52nd Annual Administrative Law Symposium
Duke Law Jounral
February 12, 2022
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/duke-law-journal-52nd-annual-administrative-symposium-tickets-245926020347
1. Welcome (11:00 – 11:05 ET/8:00 – 8:05 PT)
2. Introductory Keynote: Cass Sunstein (11:05 – 11:35 ET/8:05 – 8:35 PT)
3. Break (11:35 – 11:45 ET/8:05 – 8:45 PT)
4. Session 1: AI & Administrative Efficiency, Equity, and Empathy (11:45 – 1:00 ET/8:45 – 10:00 PT)
This panel will discuss the impact of automation on agency efficiency and fairness. Participants will explore what is gained and lost by augmenting or replacing human judgment with algorithmic decision-making.
Panelists:
Sofia Ranchordas (Groningen Law/Yale Law)
Ifeoma Ajunwa (UNC Law)
Kristin Johnson (Emory Law)
Thibault Schrepel (Utrecht Law/Stanford Law)
Moderator:
David Freeman Engstrom (Stanford Law)
5. Break (1:00 – 1:15 ET/10:00 – 10:15 PT)
6. Session 2: Algorithmic Opacity and Democratic Accountability (1:15 – 2:30 ET/10:15 – 11:30 PT)
This panel will analyze the impact of algorithmic opacity and explainability on agency transparency, public participation in the democratic process, and the legitimacy and accountability of administrative agencies.
Panelists:
Ryan Calo (U. of Washington Law)
Catherine Sharkey (NYU Law)
Hannah Bloch-Wehba (Texas A&M Law)
Jennifer Raso (U. of Alberta Law)
Moderator:
Ed Felton (Princeton)
7. Break (2:30 – 2:45 ET/11:30 – 11:45 PT)
8. Session 3: Governance Through Public-Private AI Partnerships (2:45 – 4:00 ET/11:45 – 1:00 PT)
This panel will explore the role of public-private partnerships in the development of algorithms used for public governance. Participants will discuss conflicts of interest and the impact of privately developed algorithms on agency expertise.
Panelists:
Alicia Solow-Niederman (Harvard Law)
Cary Coglianese (UPenn)
Mason Marks (U. of New Hampshire Law/Harvard Law)
To be determined (Duke Law)
Moderator:
Arti Rai (Duke Law)
7. Concluding Remarks (4:00 – 4:10 ET/1:00 – 1:10 PT)