In a world shaped every day by technological developments, it is of utmost importance to discuss what roles these technologies should play in society.
We are excited to announce the 4th AI Policy Summit, which continues the multi-stakeholder dialogue with leading experts in exploring the use of public policy and societal engagement to capture the benefits of artificial intelligence, minimize its risks, and enhance its adoption.
This conference is a unique opportunity for policymakers, business leaders, civil society, and academia to exchange ideas and co-create the future of AI policies. Join us to build AI policy together for a better world! Take advantage of this chance to be at the forefront of shaping the future of AI policies.
GLOBAL OUTREACH
109 Countries 6 Continents
PARTICIPANT AFFILIATION
AI POLICY SUMMIT 2023
AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK
AI POLICY SUMMIT DISCUSSION THEMES
2023 New Key Partnership
RegHorizon and ETH Zurich Center for Law and Economics are delighted to announce a strategic partnership with UNESCO for our annual AI Policy Summit.
UNESCO's expertise and collaboration will help shape the future of AI policy. The partnership aims to create a sustainable and equitable future where AI technology is used for the greater good of humanity.
2023 THEMES
STRATEGIC PARTNERS 2023
COMMUNICATION PARTNERS 2023
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS 2023
See agenda below
Michael Hengartner
President of the Board, Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETH)
Thomas Schneider
Director of International Affairs at the Swiss Federal Office of Communications, Chair, Council of Europe Committee on AI
Yi Zeng
Professor and Director, International Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance, at Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lan Xue
Distinguished Professor and Dean, Institute of AI Governance (I-AIIG), Tsinghua University, China
Jessica Montgomery
Executive Director, Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery, University of Cambridge
Marcel Salathé
Head of Digital Epidemiology Lab, and Founder of Applied Machine Learning Days (AMLD), EPFL
Thomas Burri
Professor of International Law and European Law at the University of St. Gallen
Hiroki Habuka
Research Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Law, The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law and Policy (CISLP), Japan
Roger Dubach
Ambassador, Deputy Director, Directorate of International Law, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Florent Thouvenin
Chairman of the Center for Information Technology, Society, and Law (ITSL) and Director of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI), University of Zurich
Zheng Liang
Professor of the School of Public Policy and Management and vice dean of the Institute for AI International Governance, Tsinghua University, China
Abraham Bernstein
Head, Dynamic and Distributed Information Systems Group University Zurich
Aldo Lamberti
Founder and CEO of Syntheticus and Vice Chair – IEEE Standards Association Industry Connection
Dominick Romano
Founder, Drainpipe.io & Contributor, Topic Group AI for Radiology Focus Group AI for Health, WHO & ITU
Winston Ojenge
Senior research fellow at the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)
Raphael von Thiessen
Project Lead Innovation-Sandbox for AI, Canton of Zurich, Co-Founder, Momentum Collaboration
Guillem Martínez Roura
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics Programme Officer, International Telecommunication Union (ITU-UN)
Avinash Dadhich
Director & Professor of Law, Manipal Law School, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Bengaluru Campus), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Ekkehard Ernst
International Labour Organization (ILO), President Geneva Macro Labs and STOA International Advisory Board/European Parliament
Cornelia Schaurecker
Senior global digital, data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) executive
Lyria Bennett Moses
Director of the UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation
Colin van Noordt
Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Bertrand Loison
Vice Director, Data Science Center of the Federal Statistical Office of Switzerland
Elliott Ash
Assistant Professor (Chair of Law, Economics, and Data Science), ETH Zurich
AGENDA
All times CET (Central European Time)
Friday | November 3, 2023 | In-Person & Online
8h30 – 9h00 | Coffee and Registration |
9h00 – 9h10 | Welcome Elliott Ash & Ayisha Piotti (ETH Zurich & RegHorizon) |
9h10 – 9h25 | Opening Keynote: Gabriela Ramos (Assistant Director General, UNESCO) |
9h25 – 9h50 |
Welcome Remarks Update from China |
9h50 – 10h35 | Panel 1 Building Bridges in AI Policy – Part 1 Moderator: Florent Thouvenin (University of Zurich) Panel Discussion: Paul Nemitz (European Commission) Yi Zeng (Chinese Academy of Sciences) Hiroki Habuka (Wadhwani Center, Japan) Roger Dubach (Swiss Foreign Office) Jessica Montgomery,(University of Cambridge) |
