Program

The program may be subject to changes.

Conference Time Zone: Central European Time (GMT+1) – Prague, Czech Republic

3 November 2022

Opening Addresses 9:00 – 10:00
  • Eva Zažímalová – President of the Czech Academy of Sciences
  • Vojtěch Petráček – Rector of the Czech Technical University
  • Věra Jourová – Vice-President of the European Commission (video talk)
  • Ivan Bartoš – Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation (online)
  • Petr Očko – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
Moderated by: Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová, Institute of State and Law, Czech Academy of Sciences
Opening Statement on the EU AI Regulations 10:00 – 10:20
  • Gerald Spindler – Georg-Augustus-Universität Göttingen (online)
Keynotes AI Policies for Safer World 10:20 – 11:20
  • Irina Orssich – Head of Sector for AI Policy at the European Commission, DG CONNECT (online)
  • Ruth Berry – Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Information and Communications Policy
  • Cedric Sabbah – Director, Emerging Technologies, Office of the Deputy Attorney General (International Law), Ministry of Justice of Israel
  • Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová – Institute of State and Law, CAS
Moderated by: Jan Klesla, Institute of State and Law, CAS & Czech Technical University
Coffee Break 11:20 – 11:40
Keynotes AI for Strategic Security 11:40 – 12:40
  • Robert Strayer – Executive Vice President of Policy at the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
  • Leehe Friedman – Managing Director of 8200 Impact & Adjunct Professor at Reichmann University; formerly Coordinator of the Israeli National AI Initiative
  • Cornelia Kutterer – Senior Director, Head of Responsible Tech & Competition, European Government Affairs, Microsoft
Introduced and moderated by: Vít Střítecký, Charles University
Discussion panel AI Application in Business – Benefits and Concerns 12:40 – 13:00
  • Marek Havrda – Deputy Minister for European Affairs
  • James Waterworth – Director, Public Policy EU at Amazon
Moderated by: Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová, Institute of State and Law, CAS
Remarks on Strategic Security 13:00 – 13:10
  • Tomáš Pojar – Advisor to the Prime Minister for Security and Foreign Policy, former Ambassador in Israel
Lunch Break 13:10 – 14:00
Panel The Future of AI Policies and Regulations 14:00 – 15:00
  • Irina Orssich – Head of Sector for AI Policy at the European Commission, DG CONNECT (online)
  • Daniel Všetečka – Ministry of Industry and Trade
  • Franco Spicciariello – Director Public Policy AWS ITA & ECSEED at AWS
Moderated by: Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová, Institute of State and Law, CAS
Break 15:00 – 16:00 Optional trip to Strahov technology center – the future Digital Innovation Hub (transportation arranged for the participants) Moderated coffee break discussion among the conference participants
Panel Activities of International Organizations 16:00 – 17:30
  • Lily McFeeters – Multilateral Engagement Officer, International Information and Communication Policy, Bureau of Cybersecurity and Digital Policy, U.S. Department of State
  • Monika Hanych – Representative of the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic at the Council of Europe’s CAI
  • Hamza Hameed – UNIDROIT – International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Legal Consultant
Moderated by: Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová, Institute of State and Law, CAS
Closing Remarks 17:30 – 17:40

4 November 2022

Panel AI and Societal Cyber Resilience 9:00 – 10:30
  • Rand Waltzman – Adjunct Senior Information Scientist at the RAND Corporation (online)
  • Anzhelika Solovyeva – Central European Digital Media Observatory (online)
  • Tomáš Ščerba – Institute of State and Law, CAS (online)
Moderated by: Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová, Institute of State and Law, CAS
Coffee Break 10:30 – 11:00
Special workshop Online AI-Based Personalization and Human Rights 11:00 – 12:30
  • Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová – Institute of State and Law, CAS
  • Silvie Cinková – Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University
  • Miloslav Konopík – Faculty of Information Technologies, University of West Bohemia
Moderated by: Veronika Příbáň Žolnerčíková, Institute of State and Law, CAS
Lunch Break 12:30 – 13:30
Panel Inspiring Ideas 13:30 – 15:00
  • Julian Mueller-Kaler – Resident Senior Fellow at the GeoTech Center & Scowcroft Strategy Initiative
  • Jana Pattynová – Partner at Pierstone 
  • Hananel Hazan – Tuft’s University
Moderated by: Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová, Institute of State and Law, CAS
Closing Remarks 15:00 – 15:10

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