Conference Programme

Provisional schedule - subject to change

Day 1 - Thursday, 26 February 2026

Time Session
08:30 Registration & Coffee
Rue Hobbema entrance to RMA
Don't forget your ID or passport
09:15 Welcome Speech
Gen. An-Roos De Potter
09:30 Keynote Speech
Title: tbc
Lode Dewaegheneire
10:45 Coffee Break
11:15 Paper Session 1
Autonomous Weapons and the Problem of Unknown Unknowns
James Gilliard
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Paper Session 2
Ethics and Canadian Drone Operators
Bibi Imre-Millei

Technological Courage and the Ethics of Remote Warfare
Lina Vidauskytė

Virtue ethics and Autonomous Weapon Systems: What, if any, role for martial virtues in AWS?
Patrik Baard
15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 Keynote Event
Title: tbc
Elke Schwarz & Nathan G. Wood
17:15 End of Day 1
19:00 Conference Dinner
[Note: for invited speakers only]

Day 2 - Friday, 27 February 2026

Time Session
08:30 Registration & Coffee
Rue Hobbema entrance to RMA
Don't forget your ID or passport
09:00 Keynote Speech
Moral injury and new moral dilemmas with technology
Sofie van de Maarel
10:15 Coffee Break
10:40 Paper Session 3
Agency Based Framework for Operationalizing Autonomous Weapons Systems
Kevin P. Schieman & Grace M. Ryan

Can AI behave ethically during military crises? A framework for human-centric moral reasoning in high-stakes AI decision support
James Johnson
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Paper Session 4
Civilians, Drones, and Doctrine: The Ethics of DIY Warfare in Ukraine
Gabrielle Veilleux-Verreault

Setting Ethical Standards for Autonomous Weapons Use: the Case of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Maciek Zając

Third presentation: title tbc
Speaker: tbc
15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 Paper Session 5
Anthrobots, Victimhood, and Ethical Human-Machine Warfare
Christian Enemark

Automating Devil's Advocacy: The Ethics of Adversarial AI in the Military
Nicholas Daniel Johnston
17:00 End of Day 2
Optional social event (beer & frites) to follow
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