- 09/01/2024Legal Framework of Social Enterprises in Switzerland: Current Situation and... [2:38:09]291VN4-249b-2023-2024-01-26The seminar will begin with a presentation of the legal frameworks of social enterprises around the world, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of these specific structures. This will be followed by a presentation on tax issues related to social entrepreneurship, outlining ideas that could be adapted to the Swiss law. We will then look at the situation in Switzerland and the movement initiated by the Alliance for Sustainable Enterprises. The draft legal statute drawn up by the Alliance for Sustainable Enterprise's Legal Experts Group will be presented. WELCOME & INTRODUCTION – 2.00 pm Prof. Gulia Neri-Castracane, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, UNIGE PRESENTATION 1 – Social Enterprises Law Around the World - 2.05 - 2.45 pm Prof. Dana Brakman Reiser, Centennial Professor, Brooklyn Law School Q&A – 2.45 - 2.55 pm PRESENTATION 2 – Social and Sustainable Enterprises and Tax - 2.55 - 3.25 pm Prof. Sigrid Hemels, Full Professor, Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam Q&A – 3.25 - 3.35 pm BREAK - 3.35 - 3.55 pm PRESENTATION 3 – Proposal of a New Legal Qualification for Sustainable Enterprises under Swiss Law - 3.55 - 4.40 pm Prof. Giulia Neri-Castracane, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, UNIGE ...
- 14/03/2024International conference on Artificial Intelligence and Philanthropy [1:34:39]593VN4-249b-2023-2024-04-05An international conference on Artificial Intelligence and Philanthropy will be held in Geneva, from 6 to 7.30 pm, on 14 March 2024 at Les Salons. The purpose of this public conference is to gather prominent scholars and practitioners in the field of AI and social sciences to further widen the discussion on the topic. This will allow for a dynamic and informative exchange of ideas followed by a round of questions from the public. The event is sold out. The video of the event will be published on our website in the coming weeks and will be accessible to all. A second room has been set up at the venue to follow the conference in live-streaming due to high number of registrations. PROGRAMME: Award ceremony - Fondation Lombard Odier Prize for Academic Excellence in Philanthropy Keynote Prof. Luciano Floridi, Founding Director of the Digital Ethics Center and Professor in the Practice in the Cognitive Science Programme at Yale University. Luciano Floridi is the Founding Director of the Digital Ethics Center and Professor in the Cognitive Science Programme at Yale University. He is world-renowned as one of the most authoritative voices of contemporary philosophy, the founder of the philosophy of information, and one of the major interpreters of the digital...
- 14/03/2024Opening Remarks / Thematic Session 1 [2:00:57]49VN4-249b-2023-2024-04-12Opening Remarks Prof. Henry Peter, Head, Geneva Centre for Philanthropy Prof. Giuseppe Ugazio, Associate Professor in Behavioral Philanthropy and Finance at the University of Geneva, Principal Investigator of the AI and Philanthropy research project Thematic Session 1: Artificial Intelligence for Philanthropy Moderator: Prof. Giuseppe Ugazio ● Panelist 1: Prof. Patricia Snell Herzog, Melvin Simon Chair and Associate Professor of philanthropic studies in the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI ● Panelist 2: Dr. Bertram Lang, Interim Professor for the Economy and Society of China, Georg-August University Göttingen. ● Panelist 3: Dr. iur Aline Kratz, Attorney at Law and Academic Fellow GCP, University of Geneva. ● Panelist 4: Ms. Francesca Bosco, Chief Strategy and Partnerships at CyberPeace Institute.
- 14/03/2024Thematic Session 2 [1:30:56]41VN4-249b-2023-2024-04-12-AThematic Session 2: An ethical and inclusive Artificial Intelligence empowered by Philanthropy Moderator: Dr. Ravit Dotan, Founder TechBetter ● Panelist 1: Prof. Luciano Floridi, Founding Director of the Digital Ethics Center and Professor in the Practice in the Cognitive Science Program at Yale University. ● Panelist 2: Prof. David Evan Harris, Chancellor’s Public Scholar at UC Berkeley and a continuing lecturer at the Haas School of Business. ● Panelist 3: Prof. Diana Acosta, Assistant Professor of Business Ethics at Loyola University Chicago. ● Panelist 4: Mr. Ezekiel Kwetchi Takam, Doctoral student in ethics, Faculty of Theology, University of Geneva.
- 15/03/2024Thematic Session 3 [1:28:43]55VN4-249b-2023-2024-04-12-BThematic Session 3: The future of AI & Philanthropy Moderator: Mr. Milos Marcic. ● Panelist 1: Ms. Yolanda Botti-Lodovico, Policy and Advocacy Lead of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. ● Panelist 2: Dr. Sebastian Hallensleben, Chair of CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 at the European Union. ● Panelist 3: Mr. Nelson Amaya, Policy Analyst at OECD Centre on Philanthropy. ● Panelist 4: Mr. Rhodri Davies, Pears Fellow at the Centre for Philanthropy of the University of Kent, former Head of Policy at Charities Aid Foundation.