Civic infrastructure for the intelligence age. 25 curated participants. 60 minutes. One published civic record.
25 cross-sector participants examined AI's impact on employment. The Civic Brief is being synthesized.
Mission
AI TownSquare convenes cross-sector participants to examine AI's societal impact and guide institutional response.
Reframing the Challenge
The defining challenge of the AI era is not man versus machine, but exponential technological growth versus linear societal adaptation.
What Participation Produces
Your perspective enters the public record
Civic Insight Brief published within 48 hours—and submitted to the Societal Readiness Index
Session Details
DIFC, Dubai
3 April 2026
Not a conference. Not a webinar. A structured format designed to produce clarity from complexity—in one hour.
Every Two Months, 25 curated participants gather around one pressing question. Guided by a seven-phase protocol, the session produces a public Insight Brief that feeds into the Societal Readiness Index and Readiness Institute—a self-correcting loop between dialogue, diagnosis, and design.
The Method Behind AI TownSquare
The AI TownSquare Protocol
A structured civic dialogue method that moves diverse participants from question to institutional insight within 60 minutes.
| Dimension | Traditional Events | AI TownSquare |
|---|---|---|
| Voice | One speaker to many listeners | Many-to-many dialogue |
| Structure | Ad hoc or chaotic | 7-phase protocol |
| Output | Recording with no structured output | Civic Brief in 48 hours |
| Participants | Passive audience | Curated contributors |
| Purpose | Brand & performance | Collective readiness |
| Reach | In-room only | Global live stream |
Within 48 hours of every session, we publish a Civic Brief—a distilled document capturing what real people said, the tensions surfaced, and actionable signals for policymakers.
Civic Insight Brief
Key Theme
“Participants distinguished between AI replacing tasks vs. replacing jobs. Consensus: the framing itself is misleading...”
“The question isn't whether AI takes jobs—it's whether we've prepared workers for what comes next.”
— Participant, Cross-Sector DialogueAI TownSquare isn't a standalone event. It's part of a self-correcting civic infrastructure that turns dialogue into institutional readiness.
“I will advocate for this myself!”
Lord Darzi
Executive Chair
World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH)
“Incredibly well done and needed.”
Dr. Jagat Narula
EVP & Chief Academic Officer
UTHealth Houston
Our first year concentrates on the sectors where AI's impact on societal readiness is most immediate and most consequential.
AI diagnostics, patient trust, clinical decision support, and equitable access to AI-augmented care.
Algorithmic lending, fraud detection, financial inclusion, and regulatory frameworks for AI in finance.
Public service automation, citizen surveillance, policy readiness, and democratic accountability.
AI tutoring, assessment integrity, workforce preparation, and digital literacy across generations.
7 of 25 seats remaining. Curated for cross-sector diversity. Your background matters.
We curate for diversity across sectors, roles, and perspectives.
You'll hear back within 48 hours.