Knowledge Innovation Society
/ October 7 to 8, 2026
/ United Nations Headquarters, New York
Where sovereignty meets capital.
KIS 2026 In Dialogue convenes Member States, impact finance, private enterprise, and academia at United Nations Headquarters for a series of dialogue tables on digital public infrastructure and the means of implementation for sustainable development.
Dates October 7 to 8, 2026
Venue United Nations Headquarters, New York
Format Two days of dialogue tables, by invitation
Programme Shared with confirmed participants
About In Dialogue
KIS 2026 In Dialogue is organized as a series of dialogue tables: small, moderated sessions where government representatives, investors, operators, and researchers examine a defined subject together. The programme gives particular attention to Latin America and the Caribbean. Observations from each table are captured and carried into the Society’s work through the year.
The Knowledge Innovation Society is a year-round platform that convenes frontier-technology companies, the missions of United Nations Member States, and conscious capital, to accelerate the digitization of the Global South, with a focus on Latin America and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The dialogue tables
Each table draws participants according to profile and area of expertise.
01
Structuring sustainable finance and investment, strengthening institutional and market linkages, and building productive capacity, so that development moves from episodic interventions to systemic infrastructure.
02
Recognizing, financing, and scaling the region’s innovation, entrepreneurship, agriculture, creative economy, and community-based value systems through data valuation, sustainable finance, and wider market access.
Latin America and the Caribbean
03
Trusted digital governance, the ethical use of data, cybersecurity, and accountable institutional frameworks that safeguard communities and enable their full participation in the global digital economy.
04
Bringing biodiversity, natural capital, regenerative agriculture, and climate resilience into digital and financial systems, so that economic productivity advances in step with environmental protection.
Latin America and the Caribbean
05
Digitalization in the service of human dignity, with wider access to education, health, financial inclusion, and youth participation, and prosperity that is inclusive and people-centered.
Additional sessions
A hybrid dialogue held virtually under the Chatham House Rule.
A session on the adoption of digital public infrastructure, with Member State participation.
Details to follow
Who takes part
Permanent Missions and government representatives responsible for digital and development policy.
Institutional investors, development finance institutions, and asset managers.
Technology companies and operators building digital and physical infrastructure.
Researchers and institutions contributing independent inquiry and evidence.
Take part
Seating at United Nations Headquarters is limited, and invitations are confirmed individually.
Tell us how you would like to be involved. The KIS team will follow up with details, including the full programme for confirmed participants.
Received
The KIS team will be in touch. Invitations to United Nations Headquarters are confirmed individually as seating allows.
