Ethics, Democracy and Governance: Strategic Approaches for Policy
Subjects and Speakers
Each session’s topic seeks to promote an exchange of knowledge and
experiences amongst participants, and to
inspire new lines of research across borders.
The speakers are prestigious professors who have extensive teaching and research experience and whose work
has
been widely published in their respective fields. Sessions are structured around the presentation of
articles,
case studies, and work of the speakers themselves, presenting reviews of their work and the current state of
issues involved.
ETHICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Mathias Risse Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy and Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
Harvard University
NEW PERSPECTIVES IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: FOCUS ON HEALTH AND EQUITY
Alicia Ely Yamin Senior Lecturer on Law and the Director of the Global Health and Rights Project at Harvard Law School
Senior Lecturer on Health Policy and Management at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
MACHINE LEARNING AND BIG DATA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Soroush Saghafian Associate Professor of Public Policy (Management, Leadership, and Decision Making)
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
STRATEGIES FOR PUBLIC VALUE THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Akash Deep Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
POPULISM: BALANCING INCLUSION, DEMOCRACY, AND TECHNOCRACY
Sebastián Royo
Professor of Political Science
Clark University
HUMANITIES AND DEMOCRACY
Doris Sommer Ira Jewell Williams Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Director of Graduate Studies in Spanish
Harvard University
DECISION-MAKING IN THE COMPLEX WORLD OF PUBLIC POLICY
Roger B. Porter IBM Professor of Business and Government
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING TRUST AND SUPPORT IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES
Kessely Hong Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and the Faculty Chair of the MPA Programs and the Mid-Career MPA Summer Program Harvard Kennedy School of Government
DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL LEGITIMACY
Arthur Applbaum Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values
Harvard Kennedy School of Governmenth
*Information is subject to change
*Sessions are conducted in English and require active participation of all
attendees. Required readings are also in English.
For more details or questions, write to: iap.symposia@uam.es