[acc-cca-l] Epistemological Foundations Conversation on the Policy and Governance of AI

[Fenwick Mckelvey]

[△EXTERNAL]


Hi all
Please join us for a conversation, Epistemological Foundations Conversation on the Policy and Governance of AI, as part of Abundant Intelligences.

June 4, 2025
5:30pm – 7:00pm EDT
11:30am – 1:00pm HST
2:30pm – 4:00pm PDT
3:30pm – 5:00pm MDT
June 5, 2025
9:30am – 11:00am NZST
This will by a hybrid event. To join remotely, paste the following link into your address bar:
https://concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/87856944638

This session will bring together Kamuela Enos, Fenwick McKelvey, and Maroussia Lévesque to discuss policy and governance of AI, addressing how decision-making structures, regulatory frameworks, and governance models shape the development and deployment of AI technologies.

Our experienced panelists will consider how their work contributes to uncovering and shaping the conditions under which AI operates.

In this discussion, we will consider how Indigenous epistemologies can inform AI governance, moving beyond dominant paradigms to embrace relational, land-based, and community-centered approaches. What does it mean to govern AI in ways that uphold Indigenous sovereignty, data governance, and self-determination? How can policy frameworks integrate principles of relational accountability, respect for more-than-human intelligence, and collective consent?

There will be an in-person session in Montreal that will take place at the Milieux Institute’s Speculative Life Research Room (EV 10.625), in the Concordia EV Building, 1515 Saint-Catherine St W.

In-person attendance in Montreal requires RSVP confirmation by email at abint-activities at concordia.ca.

Be good,
Fenwick McKelvey (he/il)

I do not reply to emails on Wednesday and Thursday. Please expect some delay in my response time.

https://fenwickmckelvey.com
fenwick at mastodon.social<mailto:fenwick at mastodon.social>

Coordinator, Machine Agencies – https://machineagencies.milieux.ca
Co-Director, Applied AI Institute - https://www.concordia.ca/research/applied-ai-institute.html
MA Director, Communication Studies

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I acknowledge that Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters we now call Montreal. Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal) is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.

Je reconnais que l’Université Concordia est située en territoire autochtone non cédé et que la nation Kanien’kehá:ka est la gardienne des terres et des eaux formant aujourd’hui Montréal. Le nom d’origine de ce territoire est Tiohtiá:ke. Celui-ci est historiquement connu comme un lieu de rassemblement pour de nombreuses Premières Nations. Aujourd’hui, la ville accueille une population diversifiée d’Autochtones et de gens d’autres origines. L’Université Concordia respecte les liens passés, actuels et futurs des Premières Nations avec ces terres et en tient compte dans ses relations continues avec les Autochtones et les autres membres de la communauté montréalaise.


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