Allure and Limits of Global Governance of AI

The Global Digital Compact, adopted at the UN in September 2024, highlights the current state of global AI governance. But where do we go from here?

Join us for a discussion with

• Juraj Čorba, Chair of the OECD Working Party on AI Governance (AIGO)
• Marta Ziosi, Vice-Chair of the EU GPAI Code of Practice: Risk identification and assessment, including evaluations
• Sam Daws, Senior Advisor at the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
• Henry de Zoete, Former AI Adviser at Number Ten and Senior Advisor at the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative

Moderator: Robert Trager, Director of the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative

We will explore key questions shaping the future of AI governance:

• What can the UN realistically achieve in AI governance on a global scale?
• Will competing blocs of AI governance emerge? Will there be overlap or meaningful dialogue between them?
• How scientifically informed can AI governance and policymaking be? Are we effectively balancing technical and societal aspects, or are there critical blind spots?
• What role will other international organisations, such as the OECD, continue to play in AI governance?
• How can research institutes and universities contribute productively to this evolving process?

Livestreaming available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/54i5KGimWiY

About the Speakers:

Juraj ČorbaSenior Expert, Digital Regulation & Governance - Slovak Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization; Chair of the OECD Working Party on Artificial Intelligence Governance (AIGO)

Juraj Čorba is responsible for digital regulation and governance at the Ministry of Informatisation, Slovakia (expert position). Juraj is leading negotiations on behalf of Slovakia on the EU’s AI Act at the Council of the EU (i.e. the Council of Ministers) and on the first international Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law at the Committee on AI at the Council of Europe. He has been Chair of the OECD Working Party on Artificial Intelligence Governance (AIGO) since January 2024 and is a member of OECD AIGO expert groups on risk and accountability and on AI Futures. He also serves as Chair of the Reflection Group of European policymakers on general-purpose AI/foundation models, operationally supported by The Future Society. Previously, Juraj served as Slovakia’s agent before the Court of Justice of the EU and was a practising private legal counsel specialising in EU economic regulatory affairs. He studied law and political science at Comenius University, Bratislava, and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London. Juraj is also the author of the script for an experimental graphic novel on the professional and moral challenges related to the use of AI, published in Slovakia in 2019.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Lecture Theatre, Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford), 34 Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom