On 11 – 12 September 2024, the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences organized the seventh international SOLAIR Conference 2024. The subtitle of the conference was “The Year of AI Regulations”.
The conference was organized jointly by the Institute of State and Law of the CAS, UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT, Association for Personal Data Protection, Microsoft, Czech AI Association, and DLA Piper.
Program of SOLAIR 2024
11 September 2024
| Opening Address |
9:30 |
Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová – Institute of State and Law of the CAS (Conference Chair) |
| Keynotes |
9:45-10:30 |
- Věra Jourová – Vice-President of the European Commission (video talk)
- Major General (Ret.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel – Director, Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University
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| Coffee Break |
10:30 – 11:00 |
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| Keynotes International Organizations and AI Regulation |
11:00 – 12:30 |
- Thomas Schneider – Ambassador and Director of International Relations (OFCOM) & Chair of CoE Committee on AI (CAI)
- Alexander Kunzelmann – Legal Officer at UNCITRAL
- Myrte Meijer Timmerman Thijssen – Legal Officer at UNIDROIT
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| Lunch Break |
12:30 – 13:30 |
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| Panel on Business and International Perspectives of AI Regulation |
13:30 – 15:00 |
- Jana Pattynová – Association for Personal Data Protection, Partner at Pierstone
- Pavan Duggal – Advocate, Superme Court of India, Chief Executive of Artificial Intelligence Law Hub (online)
- Regina Hučková – Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Košice
- Aneta Bernardová – University of Oxford
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| Networking Event |
15:00 – 17:00 |
Informal meeting of participants at the conference venue with refreshments |
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12 September 2024
| AI and Cybersecurity Panel |
9:00 – 10:00 |
- Tomáš Ščerba – Partner at DLA Piper
- Monika Kutějová – Cyber Security Specialist & Chairwoman, TheCyberValkyries NGO
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| Break |
10:00 – 10:30 |
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| Special workshop |
10:30 – 12:00 |
Workshop on EU AI Act implementation led by Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová with active participation of the audience |
| Concluding remarks |
12:00 – 12:10 |
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Side Events in 2024
1. The AI Act in Practice
25 March 2024 | 16:00 – 17:30 & Networking | Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 3, Prague
On 13 March, the European Parliament adopted by vast majority the AI Act. This regulation represents a significant milestone in AI regulation as it will influence all companies providing AI systems to the EU. Would you like to know what impact the EU AI Act will have on you? How do companies need to get ready for this new regulation? Join us at the first side event to SOLAIR 2024 and discuss with us the implications of the AI Act.
Speakers:
- Jeremy Rollison – Microsoft
- Lukáš Benzl – Česká asociace umělé inteligence
- Tomáš Ščerba – DLA Piper
- Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová – Institute of State and Law of the CAS
This side event was organized jointly by the Institute of State and Law of the CAS, Česká asociace umělé inteligence, and Microsoft.
2. International Seminar on AI in Public Relations
17 December 2024 | 18:00 – 19:00 & Networking | Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 3, Prague | In-person only
During this international seminar we will have the priviledge of hosting Lea-Ann Germinder from the University of Missouri who will present her invited lecture titled “An International Perspective on Ethics in Public Relations and AI”. Join us at this side event to SOLAIR 2024 and discuss with us how AI can and should be used in the public relations’ domain.
Speakers:
- Lea-Ann Germinder (the invited speaker) – University of Missouri
- Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová (the moderator) – Institute of State and Law of the CAS
This side event was organized by the Institute of State and Law of the CAS.
