The Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, through its Accelerator Fellowship Programme, is pleased to host the Aspen Institute’s Technology Leaders Initiative (TLI) in Oxford from 25–28 May 2026.
The Oxford seminar forms part of a wider partnership between the Institute for Ethics in AI and the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN), a programme of the Aspen Institute, launched to support a new generation of values-driven leadership in technology. The collaboration brings together Oxford’s interdisciplinary expertise in AI ethics with Aspen’s long-standing tradition of convening global leaders to address complex societal challenges.
The Technology Leaders Initiative was established to create space for senior technology leaders to engage with questions of ethics, responsibility and long-term societal impact in an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. Inspired by Aspen’s Henry Crown Fellowship model, the initiative will convene a cohort of 20 leaders from across technology, policy and civil society for a programme of discussion, reflection and peer exchange. Participation is by nomination only.
The Oxford gathering marks an important milestone in the partnership and will serve as the foundation for the wider two-year global programme. Further details and reflections from the event will be shared in a forthcoming blog post.
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The Institute for Ethics in AI brings together world-leading thinkers from across philosophy, the humanities and STEM with leaders in tech, business, government and civil society. Driven by the latest research, our mission is to offer independent and informed perspectives on AI ethics, thereby shaping innovation and enhancing global public debate.
In 2026, the Technology Leaders Initiative will launch with a cohort of 20 senior leaders in and ascending to positions of significant power in the global technology landscape. Over two years, they will undergo a thought-provoking journey of personal exploration to reckon with power, responsibility, and what this transformation in frontier technology demands of leadership. This is a generational opportunity for large constructive arguments about the future of society that transcend national, digital and party borders.