Highlights from Day 1
Key moments from the ISO Annual Meeting 2024’s opening day.
See you next year!
As the 2024 edition draws to a close, discover the week's highlights.
Shaping the future through standards
A week of insightful discussions on advancing standards to address the world's most pressing challenges.
Under the theme “Breaking boundaries”, this year’s event brought together an audience of over 14 000, in person and online, from more than 135 countries. Participants were challenged to “think outside the box” and harness diverse viewpoints to ensure lasting transformative change and a better future for all.
Hosted by ICONTEC, Colombia’s national standards body, the Annual Meeting showcased how International Standards can drive sustainable and inclusive growth, promote responsible AI and shape the future of human capital. The event served as a powerful platform for engaging diverse voices across sectors, encouraging collaboration, and fostering innovative solutions that transcend geographic and industry boundaries.
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Highlights from Day 2
Key moments from the ISO Annual Meeting 2024’s second day.
Highlights from Day 3
Key moments from the ISO Annual Meeting 2024’s third day
Highlights from Day 4
Key moments from the ISO Annual Meeting 2024’s final day
Memorable moments
ISO and the UNDP launched the first-ever international guidelines designed to help businesses and organizations advance their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together, let’s make a positive, tangible impact to accelerate SDG progress.
AI for good
With AI’s rapid evolution, the need for a cohesive, global approach to governance has become critical. AI needs to be developed and deployed responsibly and safely – standards and frameworks are the answer.
Strengthen your AI management with ISO/IEC 42001.
Calling the next generation!
A key takeaway was the call to involve and leverage the youth in driving this transition. The youth engagement programme – ISO Environmental Management (ISO/TC 207) Youth Leadership Group – will play a vital role in this effort.
Check out the work of ISO/TC 207.
View all the sessions
Missed a session? We got you covered, all our online sessions and recaps are available for later viewing.
All of the online sessions videos are available on demand for later viewing:
Opening Ceremony
Sustainable and inclusive growth
Responsible AI for all
The future of human capital
Launch of the new ISO/UNDP guidelines for the SDGs
Over 14 000 participants from 135 countries.
Representing a diverse mix of industries, governments and regions, this global audience reflected the broad scope and impact of International Standards.
520
in-person participants
14 611
online viewers
134
countries
105
speakers
45
sessions and workshops
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ISO Annual Meeting 2024 in photos
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Latest highlights / day 4
Dive into our top stories
In-depth insights on this year's main topics.
ISO and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have unveiled the world’s first international guidelines to help businesses and organizations expedite their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In the midst of challenges including technological disruption, societal transformation and environmental peril, good governance can help us navigate through to a brighter future.
Today, we stand in a world full of peril and potential in equal measure. Artificial intelligence (AI) has propelled us into a new era of technology and given rise to questions about what’s next.
Metrology is an invisible foundation for quality of life. It links all human activity and is powered by a continuous cycle of accuracy that drives science and technology forwards.
Equity is a fundamental pillar of creating fair and inclusive workplaces. Without equity, we cannot unlock the potential that lies within our differences.
For the last 30 years, the JPEG image format has been a staple for the Internet’s billions of users.
Despite efforts, global climate action suffers from an imbalance between adaptation and mitigation. Through robust frameworks and climate finance, we can cope with climate change more effectively.
With its roots in compassion and humanity, the healthcare sector might seem an unlikely place for artificial intelligence to play a big role. Yet there are numerous ways it can revolutionize patient care.
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