AI and Tech Summit 2022 | POLITICO | 20 April 2022 | ACE events, Av. d'Auderghem 22, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium

Brussels took the first steps in 2021 to regulate the continent’s most innovative artificial intelligence technologies with an ambitious legislative package. And the verdicts are out: for some, it shouldn’t open the door to stifling innovation. For others, it doesn’t go far enough in preventing the use of high-risk or unethical AI. One year on, and with the legislative train well en route, where do global policymakers, tech leaders and civil society representatives stand in the discussion?

This comes as debates continue around key legislative files such as the Data Act and the Digital Services Act (DSA), data protection, as well as international cooperation in AI development and how to best harness the potential of AI in areas as diverse as cyber security, health care and gaming.

Brussels took the first steps in 2021 to regulate the continent’s most innovative artificial intelligence technologies with an ambitious legislative package. And the verdicts are out: for some, it shouldn’t open the door to stifling innovation. For others, it doesn’t go far enough in preventing the use of high-risk or unethical AI. One year on, and with the legislative train well en route, where do global policymakers, tech leaders and civil society representatives stand in the discussion?

This comes as debates continue around key legislative files such as the Data Act and the Digital Services Act (DSA), data protection, as well as international cooperation in AI development and how to best harness the potential of AI in areas as diverse as cyber security, health care and gaming.

These themes and more will be dissected during POLITICO flagship AI & Tech Summit, taking place in Brussels and online. Convening key players in AI and tech development across the globe, you won’t want to miss having a seat to these compelling discussions.

2022 Speakers

Alexandre Alaphilippe
Executive Director, EU DisinfoLab

Lorena Boix Alonso
Director, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Brando Benifei
Head of Delegation, Italian S&D MEP

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director general, Digital Europe

Marco-Alexander Breit
Deputy Director General Artificial Intelligence, Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Sam Cannicott
Deputy Director, United Kingdom

Marian Croak
Vice President, responsible AI and human centered technology, Google

Gerard de Graaf
Director, European Commission

Martina Dlabajová
Renew Europe coordinator, European Parliament

Rachel Dunscombe
Visiting Professor and director, Imperial College London

Claire Fernandez
Executive director, European Digital Rights

Bart Groothuis
MEP, European Parliament

Kilian Gross
Head of unit, European Commission

Peter Harrell
Senior director, White House National Security Council

Fanny Hidvegi
Europe policy manager, Access Now

Ilias Iakovidis
Adviser digital, European Commission

Yoichi Iida
Deputy director general, G7/G20

Miapetra Kumpula-Natri
MEP, European Parliament

Christian Lovis
Professor and Chairman, University Hospitals of Geneva

David Martin
Senior legal officer, The European Consumer Organization

Moderator: Carlo Martuscelli
Health Care reporter, Politico

Luis Neves
Chief Executive Officer, Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative

Chris Philp
Minister for tech and the digital Economy, United Kingdom

Didier Reynders
EU commissioner for justice, European Commission

Saila Rinne
Head of sector, eHealth, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Christel Schaldemose
MEP, European Parliament - joining online

Stefan Schnorr
State Secretary, Digital and Transport, Germany

Andreas Schwab
MEP, European Parliament

Nigel Shadbolt
Executive Chair, The Open Data Institute | University of Oxford - joining online

Keith Sonderling
Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States

Werner Stengg
Cabinet expert for Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission

Elham Tabassi
Chief of Staff, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States

Dragoș Tudorache
MEP, European Parliament

Kim van Sparrentak
MEP, European Parliamen

David van Weel
Assistant Secretary General, emerging security challenges, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Margrethe Vestager
Executive Vice president, European Commission

Axel Voss
MEP, European Parliament

Mathieu Weill
Head, Digital Economy Department, Ministry of the Economy

MODERATORS

Leonie Cater
Sustainability Reporter, Politico

Laurens Cerulus
Global Cybersecurity Correspondent, Politico

Clothilde Goujard
technology reporter, Politico

Pieter Haeck
Tech policy reporter, Politico

Vincent Manancourt
technology reporter, Politico

Nick Vinocur
Editor, Politico Pro, Politico

Samuel Stolton
Technology Reporter, Politico

Mark Scott
Chief Technology Correspondent, Politico

2022 Partners

PRESENTING PARTNER:
• Google
• IBM
• workday

VISIBILITY PARTNERS:
• Protocol
• Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
• The Future Society