Opening of the conference

Timo Soini

Timo Soini

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Finland
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Thorbjørn Jagland

Thorbjørn Jagland

Secretary General, Council of Europe
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Nicole Belloubet

Nicole Belloubet

Minister of Justice, France
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Setting the scene

Joanna Bryson

Joanna Bryson

Associate Professor, University of Bath
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Dunja Mijatović

Dunja Mijatović

Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner
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David Kaye

David Kaye

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
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Session I: AI and human rights

Karen Yeung

Karen Yeung

Professor, Birmingham Law School & School of Computer Science
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Michael O'Flaherty

Michael O'Flaherty

Director, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
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Tamar Kaldani

Tamar Kaldani

Data Protection Commissioner, Georgia
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Aidan White

Aidan White

President, Ethical Journalism Network
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Nani Jansen Reventlow

Nani Jansen Reventlow

Director, Digital Freedom Fund
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Oliver Süme

Oliver Süme

Chairman of the Board of the Internet Industry Association
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Opening of the afternoon

Snežana Samardžić-Marković

Snežana Samardžić-Marković

Director General of Democracy, Council of Europe
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Session II: AI and democracy

Damian Tambini

Damian Tambini

Associate Professor, London School of Economics
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Moez Chakchouk

Moez Chakchouk

Assistant Director General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
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Christian Ahlünd

Christian Ahlünd

Member of the Bureau of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
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Wolfram von Heynitz

Wolfram von Heynitz

Head of Cyber Policy Coordination Staff, German Federal Foreign Office
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Lorena Jaume-Palasí

Lorena Jaume-Palasí

Executive Director, Ethical Tech Society
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Frederike Kaltheuner

Frederike Kaltheuner

Programme Lead, Privacy International
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Pekka Ala-Pietilä

Pekka Ala-Pietilä

Chairman of the Board, Huhtamäki / Chair, EU High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence
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’AI in Action’ - official opening of the exhibition space where different actors and stakeholders engaged in development and deployment of AI will present their work

John Frank

John Frank

Vice President, European Union Government Affairs, Microsoft
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Opening of the second day of the Conference

Antti Häkkänen

Antti Häkkänen

Minister of Justice, Finland
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Liliane Maury Pasquier

Liliane Maury Pasquier

President, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
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Session III: AI and the Rule of Law

Jean Lassègue

Jean Lassègue

Research Fellow, French Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)

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Tiina Astola

Tiina Astola

Director General, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
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Paul Mahoney

Paul Mahoney

Former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
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Georg Stawa

Georg Stawa

Former President of the Council of Europe European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)
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Clara Neppel

Clara Neppel

Senior Director of the European Office, IEEE
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Tuomas Pöysti

Tuomas Pöysti

Chancellor of Justice, Finland
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Tõnis Saar

Tõnis Saar

Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice, Estonia
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Tying it all together and adoption of the Conference Declaration

Markku Suksi

Markku Suksi

Professor, Åbo Akademi University
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Closing remarks

Pekka Puustinen

Pekka Puustinen

Under-Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
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Jan Kleijssen

Jan Kleijssen

Director, Information Society - Action against Crime Directorate, Council of Europe
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Conference rapporteur

Joe McNamee

Joe McNamee

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