Panel Expanding Expertise for Effective Policy Solutions at the Mila AI Policy Conference 2026

Effective policy-making demands a broad and inclusive understanding of expertise. This panel addresses how to move beyond traditional boundaries to expand the notion of expertise—integrating diverse knowledge systems, perspectives, and lived experiences (both local and global) into the policy-making pipeline. The panel is part of the inaugural Mila AI Policy Conference in Montreal 2026. Speakers include: Adio-Adet Dinika, Research Fellow, The Distributed AI Research Institute, Mila AI Policy Fellow Fergus Linley-Mota, Founder and Director, SFU Dialogue on Technology Project Lynnsey Chartrand, Head of Indigenous Initiatives, Mila Alejandro Mayoral Banos, Executive Director, Access Now Moderator: Alice Marwick, Director of Research at the Data & Society Research Institute