AI and Institutions: WINIR Online Workshop
Saturday, May 17, 2025
9:00 AM – 12:55 PM (US ET) | 2 PM - 5:55 PM (UK) | 3 PM - 6:55 PM (CET) | 9:00 PM – 12:55 AM (TST)

Session I | 9:00 AM – 10:35 AM ET

9:00 – 9:05 | Welcome & Opening Remarks

Moderators:

9:05 – 9:35 | Katarzyna Cieślak (AGH University of Krakow)
Shaping Conversational AI: Institutionalized Gender Patterns in the Design Process

9:35 – 10:05 | Kartini Makmur (University of Warwick)
Can AI-Based Anti-Money Laundering Align with Human Rights? Insights from Legal Institutionalism

10:05 – 10:35 | Ezgi Turgut Bilgiç (Hacettepe Univ. / Turkish DPA)
AI and Institutional Adaptability in Türkiye’s Public Sector: Challenges and Opportunities in Policy Implementation

Discussants:

Break | 10:35 – 10:50 AM ET (15 minutes)

Session II | 10:50 AM – 12:55 PM ET

Moderators:

10:50 – 11:20 | Damjan Grozdanovski (University of Antwerp)
Governing AI and Copyright in the EU – Rethinking the Operationalization of the AI Act and DSM Directive from an Adaptive Governance Perspective

11:20 – 11:50 | Gad Weiss (NYU / Columbia Law)
Aligned Structuring of AI Startups

11:50 – 12:20 | Gal Forer (UC Berkeley School of Law)
Towards A Beijing Effect in AI Regulation?

12:20 – 12:50 | Gunn Jiravuttipong (UC Berkeley School of Law)
Hedging Against the Storm: The Geo-Political Economy of Data Center Investments in Southeast Asia

Discussants:



Wrap-Up & Thanks | 12:50 – 12:55 PM ET