IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026

4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026

Session information

Governing agentic AI

Committee(s)

Technology Law Committee (Lead)
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit

Description

This panel will delve into the latest trends and best practices for governing AI agents. The discussion will include a live demo and will be followed by discussions covering in particular:

•    strategies for maintaining robust oversight and ensuring compliance in an era where AI development, deployment and usage are democratised and widely accessible;
•    refining risk-based approaches to effectively govern AI systems and use cases that could pose significant risks; and
•    promoting responsible, meaningful and empowered human oversight of AI, despite the fundamental goal of agentic AI to operate independently from human intervention.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Elisa Henry WSP Global Inc, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Senior Vice Chair, Technology Law Committee
Martin Schirmbacher HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte, Berlin, Germany; Member, Technology Law Committee Advisory Board

Speakers

Yoram Elkaim Google, Paris, France
Sarath Rangu Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, USA
Carol Sun JunHe LLP, Shanghai, China; Scholarship Officer, Criminal Law Committee