Invitation (Virtual panel): Towards a Public Discussion for Shaping the Future of A.I. Regulations in the U.S. & Beyond
When: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time: 11:00 EST – 1:00 PM | 9:30 PM IND

Organized & Presented by The Light Millennium, Charitable Global Human Advancement Organization | LMGlobal.Org.
Associated with the  United Nations Department of Global Communications;
Proudly presents a second annual panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI),
In collaboration with
Bons-Ai.Org.

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CONCEPT / PURPOSE:

“Towards a Public Discussion for Shaping the Future of A.I. Regulations in the U.S. & Beyond” titled panel is designed to powerfully illuminate the ABSENCE of, and the critical NEED for, a comprehensive U.S. Artificial Intelligence Act #AI_Act (on the Federal level)—a glaring gap when billions and trillions are actively being poured into AI development.
This is a vital challenge that calls for expert leadership and robust discussion.

Public engagement from all the walks of life and discussion will be pivotal on this concept towards in shaping the future of the A.I. Regulations both on the U.S. and international levels towards public awareness.


Further, it aims to support of the #PactForTheFuture in connection with the UN Global Digital Compact, which was adopted at the Summit of the Future by the #UNGA79 on September 22, 2024.
As a second annual panel on A.I. by The Light Millennium, a Charitable Global Human Advancement Org. (LMGlobal.Org), which aims to contribute towards the mega gap in digital literacy, particularly, on the AI.
To that extends, this panel is organized in collaboration with Bons-Ai.Org, along with the participation of the professionals, experts and researches in the field.

OUTCOME:
The outcome sought from this meeting is an increased awareness of, and specific advice for, the need for national AI policies governing the safe, productive, and yet accelerating innovation of this profound technology.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
 The Light Millennium, a Charitable Global Human Advancement Org. (LMGlobal.Org) based in New York, founded in New York in 2001. – www.lmglobal.org
.
As a charitable, commercial-free, and not-for-profit entity since our inception in 1999, and associated NGO with the UNDGC (formerly, UNDPI since 2005), we’re committed to making valuable content publicly accessible as commercial-free.

In Collaboration With
BONS-AI.ORG.


TENTATIVE PROGRAM – SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 15, 2025 | 11:00 – 1:00 PM (EST)

Opening Session

Co-Moderator & Welcoming Remarks – Ms. BİRCAN ÜNVER, Founder-President, LMGlobal.Org

Co-Moderator & Opening Remarks – Mr. ADAM BRICKER, Chair, Bons-Al.Org

Keynote Address by Mr. CHARLES FRACCHIA, CEO, Black Mesa

Brief Q & A Session with Mr. FRACCHIA

A Few Remarks: [Former] Ambassador Mr. RODRIGO A. CARAZO, Member, UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva

Panel Section
a) Ms. KATHERINE GRACE, PhD., Biomedical s Comms. Engineer
b) Mr. JUSTIN TRUGMAN, Cofounder, BetterFutureLabs
c) Prof. S.RADHA RAMMOHAN, Head-CODE, Hindustan IT&S (Chennai, India)
d) Mr. SALIH MANSUR, Independent Researcher

7) Intervention

8) Concluding Remarks by each Speaker (One or two minutes ~ depending on the remaining time)

9) Closing Remarks by Prof. VICTOR B. LAWRENCE

10) Announcement of the #CompulsoryPeaceICTEducation in support of the #EducationDay

11) Thank You Notes

12) Group/Gallery photos/screenshots 

13) Closing 

– The delivered speeches and presentations during this session will be made available in two weeks through the www.lmglobal.org.

BRIEF BIOS OF THE ESTEEMED SPEAKERS

Mr. ADAM BRICKER, The Chairman of Bons-Ai.Org
Co-Moderator & Opening Remarks

Adam began his career as an aerospace engineer working on cruise missiles, space vehicles, and hypersonic missiles. He also worked at Southwest Airlines as Director of Purchasing and Director of Information Systems, and later as VP of Application Development for Yum! brands. In 2000 he joined KPMG and built a successful IT and business consulting practice serving some of the most admired global companies in capital equipment, industrial mfg., and aerospace. Adam left to join World Vision in 2006 as International CIO to strategically integrate a global, federated IT/Security function with over 900 staff in 85 countries. The team built shared service centers in Asia, centers of excellence on four continents, and a discipline to find and scale innovations in health care, education, agriculture, and IT services. Adam has also led start-ups in EdTech, GRC, and oncology informatics. In January of 2020 Adam cofounded the Carolina Cyber Center (C3) at Montreat College and the Carolina Cyber Network (CCN) of 14 major colleges in North Carolina. They built a national demonstration resource for developing regional cyber awareness, cybersecurity professionals of character, and hardening regional resources. The College, C3, and the CCN were awarded over $46mm in DoD, State of North Carolina, NSA, and Department of Labor grants. Adam currently leads a passionate group of IT, AI, and Security professionals supporting international missions in over 60 countries, teaches cybersecurity at various programs, consults on IT/Cybersecurity (as a CvCISO), and hosts a cybersecurity education podcast.
Having lived and worked in over 70 countries, Adam helped identify, develop, and/or bring to market innovations in student/staff capacity development, digital marketing, IoT, food production automation, and guest experiences. Adam also served as an adjunct professor at École des Ponts ParisTech University for 9 years. While he’s passionate about learning new technologies and cybersecurity, he’s also passionate about the “life skills” that bring competence, autonomy, and joy to one’s life and to others. He currently teaches this course and cybersecurity at various institutions. Adam loves mountaineering, competing in adventure races, working his ranch in Colorado, and spending time with his wife and four children. When it’s hunting season, you can find him being humbled by an elk in the Rocky Mountains. https://bons-ai.org/

