Responsible Governance in a Fragmented World:
Ethical Pathways to Human Flourishing
in Business, Technology, and Policy
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What is GEF?
Are we building a better future, or just a faster one? The Global Ethics Forum (GEF) 2026, convened by Globethics and Yayasan Dharma Etika Madani (YADEMA) with international and regional partners, is a global, solution-oriented platform bringing together leaders and practitioners across sectors to address pressing ethical challenges and advance responsible leadership.
Under the theme “Responsible Governance in a Fragmented World: Ethical Pathways to Human Flourishing in Business, Technology and Policy,” the Forum positions ethics as a practical compass for decision-making, placing human dignity, trust, social cohesion, peace and the common good at the centre of governance and development.
What's at GEF 2026?
Plenary Dialogues
Interactive dialogues on Human Flourishing in a Fragmented World
Parallel Sessions
Join working groups in Track 1 or 2 to develop actionable recommendations
Youth Ethical
Leadership Bootcamp
Leadership Bootcamp
Equipping young leaders to counter misinformation and use ethical storytelling for social change
Mandala Tour:
Tri Hita Karana
Tri Hita Karana
Discover Bali’s heritages and explore Tri Hita Karana, the Balinese philosophy of Human Flourishing in practice
Interactive Ethics Labs
Hands-on sessions tackling real-world ethical dilemmas
Executive Philanthropy Roundtable (by invitation)
A space to build partnerships that extend beyond the Forum
Exclusive Session
Program Agenda
Mandala Tour: Tri Hita Karana
Bali is not just a beautiful island. It is a living classroom. For the Global Ethics Forum 2026, YADEMA and Globethics collaborate with Universitas Udayana and Universitas Hindu Indonesia (UNHI). We chose three locations that show how Balinese communities have answered a question that the world is still asking: How do we live well together?
Pura Blanjong
Where Bali’s oldest memory sustains living identity
Pura Blanjong, home to the Blanjong Inscription (914 AD), flourishes under Bali’s unique village governance system that blends state administration with customary authority. This dual structure ensures the temple is preserved as both a sacred site and a cultural landmark — rituals and community obligations keep it spiritually alive, while administrative support enables access and education. Together, they allow Pura Blanjong to strengthening identity, transmitting knowledge, sustaining moral values, and providing a shared sacred space where community life thrives.
Pasar Sindu
Where tradition meets modern life, sustaining community and identity
Pasar Sindhu is a space where tradition evolves to meet modern needs. By sustaining livelihoods, preserving cultural practices, and fostering social interaction, it embodies how communities flourish when heritage adapts to contemporary life. It’s a model of adaptive tradition —how Balinese communities modernize without losing cultural roots, and how everyday spaces can nurture economic, social, cultural, and health dimensions of human flourishing.
Subak Kartalangu
A living landscape where tradition sustains ecology and community
Discover Bali’s UNESCO‑recognized irrigation system in action. Subak Kertalangu is not only an irrigation cooperative but also a cultural village that blends farming, heritage, and tourism. It demonstrates how traditional systems can evolve into inclusive spaces that sustain livelihoods, preserve identity, and engage visitors in Bali’s ecological and cultural wisdom.
Interactive Ethics Labs
Hands-on engagement with real-world case studies, practical tools, and governance frameworks to strengthen ethical decision-making, manage emerging risks, and turn ideas into responsible action. Participants can choose one of four interactive lab sessions exploring responsible AI, ethical risk management, anti-corruption, or effective stakeholder communication.
Lab 1
Responsible AI Lab:
From Real Cases to Building Your Organization's Responsible AI Policy
Organizations increasingly want to use AI responsibly, but most lack a clear understanding of what that entails, let alone an internal governance framework to guide it. In this interactive lab, participants work together through real-world AI use cases (chatbots, AI-assisted decision-making, AI image generators, among others), to build, piece by piece, the foundations of their organization’s Responsible AI Policy.
Lab 2
Trust by Design:
Ethical Risk Management for Emerging Technologies
AI, digital identity, and other emerging technologies create real opportunities for wellbeing, safety, and social outcomes — but also create complex ethical risks around data, accountability, and trust. Using Globethics’ Ethical Risk Management and WISE+ frameworks, participants will diagnose risks, weigh trade-offs, and build governance responses that move organizations from innovation by drift to innovation by design.
Lab 3
From Enforcement to Integrity: Rethinking Anti-Corruption
for Human Flourishing | An ETHOZ Interactive Lab
Bringing international and organizational perspectives, the Lab combines a real-world case study, PPM Manajemen’s ETHOZ approach and facilitated roundtable discussions to help participants examine ethical dilemmas, weigh competing values and consider the consequences of their decisions. Key question: is a decision simply compliant, or is it ethically responsible and helps people and organizations flourish?
Lab 4
How Good Ideas Spread: Communicating Ideas with Stakeholders
This interactive workshop will explore how science communication actually happens, and how the mental paradigms behind our ideas can be the invisible architecture creating barriers that limit our ability to connect with the partners needed for the project. How do we unearth the architecture? How can we recognise it in our interactions?
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About the Organisers
Trusted globally for 20+ years, Globethics — Geneva-based, with regional centres in Asia, Africa, and the Americas — empowers individuals and institutions towards ethical leadership and excellence in responsible governance.
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Yayasan Dharma Etika Madani (YADEMA) is an Indonesian foundation affiliated with Globethics. Established in 2023, YADEMA focuses on strengthening ethical leadership through research, educational resources, and inclusive dialogue.
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