Wide application of AI technologies has enormous benefits, but it also presents unprecedented challenges in terms of privacy, cybersecurity, consumer rights and ethics. As societal expectations evolve, lack of clear global rules & slow pace of policy developments in this area present a major challenge to businesses worldwide. Business needs clear rules in order to minimize risks, secure investments and build trust.
In collaboration with
Center for Law and Economics
The 2nd AI Policy Conference builds further on the success of the last year’s one capturing recent key AI Policy developments in the EU (EU AI Act, published on April 19, 2021), increased debate of the use of digital technologies post-COVID and the impetus on the global collaboration created by the new US administration.
THE CONFERENCE IN A NUTSHELL
An unbiased platform for a truly multi-stakeholder exchange among policy makers, business, civil society and academia.
35+ confirmed speakers:
International Business Leaders, Government Representatives & Academics;
6 panels & 2 key notes;
5 guiding questions;
2 academic research tracks,
led by ETH Zürich.
KEY THEMES
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
- Policymakers: Swiss Government, Swiss Parliament, European Commission, European Parliament, US Government, OECD, Council of Europe
- Academia & Professional Organizations: Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETHZ and EPFL), Hertie School of Governance, University of Hong Kong, Standards Council of Canada, IEEE, SATW
- Business: Mastercard, Deloitte, Four, ZestMoney, PwC, FIPRA
- Civil Society & IGOs: GenevaMacroLabs, Mozilla Foundation, ILO, Algorithm Watch, UNESCO, Swiss Digital Initiative, Youth IGF
Keith E. Sonderling
Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, US Government
Ivana Bartoletti
Founder, Women Leading in AI & Technical Director - Privacy, Deloitte, UK
Dr. Ekkehard Ernst
President at Geneva Macro Labs & Future of Work and AI specialist at ILO
Dr. Jovan Kurbalija
Executive Director of DiploFoundation and Head of the Geneva Internet Platform
Prof. Dr. Elliott Ash
Assistant Professor (Chair of Law, Economics, and Data Science) ETH Zurich
Dr. Aileen Nielsen
Chair, NYC Bar Science and Law Committee & Fellow Law and Tech ETH Zurich
Sasha Rubel
Programme Specialist, Digital Innovation and Transformation, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
Dr. Angela Müller
Team Lead Policy & Advocacy, AlgorithmWatch, and Senior Policy & Advocacy Manager, AlgorithmWatch Switzerland
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Dragoş Tudorache
Committee Chair of Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA), European Parliament,
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Prof. Dr. Marc Gruber
Chair of Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization, EPFL
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Anand Rao
Global AI Lead; Innovation Lead, Emerging Technology Group, PwC US
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Niniane Paeffgen
Managing Director, Swiss Digital Initiative
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Thomas Schneider
Ambassador and Director of International Affairs at the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM)
Max Blumberg
People Analytics Consultant and Owner, Blumberg Partnership Ltd
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Julia Reinhardt
Fellow in Residence, Mozilla Foundation and former German diplomat
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Karine Perset
Administrator, AI Observatory, OECD
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Gerhard Andrey
Member of the National Council (Swiss Parliament), and Co-Founder and Board Member, Liip
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Karen Silverman
CEO and Founder, The Cantellus Group, Member of AI Global Council, World Economic Forum
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Prof. Dr. Stefan Bechtold
Head of Department of Humanities, Social and Political Science, ETH Zurich
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Dunsin Fatuase
Country Manager, Coven Works, and Youth Internet Governance Forum (Youth IGF) Ambassador
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Manuel Kugler
Project Manager, Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW)
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Mislav Malenica
CEO, Mindsmith
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Hilary Sutcliffe
Director SocietyInside and TIGTech, UK
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Natalija Lyarskaya
Chief Data Officer, ZestMoney
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Fadi Makki
Founder of Nudge Lebanon & Director B4Development y Group)
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Antonija Burcul
CEO, four
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Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez
Governance of AI Fellow, University of Arizona, Vice Chair, AI & Autonomus Vehicles Policy Committee IEEE
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GUIDING QUESTIONS
The conference will explore those key questions:
- What are the implications and gaps of global AI regulatory initiatives (including EU AI Act) from the business and civil society perspective? What is on the horizon globally from a regulatory perspective?
- How can we ensure that the underrepresented stakeholders, including the Developing South, youth and civil society in general, engage in the AI policy debate?
- How can we increase the effectiveness and credibility of AI policy by using soft law as a policy option for harnessing innovation and incentivizing the acceptance of new technologies?
- How can new technologies, approaches, and processes accelerate business readiness and increase the effectiveness of policy solutions?
- How can we ensure SMEs and startups are well equipped to benefit from AI technologies, innovate responsibly and engage in policy dialogue?
The two-day program will combine keynote speeches, panel discussions (followed by Q&A), deep dives (panels with specific sector or issue focus), and academic review sessions.
TARGET AUDIENCES
- Policy makers and governments
- Business leaders from multinationals, SMEs and startups.
- Representatives of international organizations and civil society.
- Academics, experts and thought leaders.
KEY BENEFITS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS
- Take part in an unbiased forum for the exchange of experiences and best practices in regulatory risk management.
- Develop insights into the likely near and far future for European and global AI regulations allowing you to predict, plan and optimize your stakeholder outreach and reach your strategic business objectives.
- Discuss use of regulatory strategy for business development purposes.
- Engage with key experts on how to address business risk and build trust in the digital age (Industry 4.0).
- Contribute to a follow-up publication prepared by a world-class university with key conference take-aways helping define the path to an appropriate AI regulatory environment.
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