Washington, United States
Remarks from an Editorial Board Member
The Dynamics that Shaped the Conference
Dr. Augustine Thomas Pamplany
Professor of Philosphy of Science
Institute of Science and Religion
Little Flower Seminary, Aluva
Aluva, Kerala, India
Remarks from Guest Speaker
Perspectives on the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Mr. Cordel Oral Green
Vice-Chairman, UNESCO-Information For All Programme (Paris)
Member, National AI Task Force for Jamaica
Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica
Kingston, St Andrew, Jamaica
Remarks from Guest Speaker
The Divine within the Digital and the Realness in Relationships
Dr. Tanmay Davé
Vice-Principal
Peel District School Board
Toronto, Canada
Remarks from Host
The Story of BAYCC’s New Permanent Home and Closing Remarks
Ikbal Erdogan
Board Member & Treasurer
Bay Area Cultural Connections
Santa Clara, Ca, United States
Session Co-Chair
Prof. Fr. Job Kozhamthadam
Professor Emeritus
Pontifical Institute of Philosophy & Theology
Professor Emeritus
Delhi, Delhi, India
Session Co-Chair
Prof. Daniel W Skubik
Professor of Law, Ethics & Humanities
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences (retired)
California Baptist University
Phoenix, AZ, United States
Session chair
Dan Matthews
Principal Firmware Engineer
Engineering Department
Product Development
Pacifica, CA, United States
Session chair
Mr. Ramon Guillermo Regino Tuazon
Secretary-General
Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
Manila, NCR, Philippines
Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks
Prof. Gerald Grudzen
Professor
President
Global Ministries University
San Jose, Calirornia, United States
Remarks from Dr. John Raymaker conveyed by Prof. Gerald Grudzen
Dr. John Raymaker
Founding Member
Global Ministries University
San Jose, United States
Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks
Dr. Nurdin Kaparov
SVPC Coordinator
Bay Area Cultural Connections
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Session chair
Mr. Cordel Oral Green
Vice-Chairman, UNESCO-Information For All Programme (Paris)
Member, National AI Task Force for Jamaica
Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica
Kingston, St Andrew, Jamaica
Paper presenter
Artificial Intelligence for Realizing Good Health and Wellbeing Sustainable Development Goal 3
Prof. Laila Mahmoud Montaser
Prof. of Clinical Pathology
Academic
Menoufia University
Shebin ElKom, Menoufia, Egypt
Paper presenter
Disability, Accessibility, and Community Cohesion in Developing Countries: Inclusive Artificial Intelligence as a Peacebuilding Infrastructure.
Dr. Muhammad Shabbir
Research Fellow
NDU Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan
Paper presenter
Faith, Humanism, and Imagination as Foundations for SAIF AI in Nigeria
Syd Geraghty
Retired
Research Fellow
Institute of Computer Science (University College London)
San Jose, CA, United States