2025 conference schedule
May 19 - 20, 2025 | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Beus Center for Law and Society
2025 conference schedule
May 19 - 20, 2025 | 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Beus Center for Law and Society, Room 544
Day 1 | Monday, May 19
8 - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall, 2nd floor
8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome and logistics
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall
- Gary Marchant, Center for Law, Science and Innovation, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
- Angela Banks, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
8:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Plenary Session 1 – The Future of the Professions in the Technology Era
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall
- Moderator: Lucille M Tournas, PhD, JD, Program Coordinator, Center for Industry Self-Regulation / Board Member Institute of Neuroethics (IoNx) / Adjunct Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law
- Panelists:
- Brad Allenby, Lincoln Professor of Ethics and Engineering Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University
- Anthony M. Avellino, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer HonorHealth Medical Group, Specialty Care / Associate Dean for Clinical Faculty Affairs, Chair of Department of Clinical Sciences, and Professor of Medicine, Arizona State University School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering
- Michael Clubine, Principal KPMG Law
- Cyndi Coon, Founder Applied Futures Lab / Co-Founder Threatcasting AI / Co-Founder Threatcasting Lab
- Tracy Pearl, William J. Alley Professor of Law University of Oklahoma College of Law
- Howard Smith, Executive Director Center for Industry Self-Regulation / Vice President BBB National Programs
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Coffee break
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session 1
1.1 – Government and A.I.
Room 150
- Michael McCarthy, PhD Associate Professor of Data Science Utica University &, Larry Bridgesmith, J.D. Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, Vanderbilt Law School, Guardrail Technologies, Inc.
- Fight Fire with Fire: Why Guardrails are Needed to Protect Humans from the Embedded Risks of A.I.
- Josh Abbot, PhD Candidate, Complex Adaptive Systems, Science Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
- Complex Governance Networks in Regulatory Rulemaking Proceedings
- Gary Myers, Earl F. Nelson Professor of Law University of Missouri School of Law
- How A.I. can Make Government More Efficient and Responsive
- Brad Allenby, Lincoln Professor of Ethics & Engineering Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University
- Governing A.I.
1.2 – Space: The Next Frontier of Technology Governance
Room 240
- Dov Greenbaum, Professor of Law Harry Radzyner Law School Reichman University, Founder and Director Zvi Meitar Institute for Legal Implications of Emerging Technologies, Professor Dina Recanati School of Medicine, Reichman University, Lecturer, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale University
- Ethical Frontiers and Legal Landscapes: The Governance of Geoengineering on the Moon, Mars, and Other Celestial Bodies
- Alires J. Almon, MS School for the Future of Innovation in Society Arizona State University &, Caitlin Roe, PhD Student Arizona State Universit
- Governance of Sentient A.I in Space: Preparing for the Ultimate companion
- Timiebi Aganaba, Assistant Professor Space and Society, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University &, Michael Albertus, Professor The Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago
- Lunar “Land Use” and Property Rights: Avoiding the Mistakes of Earth’s Past
- Alires J. Almon, MS School for the Future of Innovation in Society Arizona State University, Caitlin Roe, Ph.D. Student Arizona State University &, Timiebi Aganaba, Assistant Professor Space and Society, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University
- Security in the New Global Commons: Scenario Building for the Space Domain
1.3 – Drones/Robots
Room 250
- MinJae R. Kim, 3L Student BYU Law
- An Objection to the Emerging Norm of Surrendering to Drones
- Lucas Cardiell, Researcher
- Social Justice Through the Lends of Humanoid Robots
- Gerry Kanter, PhD Candidate Carleton University
- Judgement Call: A Comparative Study of Systematic Technology Assessments
- Ronald Arkin, Regents’ Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech
- Evaluating Ethical Performance of Autonomous Weapon Systems
1.4 – Sustainability and Technology
Room 442
- Gabriele Wadlig, Postdoctoral Researcher TU Dresden &, Sigrid Boysen, HSU Hamburg
- Extracting Sustainability: Digitalization, Data Governance, and the Extractivist Logics of the European Green Deal
- Asha Ramaswamy, Graduate, Barrett, the Honors College, Arizona State University &, Stéphanie Arcusa, Assistant Professor School of Complex Adaptive Systems, Arizona State University
