Session
Organizer 1: Anja Kaspersen, IEEE
Organizer 2: Ole-Martin Martinsen, The Norwegian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
Organizer 2: Ole-Martin Martinsen, The Norwegian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
Speaker 1: Anja Kaspersen, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Ole-Martin Martinsen, Government, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Raja Chatilla, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Ole-Martin Martinsen, Government, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Raja Chatilla, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Moderator
Ole-Martin Martinsen, Government, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Online Moderator
Anja Kaspersen, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Rapporteur
Anja Kaspersen, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Format
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: It promotes dialogue and engagement, allowing for the conversation to be facilitated (important in a hybrid format) not just moderated.
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: It promotes dialogue and engagement, allowing for the conversation to be facilitated (important in a hybrid format) not just moderated.
Policy Question(s)
1. How can governance frameworks evolve to address AI’s integration into broader sociotechnical and institutional systems rather than focusing on isolated risks? How can sound and thoughtful safeguards and standards ensure secure interoperability while fostering responsible AI innovation?
2. What mechanisms are needed to ensure AI systems can anticipate failures, recalibrate responses, and function effectively within complex governance structures?
3. How can policy, technical standards, and operational oversight be better aligned to create a more adaptive and effective AI governance model?
What will participants gain from attending this session? • Gain actionable insights into how AI governance works today and can be strengthened and aligned.
• Contribute to shaping policy recommendations that address AI’s societal impact, ensuring ethical, secure, and sustainable AI deployment.
• Engage with leading experts and decision-makers from government, industry, and academia to explore innovative solutions for AI governance, climate-conscious digital transformation, and critical infrastructure resilience.
• Be part of a forward-looking dialogue that moves beyond risk mitigation toward proactive, system-wide safeguards that ensure AI serves the public good.
• Influence the development of a joint session report (led by Norway/IEEE SA) that will consolidate key takeaways, offering concrete recommendations for multilateral AI governance discussions and future policy initiatives.
This session is designed not just as a discussion but as a catalyst for further action, equipping participants with the knowledge, connections, and hopefully strategies needed to drive responsible and sustainable AI innovation at a global level.
SDGs
Description:
Session 1: Navigating New Vulnerabilities—AI in a Changing Digital Landscape AI is increasingly embedded within governance, public functions, and critical infrastructure, shaping decision-making processes and system interactions in ways that are often overlooked. Yet oversight remains fragmented, and governance efforts tend to focus on managing individual risks rather than addressing structural vulnerabilities. Existing frameworks struggle to account for how AI is integrated into broader sociotechnical and institutional systems, leaving gaps in safeguards, resilience, and accountability. This session moves beyond static governance debates to ask: How must AI system architecture evolve to ensure not just safety and reliability, but the capacity to anticipate failures, recalibrate responses, and function effectively within governance structures? What misalignments between policy, technical standards, and operational realities are holding back more adaptive and effective oversight? By shifting the focus to governance as an ongoing process rather than a fixed set of rules, this discussion will explore new approaches to strengthening systemic preparedness in an era of accelerating complexity.
Session 1: Navigating New Vulnerabilities—AI in a Changing Digital Landscape AI is increasingly embedded within governance, public functions, and critical infrastructure, shaping decision-making processes and system interactions in ways that are often overlooked. Yet oversight remains fragmented, and governance efforts tend to focus on managing individual risks rather than addressing structural vulnerabilities. Existing frameworks struggle to account for how AI is integrated into broader sociotechnical and institutional systems, leaving gaps in safeguards, resilience, and accountability. This session moves beyond static governance debates to ask: How must AI system architecture evolve to ensure not just safety and reliability, but the capacity to anticipate failures, recalibrate responses, and function effectively within governance structures? What misalignments between policy, technical standards, and operational realities are holding back more adaptive and effective oversight? By shifting the focus to governance as an ongoing process rather than a fixed set of rules, this discussion will explore new approaches to strengthening systemic preparedness in an era of accelerating complexity.
Expected Outcomes
1. Stronger AI Governance – Recommendations for addressing systemic AI vulnerabilities beyond isolated risks.
2. Resilient AI Systems – Strategies to enhance AI’s ability to anticipate failures and adapt within governance structures.
3. Better Policy-Technology Alignment – Practical solutions to bridge gaps between policy, technical standards, and real-world implementation.
4. Actionable Next Steps – Insights to inform international AI governance efforts.
Hybrid Format: We hope this session will be scheduled for the afternoon, Norwegian time, to enable broad online participation across time zones. The moderator has extensive experience in engaging both in-person and virtual audiences. To facilitate an interactive and structured discussion, tools like Pigeonhole or an equivalent service will be used to guide audience participation while minimising lengthy interventions. Speakers will receive specific questions in advance to ensure focused contributions and will be prepared to engage with audience questions that are submitted and voted on.
While some speakers will join remotely, a strong core of in-person experts—representing a diverse range of perspectives—will ensure a dynamic, high-quality discussion in the room.