Event Agenda

 Eastern Time (Washington D.C.)

November 5, 2025

6:00-6:05 AM

Welcome and introduction: Jerry Sheehan (OECD)

6:05-7:00 AM

Keynote Address

·        Ajay Agrawal, University of Toronto,
Rotman School of Management, “The Power of Prediction: How AI is Redefining Innovation”

Q&A

7:00-8:30 AM

Break

Session A: Academic presentations and discussion

8:30-8:35 AM

Setting the scene: Flavio Calvino, OECD

8:35-10:10 AM

·        Charles Ayoubi, ESSEC Business School, "Narrative AI and the Human-AI Oversight Paradox in Evaluating Early-Stage Innovations"

·        Roisin Donnelly, Tilburg University, "The Generation and Diffusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Around the World"

·        Cecilia Jona-Lasinio, LUISS Business School, "AI as an Innovation in the Method of Innovation: Implications for Productivity Growth in the US and Europe"

·        Hila Lifshitz, Warwick Business School, “The Cybernetic Teammate: A Field Experiment on Generative AI Reshaping Teamwork and Expertise”

Moderated by Chiara Criscuolo, World Bank Group
Q&A

10:10-10:25 AM

Coffee break

Session B: Roundtable discussion

10:25-11:25 AM

·        Cecilia Caliandro, Analysis Group

·        Cécile Huet, European Commission

·        Fabio Luzzi, Tapestry Inc

·        (TBC) Ann Nowé, University of Ghent

·        Danbee Song, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade

Moderated by Cher Li, Aston Business School
Q&A

11:25-11:30 AM

Closing remarks: Timothy DeStefano, Georgetown University