On the 1st of July Hungary took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Hungarian Presidency has a strong commitment to focus on the implementation of all those legislative instruments that have been adopted in the digital policy field, including the AI Act. This event titled „Fundamental rights in the age of AI – fundamental rights impact assessment in the Artificial Intelligence Act and beyond” will be co-organized by the Presidency and the Institute of the Information Society of the Ludovika University of Public Service aims to discuss and explore the multifaceted impact of AI on fundamental rights, as well as the necessity and methodology of a fundamental rights impact assessment for high-risk AI. By bringing together policymakers, regulatory authorities and key players of the industry, our ultimate goal is to build bridges and foster dialogue while paving the way for the EU and its Member States.
The conference is free to attend but registration is required.
Date: 6 Sep 2024, 9:00–16:30
Venue: Ludovika University of Public Service, Main Buliding, Széchenyi Hall (1st floor 100.)
Registration: https://ludevent.uni-nke.hu/event/4192/
Agenda:
| 8:30 – 9:30 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| 9:30 – 9:40 | Welcome speech I. – Bernát Török, Director of the Institute of the Information Society |
| 9:40 – 9:50 | Welcome speech II. – Attila Péterfalvi, President, Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information |
| 9:50 – 10:15 | Keynote speech – Kilian Gross, Head of Unit, DG CNECT, European Commission |
| 10:15 – 10:35 | Keynote speech – David Reichel, Project manager, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights |
| 10:35 – 11:40 | Panel discussion on AI and fundamental rights - Zoltán Turbék, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Hungary to the UN - Nikolett Aszódi, Policy & Advocacy Manager, AlgorithmWatch - Angeliki Dedopoulou, EU Policy Manager for AI and Fintech, Meta - Julien Chasserieau, Associate Director for AI & Data Policy, DigitalEurope Moderator: Kinga Sorbán, Vice-Chair of the Telecommunications and Information Society Working Party of the Council of the EU |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Q&A |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 – 13:40 | Opening remarks for the afternoon session |
| 13:40 – 14:10 | Data Protection and AI (Act) - The EDPB perspective – Diletta De Cicco, legal officer, European Data Protection Board |
| 14:10 – 14:30 | Presentation from OpenAI – Olga Nowicka, EU Policy & Partnerships Lead, Open AI |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Panel discussion – Assessing at mitigating AI-related risks - Olga Nowicka, EU Policy & Partnerships Lead, Open AI - Guido Lobrano, Senior Vice President of Policy, ITI - Sebnem Erener, Managing Legal Counsel, Klarna - Malte Firlus, EU Public Policy, Amazon - Krisztina Davidovics, legal and health policy expert, Semmelweis University Moderator: Zsolt Ződi, University of Public Service |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Q&A |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Closing remarks – Balázs Bartóki-Gönczy, Member of the Media Council, National Media and Infocommunications Authority |
| 16:45 | End of event |
