Data for Policy 2026 · 10th Edition
Programme Overview
Governance of / with AI: Implications for Data, Infrastructure, and Tech Sovereignty
// Programme may be subject to change at short notice
Day One
Tue 8 September
08:30
Arrivals & Registration
09:00
Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:15
Keynote 1
Alberto Gago Fernández
Director, AESIA — Spanish Agency for the Supervision of AI
Auditorium09:30
Plenary 1 · Curated Panel
Strategies for a Public AI: cooperation for sovereignty, governance and resilience
Auditorium10:15
Coffee Break
10:45
Parallel Session 1
- Participatory AI and Public PerceptionA.1
- Technologies for AI GovernanceB.1
- DS Special Track: Adaptive InstitutionsC.1
11:45
Parallel Session 2
- Accountability and TransparencyA.2
- Tax & AI-Driven LawB.2
- DS Special Track: The Foundations of Digital Statecraft (Workshop)C.2
- Data Spaces and Decentralized MechanismsD.2
12:45
Lunch
13:45
Parallel Session 3
- Funding AIA.3
- Geopolitics of AIB.3
- DS Special Track: Case Studies Across JurisdictionsC.3
14:45
Coffee Break
15:15
Parallel Session 4
- Generative and Agentic AI ImpactA.4
- Economies of AIB.4
- DS Special Track: State & CitizenshipC.4
19:30
End of Day 1 Programme
Day Two
Wed 9 September
09:00
Keynote 2
Stefano Iacus
Scientific Project Officer, European Commission — Joint Research Centre
Auditorium09:30
Plenary 2 · Curated Panel
Impact of AI on the Public Commons
Auditorium10:15
Coffee Break
10:45
Parallel Session 5
- Governmental and Public SovereigntyA.5
- Panel: Governing Algorithms, Empowering Humans — Institutional Architectures for Accountable AI in Public Policy, Healthcare, and Legal AidB.5
- DS Special Track: Digital InfrastructureC.5
11:45
Parallel Session 6
- Data ColonialismA.6
- Governance with AIB.6
- DS Special Track: Governing at the MarginsC.6
12:45
Lunch
13:45
Parallel Session 7
- Regulatory Frameworks & ComplianceA.7
- Data Cooperatives and CollectivesB.7
- DS Special Track: AI & ComplianceC.7
15:00
Coffee Break
15:30
Parallel Session 8
- Digital and Infrastructure SovereigntyA.8
- Content ModerationB.8
- DS Special Track: GovernabilityC.8
16:45
Keynote 3 · Keynote Talks
Domestic Data Streamers & GIGA
Two practitioner presentations on data for actionable policymaking.
Auditorium17:45
Debate 1 · Digital Statecraft
"The state remains the primary institutional form of governance in the algorithmic age."
Auditorium19:30
End of Day 2 Programme
Day Three
Thu 10 September
09:00
Plenary 3 · Curated Panel
Responsible AI: From Principles to Practice
Auditorium09:45
Keynote 4
Martin Hullin
Director, Network for Technological Resilience & Sovereignty, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Auditorium10:15
Debate 2 · Digital Statecraft
"Governance is an inherently human activity, therefore it cannot — and should not — operate at algorithmic speed."
Auditorium11:00
Coffee Break
11:30
Parallel Session 9
- Panel: "The 'Cookbook' for Responsible AI in Policing and Criminal Justice"A.9
- High-Risk SystemsB.9
- DS Special Track: Legitimacy in Algorithmic MediationC.9
- Urban GovernanceD.9
12:30
Lunch
13:15
Parallel Session 10
- Journalism in the AI EraA.10
- Evidence from Latin AmericaB.10
- DS Special Track: Authority & AccountabilityC.10
- Urban AID.10
14:15
Parallel Session 11
- Data StatisticsA.11
- Trust in Data SharingB.11
- Misinformation and DemocracyC.11
15:15
Closing
Closing Remarks
Auditorium16:00
The End of Data for Policy 2026