Mr. CHARLES FRACCHIA, CEO of Black Mesa
Keynote Speaker

Charles Fracchia is the CEO of Black Mesa, a Boston-based company focusing on solving digital biosecurity challenges and bringing a new level of manufacturing assurance. He is also the chairman of the BIO-ISAC, a non-profit organization that addresses threats unique to the bioeconomy and enables coordination among stakeholders to facilitate a robust and secure industry. In 2021, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) named Fracchia to its Information Science and Technology (ISAT) Study Group, where he advises the agency on helping to anticipate as well as generate strategic surprise.

Dr. S. RATHA RAMMOHAN, 
SDG Cluster Head – The Institution of Green Engineers 
Professor – Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Padur, Chennai.
Panelist

Prof. Rammohan is currently working as a Professor & Program Head at, the Centre for Open and Digital Education ( CODE ), Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Padur, Chennai
He was working as Professor – School of Computer Science and Engineering (SOCSE & IS), Coordinator – Professional Societies and International Affairs, SOCSE, DQAC Member, SOCSE, Presidency University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
He was working as a Professor & Dean(University Press) at Dr.M.G.R.Educational and Research Institute, Deemed to be University with Graded Autonomy Status, Chennai-600095, Tamilnadu, India.
Prof. Rammohan was also a Visiting Faculty for the Advanced Research Institute,  Dr.M.G.R Educational and Research Institute. Currently am an Advisor for Govt .funded projects of the University.
He has  25 years of Experience in Teaching in India and Abroad, 7 Years in Industry, and has CCNA certification, and Cisco Certified Authorized Instructor.
Guided 1 Research Scholar on Mobile Adhoc Networks.
Guided  Research Scholars in blockchain, Cloud Computing, and IoT at Dr.M.G.R Educational and Research Institute (Deemed University). Teaching, Research, Funded Projects, Placement Coordination, University Convenor – Institution of Engineers ( India), student Chapter. International  Relations Coordination. for our department. He was sent to various countries by the University abroad to build up International Relations and extend academic support to the student community.
He has organized faculty development programs and Student development programs for the department online and offline mode. He is a recipient of  “DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AWARD” by an International Research Association.

[Former] Ambassador RODRIGO ALBERTO CARAZO ZELEDON, Chair & Keynote Address.
Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón (born 1948) is a Costa Rican politician, economist, lawyer, and political scientist who was elected in June 2022 to a four-year term (from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2026) as a member of the UN Human Rights Committee by the state parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Mr. Carazo served as the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations from 2018-2022, and chaired several committees at the UN during his tenure, among them being Vice President (2021) and President (January-June 2022) of UNICEF.

Mr. Carazo’s professional development in the public sector includes being the first Ombudsman of the Republic of Costa Rica (1993-1997) and being a member of the Legislative Assembly (2002-2006). 

His academic background includes: serving as a university professor in Costa Rica and the United States and a member of the Board of the Public Distance University in Costa Rica; he holds a Law Degree from the University of Costa Rica and a similar degree in Economic and Social Sciences from the University of Costa Rica, a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Geneva- Switzerland, and has completed further studies in History and International Law. He speaks Spanish, English, and French. Ambassador Carazo is married, father of 4 daughters, and grandfather of 11 grandchildren.
He speaks Spanish, English, and French.

DR. VICTOR B. LAWRENCE, Stevens.Edu
Project Lead & Closing Remarks
Dr. Victor Lawrence retired from Bell Laboratories as Vice President of Advanced Communications Technology – AT&T and Lucent Technologies.  He later joined the Stevens Institute of Technology, where he is a Senior Research Scientist and Director of the Center for Intelligent Networked Systems (iNetS), and former Associate Dean and Bachelor Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Dr. Lawrence was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2016. He is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of AT&T Bell Labs, and a Charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.  He is the 2023 recipient of the R&D Council of New Jersey’s Science & Technology Medal.
While at Bell Labs, Dr. Lawrence led the development of technologies for worldwide communications networks and managed an R&D staff of over 500 scientists/engineers and a budget of about $100M annually. During his career, his personal research activities provided major contributions to gigabit photonic and wireless networking, signal processing, modem technology, digital techniques, ATM and IP switching and protocols, HDTV, DSL, and speech and audio coding, among other areas. 
Dr. Lawrence’s innovations in the fields of digital signal processing led to the transition from analog to digital networks and to the development of technologies for early access to the Internet and worldwide data communications, including the first chip sets used in voice terminals for secure communications worldwide and the first PCMCIA modules for wireless data modems.

