The Vatican | Rome Conference on AI, Ethics, and the Future of Corporate Governance

On June 19th and 20th, 2025, Noēsis CEO Ron Ivey attended the Second Annual Rome Conference on AI, Ethics, and the Future of Corporate Governance at the Apostolic alace. Pope Leo XIV addressed this message to all participants of the event, which was covered by the Wall Street Journal and CNN, among others.

“All of us, I am sure, are concerned for children and young people, and the possible consequences of the use of AI on their intellectual and neurological development.

“Our youth must be helped, and not hindered, in their journey towards maturity and true responsibility. They are our hope for the future, and society’s well-being depends upon their being given the ability to develop their God-given gifts and capabilities, and to respond to the demands of the times and the needs of others with a free and generous spirit.”

“No generation has ever had such quick access to the amount of information now available through AI. But again, access to data — however extensive — must not be confused with intelligence, which necessarily “involves the person’s openness to the ultimate questions of life and reflects an orientation toward the True and the Good” (Antiqua et Nova, No. 29). In the end, authentic wisdom has more to do with recognizing the true meaning of life, than with the availability of data.”

FROM THE MESSAGE OF POPE LEO XIV 
TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ETHICS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Noēsis CEO Ron Ivey with reporter Wall Street Journal reporter Margherita Stancati‍ ‍and tech founder and author of Lean Startup, Eric Heis.

Ron Ivey, CEO of Noēsis Collaborative with His Excellency Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia at the Apostolic Palace.

The Entrance to the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican