Critical Perspectives on AI: Security, Governance, Labor and the Environment
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2026
The symposium will focus on the role and impact of artificial intelligence in four primary areas: national security, private governance, labor, and the environment. Each of these topics will be addressed from an international legal perspective. Our distinguished panelists will engage in thought-provoking discussions on: (1) AI and National Security, (2) AI and Private Governance, and (3) AI and Labor and the Environment. The program will also feature a special presentation: “The Right to Share: Data Autonomy for Algorithmic Improvement.”
Special thanks to our moderators: Lisa Titus — AI Policy Manager at Meta, Drew Concannon – Strauss Center Fellow, Lead Counsel for AI and Privacy at Ford, and Karen Engle — Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law, Founder and Co-Director of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice.
All registered attendees will receive a Zoom link on the day of the event. A single ticket provides access to attend either virtually or in person.
CLE Credit
Speakers
This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 5.00 credit hours, including 1.75 credit hours that apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.
The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider (#1944), an Oklahoma Bar Association MCLE presumptively approved provider (#169), and a Pennsylvania Accredited Provider. Approved hours may vary by jurisdiction.
Questions?
For general questions about the symposium, reach out to our Symposium Editors, Dalia Sabbagh and Alexys Aquino, at symposium@tilj.org.
Adriana Sanford — Vice Chair, ABA International Law Section's National Security Law Committee; Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Texas at Arlington
Chris Ford — Colonel, US Army Retired; Senior Fellow, Strauss Center for International Security and Law; Director, AMD
Kevin Frazier — Lecturer, University of Texas School of Law; Director, AI and Innovation in Law Program
Peter Salib — Assistant Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center; Associated Faculty in Public Affairs
Justin Bryant — Privacy and Data Governance Lawyer, Baker Botts
Cary Coglianese — Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Political Science; Director, Penn Program on Regulation, University of Pennsylvania
Josh Fairfield — William Donald Bain Family Professor of Law; Director of AI Legal Innovation Strategy, Washington and Lee University
Desirée LeClercq — Assistant Professor of Law; Faculty Co-Director, Dean Rusk International Law Center, University of Georgia School of Law
Brian Yin — Litigation and Dispute Resolution Associate, Clifford Chance
Banquet
Following the symposium, we invite attendees to join us for a banquet at Draught House (Austin’s oldest brewpub) at 7:00 p.m. on February 28.
Location:
Draught House
4112 Medical Parkway
Austin, Texas 78756
Food and beverages will be provided. Parking is available in the adjacent medical office lots.