Europe-China AI Forum | Can Europe and China Cooperate on AI?

Co-organized by the Oxford Global Society (OXGS), Center for International Security and Strategy (Tsinghua University) and Institute for AI International Governance (Tsinghua University).

Online registration (for October 3):
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ca34b3e6-ab07-40e4-8c68-1f69d3bc6083@cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91

In-person event venue (for October 3 & 4): Gillis Lecture Theatre, Balliol College, Oxford University (limited capacity, please email us for attendance: oxgsociety@gmail.com)

The great potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has ignited worldwide competition, intensified by geopolitical tensions. China and many countries in Europe, home of some world-leading or promising AI companies, share the aspiration of becoming global leaders in AI and face many similar issues regarding AI development and governance.

This Forum brings together Europe- and China-based academics, researchers, and representatives of leading or promising AI and internet companies, and other stakeholders, to examine issues of importance and common interest in the areas of AI development, governance, and research, aiming to promote dialogue, cooperation and mutual learning.

This forum will have both open and closed-door sessions. For open sessions (October 3), we will adopt the hybrid format and invite global audience to join. For closed-door sessions (October 4), we will adopt the Chatham House rule.

List of confirmed speakers/chairs (to be updated):

(The event agenda/programme with bios of speakers will be sent to participants/registrants later.)

Chairs:

Prof. Ralph Shroeder (Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University, OXGS Fellow)

Prof. Robert Wade (Professor of Global Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science, OXGS Fellow)

Mr. Sam Daws (Senior Advisor, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, Oxford University; Director of Multilateral AI)

Prof. Denis Galligan (Emeritus Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University, OXGS Director)

Ms. Claire Milne (Independent ICT consultant, OXGS senior advisor, former LSE Visiting Senior Fellow and guest teacher, MBE)

Speakers for first day (open session):

Prof. Qian XIAO (Deputy Director of Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University, former diplomat)

Prof. Roxana Radu (Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, serving on the Advisory Group of the EU Cybersecurity Agency)

Prof. Zheng LIANG (Deputy Director at Institute for AI International Governance, Tsinghua University)

Ms. Rebecca Arcesati (Lead Analyst, Mercator institute for China Studies)

Dr. Jufang WANG (Deputy Director, Oxford Global Society)

Dr. Raymond Forbes (Chair of ETSI ISG ENI (Experiential Networked intelligence), The European Telecommunications Standards Institute)

Prof. Jinghan ZENG (Lancaster University, OXGS Fellow, author of “Artificial Intelligence with Chinese Characteristics”)

Prof. Hongyu FU (Director of the AI Governance Center and the Data Economy Center of Alibaba Research Institute)

Dr. Keegan McBride (Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University)

Dr. Brian Wong (Assistant Professor at Hong Kong University, OXGS Fellow)

Ms. Nan ZHENG (General Counsel, Minimax)

Ms. Harriet Moynihan (Associate Fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham House)

Dr. Hui ZHOU (Deputy Director of Faculty of Cyber and Information Law, Chinese Academy

of Social Sciences)

Mr. Huw Roberts (Associate Fellow at RUSI, Oxford Internet Institute DPhil, former UK government official on technology policies)

Dr. Pari Esfandiari (President of Global TechnoPolitics Forum, TBC)

Closed-door session participants:

Mr. Jiaqi LIU (Chief expert of AI governance, Huawei Strategic Research Institute)

Dr. Zhongtian SUN (Research Associate, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University)

Dr. Chenghao SUN (Fellow at CISS, Tsinghua University)

Mr. Xinghui TAO (Machine learning research and development consultant, Head of AI and digital twins at hyperTunnel, Cambridge DPhil)

Dr. Yik Chan Chin (Associate Professor at Beijing Normal University, OXGS Associate Fellow, China IGF member)

Prof. Jinghan Zeng (Lancaster University, OXGS Fellow)

Mr. Xiangyu AN (AI Project Manager, Afnor of France)