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AI Governance Pathways: Institutional Arrangements and International Lessons

August 29, 2025

The seminar examines how Brazil can develop a cohesive and future-oriented framework for AI governance. Discussions will address key issues such as institutional coordination, transparency, and risk management, as well as strategies for incorporating principles like safety, explainability, and data protection into AI systems. By drawing on international models and multilateral experiences, the event seeks to provide insights that can inform and enhance Brazil’s national approach to AI Governance.

Partnership: NIC.br / International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO (IRCAI) / CIAAM at Inova USP

PROGRAM

Opening

Feliciano de Sá Guimarães, Academic Director and Senior Researcher at CEBRI and Professor at University of São Paulo (USP)

Demi Getschko, Chief Executive Officer of the Brazilian Internet Information and Coordination Center (NIC Br)

Opening Remarks & Framing Keynote

Ana Paula Podcameni, Deputy Director of CEBRI’s Technology and Digital Transformation Program

Marko Grobelnik (online), Co-Founder of the UNESCO International Research Center on AI (IRCAI)

Panel 1 | Institutional Coordination for AI Governance in Brazil

Moderação: Ana Paula Podcameni

Igor Marchesini Ferreira, Special Advisor to Brazil's Finance Minister

Luiz Moncau, Manager of Public Policy and Government Affairs at Google

Lucas Costa dos Anjos, General Coordinator of Technology and Research at the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD)

Panel 2 |Transparency, Accountability, and Risk Mitigation in AI Systems

Moderação: Cristina Godoy, Head of the Department of Legal Theory at the University of São Paulo and Member of the Executive Committee at CIAAM (Center for AI and Machine Learning)

Christian Perrone, Director of Government Affairs at Microsoft

Juliano Maranhão, Founder of Lawgorithm and Associate Professor at the USP Law School

Renee Cummings, Co-director of the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) at the University of Virginia

Painel 3 | Lessons from International Models: Sandboxes, Agencies and Cross-Border Governance

Moderação: João Pita Costa, Chief Research Officer at the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO (IRCAI)

Cristina Akemi Shimoda Uechi, General Coordinator of Digital Transformation and Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Digital Innovation of Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil

Vasilka Sancin, Full Professor of International Law at the University of Ljubljana and a judge at the European Court of Human Rights

Laura Moreira, Science and Technology Manager, UK Science and Innovation Network

Masa Kovic Dine, Assistant Professor at the Department of International Law at University of Liubliana

João Falcão, Director of Integrity at the Kunumi Institute and Doctor of Computer Science from CIn/UFPE

Closing Remarks

Alexandre Barbosa, Head of the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br)

Ana Paula Podcameni, Deputy Director of CEBRI’s Technology and Digital Transformation Program

Date:

August 29, 2025

Time:

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM BRT

Language:

English

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The seminar examines how Brazil can develop a cohesive and future-oriented framework for AI governance. Discussions will address key issues such as institutional coordination, transparency, and risk management, as well as strategies for incorporating principles like safety, explainability, and data protection into AI systems. By drawing on international models and multilateral experiences, the event seeks to provide insights that can inform and enhance Brazil’s national approach to AI Governance.

Partnership: NIC.br / International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO (IRCAI) / CIAAM at Inova USP

PROGRAM

Opening

Feliciano de Sá Guimarães, Academic Director and Senior Researcher at CEBRI and Professor at University of São Paulo (USP)

Demi Getschko, Chief Executive Officer of the Brazilian Internet Information and Coordination Center (NIC Br)

Opening Remarks & Framing Keynote

Ana Paula Podcameni, Deputy Director of CEBRI’s Technology and Digital Transformation Program

Marko Grobelnik (online), Co-Founder of the UNESCO International Research Center on AI (IRCAI)

Panel 1 | Institutional Coordination for AI Governance in Brazil

Moderação: Ana Paula Podcameni

Igor Marchesini Ferreira, Special Advisor to Brazil's Finance Minister

Luiz Moncau, Manager of Public Policy and Government Affairs at Google

Lucas Costa dos Anjos, General Coordinator of Technology and Research at the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD)

Panel 2 |Transparency, Accountability, and Risk Mitigation in AI Systems

Moderação: Cristina Godoy, Head of the Department of Legal Theory at the University of São Paulo and Member of the Executive Committee at CIAAM (Center for AI and Machine Learning)

Christian Perrone, Director of Government Affairs at Microsoft

Juliano Maranhão, Founder of Lawgorithm and Associate Professor at the USP Law School

Renee Cummings, Co-director of the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) at the University of Virginia

Painel 3 | Lessons from International Models: Sandboxes, Agencies and Cross-Border Governance

Moderação: João Pita Costa, Chief Research Officer at the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO (IRCAI)

Cristina Akemi Shimoda Uechi, General Coordinator of Digital Transformation and Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Digital Innovation of Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil

Vasilka Sancin, Full Professor of International Law at the University of Ljubljana and a judge at the European Court of Human Rights

Laura Moreira, Science and Technology Manager, UK Science and Innovation Network

Masa Kovic Dine, Assistant Professor at the Department of International Law at University of Liubliana

João Falcão, Director of Integrity at the Kunumi Institute and Doctor of Computer Science from CIn/UFPE

Closing Remarks

Alexandre Barbosa, Head of the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br)

Ana Paula Podcameni, Deputy Director of CEBRI’s Technology and Digital Transformation Program

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