The Next Frontier: Rethinking Regulation in an Era of Rapid Innovation
Friday, September 25, 2026
8:30 am - 2:15 pm
Join us Friday, September 25 for a public forum with authors of our paper series on emerging technologies.
Location
The Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street NW, Washington, DC
City View Room, 7th Floor
Agenda
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Registration & Coffee |
| 9:00 – 9:50 AM | Paper Session 1 — Designing Adaptive Regulation & Frameworks Moderator: Susan Dudley 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 | Navigating the Unknown: Frontiers in Regulatory Design & Emerging Tech Roundtable discussion |
| 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
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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.