Bridge Minds, Bridge Machines: World Meditation Day Committee Brings Mindfulness to the Forefront of Zurich AI Festival
Zurich, Switzerland — As artificial intelligence is reshaping industries and human experience, the question grows sharper: how can we ensure technology serves humanity rather than overtakes it? The World Meditation Day Committee is proud to serve as a key collaborator and thematic partner at the Zurich AI Festival, taking place from September 29 to October 4, 2025, to bring mindfulness and ethical awareness into the heart of AI innovation.
The Committee will play a central role in facilitating critical dialogue around the confluence of artificial intelligence and human consciousness, continuing the foundational work that led to the establishment of World Meditation Day.
Shaping a Human-Centric AI Future: The Zurich AI Festival
The Zurich AI Festival is established as a leading platform for meaningful and interdisciplinary exchange in the AI ecosystem. Designed to address AI at a critical turning point, the festival emphasizes ethical, transparent, and responsible development, offering a neutral space for academia, industry, startups, and the public to engage in open discourse.
Write Here...With over 25 events across Zurich, the festival includes highlights such as:
· AI+X Summit: The flagship event exploring interdisciplinary AI applications
· AI + Mindfulness: A dedicated track organized in partnership with the World Meditation Day Committee, examining how mindful practices can guide ethical AI.
· Zurich Robotics & AI Founders Summit
· SDSC-Connect: Translating AI to Clinical Practice
· AI+Environment Summit
· GrüeziGoogle TechTalks: AI Innovation, featuring cutting-edge demos from Google engineers
This diverse agenda is designed to foster collaboration across sectors, encourage public participation, and showcase innovations that align technological progress with human values.
A Confluence of Global Leaders and Innovators
The stature of the Zurich AI Festival is reinforced by its organizers and partners:
· Leading Initiators: The event is an initiative of the ETH AI Center and Greater Zurich Area Ltd., supported by the Canton of Zurich, Zurich Tourism, and other leading institutional and corporate partners. ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) is Europe's premier STEM university, consistently ranked among the world's best. Its AI Center is at the forefront of foundational model research, helping position Switzerland as a global hub for trustworthy AI.
· Influential Partners: The festival also features involvement from major industry players such as Google, Amazon, Meta, and IBM, alongside acclaimed academic and venture capital partners. A selection of their logos is shown below.
· Worldwide Participation: It is expected to draw over 5,000 attendees from around the world, including researchers, industry experts, policymakers, and international media. On-site participation is nearly fully booked, with many more expected to join online.
Exploring the Synergy: AI + Mindfulness
Within this transformative setting, the World Meditation Day Committee is organizing one of the festival's most pioneering sessions: AI + Mindfulness
· Theme: Can AI and Mindfulness Coexist to Enhance Human Awareness?
· Time: October 1, 2025 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM GMT+2)
· Venue: ETH AI Center
This groundbreaking symposium convenes AI researchers, meditation teachers, neuroscientists, and social scientists for a deep dive into the relationship between machine intelligence and human well-being. It addresses a vital question: as AI permeates daily life, influencing attention and emotion, how can mindfulness preserve ethical clarity, emotional resilience, and meaningful human growth?
We invite you to join us on October 1st for a day of profound dialogue and discovery. Together, we can co-create a future where AI not only advances intelligence—but elevates human wisdom.
The World Meditation Day Committee: Continuing a Global Mission
The World Meditation Day Committee is dedicated to promoting meditation worldwide, strengthening spiritual harmony and inner peace. Our work builds upon the historic achievement of the UN resolution A/79/L.27, establishing December 21 as World Meditation Day—an initiative made possible through the foundational efforts of the World Meditation Foundation.
We envision meditation becoming a way of life for all, co-creating a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable world. As an international, non-political nonprofit, the Committee works to realize this vision through global initiatives and cross-sector partnerships.
A Long-Term Partnership Toward Conscious Innovation
Our partnership with the Zurich AI Festival is not a one-time event but a long-term commitment to bridging inner awareness and outer innovation. AI represents the apex of human intellect turned outward to solve problems—while mindfulness turns inward to the sources of compassion, wisdom, and self-awareness.
The World Meditation Day Committee is committed to ensuring that technology evolves hand-in-hand with ethical and human-centered values. We believe the future of AI must not only be intelligent—but also wise.
To learn more about the World Meditation Day Committee, our global initiatives and our event at the Zurich AI Festival, please contact us directly.
info@worldmeditationfoundation.org
For media inquiries, please contact:
Fei Yu
Board Member
World Meditation Foundation
Email: fei@worldmeditationfoundation.org
Website: www.worldmeditationfoundation.org
About the World Meditation Foundation
The World Meditation Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the practice and benefits of meditation worldwide. Through advocacy, education, and collaborative initiatives, the Foundation seeks to create a more mindful, compassionate, and sustainable world.
