RAID Brussels 2025 Regulation of AI, Internet and Data

13.00 - 13.45

Panel: Industries’ Roles in Shaping Regulations that Work

  • How can the public and private sector work more closely together
  • Encouraging industry-wide collaboration on transparency and safety
  • Driving accountability in AI design and deployment

13.45 - 14.30

Panel: AI and Social Media: Regulating Content, Expression, and Safety

  • Ensuring transparency in content moderation algorithms
  • Addressing algorithmic bias and censorship on social platforms
  • Governing AI’s role in combating disinformation and harmful content

14:30 - 15:15

Panel: Virtual Worlds: Building Regulatory Roadmaps for Digital Economies

  • Setting rules for commerce and property rights in virtual economies
  • Governing AI-driven interactions in virtual and augmented reality spaces
  • Tackling privacy and security challenges in metaverse platforms

15.15 - 15.45

Coffee Break and Networking

15.45 - 16.30

Panel: Regulatory Innovation: Can We Regulate Faster and Smarter?

  • How AI and RegTech can streamline regulatory processes
  • What industry vertical regulators and technology regulators can learn from each other
  • Lessons from regulatory sandboxes and other experimental frameworks

16.30 - 17.15

Panel: Regulating AI-Driven Sustainability and Energy Management

  • The role of policy in enabling AI to support rather than hinder sustainability goals
  • Setting standards for AI in renewable energy optimization
  • Managing risks in AI-based grid monitoring and cybersecurity

17.15 - 18.00

Panel: Defence: Governing AI in National Security and Defence

  • Regulating autonomous weapons systems and military AI applications
  • Ethical considerations in the use of AI for surveillance and intelligence
  • The role of international cooperation in preventing AI arms races

13:00 - 13:45

Panel: AI in Healthcare: Navigating Regulation for Safety and Ethical Use

  • Regulating AI diagnostics and treatment tools for patient safety
  • Addressing algorithmic bias in medical applications
  • Ensuring compliance with health data privacy laws in AI-driven systems

13:45 - 14:30

Panel: Driving Innovation in Health Tech

  • The potential of AI in precision medicine and its regulatory hurdles
  • Managing risks in wearable tech and remote health monitoring
  • How regulatory approval can be expedited while upholding standards

14:30 - 15:15

Panel: Tech in Mobility —Shaping the Regulatory Landscape

  • What are the challenges of deploying the European Mobility Data Space - how can interoperability be achieved?
  • Beyond the ITS Directive, is transport sector-specific regulation for data necessary to unlock the value of data?

15:15 - 15:45

Coffee Break and Networking

15:45 - 16.30

Panel: Smart Cities and Connected Vehicles: Regulation and Policy

  • Data protection vs innovation: regulating connected vehicle ecosystems to ensure privacy and security
  • The role of policy in supporting AI-enabled public transportation
  • Addressing ethical challenges in AI-driven transportation systems

16.30 - 17.15

Panel: Regulating AI in Financial Services: Driving Innovation While Ensuring Fairness

  • The role of regulators in preventing AI bias in lending and credit scoring
  • Aligning financial AI innovation with consumer protection frameworks
  • Governing the use of AI in wealth management and trading

17.15 - 18.00

Panel: Financial Services: Emerging Technologies and Compliance

  • Ensuring transparency in AI
  • Addressing compliance issues around KYC, cryptocurrency and blockchain
  • Harmonising fintech regulations across regions

09.00

Welcome Addresses

09.20 - 10.15

Panel 1: Accelerating Innovation: Balancing Growth with Responsible Regulation

  • The challenge of boosting tech innovation while protecting fundamental rights
  • How Europe can lead on emerging tech development
  • Aligning public and private sector goals to create a robust AI ecosystem

10.15 - 11.00

Panel 2: People First: Protecting Privacy and Human Endeavours in the Age of AI

  • The growing challenge of ensuring lawfulness in personal data processing
  • How regulations can safeguard privacy and intellectual property
  • Understanding the interplay between new and existing regulations

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break and Networking

11:30 - 12:15

Panel 3: Trust and Safety in Digital Platforms: Navigating the Next Frontier

  • Tackling misinformation and harmful content at scale
  • Building robust frameworks for content moderation and accountability
  • Ensuring user safety while fostering innovation in platform design

12.15 - 13.00

Panel 4: Compliance Challenges Across Industries: Harmonizing Regulatory Standards

  • Bridging regulatory gaps between AI-powered industries
  • Managing cross-border compliance in a globalized economy
  • The role of standardization bodies in facilitating harmonized compliance

13:00 - 14:10

Lunch & Networking

14:10 - 14.55

Panel 5: Rising up to the Challenge: Competition vs. CompetitivenessGlobal AI Governance: Creating Scalable and Adaptive Standards

  • Designing governance models that work across jurisdictions
  • The role of international organizations in establishing global AI standards
  • Ensuring regulations adapt to rapidly evolving AI technologies

14:55 - 15.30

Panel 6: Navigating Cybersecurity and Challenges Across Industries and Jurisdictions

  • Tackling AI-driven cyber threats: building resilient frameworks
  • Overcoming jurisdictional conflicts in cybersecurity regulations
  • Quantum computing: threat or opportunity?

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break and Networking

16:15 - 16.20

Keynote Message

speaker-1

Nathaniel Moran

16:00 - 16.45

Panel 7: Data Sovereignty vs Global Innovation: Harmonizing Governance and Growth

  • Balancing local data sovereignty laws with global data-sharing needs
  • Leveraging open datasets while protecting individual privacy
  • Establishing fair frameworks for data portability and interoperability

16.45 - 17.30

Panel 8: What Investors Need from Policymakers to Enable Industry Growth

  • Reducing regulatory uncertainty to attract investment in AI and digital sectors
  • Identifying policy levers to encourage sustainable industry transformation
  • The role of capital in scaling emerging technologies responsibly

17.30 - 18.30

Cocktail Reception

In the garden, weather permitting