About Brasov Forum
Flagship summit of the Center for Trustworthy AI
Our Mission
Brasov Forum is the Center for Trustworthy AI’s flagship summit, running 3–5 December 2025 in the medieval heart of Brașov to unite global executives, policymakers, and innovators around an AI future the world can trust. Over three immersive days, delegates transform high-level principles into actionable roadmaps — sharing insights, forging alliances, and committing to concrete steps that embed responsibility and transparency at the core of every breakthrough.
Principles
Openness
Share insights freely, question boldly, invite scrutiny to accelerate collective progress toward trustworthy AI together.
Responsibility
Champion human-centered outcomes, balancing innovation with ethics to safeguard people, planet, and future generations alike.
Collaboration
Bridge disciplines and borders, co-creating solutions through cross-industry, cross-cultural partnerships that magnify global impact together.
Who We Serve
Executives
CEOs, CFOs, and board chairs join to navigate regulatory and societal stakes, sharing playbooks for scaling trustworthy AI while protecting brand equity and accelerating growth.
Technologists
CTOs, solution architects, and engineering leads exchange technical patterns, deployment lessons, and security strategies to operationalise responsible AI without sacrificing velocity, reliability, or cost efficiency.
Data Scientists
Model developers, ML engineers, and MLOps specialists share techniques for bias detection, explainability, monitoring, and validation, ensuring models remain fair and high-performing across the lifecycle.
Public Officials
European commissioners, national ministers, and municipal leaders convene to harmonise policy, procurement, and public trust, translating regulatory frameworks into guidance for government-driven, citizen-centric AI services.
Legal / Ethics
In-house counsel, compliance leads, ethicists, and privacy officers dissect legal precedent, audit frameworks, and red-team findings to mitigate liability and embed accountability within algorithmic decisions.
Researchers
University professors, institute directors, and laboratory scientists present frontier discoveries, share datasets, and seek cross-industry collaboration to translate research into scalable, real-world trustworthy AI applications
Founded by leading technology and legal members, the Center for Trustworthy AI (CTAI) exists to make trustworthy AI achievable at enterprise scale. CTAI curates an open library of frameworks, assessment tools, and audit templates that help organisations evaluate readiness, design ethical systems, and monitor live models.
A growing alliance of consulting and law-firm members deploys these assets across every major industry and jurisdiction. CTAI also stewards Centru.ai, an AI Management System for strategy, risk tracking, and safe deployment. The Center for Trustworthy AI convenes the annual Brasov Forum to translate research and regulation into executable roadmaps.
Learn more at centerfortrustworthyai.com
Leadership
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Andrew Welch
Executive Director
Guides Center vision, partnerships, and board governance; two decades leading AI compliance and enterprise transformation across Europe and APAC.
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Bogdan Demeny
Innovation Director
Shapes research agenda and pilot incubation; specialises in responsible machine-learning, IP strategy, and cross-industry co- creation initiatives.
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Keegan Chambers
Operations Director
Oversees program delivery, budgeting, and team performance; expert in scale-up operations, change management, and ISO- aligned quality frameworks.
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Mark Smith
Development Director
Leads partner enablement and developer community programs; Microsoft MVP since 2012 and advocate for practical AI and low- code acceleration. -
Chris Huntingford
Director of AI
Crafts strategic AI roadmaps and model governance; renowned speaker on ethical automation and fusion-team collaboration for global enterprises. -
Ana Welch
Technical Director
Architects secure cloud environments and technical assurance; extensive experience in cybersecurity, data platforms, and scalable multi-tenant AI infrastructure.
Why Brașov?
Brasov Forum was created to give trustworthy AI more than a microphone – it gives it a home with history. Held 3–5 December 2025 in Brașov’s Council Square, the inaugural gathering roots cutting-edge debate in streets where merchants once forged Europe’s earliest trade alliances. The setting reminds us that credibility is earned face-to-face and renewed generation after generation.
Our ribbon-heart emblem braids Romania’s blue, yellow and red into a single flowing line, echoing both the curves of the Carpathians and the neural paths of modern AI – heritage and innovation entwined. Guided by the Center for Trustworthy AI, the Forum convenes executive leaders, technologists, public officials, legal experts and researchers to present their latest findings, exchange high-quality ideas, and solve real-world challenges across keynote panels, symposia and working groups.
By returning to Brașov each December, we commit to publishing practical roadmaps, sparking cross-sector alliances and strengthening a tradition in which trustworthy AI is not a slogan but a shared, ever-evolving discipline.
Milestones
Idea
Conceived 2024
Trustworthy AI white paper published
2024
Center for Trustworthy AI Launched
2025
Inaugural Forum
2025
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Oct 2024
Concept Drafted
Center for Trustworthy AI outlines need for an annual summit for leaders on trustworthy, enterprise-scale AI.
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Mar 2025
Advisory Board Formed
Executive, technical, and policy leaders formally join to steer agenda, themes and speaker selection.
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3–5 Dec 2025
Inaugural Brasov Forum
200 global delegates gather in Brașov to publish first set of actionable, cross-sector commitments.
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Feb 2026
Brasov Principles Released
Post-event white paper distils guiding commitments for transparent, ethical AI adoption. -
Jun 2026
Trustworthy AI Roadmap Toolkit v1.0
Open-source templates, scorecards and audit guides published for enterprise implementation and regulatory alignment. -
Dec 2026
Regional Working Groups Launched
Europe, APAC and Americas chapters formed to drive year-round collaboration.
What to Expect in December
All main sessions take place at the Radisson Blu Aurum Hotel, Brașov, Romania, a contemporary, glass-fronted conference hotel in Brașov’s Old Town, just steps from Council Square and the Black Church.
From 3-5 December 2025 you’ll move effortlessly between daylight-filled conference rooms and cobblestone streets alive with winter markets and sweeping Carpathian views.
The hotel offers breakout suites, rooftop lounges, and walkable access to dining and accommodations. Evenings feature curated dinners in 16th-century merchant halls.
Ongoing Working Groups:
Delegates can join cross-industry cohorts that meet to pilot new assessment tools, share case studies, and publish open-source guidelines for trustworthy AI deployment.
Community & Year-Round Impact
Post-Event White paper:
Following the event, the Brasov Forum team synthesises session insights into a practical roadmap, complete with metrics, checklists, and policy recommendations for enterprise and government adoption.
Alumni Network:
Every attendee can join a private community featuring quarterly virtual connects, collaborative research projects, and first-look invitations to regional spin-off events. Stay engaged beyond the event.
“Brasov Forum transforms the global conversation on AI from theory into concrete commitments, reminding us that every line of code must elevate, not eclipse, humankind.”
Mark Smith, Development Director, Center for Trustworthy AI
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