Governing AI, Governing with AI: Tools and Strategies for the Digital Age

25.06.2026 | 09:00 - 18:30 | TUM Think Tank, Munich

Over the course of one day, researchers, regulators, and practitioners will come together to take stock of where we are and what effective AI governance needs to look like: from detecting unfair AI-driven practices and managing risks in financial markets to making regulation more accessible and tracking high-risk AI technologies globally.

Agenda Overview

09:00 | Welcome and Setting the Stage

09:15 | Session 1: Preserving Control in the Age of AI through Machine Unlearning and Consumer Autonomy (WP2) — Inge Graef (Tilburg University), Pratiksha Ashok (Tilburg University), Bart Engelen (Tilburg University), Patricia Prüfer (Centerdata), Mark Dempsey (ARTICLE 19)

As AI systems grow more autonomous, this session explores two concrete mechanisms for maintaining control: machine unlearning — the ability to selectively undo the influence of data — and the protection of consumer autonomy against manipulative recommendation algorithms.

10:30 | Session 2: A Terms and Conditions Summarization Tool with User Feedback, Regulatory Oversight, and an Ethics and Legal Framework (WP3) — Gjergji Kasneci (TUM), Yuxiao Li (TUM), Alexander Kriebitz (TUM), Samira Landgraf (TUM)

This session presents an AI-powered tool that translates lengthy terms and conditions into plain language, collects user feedback, and gives regulators direct insight into public experiences — accompanied by an ethics and legal framework for responsible deployment.

11:45 | Session 3: Achieving Trustworthy AI in Financial Services: The Road Ahead (WP4) — Sean Ennis (University of East Anglia), Eleftheria Kostika (Bank of Greece)

From algorithmic trading to robo-advisory, AI is transforming financial markets. This session examines the risks and regulatory adaptations needed — including explainability requirements, fairness audits, and systemic risk disclosure — to ensure AI-powered financial services remain safe and beneficial.

13:45 | Session 4: From AI Risks towards the AI Threat Index (WP5) — Jens Prüfer (Tilburg University), Kun He Tilburg University), Alexander Kriebitz (TUM), Maaike Okano-Heijmans (Clingendael)

This session examines AI development in authoritarian states and its implications for European security, introducing a Domain–Modality framework for assessing national security risks and presenting early findings from an international Delphi survey tracking AI deployment in China and Russia.

15:00 | Tool Demonstrations — Gjergji Kasneci (TUM), Yuxiao Li (TUM), Teun Siebers (Centerdata), Berkay Serceoglu (Centerdata)

Hands-on presentations of two prototype tools: an AI-powered consumer plug-in and the AI Threat Index dashboard, with dedicated time for participant feedback.

16:15 | Panel Session and Q&A — Luis Aranda (OECD), Eric Brousseau (Club des Régulateurs), Jens Prüfer (Tilburg University)

A closing panel reflecting on the key insights, tensions, and open questions that emerged throughout the day.

17:30 | Evening Reception

Drinks and fingerfood to continue the day's conversations in a relaxed setting.

Join the Conversation

If you're working on any of the topics covered at the conference, we would very much welcome your participation. Please express your interest at: tumthinktank@hfp.tum.de