- Implementing a Carbon Storage Mandate: U.S Legal Frameworks and Strategies
- Meredith Grady, PhD Student Biology and Society Program Arizona State University
- Reimagining the ESA: Elevating Tribal Sovereignty in Species Recovery
- Christopher Barton, Assistant Director, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Assistant Research Professor School of Life Sciences, Program Manager, Hawai’i and the Pacific, Executive Administration Arizona State University
- A.I. Meets Conversation: Inductive Coding of Knowledge for Species Recovery
1.5 – Governance of Smart Data
Room 450
- Mark Goldstein, President International Research Center
- Transforming Urban Landscapes: The Roles of A.I. in Smart Cities and Smart Places
- Fallon Cochlin, Postdoctoral Research Associate Texas A&M University School of Public Health
- Governance as a Barrier to Public Health Data Modernization; The Case for Ethics Driven Legal Reform
- Miss Carson Lloyd, PhD Researcher – Birmingham City University Centre for American Legal Studies
- Smart Solutions, Tough Choices: Efficiency vs. Privacy in the Age of Smart Cities
- Dov Greenbaum, Professor of Law Harry Radzyner Law School Reichman University, Founder and Director Zvi Meitar Institute for Legal Implications of Emerging Technologies, Professor Dina Recanati School of Medicine, Reichman University, Lecturer, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale University
- Guardians of Genomic and Biometric Data: Governing Innovation, Privacy and Equity in Fragmented World
12:15 - 1 p.m.
Lunch
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall, 2nd floor
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Concurrent Session 2
2.1 – Digital Technology and Social Media
Room 150
- Jennifer Huddleston, Cato Institute, Senior Fellow in Technology Policy
- Algorithms as Speech, Section 230, and the Age of A.I.
- Leslie Paul Thiele, Distinguished Professor Department of Political Science University of Florida
- Digital Technologies, A.I, and Supernormal Stimuli
- Sharon Bassan, Head of Innovation – Law, Policy and Ethics, Brandeis Institute for Society, Economy, and Democracy
- Deflating the Buzz of Transparency; Voluntary vs Mandatory Content Moderation Transparency
- James Ostrowski, Fellow at Abundance Institute, JD candidate at University of Washington School of Law
- Governing Political Bias in Large Language Models: Legal and Policy Implications of the Next Frontier in A.I.
2.2 – Blockchain and Beyond
Room 240
- Tolulope Falokun, Assistant Professor of Law University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
- Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in Disputes Relating to Cross-Border NFT Transactions: The Case for Uniform Private International Law Rules
- Lauren Valastro, The Frank McDonald Scholar in Business Law, Assistant Professor Texas Tech University School of Law
- Regulating Retirement Savings Roulette
- Jay Carpenter, Founder Star15
- Immigration Marketplace, Global Citizenship, and Universal Identity in the Web3 Era
- Gary Marchant, Regents and Foundation Professor of Law; Faculty Director Center for Law, Science and Innovation Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
- Healthcare and Blockchain
2.3 – Health Technology
Room 250
- Amrit Sandhu, Biomedical Ethics Coordinator, Mayo Clinic Biomedical Ethics Research Program, Joel Pacyna, Senior Health Services Analyst, Mayo Clinic &, Richard Sharp, PhD Lloyd A. and Barbara A. Amundson Professor of Biomedical Ethics Honoring Paul S. Mueller, M.D., Mayo Clinic
- Unrealistic Participant Expectation in Translational Research
- Richard Willaims, Board Chair, Center for Truth in Science
- The End of One-Size-Fits-All Health Advice
- Richard Sharp, PhD Lloyd A. and Barbara A. Amundson Professor of Biomedical Ethics Honoring Paul S. Mueller, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Austin Stroud, Health Services Analyst Mayo Clinic, Michele D. Anzabi, MBE, Biomedical Ethics Trainee, Mayo Clinic &, Hugo Botha, ChB, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic
- Physician Perspectives on A.I. Supported Clinical Documentation
- Yizhe Wang, PhD Student Georgia Institute of Technology
- Beyond CRISPR: A Multi-tiered Framework for Heritable Human Genome Editing Governance Post-He Jiankui
2.4 – IP and Innovation
Room 442
- Tyson Winarski, Patent Attorney, Professor Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
- Strategic Overview of Protecting Quantum Computing with Intellectual Property
- Johannes Bauer, Professor, Director Quello Center, Michigan State University
- Innovation in Emerging Technologies: Implications for A.I. Governance
- Jim Ko, Principal Attorney at Ko IP & AI Law PLLC
- A.I.-Assisted Inventions: Upgrading Your Patent Program for the A.I. Age
- John Tehranian, Paul W. Wildman Chair & Professor of Law Southwestern Law School
- The Secret Life of Copyright: Inequality and Intellectual Property in the Age of A.I.
