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📢 Calling for Speakers & Participants | HAI Workshop 2026

  • 1.  📢 Calling for Speakers & Participants | HAI Workshop 2026

    Posted 4 days ago
    Edited by Kejia Hu 4 days ago

    We are pleased to announce that the Oxford Human–Algorithm Interaction (HAI) Workshop 2026 will take place on 6–8 July 2026 at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

    📌 Register for HAI Workshop 2026:
    https://lnkd.in/eSrNyS3Q
    (Early Bird Deadline: 31 March)

    Now in its third year, the HAI Workshop has become a recognised forum for high-level exchange on human–AI collaboration. It brings together leading researchers, industry executives, policymakers, investors, and innovators to explore how AI is reshaping organisations, decision-making, and professional work, with a strong emphasis on bridging rigorous academic insight and real-world practice.

    Learn more about the Oxford SBS HAI Lab and past HAI workshops:
    đź“… HAI Lab Webpage: https://lnkd.in/df_86P66

    For 2026, we are inviting participation across three categories:

    🎙 1. Panelists
    We are looking for speakers for our four panels:
    1. AI + Business – Leaders on AI adoption in finance, retail, energy, etc.
    2. AI + Tech – AI's future: algorithms, scaling, infrastructure.
    3. AI + Regulation – Governance, policy & AI compliance.
    4. AI + Research – AI research trends & publishing insights.

    If you are interested in speaking on one of the panels, please reach out at:
    đź“© kejia.hu@sbs.ox.ac.uk

    📚 2. Academic Presenters
    If you would like to present your research and share key academic insights at HAI Workshop 2026, please register and submit your abstract via the official website:
    đź”— https://lnkd.in/eSrNyS3Q

    🏆 3. Hackathon Participants (8 July)
    We also welcome start-ups, innovators and venture capital investors to participate in the HAI Hackathon. The session offers participating teams the opportunity to pitch directly to VCs, receive professional feedback, and explore potential collaboration or early-stage investment conversations. The Hackathon will focus on four main tracks: Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, and Manufacturing.

    If you would like to participate as competitors or VC investors, please select the Hackathon session during registration and send a brief introduction of yourself, or your team and your presentation to the email:
    đź“© XXL1044@student.bham.ac.uk

    🎉 We look forward to your participation and contributions, and to seeing you in Oxford this summer!

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    Kejia Hu
    Associate Professor
    University of Oxford Said Business School
    kejia.hu@sbs.ox.ac.uk
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