Program

The program may be subject to changes. Some speakers are still to be confirmed (TBC). Given the COVID-19 situation, the Program will be continuously updated. Please follow this website to learn about possible changes.

Conference Time Zone: Central European Time - summer time (GMT+2) - Prague, Czech Republic Conference brochure

10 September 2020

Registration 9:00 - 9:30 Registration will be open in the lobby on the second floor in front of the  conference rooms 205 and 206.
Opening Addresses 9:30 - 10:00
  • Věra Jourová - European Commission – DG JUST (video talk)
  • Petr Očko - Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
  • Štěpán Pech - Director of the Department for European Legal and Institutional Support, Office of the Government of the Czech Republic
  • Antonín Fejfar - President of the Council of Sciences of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Keynotes 10:00 - 11:00
  • Alžběta Krausová - Institute of State and Law of the CAS
  • Yordanka Ivanova - European Commission (virtual talk): Initiatives of the European Commission to reap the benefits of the AI technology, while addressing the potential risks to fundamental rights and core European values
  • Zsuzsanna Matrai - Microsoft (virtual talk): Human values as guiding principles for responsible AI
Coffee Break 11:00 - 11:30
Keynotes 11:30 - 13:00
  • Anna Joubin-Bret - Secretary of UNCITRAL (virtual talk)
  • Carlo Di Nicola - UNIDROIT: Digital Assets and Private Law: Challenges and Prospects for Legal Harmonisation
  • Karine Perset - OECD (virtual talk): OECD work on AI policy - from Principles to Practice
Lunch Break 13:00 - 14:00
Discussion Panel 14:00 - 15:30 AI and Fundamental Values and Rights from Policy and Business Perspective
  • Rudolf Urbánek - Microsoft: AI Driven Business: From Labs into Reality
  • Milena Jabůrková - Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, IBM
  • Jan Klesla - Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
  • Alex Ivančo - Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic
Coffee Break 15:30 - 16:00
Academic Panel 16:00 - 17:30 Selected Legal Issues Related to AI and Fundamental Human Rights
  • Gerald Spindler -  University of Göttingen: AI and liability – the impact of fundamental rights
  • Peggy Valcke - KU Leuven/Leuven.AI/imec – Vice-President CAHAI (virtual talk): Translating human rights, democracy and the rule of law to the digital age: introduction to the Council of Europe’s activities on AI
  • Michal Toman - P. J. Šafárik University in Košice (virtual talk): Implementation of AI in Slovakia with focus on Fundamental Human Rights by establishing the Standing Committee for Ethics and Regulations of AI
Closing Remarks 17:30 - 17:40

11 September 2020

Opening Address 9:00 - 9:15 Monika Pauknerová - Member of the UNIDROIT Governing Council: Czech projects at UNIDROIT
Specialised Workshop 9:15 - 10:30 Legal Issues Related to Personalized Online Content: AIM Law project
  • Alžběta Krausová - Institute of State and Law of the CAS
  • Ján Matejka - Institute of State and Law of the CAS
  • Veronika Žolnerčíková - Institute of State and Law of the CAS
  • Kateřina Turková - Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University
  • Miloslav Konopík - Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of West Bohemia
Coffee Break 10:30 - 10:45
Special Panel 10:45 - 11:00 Gabriela Ramos - Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO (virtual talk): Ethical Reflection on Artificial Intelligence in the Times of COVID-19
Academic Panel 11:00 - 12:30 Selected Legal Issues Related to AI and Fundamental Human Rights
  • Felix Steffek - University of Cambridge (virtual talk): Artificial Intelligence and Dispute Resolution
  • Juraj Sajfert - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (virtual talk): Data Protection for Law Enforcement and AI
  • Kamil Szpyt - Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University (virtual talk): Using Artificial Intelligence in the Insurance Sector and Protecting Consumer Rights
Lunch Break 12:30 - 13:30
Academic Panel 13:30 - 14:30 Merging Artificial Intelligence with Organic Life
  • István Böröcz - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (virtual talk): "Our thoughts are at least our own."  Are they though? – EEG-based neuroimaging under the GDPR
  • Hananel Hazan - Tuft's University (virtual talk): Hybrid robots with biological brain: state of the art and future prospects
Closing Remarks 14:30 - 15:00

Highlights of the Program

AI Observatory & Forum

Dr. Alžběta Krausová, the conference chair will introduce several ongoing initiatives in AI regulation including the Czech Republic's AI Observatory and Forum.

  • Alžběta Krausová
  • Institute of State and Law, Czech Academy of Sciences
  • Thursday, 10th September, 10:00

Human values as guiding principles for responsible AI

Zsuzsanna Matrai, Regional Director, Government Affairs Lead in CEE in Microsoft, will deliver a keynote titled "Human values as guiding principles for responsible AI".

  • Zsuzsanna Matrai
  • Microsoft
  • Thursday, 10th September, 10:40

UNCITRAL's work on legal issues in digital economy and AI

Ms Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of UNCITRAL, will deliver a keynote on UNCITRAL's work on legal issues related to digital economy, including the use of AI in the trade context and the preparatory work towards a legislative instrument on the use of AI and automated systems in the negotiation, formation and performance of contracts.

  • Anna Joubin-Bret
  • UNCITRAL
  • Thursday, 10th September, 11:20

AI Driven Business: From Labs into Reality

Rudolf Urbánek, General Manager at Microsoft Czech Republic and Slovakia, will deliver an introductory presentation titled "AI Driven Business: From Labs into Reality" within the discussion panel on AI and Fundamental Values and Rights from Policy and Business Perspective.

  • Rudolf Urbánek
  • Microsoft
  • Thursday, 10th September, 14:00

AI and liability – the impact of fundamental rights

Prof. Dr. Gerald Spindler from University of Göttingen, Germany, will deliver a presentation titled "AI and liability – the impact of fundamental rights".

  • Gerald Spindler
  • University of Göttingen
  • Thursday, 10th September, 16:00

Artificial Intelligence and Dispute Resolution

Prof. Dr. Felix Steffek, LLM from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, will deliver a presentation titled "Artificial Intelligence and Dispute Resolution".

  • Felix Steffek
  • University of Cambridge
  • Friday, 11th September, 11:00