Ai and Democratic Values Roundtable

Event details

Date and Time

April 9, 2026 8:30 am to 1:00 pm EDT (UTC-5) in Washington DC and Online

Location

Planet Word

Friedman Family Auditorium, 925 13th Street Northwest Entrance on, K St NW, Washington, DC 20005

Agenda

CAIDP: Artificial Intelligence & Democratic Values

2026 CAIDP Index - The AI and Democratic Values report

AI Policy Leader Awards

AI Policy Panels - Advancing Democratic Values in the US

Protection of Democratic Institutions
Civil Rights, and Algorithmic Transparency
National Security and Accountability
Innovative State AI Laws

Closing Remarks and Launch of ShadowC20

Convening

The Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP.ORG) brings together AI policymakers, researchers and advocates to discuss the current and future state of global AI policy.

Secretary General Counsel Alain Berset, Council of Europe - 2026 CAIDP AI Policy Leader

Prof. Yoshua Bengio - 2026 AI Policy Leader

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Sponsor of the AI Civil Rights Act

Gabriela Ramos, Honorary Chair, ShadowC20

Schedule

9:00 am	Welcome Note *Merve Hickok, President, CAIDP Christabel Randolph,* Associate Director, CAIDP
9:05 am	Keynote Prof. Rita Orji, UN AI Scientific Panel - "AI and Governance Challenges Ahead"
9:15 am	Presentation of *2026 CAIDP Index - The AI and Democratic Values report* Dr. April Yoder, 2026 CAIDP Index, Editor-in-chief Dr Grace Thomson, CAIDP AI Policy Clinic Director Ren Bin Lee Dixon, CAIDP Policy Group Associate
9:30 am	Panel discussion Dr. April Yoder, moderator Renee Cummings, Co-Director, CAIDP Global Academic Network; Professor of Practice, University of Virginia *Justin Hendrix,* CEO and Editor, Tech Policy Press David Satola, Lead Counsel, Technology & Innovation, World Bank *Lee Tiedrich*, Duke University, Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Law and Responsible Technology and Executive in Residence
10:15 am	CAIDP AI Policy Leader Awards Marc Rotenberg, presenter Alain Berset, Secretary General, Council of Europe *Navrina Singh, Credo AI Sam Gregory, Witness Prof. Yoshua Bengio*, MILA (special remarks) Council of Europe Navrina Singh, Credo AI Sam Gregory, Witness
11:00 am	Coffee
11:15 am	Keynote remarks *Senator Ed Markey (D-MA),* sponsor of AI Civil Rights Act (2025), AI Chatbot Safety Bill (2026), *States’ Right to Regulate AI Act, (2025),* *Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act (2024), Youth AI Privacy Act (2026), Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems (BIAS) Act (2026)*
11:20 am	*AI Policy Panels - Advancing Democratic Values in the US* Panel 1 \| Protection of Democratic Institutions *Laura MacCleery, Senior Director, UnidosUS Hanna Hickman, Senior Counsel, Democracy Forward David Evan Harris*, Chancellor’s Public Scholar, UC Berkeley
11:50 am	Panel 2 \| Civil Rights, and Algorithmic Transparency *Charlotte Burrows, Fellow, NYU School of Law Vinhcent Le, Vice President of AI Policy, TechEquity Chiraag Bains*, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings
12:20 pm	Panel 3 \| National Security and Accountability *Niki Illadis,* Director,Global AI Governance, The Future Society *Tomicah Tilleman, President, Project Liberty Cody Venzke*, Senior Counsel, ACLU
12:50 pm	Panel 4 \| Innovative State AI Laws *Barrie Tabin Berger,* Legislative Director, National Conference of State Legislatures *Adam Billen,* AI Policy, Encode *Doug Calidas*, Vice President of Government Affairs, Americans for Responsible Innovation
1:20 pm	Closing Remarks and Launch of ShadowC20 *Marc Rotenberg, CAIDP Executive Director Gabriela Ramos*, Honorary Chair, ShadowC20