Branka Panic is the Founding Director of AI for Peace, a US based think tank ensuring artificial intelligence benefits peace, security, and sustainable development and where diverse voices influence the development of AI and related technologies.
Branka is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center on International Cooperation at New York University, where she focuses on researching the utilization of data-driven approaches to conflict prevention and peacebuilding. She is the host of “Data for Peace” online series. Branka is also a Stimson-Microsoft Responsible AI Fellow, a member of UNESCO Women4Ethical AI, and a member of IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems and a Senior Advisor on AI to the German Federal Foreign Office. A passionate advocate for positive peace with 15 years of global experience in the humanitarian, peace, and development fields, Branka’s current emphasis is researching the benefits, risks, and ethical implications of emerging technologies. Her contributions to the field have been recognized internationally, including her selection as one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics (2022) and as the winner of the “She Shapes AI 2024/25” award in the AI and Peace category.
Branka holds a M.A. in International Development Policy from Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy, USA and a M.S. in International Security from the University of Belgrade, Serbia. She is a Rotary Peace Fellow Alumna, Paul Harris Fellow, and ambassador at the Institute for Economics and Peace. She is a co-author of a book “AI for Peace”, published in April 2024, by Routledge.