
The panelists included:

Sam Daws, Senior Advisor at the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, Oxford University, and Director of Multilateral AI

Milica Pejanović-Đurišić, former Minister of Defense of Montenegro (2012–2016)

Anis Sefidanis, PhD, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Applied IT, Machine Intelligence and Robotics, University of Information Science and Technology “St. Paul the Apostle”

Goran Shibakovski, Dean of the Faculty of Applied ITMIR and Professor of Political Science at the University “St. Paul the Apostle” in Ohrid

Prince Boris Petrovitch Njegosh, Member of the House of Petrović-Njegoš

Mr. Cai Yuezhou, Senior Research Fellow & Professor at the Institute of Quantitative & Technological Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Association of Information Economics
The discussion was expertly moderated by Kriste Krstovski, Associate Research Scientist at the Data Science Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, Columbia University.
The panel offered diverse perspectives on the double-edged nature of technology in diplomacy—highlighting the promise of innovation in bridging divides, while also cautioning about risks that may emerge without ethical governance and inclusive development.