Workshop – AI: Competitive, Ethical and Socially Responsible

Description

Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, opening up new opportunities for innovation and competitiveness, while also raising ethical and social challenges.
This conference will bring together leading experts to explore how to achieve AI that is competitive, ethical and socially responsible.

• Date & Time: Friday, October 10, 2025, from 9:00 to 14:00
• Venue: Zamudio Technology Park (Bizkaia), Main Building
• Admission: free
• Capacity: ~50 participants
• Language: Spanish

PROGRAM (provisional):

9:00–9:15 | Opening remarks & objectives

• Asier Aranbarri: Director of Social Innovation and 2030 Agenda, Basque Government

• Rikardo Bueno: General Director, BRTA

• Mikel Cabello: Project Coordinator, Globernance

 9:15–10:00 | AI: A Complex Technology in a Complex World

• Daniel Innerarity: Ikerbasque Researcher (University of the Basque Country), Director of Globernance, and Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Democracy, European University Institute (Florence)

10:00–11:00 | Key Considerations for Ethical and Competitive AI

• Aníbal Astobiza: EMERGIA Research Fellow, University of Granada
• Txetxu Ausín: Senior Research Scientist, IFS-CSIC

11:00–11:30 | Coffee Break

11:30–12:30 | Building Ethical and Responsible AI: A Case Study at Vicomtech

• Edurne Loyarte: Director of Organization & Governance, VICOMTECH
• Ixabel Arbide: Legal Advisor, VICOMTECH Legal Department
• Mikel Aranburu: Researcher, Intelligent Video Analytics for Security Department, VICOMTECH

12:30–13:30 | Challenges of Competitive, Ethical and Socially Responsible AI

13:30–14:00 | Wrap-up and Conclusions