8th Annual Innovation and Technology Law Conference: Regulating Artificial Intelligence: From Where and When?

Steven Bender, Seattle University School of Law

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9:00 AM

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Session 1: Guidance from International Regulation Sources

Charlotte Tschider, Loyola University Chicago School of Law & The Beazley Institute of Health Law and Policy
Marie-Charlotte Roques-Bonnet, ID side Principal & Product Lead

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9:10 AM

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Session 2: The Cases for Industry Self-Regulation and Government Regulation of AI

Boaz Ashkenazy, Seattle Chapter President, Applied AI Association
Kevin Bartholomew, Director of Public Policy, Office of Responsible AI, Microsoft
Kevin De Liban, Founder, TechTonic Justice
Christopher Yoo, Imasogie Professor in Law and Technology; Professor of Communication; Professor of Computer and Information Science; Founding Director, Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition, University of Pennsylvania

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10:00 AM

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Session 3: Conference Spotlight- Politics in a World of AI Misinformation: Regulatory Approaches

Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, University of Minnesota Law School (author of Deepfake 2024: Will Citizens United and Artificial Intelligence Together Destroy Representative Democracy?)
Mark Verstraete, joined Seattle University School of Law July 2025 (co-author of Identifying and Countering Fake News)

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11:10 AM

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Session 4: Analyzing the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence to Racially Inclusive Democracy

Spencer Overton, Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University
Jeffrey Omari, Gonzaga University School of Law (joined Seattle University School of Law July 2025)

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12:20 PM

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Session 5: AI Regulation from Domestic Sources: From Where and When?

Mark Geistfeld, Sheila Lubetsky Birnbaum Professor of Civil Litigation, New York University School of Law, and Reporter, Principles of the Law, Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence, American Law Institute
Margaret Hu, Taylor Reveley Research Professor and Professor of Law and Director, Digital Democracy Lab, William & Mary Law School
Emile Loza de Siles, University of Hawai‘i William S. Richardson School of Law

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1:40 PM

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Session 6: AI Regulation: The Role of Washington State Legal Organizations

Alicia Burton, Judge, Pierce County Superior Court, Co-Chair, Board for Judicial Administration
Michele Carney, Carney & Marchi, P.S., WSBA Committee on Professional Ethics and WSBA Legal Technology Task Force Member
Ryan Harkins, Senior Director of Public Policy, Microsoft, Washington Office of Attorney General Artificial Intelligence Task Force Member
Craig Shank, WSBA Legal Technology Task Force Member
Drew Simshaw, Professor, UNLV Boyd School of Law, WSBA Legal Technology Task Force Member
Christon Skinner, Judge, Island County Superior Court, WSBA Legal Technology Task Force Member
Leslie Veloz, Hintze Law Firm, WSBA Legal Technology Task Force Member

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3:30 PM

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