The Law of Autonomous Systems and the Automation of Law
2nd Annual Conference of the Oxford Business Law Blog
Oxford | 8 March 2018, 1.30pm
Mordan Hall, St Hugh’s College, University of Oxford
Horst Eidenmüller / Luca Enriques / Jennifer Payne / Kristin van Zwieten
The academic editors of the Oxford Business Law Blog invite participants for the OBLB’s 2018 annual conference.
Conference Overview
The rapid increase in computational power and the volume of available data stand to significantly transform the law: both the way we practice law, and the way law performs its societal functions. A defining feature of this transformation is the increased autonomy of artificial (computer) agents, and their ability to automate tasks previously performed by humans. Increasingly autonomous, data-driven processes create new challenges for law and policy. These include: how should the application of new technologies, such as machine learning, be regulated to provide adequate space for innovation whilst still protecting consumers and investors in increasingly disintermediated markets? How should data and privacy laws control the use and application of personal data in training autonomous systems? How should liability be attributed or distributed where a (semi-) autonomous agent causes harm or loss? How does legal education and training need to change to equip the lawyers of tomorrow with the skills needed to manage increasingly automated legal processes? And how should autonomous systems be designed so as to maximise their resilience to cyberattacks?
Against this backdrop, the academic editors of the Oxford Business Law Blog have selected “The Law of Autonomous Systems and the Automation of Law” as the theme of its 2018 annual conference.
1.30 – 1.45pm | Welcome Addresses Dame Elish Angiolini (Principal, St Hugh’s College) Professor Anne Davies (Dean, Oxford Law Faculty) |
1.45 – 3.15pm | Roundtable 1: Smart Contracts and Dispute Resolution Chair: Kristin van Zwieten Speakers: Philipp Paech (LSE) – Character and types of smart contracts Kai Jacob (SAP SE) – Smart contracting can reduce legal and operating costs Martin Fries (Munich) – Smart contracts and consumer rights enforcement Andreas Hacke (Oxford, Munich) – Micro-justice? Swarm dispute resolution in smart contracts Mateja Durovic (KCL) – How to arbitrate smart contract disputes Lauren Henry Scholz (Florida State University) - Consumer algorithmic contracts Riccardo de Caria (Torino) – Defining smart contracts: the search for workable legal categories |
3.15 – 4.15pm | Roundtable 2: FinTech Chair: Luca Enriques Speakers: Mimi Zou (Oxford) – Innovation without Authorisation? The Regulatory 'Black Box' of Cryptocurrency in China Florian Möslein (Marburg) – Regulating robotic conduct: on ESMA’s new guidelines and beyond Oscar Borgogno (Torino) – Banking of the day after tomorrow: on FinTech, data control and consumer empowerment |
Coffee Break | |
4.30 – 5.30pm | Roundtable 3: LegalTech Chair: Jennifer Payne Speakers: Sofia Ranchordas (Groningen) – Data-driven Regulation and Governance: the Privatisation of Cities Geneviève Helleringer (Oxford, Essec) – The cutting edge of consumer finance and energy law: behavioural insights, big data and digital technologies Marijn Storm (Morrison & Foerster) – “The algorithm did it” (will not fly): accountability for machine learning algorithms under GDPR and FTC guidelines - what are the requirements and how should they be implemented? Ludwig Bull and Felix Steffek (University of Cambridge) - Paving the Way for Legal AI - A Common Dataset for Case Outcome Predictions |
5.30 – 6.30pm | Roundtable 4: Cybersecurity and Data Control Chair: Horst Eidenmüller Speakers: Alan Morrison (PwC) – Risk and regulatory considerations in on-blockchain sharing of biometric and other personal data Sandra Wachter (Oxford, Alan Turing Institute) – Autonomous cars and the GDPR Michèle Finck (Oxford, Max Planck Institute) – Blockchains and the GDPR |
Conference Participation
To participate in the conference please register here
About the Oxford Business Law Blog
Launched in March 2016, the Oxford Business Law Blog is a forum for the exchange of ideas and the reporting of new developments in all aspects of business law, broadly defined. The OBLB editorial board is presently comprised of Horst Eidenmüller, Luca Enriques, Jennifer Payne, and Kristin van Zwieten, all from the University of Oxford Faculty of Law. The board is currently assisted by associate editors Nikita Aggarwal, Roderic Kermarec, Mika J Lehtimaki, and Konstantinos Sidiropoulos. The 2nd Annual Conference of the OBLB is generously supported by Travers Smith (general benefactor of the OBLB and conference sponsor), and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (conference sponsor).
For any further enquiries please email oblb@law.ox.ac.uk
