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, GW Regulatory Studies Center and Trachtenberg School Rethinking Adaptive Regulation of Emerging Technologies (Arden Rowell, University of Illinois College of Law) Evidence-First Regulation (Steve Wegener, Drug Enforcement Administration) Beyond the Sandbox (Giovana Carneiro, National High Court of Brazil) Moderated Q&A |
| 9:55 – 10:35 AM | Roundtable discussion — Navigating the Unknown: Frontiers in Regulatory Design & Emerging Tech Howard Beales, GW School of Business Susan Dudley, GW Regulatory Studies Center and Trachtenberg School Nick Hart, President and CEO, Data Foundation Jonathan Wiener, Duke University Law School |
| 10:35 – 10:55 AM | Networking Coffee Break |
| 10:55 – 11:55 AM | Paper Session 2 — Agency Applications Moderator: Steve Balla, GW Political Science Adaptive Regulation for AI in Agriculture Food Systems (Paul Mwebaze, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Enabling Regulation (Deborah Aiken, economist) Balancing Innovation and Protection: AI-Driven Personalized Pricing (Eliane Catilina, US Department of Transportation) Regulatory Capacity: Governing in an Era of Rapid Change (Ann Keller, UC Berkeley School of Public Health) 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.
- Beyond the Sandbox: Critical Assessment of Regulatory Sandboxes for AI - Giovana Carneiro
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.