The Sedona Conference Working Group 13 Midyear Meeting 2025

The Sedona Conference Working Group 13 Midyear Meeting 2025

Artificial intelligence (A) is reshaping how legal systems operate, forcing courts, regulators, and lawmakers to grapple with questions that didn’t exist a decade ago. When algorithms make bail recommendations, when AI generates contracts, and when autonomous vehicles cause accidents, traditional legal frameworks struggle to keep pace. Who bears responsibility when a machine learning model exhibits bias? How do we ensure due process when decisions emerge from black-box algorithms?

The Sedona Conference Working Group 13 Midyear Meeting brings together legal practitioners, technologists, and policymakers to wrestle with these emerging challenges. Rather than offering easy answers, this gathering focuses on identifying the right questions and fostering substantive debate about how law must adapt to technological reality. HaystackID® EVP of Legal Data Intelligence Esther Birnbaum is a dialogue leader at the event, where attendees will explore how legal systems must adapt to ensure justice, transparency, and fairness in an era increasingly shaped by intelligent machines. 

Expert Presentation

Navigating AI Governance – Current Frameworks, Legal Considerations, Corporate Practices, and Future Readiness 

Thursday, September 11, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm EDT 

AI continues to reshape industries and legal landscapes. This panel will showcase a number of experts to explore the evolving domain of AI governance – how organizations can responsibly select, assess, and integrate AI technologies while preparing to meet emerging legal and regulatory expectations. This session will also provide an update on the work of the AI Governance Brainstorming Group and the progress made to date in addressing each of these topics. 

+ Emily McIntosh (M), Ernst & Young LLP
+ Esther Birnbaum, HaystackID
+ Hon. John P. Howard, D.C Court of Appeals
+ Michael Kearney, Redgrave LLP
+ Heather Kolasinsky, Humana
+ Nicole N. Murley, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General 

Event Details

To participate in this meeting or other Working Group 13 activities, you must be a current member of The Sedona Conference Working Group Series or an employee of a Working Group Series Sponsor. Complimentary membership is available to judges, full-time government employees, and academics at accredited non-profit institutions, who also receive special consideration for meeting registration. 

+ Date: September 11-12, 2025
+ Venue: The Hyatt Regency Reston
+ Location: Reston, VA

Learn more about The Sedona Conference Working Group 13 Midyear Meeting 2025.

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