Frontier AI Governance in a Global Context
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The RECSAI Conference 2026 brings together renowned experts from academia, industry, and policy to address the latest advancements and regulatory challenges in emerging technologies, with a particular focus on the learnings and contrasts between Global North and South/Majority World settings. The conference will feature keynote speeches, expert panels on AI governance, and regulatory frameworks, as well as networking opportunities. With a focus on fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and shaping responsible innovation, this conference offers actionable insights for leaders at the forefront of technological development. RECSAI is a project of European University Viadrina and generously supported by the Dieter Schwarz Foundation. Preliminary Agenda: Day 1 - November 5, 2026 09:45 - 10:00 | Opening Remarks Philipp Hacker, Professor of the Law and Ethics of the Digital Society, European New School of Digital Studies, European University Viadrina 10:00 - 12:00 | Panel 1: Algorithmic Ecologies: Sovereignty, Sustainability and Supervision Chair: Lilian Edwards, Professor Emeritus of Law, Innovation & Society, Newcastle University, and Visiting Researcher, University of Edinburgh Law School First session 10:00 - 10:20 | Chris Marsden, Professor of AI Technology and the Law, Monash University - “AI Sovereignty, Co-Dependence and the Canberra Effect” 10:20-10:40 | Luca Belli, Professor of Digital Governance and Regulation, Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, Rio de Janeiro - "Building AI Sovereignty: the Possible, the Impossible and the Feasible" 10:40 - 11:00 | Discussion Second session 11:00 - 11:20 | Philipp Hacker, European University Viadrina – “Sustainable AI Regulation” 11:20 - 11:40 | Orla Lynskey, Professor of Law and Technology, University College London - “Something's Gotta Give? Coherence or Collapse in Digital Regulation?” 11:40 - 12:00 | Discussion 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch 13:30 - 15:30 | Panel 2: Data, Decisions, and Infrastructure in AI Futures Chair: Marina Feferbaum, Professor and Coordinator of the Center for Teaching and Research in Innovation, FGV Direito SP First session 13:30 - 13:50 | Nóra Ní Loideáin, Assistant Professor in Law (Reader) and Director of the Information Law and Policy Centre, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London - “From Junk Science to Junk Bans? The EU AI Act and Emotion Recognition” 13:50-14:10 | Jeremias Adams-Prassl, Professor of Law & Associate Dean (Research) University of Oxford - “Rethinking the Right to a Human Decision: from Humans in the Loop to Humans and the Loop“ 14:10 - 14:30 | Discussion Second session 14:30 - 14:50 | Darius Kemp, California Executive Director, Common Cause - "US Regulations on AI and Social Media - Examining the California Model" 14:50 - 15:10 | Alexandre Zavaglia Coelho, Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, & Regional Director LATAM, Blankstate (UK) - “Architecture as an Instrument of Effectiveness for Trustworthy AI” 15:10 - 15:30 | Discussion 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break 16:00 - 17:00 | Industry Roundtable: Building AI Value Chains Moderator: Philipp Hacker, European University Viadrina Participants: Dietrich Chen, Managing Director, Commercial Strategy, EY Parthenon Marcel Fortuin, Head of Innovation, PreZero Stiftung & Co. KG Ricardo Raposo, Data & Analytics Vice President, Equifax Day 2 - November 6, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 | Panel 3: Innovation Pathways, Local Effects, and Governance Chair: Philipp Hacker, European University Viadrina First session 10:00 - 10:20 | Paul Ohm, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center - "Public Interest Technology Impact Investigations" 10:20-10:40 | Iagê Miola, Director, National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), Brazil - "Supervising AI's Effects in Data Protection and Online Safety: The Brazilian Experience" 10:40 - 11:00 | Discussion Second session 11:00 - 11:20 | Till Klein, Head of AI Regulation, appliedAI Institute for Europe - “Regulatory Wrestling: Practical Struggles of implementing the AI Act” 11:20 - 11:40 | Fabio Cozman, Professor Titular & Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence (C4AI), University of São Paulo - "Artificial Intelligence in a Tropical Summer" 11:40 - 12:00 | Discussion 12:00 - 12:20 | Coffee break 12:20 - 13:35 | Panel 4: Systemic Risk Governance in Frontier AI Regulation Chair: Nóra Ní Loideáin, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London 12:20 - 12:40 | Jana Costas, Professor of Business Administration, in People, Work & Management, European University Viadrina, Project auditec(h)tures - “The Evolving Tech Auditing Ecosystem: Empirical Findings on EU Digital Regulation’’ 12:40 - 13:00 | Kai Zenner, Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP Axel Voss - “The EU Enforcement Gap: How to make the GPAI rules count in practice” 13:00 - 13:20 | Andrea Fiegl, Senior Policy Director, Media and Technology, Common Cause – “The Politics of Definition: Systemic Risk and Democracy in U.S. Frontier AI Regulation” 13:20 - 13:35 | Discus…