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Kyoto University Summer Program on Governance Innovation Open Symposium "Designing Governance for the AI Era: A Global and Multi-Stakeholder Conversation"

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2025/08/07

14:00–17:45

Off Campus
Online
Current Students & Staff
Visitors
Corporations & Researchers
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This open symposium, hosted by the Kyoto University Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law and Policy (KILAP), brings together leading voices from Stanford University, the University of Oxford, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Japan AI Safety Institute (J-AISI), and other global institutions to discuss how public policy, legal systems, and risk management systems should evolve in response to the accelerating deployment of AI technologies.

 

Basic info

Venue
  • Off Campus
  • Online

Tokiwa Shinden, Yasaka Shrine (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City) and online streaming
Access｜Yasaka Shrine

 

Audience
  • Current Students & Staff
  • Visitors
  • Corporations & Researchers

Academics, policymakers, engineers, civil society members, public officials, students, and anyone interested in the intersection of technology, law, and society

Cost

Free of charge

Details

Program (subject to change)

14:00–14:05 Opening remarks
14:05–14:20 Introduction
Hiroki Habuka (Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University)
14:20–15:20 Panel 1: Digital Democracy in the Age of AI
Exploring elections, civic tech, and digital participation

Speakers:
  • Nathaniel Persily (Professor, Stanford University)
  • Isabel Hou (General Secretary, Taiwan AI Academy)
  • Satoshi Yamada (Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University)
Moderator: Kuan-Wei Chen (Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University)
15:20–15:35 Break
15:35–16:35 Panel 2: Governance of Human–Robot Interaction
Discussing ethical, legal, and societal aspects of AI systems in human environments

Speakers:
  • Rob Reich (Professor, Stanford University)
  • Tatsuhiko Inatani (Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University )
  • Minoru Asada (Professor, Osaka University/ International Professional University of Technology in Osaka)
Moderator: Momo Kisuna (Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University)
16:35–16:40 Break
16:40–17:40 Panel 3: Private–Public Collaboration in AI Policy
Unpacking co-regulatory models and public–private partnerships

Speakers:
  • Sasha Rubel (Head of AI/Generative AI Policy, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Amazon Web Services)
  • Akiko Murakami (Executive Director, J-AISI)
  • Masashi Namatame (Representative Director, AI Governance Association)
Moderator: Hiroki Habuka (Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University)
17:40–17:45 Closing remarks

Language

English and Japanese (machine simultaneous interpretation provided)

Updates

For updates on speakers, livestream links, and more:

Registration

Procedure

Register online via:
Kyoto University Summer Program on Governance Innovation Open Symposium-Designing Governance for the AI Era: A Global and Multi-Stakeholder Conversation | Peatix

 

Deadline

(Thursday 7 August 14:00 for online participation)

Other info

This event is made possible with generous support from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Contact info

KILAP Office, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University
Email: summerprogram_kilap*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (replace * with @)

Related departments & centers
Faculty of Law/Graduate School of Law

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