2.5 – A.I and Smart Technology
Room 450
- Vrinda Gupta, 3L Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
- The Role of International Bodies in Shaping A.I. Regulation in Legal Practice
- Deven Desai, Sue and John Staton Professor of Business Law and Ethics Georgia Institute of Technology, Scheller College of Business &, Mark Riedl, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Responsible A.I. Agency
- Robert Copple, President Copple & Associates
- DeepSeek and the Future of the Artificial Intelligence
- Tyson Winarski, Patent Attorney, Professor Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
- Smart Fertilizer System for Farms Powered by the Cloud
2:30 - 3 p.m.
Coffee break
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Concurrent Session 3
3.1 – Life Sciences
Room 150
- Krystal Tsosie, Arizona State University &, Beckett Sterner, Associate Professor Arizona State University
- Biodiversity, Bioeconomy, and Biotechnology: Innovation across Policy and Indigenous Data Sovereignty for Genome Equity
- Emma Davies, Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Studies Department & Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University
- Adherence to the Responsible Innovation Framework Could Enhance Acceptance of Africa’s Gene-Edited Crops
- Nicholas Loschin, PhD Candidate North Carolina State University &, Khara Griegner, North Carolina State University
- Evaluating Environmental Risk Governance and Assessment for Genetically Engineered Crops in Select Case Studies
- Natasha Vita-More, Faculty, Geneva College of Longevity Science
- Effects of Poor Health in World’s Wealthiest Countries
3.2 – A.I. Governance
Room 240
- Conor McGlynn, PhD Candidate Harvard University
- “Realizing the Benefits While Mitigating the Risks”: The Emergence of the AI Safety Governance Paradigm
- Tracy Pearl, William J. Alley Professor of Law University of Oklahoma
- Governance in the Absence of Government
- Elena Gilotta, LL. M for Unblu &, Stefano Chiavegati, Gauss ML GmbH
- Call to Action: Refocusing European Regulation to Address Rapid Social Changes
- Emile Loza de Siles, Assistant Professor of Law William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii
- Artificial Intelligence Governance, How Voluntary Industry Organizations and Technical Standards Can Meet the Challenge
3.3 – Surveillance and Data
Room 250
- Tripp Lake, Partner and Chief Legal Officer Dickinson Wright, PLLC, Synovient, Inc.
