Algorithm Workshop 15 February 2017

1230 hours Coffee, tea and biscuits

INTRODUCTIONS: POLICY, LAW, TECHNOLOGY

1300 hours Introduction to algorithms and their place in governance – Michael Veale, UCL

1330 hours Law and algorithmic governance—some war stories and some solutions? – Lilian Edwards, University of Strathclyde

1410 hours Algorithms—a technical perspective—are they really a black box? – Ansgar Koene, Unbias

1440 hours Questions

1450 hours Coffee

TYPES OF ALGORITHMIC GOVERNANCE AND POSSIBLE REMEDIES

1505 hours Algorithms, media governance and political disinformation – Lorna Woods, Essex; Rachel Craufurd –Smith, Edinburgh

1535 hours Algorithmic pricing and employment discrimination – Freddie Brogesius, IViR (NL) John Gannon, Leeds

1610hours Algorithms and search engines – Thomas Hoeppner, Berlin

1630hours Questions

1640 hours Panel—Conclusions and next steps

1715 hours Dinner