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The Global Conference on Frontier AI, co-hosted by Brookings’ Center on Regulation and Markets and European University Viadrina, will focus on regulatory frameworks, risks, and societal implications of AI. The day begins with an in-depth examination of regulatory foundations for AI governance models. Sessions will delve into cybersecurity concerns and systemic risks associated with advanced AI systems.
Discussion will then shift to AI’s impact on democratic processes, including election integrity and information dissemination. Afternoon talks will address AI’s role in tackling climate challenges and the delicate balance between AI advancement and privacy protection.
The day brings together diverse perspectives from legal, ethical, and technological domains, offering a comprehensive view of AI’s complex landscape and its profound implications for global governance and society.
This event is a part of the Center on Regulation and Markets Series “The Economics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies.”
Viewers can ask questions of the speakers in advance by emailing [email protected] or on X/Twitter @BrookingsEcon using the hashtag #FrontierAI.
This is a joint event between Brookings and the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt that is co-organized by (1) Sanjay Patnaik, Director of the Center on Regulation and Markets at Brookings; (2) Philipp Hacker, Professor and Head of the Chair for Law and Ethics of the Digital Society – ENS/European University Viadrina, Co-Chair, International Expert Consortium for the Regulation, Economics and Computer Science of AI (RECSAI); and (3) Sarah Hammer, Executive Director at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Adjunct Professor of Law, The University of Pennsylvania Law School, Co-Chair, International Expert Consortium for the Regulation, Economics and Computer Science of AI (RECSAI).
The conference will also serve as a convening of RECSAI (International Expert Consortium for the Regulation, Economics and Computer Science of AI), a project within the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt.
Agenda
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September 17
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Welcome and overview
9:00 am
Philipp Hacker Professor and Chair for Law and Ethics of the Digital Society - ENS/European University Viadrina, Co-Chair - International Expert Consortium for the Regulation, Economics and Computer Science of AI (RECSAI)
Sanjay Patnaik Director - Center on Regulation and Markets, Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @sanjay_patnaik -
Fireside chat: National security and AI
9:15 am
Moderator
Sarah Hammer Executive Director - Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Law - University of Pennsylvania Law School @FinanceHammer -
Session 1: Regulatory foundations for AI governance
10:00 am
Jeremias Adams-Prassl Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Research - Magdalen College, Oxford Law Faculty
Cary Coglianese Director - Penn Program on Regulation, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science - University of Pennsylvania
Chris Marsden Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Technology and the Law; Director of the Digital Law Group; Associate Director for Global Governance of the Data Futures Institute - Monash UniversitySession chair
Sahel Ahyaie Assar Blockchain and Digital Asset Practice Group Leader - Buchanan -
Break
11:10 am
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Session 2: Cybersecurity and systemic risk
11:30 am
Sarah Hammer Executive Director - Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Adjunct Professor of Law - University of Pennsylvania Law School @FinanceHammer
Robert Metzger Head of Washington Office - Roger, Joseph, & O'Donnell
Fabio Natalucci Managing Director - Andersen, Chief Executive Officer - Andersen Institute for Finance and Economics
Caroline Pham Commissioner - Commodity Futures Trading CommissionSession chair
David Wessel Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @davidmwessel -
Lunch
12:45 pm
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Session 3: Election truth and bias
1:45 pm
Mary Smith Immediate Past President - American Bar Association
Lee Tiedrich Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Ethical Technology - Duke University Science and Society
Kai Zenner Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser, MEP Axel Voss - European Parliament @ZennerBXLSession chair
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Break
2:50 pm
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Session 4: Climate and AI
3:00 pm
Philipp Hacker Professor and Chair for Law and Ethics of the Digital Society - ENS/European University Viadrina, Co-Chair - International Expert Consortium for the Regulation, Economics and Computer Science of AI (RECSAI)
Sanjay Patnaik Director - Center on Regulation and Markets, Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @sanjay_patnaikSession chair
Ananya Kumar Deputy Director for Future of Money at the GeoEconomics Center - Atlantic Council -
Session 5: Privacy
4:00 pm
Jeremias Adams-Prassl Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Research - Magdalen College, Oxford Law Faculty
Paul Ohm Professor of Law - Georgetown University Law CenterSession chair
Philipp Hacker Professor and Chair for Law and Ethics of the Digital Society - ENS/European University Viadrina, Co-Chair - International Expert Consortium for the Regulation, Economics and Computer Science of AI (RECSAI)
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