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April 25th
The conference will be held in English. A French live translation will be provided (onsite and livestream).
06.30 pm - Doors opening
07.00 pm - Welcome WORDS
with Lisa Burke, Master of Ceremonies
07.05 pm - Opening speech
by François Bausch, Luxembourg Minister of Defence
07.10 pm - Keynote Speech
by Dr. P. Scharre, Vice President and Director of Studies, CNAS
08.00 pm - Q&A session
with Dr. P. Scharre, Vice President and Director of Studies, CNAS
08.10 pm - Wrap-up
08.15 pm - Networking cocktail
April 26th
The conference will be held in English
09.30 Am - Doors opening
10.00 Am - OPENING SPEECH
by François Bausch, Luxembourg Minister of Defence
10.05 Am - OPENING PANEL - Political view
with Dr. P. Scharre, Vice President and Director of Studies, CNAS
François Bausch, Luxembourg Minister of Defence
Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Carolyne-Mélanie Régimbal, Chief of Service, United Nations
Christian Guillermet-Fernández, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Multilateral Affairs Republic of Costa Rica
10.45 Am - Coffee break
11.00 Am - Panel 1: Military application of autonomous weapons - current status and outlook
with Sigrid Redse Johansen, Special Adviser in Law, The Norwegian Special Operations Command
Mario Martinho, Project Officer Land Systems Technologies, European Defence Agency
Col. Pascal Ballinger, Vice Chief of Defense, Luxembourg Armed Forces
Col. Bernard Phaleg, Head Of Division Plans and Policy, Belgian Defence Strategic Staff
Conor Hannigan, Officer, Defence Investment, NATO International Staff
11.45 pm - Lunch break
01.00 pm - Panel 2: Regulating autonomous weapons systems on national and international level
with Ioana Puscas, Researcher on artificial intelligence, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Ousman Noor, Government Relations Manager, Stop Killer Robots
Neil Davison, Senior scientific and Policy adviser, Legal Division Arms Unit of the ICRC
Ingvild Bode, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Southern Denmark
Andreas Bilgeri, Counsellor and disarmament expert, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (Austria)
Mathijs Vermathen, Policy Officer, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)
01.45 pm - Coffee break
02.00 pm - Panel 3: Technical challenges vs norms and regulations
with Prof. Dr. Sergio Coronado
Dr. Grégoire Danoy, Research Scientist, University of Luxembourg
Piret Pernik, Researcher, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre for Excellence (CCDCOE)
Pascal Steichen, Founder and CEO, Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
John Pyrgies, Computer Scientist & Founder, SkyAngels
02.45 pm - Coffee break
03.00 pm - Panel 4: Ethical aspects
with Prof. Peter Asaro, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, The New School
Dr. Erny Gillen, International ethics expert, Moral Factory
Frank Slijper, Researcher and Policy adviser, PAX
Nathan Summers, AI research analyst, Luxembourg Tech School
Anja Dahlmann, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, The University of Hamburg
03.45 pm - Wrap-up
April 25th
The conference will be held in English. A French live translation will be provided (onsite and livestream).
11.45 pm - Lunch break
01.00 pm - Panel 2: Regulating autonomousweapons systems on national and international level
Government Relations Manager, Stop Killer Robots
01.45 pm - Coffee break
02.00 pm - Panel 3: Technical challenges vs norms and regulations
Researcher, NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre for Excellence (CCDCOE)
Research Scientist, University of Luxembourg
Founder and CEO, Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
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