10h35 – 11h00 | Coffee Break |
11h00 – 11h45 | Panel 2 AI in Government Moderator: Collin van Noordt (Tallinn University of Technology) Panel Discussion: Marcel Salathé (EPFL) Bertrand Loison (Swiss Federal Statistics Office) Tawana Petty (Social Science Research Council, US) Pierre Rossel (Inspiring Futures) Lyria Bennett Moses (UNSW, Australia) |
11h45 – 12h05 | Democratizing Data & Standard Setting Dana Mazia (Bright Initiative) Aldo Lamberti (Syntheticus & IEEE) |
12h05 – 13h00 | Lunch Break |
13h00 – 13h15 | Keynote: Charlotte Burrows (Chair of US EEOC) |
13h15 – 14h00 | Panel 3 AI and Future of Work Moderator: Sorina Teleanu (DIPLO) Panel Discussion: Charlotte Burrows (US EEOC) Ashutosh Garg (Eightfold ai) Angela Müller (Algorithm Watch) Sandra Wachter (Oxford Internet Institute) Winston Ojenge (African Centre for Technology Studies, Kenya) |
14h00 – 15h00 | Dialogue with the Regulators |
14h00 – 14h20 | The EU AI Act - Keynote and Q&A with MEP Brando Benifei (Lead Negotiator AI Act) Facilitated by Thomas Burri (University of St Gallen) |
14h20 – 14h40 | The UN Developments – Keynote and Q&A Amandeep Singh Gill (United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology) Facilitated by Ayisha Piotti (ETH Zurich & RegHorizon) |
14h40 – 15h00 | The Data Challenge - Keynote and Q&A with Wojciech Wiewiorowski (European Data Protection Supervisor) Facilitated by Ben Arold (ETH Zurich) |
15h00 – 15h55 | Panel 4 Building Bridges in AI Policy – Part 2 Moderator: Jan Kleijssen (ALLAI) Panel Discussion: Thomas Schneider (Swiss Federal Office of Communication) Gary Marcus (NYU, US) Avinash Dadich (Manipal Law, India) Robert Trager (University of Oxford) Gry Hasselbalch (DataEthics, Denmark) Zheng Liang (Tsinghua University, China) Avinash Dadich (Manipal Law, India) |
15h55 – 16h15 | Coffee Break |
16h15 – 17h00 | Swiss Highlights – Facilitated by Nicolas Zhan (Swiss Digital Initiative) |
16h15 – 16h30 | Canton ZH Sandbox Learnings with Rapahel von Thiessen (Canton of Zurich) |
16h30 – 16h45 | AI and Education with Abraham Bernstein (University of Zurich) |
16h45 – 17h00 | Strategic Approach to Digital Policy with Alexander Barclay (Canton of Geneva) |
17h00 – 17h45 |
Panel 5 Moderator: Kristina Podnar (Native Trust Consulting) Panel Discussion: |
17h45 – 18h00 | Closing Remarks and Introduction to Day 2 Elliott Ash (ETH Zurich) Ayisha Piotti (ETH Zurich & RegHorizon) |
All times CET (Central European Time)
Friday | November 4, 2023 | In-Person only
This half-day will feature simultaneous discussion sessions on different topics
8h30 – 9h00 | Coffee and Registration |
9h00 – 9h05 | Introduction of the discussion sessions Ayisha Piotti (ETH Zurich & RegHorizon) |
9h05 – 9h30 | Generative AI Systems GPT for the Future of YOUR work Prof Elliott Ash - (ETH Zurich) |
9h30 – 11h00 | Simultaneous Sessions |
11h00 – 11h30 | Coffee Break |
11h30 – 12h30 | Simultaneous Sessions |
12h30 – 14h00 | Lunch |
INTRODUCTION OF THE DISCUSSION SESSIONS | |
GENERATIVE AI SYSTEMS - GPT for the Future of YOUR work Session Abstract DESIGNING AI GOVERNANCE Session Abstract Featured inputs from: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AI IN EDUCATION Session Abstract ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS FOR AI IN SOCIETY Session abstract: Featured inputs from: |
NAVIGATING AI PODCAST
EP03: AI & Inclusion
Discover our latest episode of Navigating AI, we’re joined by Vilas Dhar, President of the Patrick McGovern Foundation, a leading global voice on equity in a tech-enabled world. You will learn about why and how we can include civil society not only in the AI conversation but also in developing AI solutions. Listen here!
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
The Center for Law & Economics at ETH Zurich is a leading interdisciplinary research center in the areas of law and AI, economic analysis of law and algorithms, intellectual property, algorithmic fairness, and contract design. Our three professorships, AI Policy Director, numerous postdocs, Ph.D. students, and scientific assistants apply tools from legal analysis, statistics, experimental methods, machine learning, and natural language processing to better understand these areas. Besides international conferences like the AI Policy Summit, the Center hosts international seminars, workshop series, and collaborations with peer institutions across the globe.
RegHorizon is a Swiss-based strategy organization that helps you manage your risks and position your organization for the future. We help you to build trust with customers, employees, governments, and civil society by developing and promoting policy solutions in emerging fields. We help you to optimize your stakeholder outreach by providing actionable advice, cutting edge tools, and executive training programs. We foster collaboration among our partners (businesses and innovators, top academics, global and regional decision-makers and civil society influencers) through regular workshops and events.
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