Applied AI Summit Healthcare
Free online conference | April 14-15, 2026AI Governance and the Geneva AI Framework – Building Trustworthy and Responsible AI Ecosystems
This session explores how the AI governance has changed over time and introduce the Geneva AI Framework in the development of global policy. It highlights the increased role of AI stewardship to make AI systems answerable, unequivocal and equitable. Based on the real-life cases of the controlled industry, including healthcare and finance, the session offers pragmatic knowledge on how AI should be deployed in complex systems. It also discusses how the cooperation between academia, government, and industry can support the creation of a trustworthy, internationally accepted AI ecosystem that focuses on ethical principles and builds a better reputation of people.
About the speaker
Durga Chavali
IT leader and AI researcher at Oklahoma State University
Durga P. Chavali is a internationally recognized healthcare IT strategist, transformation architect, and editorial thought leader with nearly two decades of experience driving enterprise modernization and ethical innovation across payer, provider, and public health sectors. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Health Care Administration (DHA), with active international research collaborations in multilingual AI, synthetic data governance, and clinical safety frameworks. Durga is the inventor of interoperability frameworks adopted by industry leaders and has guided large‑scale modernization initiatives aligning with CMS, NIH, FDA, and ARPA‑H priorities. Her leadership has been honored with the EAMCON Breakthrough Innovation Award, the CISCom Distinguished Research Excellence Award, and her recent recognition as a Distinguished Fellow of SCRS and Fellow of IETE. Beyond technical innovation, Durga serves as Global Ambassador for Women in Tech, mentoring future biomedical AI leaders and advocating for equity in technology leadership. She also contributes as an editorial steward and peer reviewer for ACM, IEEE, and Springer Nature, influencing global discourse on AI ethics, healthcare policy, and digital transformation.