10:00
- 10:15
Opening
Welcome by the Presidents of NITO, Finansforbundet and Delta.
10:15
- 11:00
The State of AI around the World, by Lasse Maugesten, Head of Business & Technology Consulting, Itera
How AI is changing the workplace worldwide:
Through real-world examples, Maugestenhe presents how AI is changing the workplace and what this means for workers, unions, and the Nordic model. AI can be governed in ways that strengthen democracy, participation and fairness.
11:00
- 11:30
Emerging AI trends: How will agentic AI impact the way work? by Dag Nyrud, Director, AI Business Solutions, Microsoft Norway
The next generation AI:
Nyrud, explores how the next generation of AI is moving from tools to agentic systems in the workplace. How will automated agents impact tasks, roles, and decision-making? How can unions anticipate and engage with emerging AI technologies, ensuring transparency, participation, and human oversight as automation accelerates at work?
11:30
- 12:00
The supremacy of technology: Seductive AI and how to resist its power by Elisabeth Austad Asser, Associate Professor, The Universitetet of Agder
Protecting democracy and human agency against technological dominanc
AI shapes decisions, values, and power in working life. Austad Asser invites us to reflect on how to resist technological dominance to protect democracy and human agency, and a fair and responsible working life in the growing supremacy of technology. Austad Asser holds a PhD in AI and ethics from the University of Agder in Norway and is the author of "Teknologiens makt – The Supremacy of Technology".
12:00
- 12:30
Book talk: Algocrazy - rule by algorithms
Editors are Simon Vinge, Chief Economist, Akademikerförbundet SSR and Maja Fjaestad, Senior Advisor to the President at Karolinska Institutet (KI) and former Swedish state secretary for health. The book talk is moderated by The Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS Europe), the think tank of the progressive political family at EU level.
12:30
- 13:15
Lunch & mingle at The Munch
13:15
- 13:45
The 10 AI Commandments, by Eirik Mofoss, Policy Lead & CEO, Langsikt
The 10 AI Commandments but make it AI:
Langsikt is an independent think tank for long-term policymaking, focusing on global challenges such as AI. Mofoss presents the political and public responses following their launch of the 10 AI commandments. How does AI policy influence power, regulation and the workplace and how can unions influence AI policy and governance?
13:45
- 14:30
Roundtable discussion: Negotiating AI in the Workplace
Sharing knowledge, experience and practical exsamples of how trade unions navigate the introduction of AI at work, safeguard workers’ rights, and exercise influence through negotiation and social dialogue.
Key Discussion Themes:
1. The lifecycle of negotiating AI
2. Essential rights unions must demand
3. Embedding Rights in Practice
14:30
- 16:00
Nordic Panel: From insight to action!
A Nordic panel of union leaders, politicians and AI experts.
16:00
- 17:00
Afternoon mingle
