Berkley Center

This conference, hosted by the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, convened religious leaders, policymakers, ethicists, academics, and technology experts to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping labor, human dignity, and social responsibility. The conference featured both public and invitation-only panels, including an off-the-record panel on "Finding the Right Work/Life/AI Balance" moderated by Berkley Center Director Thomas Banchoff. 

This dialogue was co-sponsored by the Australian, British, Canadian, Japanese, Taiwan, and United States Ambassadors to the Holy See, Catholic Institute of Technology, Catholic University's Leonum Institute for AI & Emerging Tech, and Georgetown University through its Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. 

May 5

8:30 (GMT+2) Rome | Welcome Remarks

• Speaker: Gregorian Rector Father Lewis

8:35 (GMT+2) Rome | GCTF Presentation - A Multistakeholder Discussion

• Speaker: Taiwan Ambassador to the Holy See Anthony CY Ho

8:40 (GMT+2) Rome | Why are We Here – A Multistakeholder Discussion and Call for Humility

• Speaker: U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch

8:50 (GMT+2) Rome | Keynote Speech

• Speaker: Sister Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State

9:10 (GMT+2) Rome | A Synthetic View: AI and the Future of Work

• Speaker: Eric Salobir, Human Technology Foundation

9:25 (GMT+2) Rome | A Theological View: The Flourishing Worker and the Dignity of Work

• Speaker: Father Paolo Benanti, Pontifical Gregorian University

9:40 (GMT+2) Rome | A Technological View: The Future Worker and the Power of AI

• Speaker: George Osborne, OpenAI (TBC)

9:55 (GMT+2) Rome | An Economic View: The Future of Workers and the AI Economy

• Speaker: Noam Yuchtman, London School of Economics