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High-Level Opening Session

The session will open with welcoming remarks by Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and Katja Mast, Parliamentary State Secretary and...

University of TorontoRotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare, and Professor of Marketing

Mathias Cormann

OECDSecretary General

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, JapanVice-Minister for International Affairs

Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, GermanyParliamentary State Secretary

Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development

Stefano Scarpetta

OECDChief Economist

OECDHead of Berlin Centre

The rise of Agentic AI (with Live Demonstration)

What happens when AI moves from following instructions to acting on our behalf? This panel explores the emerging concept of agentic AI systems designed to act more independently, making decisions...

Sara Rendtorff-Smith

OECDHead of AI and Emerging Digital Technologies

Francesca Rossi

IBMIBM Fellow and AI Ethics Global Leader

SalesforceProduct Director

Vincent Corruble

Sorbonne UniversityAssociate Professor

International Trade Union ConfederationDirector of Economic and Social Policy at ITUC

LinkedIn’s Economic Graph Research InstituteLead Data Scientist

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development AuthorityCluster Director for AI Governance and Safety

Is AI making firms and workers more productive?

Experts and policymakers will examine the latest evidence on how AI is reshaping firm-level productivity and worker performance, as well as its broader implications for labour demand and job...

German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsDirector-General of the Directorate “Digital, Work, Society”

Wharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaProfessor of Operations, Information, and Decisions

OECDDirector of the Directorate for Science, Technology, and Innovation

Kristina McElheran

University of TorontoAssociate Professor of Strategic Management

Ioana Marinescu

University of PennsylvaniaAssociate Professor

Introduction Day 2

Nicola Brandt, head of the OECD Berlin Centre and conference MC, summarises day one and tells us what's in store for day two.

OECDHead of Berlin Centre

Governing algorithmic management tools: what are employers doing?

This session will showcase different perspectives on the governance of algorithmic management tools. The OECD shows that algorithmic management tools are already widely used (

OECDLabour Market Economist

Adam Cantwell-Corn

Trades Union CongressTech Policy Lead

UpworkVice President of Legal and Policy

Natalie Videbaek Munkholm

University of Southern DenmarkProfessor of labour law

Competition in the age of AI

AI is reshaping markets, and the effects can vary depending on the type of AI and who’s using it. This session brings together experts to explore how AI and competition are interlinked in the...

University of LausanneAssistant Professor of Finance

OECDSenior Economist

Luiss University RomeFull Professor

Alessandra Bonfiglioli

University of BergamoFull Professor of Economics

OECDHead of Berlin Centre

Susana Campuzano

Higher State Corps of Civil AdministratorsDirector General Competition

The OECD’s Role in Shaping the Future of AI and Work: A Conversation with OECD Ambassadors and...

In this informal conversation, OECD Ambassador Andrew Wood (United Kingdom) will join the Deputy Secretary-General Yasushi Masaki, Stefano Scarpetta (Director, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs...

United KingdomAmbassador to the OECD

OECDDeputy Secretary-General

OECDDeputy Director of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)

Stefano Scarpetta

OECDChief Economist

Introduction Day 3

Nicola Brandt, head of the OECD Berlin Centre and conference MC, summarises day two and tells us what's in store for day three.

OECDHead of Berlin Centre

AI and the future of social protection

AI is increasingly used by social affairs ministries and social security institutions to provide client support, automate back-office processes, and to detect fraud. There is significant potential...

Cassandra Madison

Center for Civic FuturesExecutive Director

Monika Queisser

OECDHead of Social Policy Division

Hertie SchoolProfessor of Public Policy

Joseph Mitchell

ACTU CongressAssistant Secretary

Manuel Paolillo

Belgian Ministry Service Social SecurityDG for Policy Coordination and International Relations

Supporting neurodiverse talent in vocational education with AI

This session will examine the potential for AI to support neurodivergent learners in vocational education and training and the transition to work, through applications such as social robots, VR/AR...

Marguerita Lane

OECDLabour Market Economist

Astangu Vocational Rehabilitation CentreDeputy Director

Francesc Sistach

SpecialisterneGlobal CEO

European CommissionHead of Unit

AI’s Implications for work: what do we know from the OECD AI Capability Indicators

The session will introduce a database of AI’s implications for occupations based on the OECD AI Capability Indicators. The indicators provide a framework for linking changing AI capabilities to the...

OECDHead of Berlin Centre

OECDSenior Economist

New York UniversityProfessor

Margarita Kalamova

Rethinking innovation in the age of AI

AI has the potential to be a general-purpose technology, contributing to the development of new ideas and innovations, which could relevantly drive future economic growth. We will explore how AI is...

Marie-Gabrielle Lartail

SanofiHead of Digital Accelerator Strategy

Stefano Bianchini

University of StrasbourgProfessor

OECDHead of Berlin Centre

Kellog School of ManagementProfessor