Welcome to the second WASP-HS Conference on AI, Humanity and Society – a meeting place for dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems with a strong focus on research in humanities and social science.
The theme of the Conference of 2021 is Shaping a Future with AI – The Role of Policies. Developments in the field of AI have spurred debates regarding the future of our society. Expectations and concerns flourish in these debates. This conference addresses the role of policies for shaping a better future with AI. The future impact of AI will depend on the actions and decisions that governments, firms, organizations, and individuals take today.
The conference brings together leading international scholars and the Swedish WASP-HS research community to discuss policies and actions to support the high expectations and address pressing concerns regarding our common future with AI.
Susan Athey
Professor of Economics of Technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Athey received PhD from Stanford, and she holds an honorary doctorate from Duke University. Her current research focuses on the economics of digitization, marketplace design, and the intersection of econometrics and machine learning. As one of the first “tech economists,” she served as consulting chief economist for Microsoft Corporation for six years, and now serves on the boards of Expedia, Lending Club, Rover, Turo, and Ripple, as well as non-profit Innovations for Poverty Action. She is the founding director of the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab at Stanford GSB and associate director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.
Debjani Ghosh
President of the National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM)
As the NASSCOM President, she actively works with the industry and Government to accelerate the growth of the Industry. With multiple feathers in her cap, before joining NASSCOM, she was the first woman to lead Intel India and the Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT), she was also a member of the executive council at NASSCOM. Debjani holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, and an MBA degree in marketing from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai, India.
Blanche Segrestin
Professor at Mines ParisTech, head of the Center for Management Sciences
Professor at Mines ParisTech, head of the Center for Management Sciences, where she holds the Chair “Theory of the Firm. Models of governance and Collective creation”. Her research focuses on the theory of the firm, governance and corporate law, and management of innovative capabilities. She published several books on the history and the theory of the modern corporation and on possible (re)-forms of corporate law. The program she leads with Armand Hatchuel and Kevin Levillain inspired the new status of “Société à mission” in the French Corporate Law. She is awarded as Jubilee Professor at Chalmers University for 2020.
13:00-13:15 Welcome and Opening
Nicolette Lakemond, Moderator (attends on-site)
Tora Holmberg, Vice-rector, Uppsala University (attends on-site)
Virginia Dignum, Program Director of WASP-HS (attends on-site)
13:15-14:00 Leveraging AI for Social Good
Debjani Ghosh, President of NASSCOM (attends online)
Virginia Dignum, Program Director of WASP-HS (attends on-site)
Anna Nilsson Ehle, Chair of Vinnova, Experienced Director, history within the Automotive Industry, Research, and Innovation (attends online)
14:00-14:30 Regulating Business to Do Good – the New French Corporate Law
Blanche Segrestin, Professor of Management Services at MinesTech Paris (attends online)
Kerstin Sahlin, Chair WASP-HS (attends on-site)
14:30-15:00 Intermission
15:00-15:45 AI and Economic Policy for the Greater Good
Susan Athey, Professor of Economics at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (attends online)
Georg Graetz, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at Uppsala University (attends on-site)
Susanne Ackum, Senior Lecturer, and Dean at the School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University (attends on-site)
15:45-16:15 Ending Panel Discussion
Susanne Ackum, Senior Lecturer, and Dean at the School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University (attends on-site)
Anna Nilsson Ehle, Chair of Vinnova, Experienced Director, history within the Automotive Industry, Research, and Innovation (attends online)
Kerstin Sahlin, Chair WASP-HS (attends on-site)
16:15-17:30 Mingle
Registration for AI for Humanity and Society 2021 is closed. More detailed information about the conference will be sent via e-mail closer to the date of the event to those who have registered.
Professor, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University
Professor, Department of Economics, Uppsala University
Adjunct Professor, Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University