- Enforcing Data Agency: Bridging the Gap Between Legal Frameworks and Technological Reality
- Jennifer Brobst, Associate Professor The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
- The Importance of Social Theory in Regulating Technology for the Benefit of Humanity
- Alison O’Daffer, Psychology Ph.D. Student, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego Center for Empathy and Technology, T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, University of California, San Diego San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
- School-Based Online Surveillance of Youth: An Analysis of Surveillance Company Websites
- Christian Sundquist, Professor University of Pittsburgh, School of Law
- Predictive Protest Policing
3.4 – Liability and Litigation
Room 442
- Brooke Norton, 3L Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
- Defining A.I. as a Product
- Benjamin Sundholm, Assistant Professor St. John’s Law School
- The Tort Law We Need
- AJ Gilman, Esq. Hull, Holliday, and Holliday
- May It Please the Court: Evidentiary Requirements in the Digital Age
- Trent Kannegieter, Fellow, Information Society Project at Yale Law School
- Automating Privilege Review in Complex Litigation: Scaling the Vioxx Model of Privilege Review with Deep Learning
4:35 - 6:05 p.m.
Plenary Session 2 – Emerging Technologies, Technology Governance and the Global South
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall
- Moderator: Oluyinka Oyeniji, Researcher Center for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University
- Panelists:
- Lindsay Smith, Arizona State University, Future of Innovation in Society
- Nalini Chhetri, Ph.D., Arizona State University / Future of Innovation in Society
- Tarek Nakkach, Director & General Counsel-MEA Kyndryl
- Dom Papp, Global Advisor Digital Workforce Readiness / N50 Project
6:05 - 8 p.m.
Reception and student poster session
Room 544
Reception sponsored by KPMG Law
Day 2 | Tuesday, May 20
8:30 - 9 a.m.
Breakfast
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall
9 - 10:30 a.m.
Plenary Session 3 – UAPs
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall
- Moderator: Jim Hennessy
- Panelists:
- Dr. Lynne Kitei, Author of The Pheonix Lights
- Avi Loeb, Director of the Institute for Theory & Computation, Harvard University
- Alexandro Rojas, Enigma Labs
10:30 - 11 a.m.
Coffee break
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Session 4
4.1 – Transportation and Energy
Room 150
- Helen Gould – Entering the Autonomous Age
- Beata Kviatek – Regional Governance of Green Hydrogen as an Emerging Technology: Insights form the UNLOCK Project
- Evyatar Dotan – Promoting Agro-Voltaics Technologies in Israel: Why Regulators are lagging behind the technology?
- Helen Gould, Jeff Gurney – Use Of Industry Consensus Standards as A Soft Law Mechanism to Safely Deploy Automated Driving Systems
4.2 – Law and A.I
Room 240
- Sean Harrington – Introducing QuizBot an Innovative AI-Assisted Assessment in Legal Education
- Trent Kannegieter – Stochastic AI Systems in Criminal Justice: A Due Process Challenge
- Joseph Tiano, Nancy Rapoport – Fighting the Hypothetical: Why Law Firms Should Rethink the Billable Hour in the Generative AI Era
- Amir Dezfuli – The Restrictive Covenant
4.3 – Risk, Public and Technology
Room 250
- Byron Sequeira – Can Artificial Intelligence Strengthen Environmental Accountability and Combat Greenwashing in the Private Sector within the European Union’s Green Claims Directive?
- Jonathan Lewallen – Risk, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity in Technology Regulation: An Agenda Setting Approach
- Richard Taylor – Consciousness as the Foundation of Agency in AGI
- John Golden – Regulating and Mitigating Scientific and Technological Risk
4.4 – Public Engagement
Room 442
- Rachel Gur-Arie – Utilizing Empirical Ethics to Conceptualize Religion-Based Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States
- John Nelson – Piloting a Public Values Statement for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Manufacturing Research
- Eric Welch, Lesley Michalegko – SciOPS: Advancing Science Expert Insights for Policy and Public Engagement
- Susan Tanner – Generative AI and Protest: A New Paradigm in Digital Resistance
12:30 - 1 p.m.
Lunch
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall
1 - 2 p.m.
Plenary Session 4 – AI Agents: Promise and Governance
W. P. Carey Armstrong Foundation Great Hall
- Moderator: TBD
- Panelists:
- Carlos Gutierrez, Google (UK)
- Whitney Stefko Dover, Ford Motor Company
