European Commission – EESC Conference : Safeguarding fundamental rights in the digital age

On February 11th 2022 the Director of the AI Regulation Chair Prof. Theodore Christakis will participate in a joint European Commission-EESC (European Economic and Social Committee) conference entitled “Safeguarding fundamental rights in the digital age”.

In the context of this conference, Professor Théodore Christakis will intervene in a great expert panel on Artificial Intelligence and the right to non-discrimination. This panel will be the opportunity to discuss the first results of the ongoing research project of the AI Regulation Chair on Facial Recognition deployments in Europe.

Here is the panel programme:

14.30 – 16.00 | Expert Panel on Artificial Intelligence and the right to non-discrimination

Moderator: Ozlem Yildirim, Vice-president of the FRRL Group

• Sarah Chander, Senior Policy Advisor at European Digital Rights (EDRi) – remotely
• Prof Théodore Christakis, Professor of International and European Law, University of Grenoble-Alpes – remotely
• Laura Nurski , Research fellow, Bruegel Think Tank – remotely

For more information and to register click here.