The Next Frontier: Rethinking Regulation in an Era of Rapid Innovation
Friday, September 25, 2026
8:30 am - 2:15 pm
Join the GW Regulatory Studies Center on Friday, September 25, for a public forum with authors of our paper series on emerging technologies. Explore applications of algorithmic pricing, AI in agriculture, governance amid uncertainty, adaptive regulation, regulatory sandboxes for AI, and more. The event will feature a luncheon and keynote address by GW Provost Ed Balleisen.
Location
The Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street NW, Washington, DC
State Room, 7th Floor
Agenda
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Registration & Coffee |
| 9:00 – 9:50 AM | Paper Session 1 — Designing Adaptive Regulation & Frameworks Moderator: William Yeatman Rethinking Adaptive Regulation of Emerging Technologies (Arden Rowell) Evidence-First Regulation (Steve Wegener) Beyond the Sandbox (Giovana Carneiro) Moderated Q&A |
| 9:55 – 10:35 AM | Roundtable discussion — Navigating the Unknown: Frontiers in Regulatory Design & Emerging Tech Howard Beales, Susan Dudley, Nick Hart, Jonathan Wiener |
| 10:35 – 10:55 AM | Networking Coffee Break |
| 10:55 – 11:55 AM | Paper Session 2 — Agency Applications Moderator: Steve Balla Adaptive Regulation for AI in Agriculture Food Systems (Paul Mwebaze) Enabling Regulation (Deborah Aiken) Balancing Innovation and Protection: AI-Driven Personalized Pricing (Eliane Catilina) Regulatory Capacity: Governing in an Era of Rapid Change (Ann Keller) Moderated Q&A |
| 11:55 – 1:15 PM | Lunch & Keynote Address Speaker: GW Provost Ed Balleisen |
| 1:15 – 2:15 PM | Facilitated Roundtable & Audience Q&A: Regulation of Emerging Technology Moderator Will Yeatman and paper authors |
Working Papers
- Enabling Regulation and the Alignment of Regulatory Mechanisms to Accommodate Technological Change - Deborah Aiken
- Adaptive Regulation of Emerging Technologies, Risks and Reactions: From Climate to AI - Arden Rowell and Jonathan Wiener
- Evidence-First Regulation: A Procedural Architecture for Governance Under Deep Uncertainty - Steven Wegener
- Algorithmic Pricing and Regulation: A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Fairness and Competition Tradeoffs - Eliane Catilina
- Adaptive Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture and Food Systems: A Risk-Based and Case-Oriented Analysis - Paul Mwebaze
- Regulatory Capacity: Governing in an Era of Rapid Technological Change, Ann Keller et al.
This project was made possible through the support of Grant 63641 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.