Program & speakers
Conference Day Program (November 17, 2025)
The first day of the FARI Conference 2025 will feature opening and closing moments, four thematic sessions, and two keynotes speeches. Throughout the day, attendees will also have the opportunity to explore interactive booths.
Renowned international experts in AI and robotics — alongside ethicists, legal scholars, and policymakers — will come together to share their insights and visions in response to the central question: “AI, Robots, & Us: Living with Intelligent Agents?”
09:00 AM to 9:20 AM
Studio 4
Opening remarks
Speeches by Université Libre de Bruxelles and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the British Ambassador to Belgium and Federal Minister in charge of Public Action and Modernization.
09:20 AM to 9:50 AM
Studio 4
Keynote speech
Speaker: Marion Carré
09:50 AM to 10:00 AM
Studio 4
Spotlight Talk
Speaker: Martin Isaksson
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Studio 4
Session 1
AI agents in a LLM world: what and why?
Speakers: Tom Lenaerts, Xabier Barandiaran, James Wilson, Zhijing Jin
11:15 AM to 12:15 PM
Studio 4
Session 2
Do’s and Don’ts for Human, AI, and Robot Collaboration
Speakers: Ann Nowé, Tony Belpaeme, Sasha Vezhnevets, Francesco Raphaël Frieri
Lunch and Networking
12:15 PM to 13:30 PM
13:30 PM to 14:00 PM
Studio 4
Keynote Speech
Speaker: Arvind Narayanan
14:00 PM to 15:00 PM
Studio 4
Session 3
Simulating and imagining a society with AI Agents
Speakers: Geoffrey Aerts, Jordi Cabot, Katrīna Kūkuma, Morten Irgens
15:15 PM to 16:15 PM
Studio 4
Session 4
Regulating and governing AI and Robotic agents
Speakers: Gregory Lewkowicz, Claudia Chwalisz, Jarmo Eskelinen, Ronald Leenes, Patrice Latinne
16:15 PM to 16:45 PM
Studio 4
Farewell talk
Speakers: Hugues Bersini
16:45 PM to 17:00 PM
Studio 4
Closing words
Speakers: Karen Boers, Silvia Erzeel
17:00 to 20:00 PM
Cocktail and Networking