Prof. Catherine Régis

Biography

Catherine Régis is Professor of Law at Université de Montréal and holder of a Chair in Science Diplomacy and Global Governance of AI (FRQ) as well as a Canada CIFAR AI Chair. She is also an Associate Academic Member at Mila-Québec AI Institute, Co-director of the Canadian AI Safety Institute research program (CIFAR), Director of Social Innovation and International Policy at IVADO, Canada’s leading research, training, and knowledge mobilization consortium in AI, and an Intellectual Forum Senior Research Associate at Jesus College (University of Cambridge).

Her work focuses on the integration of human rights into the development of AI systems at both the national and international levels, as well as on the regulation of digital innovation and AI in healthcare systems. She is also interested in the responsible governance of AI and the role of science diplomacy in shaping public policy, international cooperation, democratic processes, and sustainable development. Active on the international scene, she has contributed to several multilateral initiatives, notably as cochair of the Working Group on Responsible AI of the Global Partnership on AI, and collaborates with organizations such as the OECD, UNESCO, and the World Health Organization.