Program

a) 18:30 – Institutional greetings

• Ambassador
• Curatorial Introduction (President of ARIS – Prof. Francesca Romagnoli, UAM, Madrid) (Why talk about biases in AI today: a technical, social and political issue; link with the theme of the international conferences 11F 2026 and 8M)

b) 18:45 – Moderated round table 1
Gender Bias in AI: Does Technology Help Equal Opportunities? Women are playing an increasingly important role in decision-making and in the management of key infrastructure. Artificial intelligence plays a key role in current scientific research. At the same time, generative AI models, among other problems, are affected by gender bias.

Speakers:

• Caterina Biscari (ALBA Synchrotron, Barcelona – Director)
• Alessandra Patera (ALBA Synchrotron, Barcelona). Responsible of of FaXToR (new microtomography beamline dedicated to fast X-ray CT and radiography).
• Diego Perino (Barcelona Supercomputing Center, AI Institute, Director)

c) 19:10 – Moderated round table 2
Gender bias in the general framework of responsible use of AI: Emerging ethical problems and possible technical and policy solutions.

Speakers:

• Sara Degli Esposti (Institute of Philosophy – CSIC - Madrid). Scientific Researcher, Applied Ethics Group.
• Lucía Ortiz de Zarate Alcarazo (Autonomous University of Madrid)
• Alberto Gago (AESIA – Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence – Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration – Director)

d) 19:35 – Questions from the audience

e) 19:50 – Conclusions

f) Networking Dinner/Buffet