Event

The 2024 Canada-US Legal Symposium | Artificial Intelligence Regulation, Governance, and Liability

Date & Time

Tuesday

Oct. 29, 2024

9:30am – 2:00pm ET

Location

6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center

Event Sponsors

Canada Institute

Science and Technology Innovation Program

Event Co-Sponsors

Image Credit

Overview

High-profile advances in artificial intelligence (AI) over the past four years have raised serious legal questions about the development, integration, and use of the technology: generative AI companies are grappling with how to properly use intellectual property to train large language models; social media platforms are navigating content restrictions as new services make it easier than ever to produce deepfakes and disinformation; and governments around the world are debating the most effective way to regulate AI. Canada and the United States, longtime leaders in innovation and hubs for some of the world's top AI companies, are poised to lead in developing a model for responsible AI policy.

The annual Canada-US Legal Issues Symposium is the Canada Institute's flagship legal initiative. Every year, the Symposium brings together legal scholars, experts, and practitioners from both countries to discuss an issue at the forefront of bilateral policy debate. To watch last year's program on economic sanctions, click here.

This event is co-organized with the Science, Technology, and Innovation Program and the Canada-US Law Institute.

Speakers

Olga Belogolova

Director, Emerging Technologies Initiative, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Stephen D. Burns

Partner, Trademark Agent, and Co-Head of Innovation, Technology & Branding Practice, Bennett Jones LLP

Xavier Delgado

Senior Program Associate, Canada Institute;
Research Director, Washington Forum on the Canadian Economy

Ambassador Mark A. Green

President & CEO, Wilson Center

Maura R. Grossman

Research Professor, Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo

Suzanne Nossel

Chief Executive Officer, PEN America; Member, the Oversight Board

Marc-Etienne Ouimette

Global Lead, AI Policy, Amazon Web Services

Stephen J. Petras, Jr.

Director of the Cox International Law Center of Case Western Reserve University School of Law and United States National Director of the Canada - United States Law Institute and Chair of the Council of the Great Lakes Region.

Kate Purchase

Senior Director, International AI Governance, Microsoft

Paul Rose

Dean, School of Law, Case Western Reserve University

Christopher Sands

Director, Canada Institute

Mark Schaan

Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Artificial Intelligence)

Elham Tabassi

Associate Director for Emerging Technologies, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Kellee Wicker

Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program

Hosted By

Canada Institute

The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community. Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. Read more

Science and Technology Innovation Program

The Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP) serves as the bridge between technologists, policymakers, industry, and global stakeholders. Read more