Schedule
06 December 2021
9:00 - 11:30
Arrival and Check In
Open Poster and Expo Sections
11:30 - 13:00
Welcome Addresses and Panel
Diversity and Inclusiveness for Responsible AI
Diversity and Inclusiveness for Responsible AI
The transnational nature of AI technology makes its use a global concern. However, the impacts of these technologies vary depending on cultural context and user group. In this session, we will discuss the growing need to understand how AI may be used or accepted by different societies or demographics, the importance of creating inclusive systems for AI development and how the field can respond to the need for inclusive and diverse perspectives.
Speaker:
Celia Cintas, Tara Chklovski, Aisha Naseer, Susan Scott-Parker
Speaker:
Celia Cintas, Tara Chklovski, Aisha Naseer, Susan Scott-Parker
14:00 - 15:00
Parallel Session Round 1
To include diverse workshops, roundtables, research paper sessions and research panels options
15:30 - 16:45
Keynote / Panel Discussion
AI for Health Care: Opportunities and Ethical Concerns
AI for Health Care: Opportunities and Ethical Concerns
AI-enabled technology has enormous potentials for use in the health care sector, ranging from diagnostic applications, to hospital management, to vaccine development. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how vital it is for healthcare professionals to be able to act swiftly in crisis situation, but what are the ethical concerns than accompany the use of new technology to do so in healthcare and how can healthcare workers and policy makers begin to address them? Experts in this session will discuss these topics and others.
Speaker:
Christian Guttmann, Mariarosaria Taddeo
Speaker:
Christian Guttmann, Mariarosaria Taddeo
17:15 - 18:15
Parallel Session Round 2
To include diverse workshops, roundtables, research paper sessions and research panels options
from 18:15
Welcome Reception
Open House
07 December 2021
09:00 - 10:00
Parallel Session Round 3
To include diverse workshops, roundtables, research paper sessions and research panels options
10:30 - 11:45
Keynote / Panel
AI for Mobility: Ethics and Autonomous Vehicles
AI for Mobility: Ethics and Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicle technology is set to play a major role is confronting issues related to mobility and efficiency, safety and environmental friendliness. However, the elimination of the driver poses numerous challenges and AI-enabled algorithms have to make difficult and controversial decisions about the actions of the vehicle. In this session, we ask experts: can we integrate ethical behavior into autonomous vehicles? And what challenge may emerge in this process?
Speaker:
Patrick Lin, Christoph Lütge, Christoph Bartneck
Speaker:
Patrick Lin, Christoph Lütge, Christoph Bartneck
11:45 - 12:00
Spotlight Chat
Spotlight Chat – Innovative AI to reach the needs of Vulnerable Children
Spotlight Chat – Innovative AI to reach the needs of Vulnerable Children
In this short chat, Manuel Garcia Herranz of UNICEF’s Office of Innovation will discuss the role of innovation and technology in approaching some of the most complex problems related to protecting and promoting well-being for vulnerable children around the world.
Speaker:
Manuel Garcia Herranz
Speaker:
Manuel Garcia Herranz
13:00 - 14:15
Special Workshop Session
To include various interactive workshops
14:45 - 16:15
Panel Discussion
Explainability and Guidelines for Responsible AI
Explainability and Guidelines for Responsible AI
The potential for explainable AI (XAI) techniques to improve trustworthy and responsible AI has become common conversation, providing a useful and meaningful technical compliment to ethical guidelines. But, where, when and how can XAI be an effective tool for AI governance? In this session, we explore what is meant by explainability in AI and how we can make it a useful guideline for developers and policymakers.
Speaker:
Danilo Doneda, Ugo Pagallo, Burkhard Schafer, Peggy Valcke
Speaker:
Danilo Doneda, Ugo Pagallo, Burkhard Schafer, Peggy Valcke
16:45 - 17:45
Parallel Session Round 4
To include diverse workshops, roundtables, research paper sessions and research panels options
from 18:30
Off Site Dinner
08 December 2021
09:00 - 10:00
Parallel Session Round 5
To include diverse workshops, roundtables, research paper sessions and research panels options
10:30 - 12:00
Final Keynote/Panel
Governing AI – The role of policy and regulation
Governing AI – The role of policy and regulation
AI has enormous potential to both positively and negatively affect society. As the speed of technological development increases, how can we think about governing AI to exploit the positive implications and reduce the negative ones? In this session, we will explore the policy options and related challenges in regulating the development and use of AI with stakeholders from academia, industry and international organizations.
Stefaan Verhulst, Noberto Andrade, Kay Firth Butterfield , Maria Axente , Ioan Dragos Tudorache
Stefaan Verhulst, Noberto Andrade, Kay Firth Butterfield , Maria Axente , Ioan Dragos Tudorache