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Registration is now open for the 2025 UC Berkeley Law AI Institute.

Welcome to the UC Berkeley Law AI Institute

Since 2018, the UC Berkeley Law AI Institute has been at the forefront of exploring the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence, law, and business. Join us for our conference, where experts and innovators will dive into the latest developments in AI technology, governance, legal practice innovations, risk mitigation, and regulatory frameworks, among other topics.

Location & Dates

In-Person

On Campus
Or

Online

Sessions

2025 Program Dates

September 9-11

Location: Berkeley, CA and Livestream

2025 Agenda

Day 1

Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. Programming begins at 9 a.m. PT and will conclude at around 4 p.m. PT. A reception for in-person attendees follows the day’s programming.

Session 1 Current & Future of Agentic AI with Niloufar Salehi
Session 2 Scaling AI Through Infrastructure Innovation with Benjamin Schwartz, Eddie Ramirez, and Karl Brutsaert
Session 3 AI Safety: Risks & Responsibilities with Esben Kran, Sheila Leunig, and Dr. Tina Park
Session 4 Hot Topics in AI with Gary Marcus
Session 5 Investing in AI Innovations with Gary Rivlin and Ari Levi

Day 2

Legislating & Regulating AI

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. Programming begins at 9 a.m. PT and will conclude at around 5:30 p.m. PT.

Session 6 Government Keynote delivered by Charlotte Burrows
Session 7 Current State of U.S. & Global AI Legislation with Beth George
Session 8 Navigating U.S.-Global Tech Relations with Jai Ramaswamy, Alisar Mustafa, and Sean West
Session 9 Copyright & AI with Joe Gratz
Session 10 AI & Privacy with Brian McElligott, Neal Hannan, and Julie Brill
Session 11 AI & Cybersecurity with Mikel Rodriguez
Session 12 Fighting AI Slop – Deepfakes, Misinformation, Disinformation & Content Moderation with Jonathan Stray and Teresa Burlison

Day 3

AI in the Legal Practice

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. Programming begins at 9 a.m. PT and will conclude at around 4:15 p.m. PT.

Session 13 General Counsel Panel with Brian Israel, Cathleen Hartge, Jon Palmer, Lauren Lennon, and Joanna Black
Session 14 AI Deals and Licensing Agreements with Heather Meeker
Session 15 Building a Legal and Business Framework for AI Adoption with Andy Song, Brendan Kelleher, and Janel Thamkul
Session 16 Product Counseling for an Agentic Future with Tessa Schwartz, Lindsey Finch, and Pam Couch
Session 17 AI in Democracy with Gideon Lichfield

Agenda, sessions, and speakers are subject to change.

2025 Speakers

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Joanna Black

General Counsel at Madrona Summit

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Julie Brill

Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Vice President for Global Privacy, Safety, and Regulatory Affairs at Microsoft

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Karl Brutsaert

VP, Development & Origination at SB Energy

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Teresa Burlison

VP, Deputy General Counsel at GlobalLogic

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Charlotte Burrows

Former Chair at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Pam Couch

Director, Product/IP/Alliances at Zendesk

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Lindsey Finch

EVP, Global Privacy, Product, AI & Cybersecurity Legal at Salesforce

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Beth George

Partner at Freshfields

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Joseph Gratz

Partner at Morrison Foerster

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Neal Hannan

Associate General Counsel – Product, Privacy, IP, and AI at Databricks

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Cathleen Hartge

General Counsel at Runway

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Brian Israel

General Counsel at Anthropic, PBC

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Brendan Kelleher

Partner, Chief Compliance Officer & Head of AI Governance at SoftBank Group International

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Esben Kran

Co-Director at Apart Research

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Lauren Lennon

General Counsel at Scale AI

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Sheila Leunig

Fractional General Counsel at Leunig Law Group

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Ari Levi

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

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Gideon Lichfield

Former Editor-in-Chief at Wired Magazine

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Irene Liu

CA Senate AI Advisor & Executive in Residence at Berkeley Law

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Gary Marcus

Cognitive Scientist, Author, and AI Entrepreneur

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Brian McElligott

Partner and Head of AI at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

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Heather Meeker

Partner at Tech Law Partners

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Alisar Mustafa

Head of AI Policy at Duca

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Jonathan Palmer

Corporate Vice President and General Counsel at Microsoft

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Dr. Tina M. Park

Head of Inclusive Research & Design at Partnership on AI

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Jai Ramaswamy

Chief Legal Officer at a16z (Andreessen Horowitz)

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Eddie Ramirez

VP Marketing, Infrastructure Business at Arm

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Gary Rivlin

Author of “AI Valley”

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Mikel Rodriguez

AI Assurance Research Scientist at Google DeepMind

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Niloufar Salehi

Associate Professor at UC Berkeley School of Information and Co-founder and Co-CEO of Across AI

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Benjamin Schwartz

Managing Head of Infrastructure Partnerships and Policy at OpenAI

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Tessa Schwartz

Partner at Morrison Foerster

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Paul Sieminski

Chief Legal Officer at Liquid AI

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Andy Song

Director & Special Counsel at Google DeepMind

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Wayne Stacy

Executive Director, Berkeley Center For Law & Technology

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Jonathan Stray

Senior Scientist at Center for Human-Compatible AI

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Janel Thamkul

Deputy General Counsel at Anthropic

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Sean West

Co-Founder at Hence Technologies

2025 Advisors

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Sheila Leunig

Fractional General Counsel at Leunig Law Group

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Irene Liu

CA Senate AI Advisor & Executive in Residence at Berkeley Law

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Shella Neba

Chief Legal Officer at Atum Labs

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Karen Silverman

CEO and Founder at The Cantellus Group

Headshot of Wayne Stacy

Wayne Stacy

Executive Director, Berkeley Center For Law & Technology

2025 In-Person Tuition Rates

2025 General Tuition

All In-Person Tuition Categories Include:

  • Access to all in-person sessions
  • Q & A with speakers after sessions
  • Access to livestream of all sessions
  • Access to session recordings for up to one week after the program ends
  • Breakfast and lunch all three days
  • Reception at the conclusion of Day 1
  • CLE credit (except Non Attorney Rate)
  • Certificate of Completion

$4,000

⭐2025 Lightning Bird Registration Discount⭐

Applies to the general rate. Extremely limited special offer!

Available until 11:59pm PT on June 20, 2025

$3,000

2025 Early Bird Registration Discount

Applies to the general rate (expires on July 4, 2025 at 11:59 pm PT)

Starts June 21, 2025

$3,500
Special 2025 in-person tuition rates are available for the following individuals:
  • Berkeley Law alumni and past participants of paid Berkeley Law Executive Education programs ($3,200)
  • Non-Attorneys – does not include CLE ($3,200)
  • Nonprofit/Government/University Employees ($2,200)
  • Junior Attorneys Practicing for Six Years or Less ($2,200)
  • Groups of 3 or more from the same organization receive 5% off Lightning Bird and Early Bird, or 10% off in-person general tuition
Availability of these special rates is limited. Please contact us at executive@law.berkeley.edu for information on registering at one of these special tuition rates.

2025 Livestream Tuition Rate

Livestream Observer

  • Access to livestream of all sessions
  • Opportunity to ask questions after sessions
  • Access to session recordings for up to one week after the program ends
  • CLE credit

$950

A special Livestream Tuition rate of $760 is available for Junior Attorneys who have been practicing for 6 years or less. Please contact us at executive@law.berkeley.edu for more information on registering at this tuition rate.

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