April 30, 2025 10:00am | Governing Artificial Intelligence and Governing with Artificial Intelligence
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This roundtable explores the dual dimensions of AI governance—both the regulation of artificial intelligence and the use of AI as a tool in governance itself. Featured speakers Medlir Mema and Christopher Lamont, who lead the AI and Global Governance Programme at the Global Governance Institute in Brussels, will share insights from their work at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field. Drawing from their experience in foresight analysis, policy advising, and public engagement—including their Age of AI podcast—Medlir and Chris will discuss key challenges and policy strategies for managing AI’s global impact while also leveraging its potential for better governance.
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The event will be held online via a zoom webinar on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM.
Speaker Bios
Medlir Mema is the head of the AI and Global Governance program at the Global Governance Institute in Brussels. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Political Science at Tokyo International University in Japan, Adjunct Faculty at Vesalius College, and a Senior Associate Researcher at the Institute for European Studies – VUB in Brussels, Belgium. From 2010 to 2011, Medlir joined the International Law Center at the Swedish National Defense College as a guest scholar. Medlir holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the George Washington University, and a MA in European Studies and International Economics from Johns Hopkins University—School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He is the co-founder and co-host of the “Age of AI” podcast, where he examines the far-reaching implications of Artificial Intelligence on politics, law, and society. Medlir’s work explores how AI technologies are fundamentally reshaping policy development, ethical considerations, and governance structures worldwide.
Prof. Christopher K. Lamont is deputy head of the Artificial Intelligence program at the Global Governance Institute (GGI). He is also Professor of International Relations at Tokyo International University, and Visiting Senior Researcher at the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Japan. He holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Glasgow, an MSc in International and European Politics from the University of Edinburgh, and a BA in International Studies from the University of Mississippi. He was also a Fulbright fellow at the University of Zagreb and an RCUK postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ulster.
Moderator
Arnaud Kurze is Associate Professor of Justice Studies at Montclair State University and Director of Project AROS Lab. His scholarly work on transitional justice in the post-Arab Spring world focuses particularly on youth activism, art and collective memory. Dr. Kurze was a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC (2016-2025, working on an international digital archives collaboration called Project AROS, aimed at improving the visualization of historical documents and data. He has published widely in academic journals, contributed to edited volumes and is author of several reports on foreign affairs for government and international organizations. He is the co-author of Mapping Global Justice: Perspectives, Cases and Practices and the book Justicecraft: Imagining Justice in Times of Conflict. He is also the co-editor of New Critical Spaces in Transitional Justice: Gender, Art & Memory. He regularly contributes analyses and op-ed articles online for think tanks and other institutions. He has been the recipient of many awards and fellowships, including Fulbright, the Library of Congress and the US State Department.
