The so-called Brussels Effect acknowledges the roles of the European Union as influential in shaping policy globally in areas such as data privacy, antitrust, and, lately, the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
In this webinar, organised by the STG Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Democracy, we are delighted to welcome three panellists from the Majority World (Brazil, India and South Africa), to examine the leading role of the EU in relation to the recently adopted EU AI Act. The discussion will delve into the challenges, opportunities, and collaborative pathways essential for adapting transnational AI governance frameworks in diverse global contexts.
This webinar takes place on Zoom and all are welcome to attend. Please register to receive the connection details.
Panellists:
Dr Luca Belli is Professor of Digital Governance and Regulation at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School, Rio de Janeiro, where he directs the Center for Technology and Society (CTS-FGV) and the CyberBRICS project. Luca is also editor of the International Data Privacy Law Journal, published by Oxford University Press, and Director of the Computers Privacy and Data Protection conference Latin-America (CPDP LatAm). He is currently Board Member of the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership and member of the Steering Committee of the Forum for Information & Democracy. He is author of more than 50 publications on law and technology and his works have been quoted by numerous media outlets, including The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, Le Monde, BBC, China Today, The Beijing Review, The Hill, O Globo, Folha de São Paulo, El Pais, and La Stampa. Luca holds a PhD in Public Law from Université Paris Panthéon-Assas and can be found on LinkedIn and on Twitter as @1lucabelli.
Vidushi Marda is an independent lawyer working on technology regulation, asymmetric power relations and fundamental rights to advance social justice. She is the co-Executive Director of REAL ML, a non-profit organization that translates algorithmic accountability research into impactful interventions that benefit the public interest. Marda’s work engages with technical, legal, academic and advocacy communities. She has produced pioneering research on machine learning particularly in non-Western jurisdictions, including India, China and Myanmar. She is actively involved in advocacy efforts at the EU level vis-a-vis the EU AI Act, and is a regular contributor to United Nations resolutions on privacy, freedom of expression and digital technologies. Marda also actively engages with technical communities at standardisation bodies like the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and research venues the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Marda’s work has been cited by the Supreme Court of India in a historic ruling on the Right to Privacy, several United Nations Special Rapporteurs, among others. Marda’s work and expertise has been featured in The Financial Times, The Guardian, TIME Magazine, The South China Morning Post, The Times of India, among others.
Shamira Ahmed is a pioneering policy entrepreneur, as founder and executive director of the Data Economy Policy Hub (DepHUB), she is the first indigenous African woman to establish an independent think tank, in South Africa. She is a Policy Leader Fellow at the Florence School of Transnational Governance, is an active member of many global expert working groups, and has published a wide range of knowledge products that focus on diverse areas such as measuring the data-driven digital economy, sustainable digital transformation, and the multidimensional aspects of crafting human-centred responsible transnational AI governance, that benefits the Global Majority.
Moderator:
Stefania Milan works at the intersection of political participation, technology, and governance, with emphasis on infrastructure and agency. She is Professor of Critical Data Studies at the University of Amsterdam, affiliated with the Chair in AI & Democracy, School of Transnational Governance (European University Institute) and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society (Harvard University).