//online participation// Frontier AI Governance in a Global Context
This is the registration page for online participation @ RECSAI Conference 2026. Once registered, an online participation link will be sent to your email address in due course before the start of the conference.
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, 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
10:20-10:40 | Philipp Hacker, European University Viadrina
10:40 - 11:00 | Discussion
Second session
11:00 - 11:20 | Orla Lynskey, Professor of Law and Technology, University College London
11:20 - 11:40 | Luca Belli, Professor of Digital Governance and Regulation, Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, Rio de Janeiro
11:40 - 12:00 | Discussion
12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch
113:30 - 15:35 | Panel 2:
Data, Decisions, and Infrastructure Sovereignty 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
13:50-14:10 | Jeremias Adams-Prassl - Professor of Law & Associate Dean (Research) University of Oxford
14:10 - 14:30 | Discussion
Second session
14:30 - 14:50 | Darius Kemp, California Executive Director, Common Cause
14:50 - 15:15 | Alexandre Zavaglia Coelho, Director of Legal&Tech.Design (Brazil) & Dora Kaufman, Professor in the Intelligence Technologies and Digital Design Program (TIDD), PUC-SP
15:15 - 15:35 | Discussion
15:35 - 16:00 | Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00 | Industry Roundtable: Building AI Value Chains
Moderation: Philipp Hacker, European University Viadrina
Input: TBD
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
10:20-10:40 | Iagê Miola, Director, National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), Brazil
10:40 - 11:00 | Discussion
Second session
11:00 - 11:20 | Till Klein, Head of AI Regulation, appliedAI Institute for Europe
11:20 - 11:40 | Fabio Cozman, Professor Titular & Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence (C4AI), University of São Paulo
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, University of London
12:20 - 12:40 | Kai Zenner, Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP Axel Voss
12:40 - 13:00 | Jana Costas, Professor of Business Administration, in People, Work & Management, European University Viadrina
13:00 - 13:20 | Andrea Fiegl, Senior Policy Director, Media and Technology, Common Cause
13:20 - 13:35 | Discussion
13:35 - 14:00 | Plenary
Connecting Different AI Worlds: Bridging Majority‑World and Global‑North Technology Agendas and Enforcement Perspectives
Chair: Jeremias Adams-Prassl, University of Oxford
13:35 - 13:45 | Fola Adeleke, Executive Director and Co-founder, Global Centre on AI Governance
13:45 - 14:00 | Discussion
14:00 - 14:05 | Closing Remarks
Philipp Hacker, European University Viadrina
14:10 - 15:15 | Lunch