The 2nd AI Policy Conference

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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.

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, Four, ZestMoney, PwC, FIPRA, IBM

Civil Society & IGOs: GenevaMacroLabs, Mozilla Foundation, ILO, Algorithm Watch, UNESCO, Women Leading in AI, Swiss Digital Initiative, Youth IGF

Keith E. Sonderling
Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, US Government
Paul Nemitz
Principal Adviser on Justice Policy, EU Commission
Eva A. Kaili
Chair, Future of Science and Technology Panel, European Parliament
Dr. Joanna Bryson
Professor of Ethics and Technology, Hertie School of Governance
Ivana Bartoletti
Founder, Women Leading in AI
Dr. Ekkehard Ernst
President at Geneva Macro Labs & Future of Work and AI specialist at ILO
Jan Kleijssen
Director for Information and Action Against Crime, Council of Europe
Dr. Jovan Kurbalija
Executive Director of DiploFoundation and Head of the Geneva Internet Platform
Sanja Fabrio
Co-Founder and Managing Director of RegHorizon
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
Ayisha Piotti
Co-Founder & Managing Partner of RegHorizon
Robert Madelin
Chairman, FIPRA (Ex DG Connect & Ex DG SANCO, EU Commission)
Dr. Leila Delarive
CEO, Empowerment Foundation
Sasha Rubel
Programme Specialist, Digital Innovation and Transformation, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
Dr. Angela Müller
Senior Policy & Advocacy Manager at AlgorithmWatch Switzerland / Team Lead Policy & Advocacy at AlgorithmWatch
Dragoş Tudorache
Committee Chair of Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA), European Parliament
JoAnn Stonier
Chief Data Officer, Mastercard
Prof. Dr. Marc Gruber
Chair of Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization, EPFL
Anand Rao
Global AI Lead; Innovation Lead, Emerging Technology Group, PwC US
Niniane Paeffgen
Managing Director, Swiss Digital Initiative
Thomas Schneider
Director of International Affairs at the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM)
Dr. Max Blumberg
People Analytics Consultant and Owner, Blumberg Partnership Ltd
Julia Reinhardt
Fellow in Residence, Mozilla Foundation and former German diplomat
Karine Perset
Head of unit, Artificial Intelligence Policy Observatory, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, OECD
Gerhard Andrey
Member of the National Council (Swiss Parliament), and Co-Founder and Board Member, Liip
Karen Silverman
CEO and Founder, The Cantellus Group, Member of AI Global Council, World Economic Forum
Prof. Dr. Stefan Bechtold
Head of Department of Humanities, Social and Political Science, ETH Zurich
Dunsin Fatuase
Country Manager, Coven Works, and Youth Internet Governance Forum (Youth IGF) Ambassador
Manuel Kugler
Project Manager, Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW)
Mislav Malenica
CEO, Mindsmiths
Hilary Sutcliffe
Director SocietyInside and TIGTech, UK
Natalija Lyarskaya
Chief Data Officer, ZestMoney
Dr. Fadi Makki
Founder of Nudge Lebanon & Director B4Development y Group)
Antonija Burcul
CEO, four
Dr. Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez
Governance of AI Fellow, University of Arizona, Vice Chair, AI & Autonomus Vehicles Policy Committee IEEE
Judith Bellaiche
Member of the National Council, Swiss Parliament, CEO at Swico
Prof. Dr. Carmela Tronsco
Tenure Track Assistant Professor, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Prof. Dr. Karl Aberer
Professor, School of Computer and Communications Sciences, (EPFL), Co-Founder, LinkAlong
Marta Janczarski
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Project Editor for ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management System
Prof. Dr. Alexander Ilic
Co-Founder & Executive Director, ETH AI Center
Dr. Katharina Hoene
Researcher Diplomacy, International Relations, New Technology, DiploFoundation
Jean-Marc Leclerc
Head of EU Affairs, IBM Government and Regulatory Affairs

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