About the event
Critical thinking about the social impacts of technology is becoming urgent, particularly in a scenario of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and algorithmic automation. Global digitalisation continues to widen the inequality gap as well as the digital divide, as digitalisation is not happening equally all over the world.
The event aims to explore how to build a digital transition that does not leave anyone behind, protects and reinforces human rights in the digital age, and places both people and the planet at the centre of the technological deployment.
It will assemble top-leading thinkers and doers who will discuss, identify, and address the challenges our societies are facing from a human-centred technological perspective, through themes such as Digital Inclusion, Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Digital rights.
When
Monday, November 15th
9:30 h – 18:30 h CET
Where
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona.
Speakers
Moderators
Programme
9:30 | OPENING CEREMONY
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10:00 | KEYNOTE CONVERSATION: HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
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10:30 | PANEL: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & CITIES
Welcome Address: Cristina Colom, Digital Future Society Director
Moderator: Laia Bonet, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona for the 2030 Agenda, the Digital Transition and International Relations |
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11:30 | Coffee break | |
12:00 | PUBLIC POLICIES AGAINST THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Moderator: Carina Lopes, Head of Digital Future Society Think Tank |
ALGORITHM DEMOCRACY
Moderator: Carles Planas, Tech Journalist, El Periódico In collaboration with Activostech and El Periódico |
12:45 | Break | |
13:00 | FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES: SECURING RESPONSIBLE USES IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
Moderator: Melissa Heikkila, AI correspondent, Politico Europe |
COMMUNITY APPROACH TO THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Moderator: Thais Ruiz de Alda, Founder & CEO of Digital Fems |
13:45 | Lunch break | |
15:00 | KEYNOTE CONVERSATION: AI IN PRACTICE: ETHICAL CHALLENGES AHEAD
KEYNOTE: WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE EVERYBODY CONNECTED
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15:45 | Coffee break | |
16:15 | OPERATIONALIZING ETHICS IN AI: REGULATORY STANDARDS
Moderator: María Celia Fernández Aller, Professor of “Social, Ethical and Legal Issues” at Technical University of Madrid |
DIGITAL RIGHTS, DATA AND PRIVACY
Moderator: Jordi Vaquer, Director for Global Foresight and Analysis at Open Society Foundations |
17:00 | Break |
17:15 | UNPACKING THE USE OF AI BIAS: GENDER, RACE AND CLASS
Moderator: Olivia Blanchard, Researcher Digital Future Society Think Tank |
DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURES: DATA AND SOFTWARE
Moderator: Federico Ruíz, Head of Spain’s 5G National Observatory, MWC |
18:15 | INSTITUTIONAL CLOSING
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Venue
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