Ms. KATHERINE GRACE AUGUST, PhD. (Kit August), Biomedical and Communications Engineer, Research Guest at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA.
Panelist
Interest: AI Regulation, Law, and Standards — Impact on Society and the Individual for Wellbeing

Dr Katherine Grace August is a biomedical, computer science, and communications engineer currently serving as a Visiting Researcher at Stevens Institute of Technology. A former Member of the Technical Staff at Bell Labs, she contributed to advanced communications technologies and holds 18 US and 50 international patents with over 3,600 citations. Her work spans AI, human factors, rehabilitation, learning and language technologies, VR, signal processing, and wireless systems.
She actively contributes to IEEE standards at both local and global levels, promoting the responsible use of technology for the benefit of humanity. Her work with the IEEE SA DIITA (Dignity, Identity, Inclusion, Trust, and Agency) Workstream—including IEEE P7020—advances guidelines for transparency, accuracy, and verifiability in AI-driven media and public interfaces.
Committed to STEM education and humanitarian initiatives, Dr August develops programs that make symbolic information more accessible and supports lifelong learning in AI and cyber-physical systems. A Whitaker Scholar at ETH Zurich, she holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from NJIT, an MS in Computer Science/MIS from Marist College, and a BFA from Parsons School of Design. She serves on the IEEE Standards Association (SA) New Standards Committee (NesCom) and as Vice Chair of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) History Committee.

Mr. JUSTIN TRUGMAN, Co-founder and Head of Technology at BetterFutureLabs
Panelist
Justin Trugman is the co-founder and Head of Technology at BetterFutureLabs – a Venture Studio focused on the intersection of Multi-agent Systems and the workforce of the future.
Before co-founding BetterFutureLabs, Justin was an early engineer and the VP of Software Development at the telehealth startup Caregility – leading their engineering teams. Furthermore, he was at Google[X]’s Project Loon and cofounded BlinkCDN, a video content delivery network startup. His work with BlinkCDN led to him co-founding the non-profit, SecureMeeting which has facilitated over a million conversations with its real-time video communications network since its founding.
Currently, Justin is very active in the Multi-agent Systems space, with notable contributions to Microsoft AI Frontiers’ open-source Autogen MultiAgent framework.

Mr. SALIH MANSUR
Panelist
Salih Mansur is an AI-tech innovator and educator based in New York City. His work bridges educational psychology and instructional technology to simplify lifelong learning through digital literacy and human-centered AI. He focuses on responsible and inclusive AI use in education, combining insights from cognitive science and digital transformation. With graduate studies in Instructional Technology and AI Systems, he aims to make learning more accessible, meaningful, and lifelong.

Ms. Bircan ÜNVER, M.A., Founder-President, LMGlobal.Org
Concept, Welcoming Remarks & Co-moderator

Originator, Founder-President & Head Rep. of 
the  LMGlobal.Org to the United Nations Department of Global Communications (UNDGC). 


She has been leading and producing all aspects of its e-publications and public programs and #LightMillenniumTV Programs since 2000. Officially formed in New York in 2001. 
She carried out the Organization’s association with the U.N. as an NGO in 2005 and has been Head-NGO Rep. to the UNDGC since then.
 Bircan is the Peace and Goodwill Ambassador for Anuvibha (based in Jaipur, India) to the U.N.
 She is a recipient of various national (U.S.) and international awards and recognitions.
 Author of four Turkish and one English book in print, including “Hope Never Fades” (2023, concept & compiled). Authored numerous concepts of the public events including #CompulsoryPeaceEducationICTs vision. Holds a master’s degree in Media Studies from the New School University (1999, NYC), and a B.A. in Fine Arts from the Mimar Sinan University (1988, Istanbul).
Websites: www.lmglobal.org, www.lightmillennium.org, www.turkishlibrary.us, www.vimeo.com/LMTV #LightMillenniumTV.

Social Media: Linkedin.com/in/bircan-%C3%BCnver-7353207 / | X@bircanunver


References:

1. [2024] The Outcome Of The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Today’s Society Intl. Panel
2. Invitation & Speakers of THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN TODAY’S SOCIETY Virtual Panel on Sept. 7, 2024, at 11:00 EST.
3. Concept: THE IMPACT OF A.I. IN TODAY’S SOCIETY ~ Virtual Panel Discussion

www.lmglobal.org | www.lightmillennium.org (initial website)