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The symposium brought together civil society and ecumenical organizations to strengthen partnerships and advocacy for digital justice and AI accountability. The speeches capture the theological, ethical, and strategic perspectives shared over the two-day gathering.
Videos now available:
Dagmar Pruin: AI as the Defining Issue of our Time — Rev. Dr Dagmar Pruin, president of Bread for the World, Germany, stresses the importance of ethical and theological perspectives in digital debates and the need for collaboration to ensure development reflects justice, accountability, and human dignity.
Corinna Waltz: Digital Justice is a Daily Decision — Corinna Waltz, theologian and media professional at EMW, observes that digital justice is negotiated in everyday decisions, not only on a global scale, and calls for a digital future shaped by justice and the common good.
Philip Lee: Our Vision of Digital Justice — WACC general secretary Philip Lee outlines why a justice-oriented communication framework is needed, and what it must include to ensure accessibility, affordability, and accountability.
Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm: Ecumenical Perspectives for our Digital Justice Advocacy — WCC central committee moderator Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm outlines the challenges and opportunities of AI development, calling on churches and religious communities to encourage technology that upholds human dignity and care for creation.
William Jones: The Race to AGI and the Need for Moral Leadership — William Jones, of the Future of Life Institute, warns that the race toward artificial general intelligence is driven by power and profit rather than altruism, and calls for faith values that protect human dignity to counter its risks.
Christina Dahl Jensen: Digital Justice Advocacy Landscape (Part One) — Christina Dahl Jensen, senior consultant and AI strategist at Tinkr, maps the regional and global structures central to advocacy for digital rights and AI accountability.
Christina Dahl Jensen: Reflection on our Advocacy Mission and Roles (Part Two) — Dahl Jensen explores how faith-based organizations can complement each other's advocacy, and that of secular civil society, through distinct mission-driven roles.
"These speeches, along with the many further resources shared at the symposium, continue to be a source of inspiration and guidance for the advocacy we must continue to do to ensure our digital platforms and technological developments truly benefit people and the planet," said Sara Speicher, WACC deputy general secretary.
For further resources from the symposium, visit:
Digital justice symposium 2026
Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability
