The webinar “AI Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries” was held on February 2, 2025 and, taking advantage of Brazil’s BRICS presidency, promoted a debate on strategies, policies and regulations adopted by the BRICS countries to assert Artificial Intelligence Sovereignty. The event was jointly organized by FGV Direito Rio’s Centre for Technology and Society (CTS) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), and was attended by a group of renowned international experts to discuss national and joint BRICS approaches to AI sovereignty.
Speakers:
Eugenio V Garcia – Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Alexander Ignatov – Center for Research of International Institutions, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANХиГС), Moscou
Amrita Sengupta – CyberBRICS
Wei Wang – University of Hong Kong
Melody Musoni, PhD – ECDPM
Luca Belli – FGV Law Rio