BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Memento EPFL// BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Anticipating the Agentic Era: Assessing the Disruptions by AI Agen ts DTSTART:20251119T093000 DTEND:20251119T173000 DTSTAMP:20260526T150154Z UID:64f43ee11a1b8c8c8667eedb2eec5cf5be899ce35634cde18e2152a6 CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars DESCRIPTION:Nils Amiet - Lead Prototyping Engineer - Kudelski Security\, M agdalena Barska - Senior Manager Technology & Data Management - Accenture\ , Julia Bazinska - Senior Research Engineer - Lakera AI\, Prof. Andrea Cav allaro - Head of L’IDIAP Laboratory - EPFL\, Michel Jaccard - Founder - id est avocats\, Prof. Martin Jaggi - Head of Machine Learning and Optimiz ation Laboratory - EPFL\, Mark Meuldijk - Executive Management Consultant – AI & Data – Digital Assurance - PwC Switzerland\, Mark Müller - Co- Founder and CTO - LogicStar AI\, Kevin O’Sullivan - Co-Director - ETHZ A gentic Systems Lab\, Marcel Salathé - Co-Director - EPFL AI Center\, Peta r Tsankov - CEO and Co-Founder - LatticeFlow AI\, Lea Strohm - Senior Tech nical Product Manager - Thomson Reuters\, Clarissa Valli Büttow - FNS Sen ior Researcher - UNIL\n\n\nIntroduction\n\nAs we enter the agentic era\, A I agents are increasingly integrated into various aspects of modern life\, performing tasks that range from personal assistance and financial manage ment to complex decision-making in industries. These AI agents\, driven by powerful algorithms\, are transforming how we interact with technology an d each other. However\, their proliferation also introduces significant ch allenges\, such as cybersecurity vulnerabilities\, economic and business d isruptions\, ethical dilemmas\, and privacy concerns. This conference aims to delve into how AI agents could challenge existing systems and structur es while exploring strategies to mitigate these threats effectively. Indus try leaders\, researchers and academics\, and stakeholders will convene to discuss the implications of AI agents and collaborate on building a resil ient future that harnesses their potential responsibly.\nThis event is org anized by the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT)\, EPFL.\n\nObjectives\n\n As sess the transformative impact of AI agents on cybersecurity\, the economy \, business models\, governance\, regulation\, and society.\n Facilitate e xpert dialogue on the risks\, ethical challenges\, and opportunities intro duced by agentic systems.\n Discuss strategies and frameworks for safely a nd responsibly deploying\, governing\, and regulating autonomous AI agents .\n\nDiscussion points\n\n1. Evolving Cyber Threats in the Age of AI Agent s\nExplore the unique cybersecurity risks introduced by autonomous AI agen ts\, examining model\, code\, and prompt-based vulnerabilities as well as new modalities of data exfiltration and privacy breaches. Through expert t alks and case studies\, participants will discuss strategies and solutions to address the increasingly complex threat landscape created by agentic s ystems.\n\n2. Evaluation and Benchmarking of AI Agents\nExamine the critic al importance of robust evaluation and transparent benchmarking for AI age nts\, discussing methodologies to assess their capabilities\, reliability\ , and trustworthiness. The conference will address how standardized evalua tion practices can guide safer deployment\, continuous improvement\, and i nformed oversight of agentic systems.\n\n3. AI Agents and the Transformati on of the Workforce\nExamine the profound impact of AI agents on the job m arket\, discussing how automation is shifting employment patterns and rede fining the skills required across industries. The conference aims to addre ss the challenges of workforce displacement and to explore forward-thinkin g approaches for worker reskilling and policy adaptation.\n\n4. Accelerati ng Innovation and Transforming Education & Research\nDiscuss how AI agents are compressing research timelines and transforming educational and resea rch paradigms\, examining both the tremendous opportunities for faster kno wledge creation and the challenges to established teaching and learning mo dels. The session will explore new frameworks for harnessing these advance ments while addressing potential risks and inequities.\n\n5. Governing Alg orithms: Accountability in Agentic Systems\nExamine the governance challen ges that arise as AI agents become increasingly autonomous\, exploring fra meworks for transparency\, oversight\, and assigning responsibility for ag entic actions. Stakeholders will discuss how to address gaps in accountabi lity and ensure robust mechanisms for remediation in cases of harm or malf unction.\n\n6. Regulatory Frontiers: Crafting Laws for Autonomous Agents\n Address the limitations of traditional regulatory approaches in the face o f rapidly developing AI agents\, exploring innovative legal frameworks and adaptive policy tools. The conference will discuss how best to regulate a gentic systems to ensure safety\, fairness\, and ethical deployment withou t curtailing beneficial innovation.\n\n7. Navigating the Autonomy-Control Spectrum\nDiscuss the growing tension between granting AI agents autonomy and retaining essential human oversight\, exploring methods to calibrate a gentic independence with safety and controllability. The conference will e xamine best practices and scenarios to address potential risks associated with unchecked or misaligned autonomy.\n\n8. Governance and Safety in Self -Improving Agents\nExplore the unique governance challenges and safety con cerns posed by AI agents capable of recursive self-improvement. The partic ipants will discuss strategies for maintaining operational control\, ensur ing transparency in agent behavior\, and coordinating multi-stakeholder go vernance to prevent unintended consequences and safeguard societal interes ts as these agents evolve.\n \n\n\n\n\n Go to Agenda\n Go to Speakers\n LOCATION:Starling Hotel\, Conference Center https://www.starling-hotel-lau sanne.com/contact-location STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR