Digital Law Forum: COVID Challenges & Beyond

Date: March 03, 2021

Location: Calgary

Address: Online

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The University of Alberta Faculty of Law, AI4Society and the Digital Law & Innovation Society invite you to participate in the Digital Law Forum. The Digital Law Forum brings together law, technology, and governance reform experts for an interdisciplinary look at legal liability, regulation and the reform of public institutions in a digital age. The forum will also explore who might be responsible for risks and harms introduced by AI, what opportunities digital technologies present for public benefit, and what role academics and practitioners might play in advancing justice in a digital age.

The Digital Law Forum is running four sessions between Feb. 24 and March 3:

  • Liability for AI: An Ecosystem Approach
    Hosted by Professor Argyri Panezi
    Feb. 24, 2021
    noon – 1 p.m. MT
  • Artificial Intelligence, Administrative Law & Governance
    Hosted by Pia Andrews, Special Advisor – Digital, Employment & Social Development Canada, Government of Canada
    Feb. 24, 2021
    5 – 6 p.m. MT
  • An Alberta Perspective: Digital Infrastructure & Legal Systems
    Panel: Jason Fung, Counsel, Government of Alberta & Blair Neufeld, Innovation Lead, Digital Innovation Office, Government of Alberta
    March 3, 2021
    1 – 2 p.m. MT
  • AI, Law & Governance Challenges in Focus: Regulating Critical Digital Infrastructure
    Hosted by Pia Andrews and Professor Péter Szigeti (University of Alberta Faculty of Law)
    March 3, 2021
    5 – 6 p.m. MT
    Registration required

No registration is required for the first three events and all can be accessed from this Zoom link, however, registration is required for the AI, Law & Governance Challenges in Focus: Regulating Critical Digital Infrastructure event.