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WASP-HS AI for Humanity and Society - 9 & 10 October 2025

The House of Innovation is honored to host the WASP-HS AI for Humanity and Society 2025 conference. We warmly welcome you to join us in º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ at the º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØon October 9–10, 2025.
Starttid: 2025-10-09 at 12:30
Sluttid: 2025-10-10 at 18:00
Plats: On-site at the º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ School of Economics.

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in the fabric of society, we are entering a period of profound transformation — of how we work, collaborate, and define human agency. AI is no longer simply a tool; it is a force that is reshaping institutions, labor, relationships, and the foundations of decision-making across every sector. This raises critical questions: How do we ensure that this transformation enhances human dignity and social cohesion? What new forms of collaboration — between humans, machines, and institutions—are emerging, and how can they be designed to promote justice, autonomy, and collective resilience?

This year’s conference, The Great Transformation: Collaboration, Work and Agency in the Age of AI, will explore how individuals, organizations, and societies can navigate this rapidly evolving landscape. It invites researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and civil society to come together to reflect on the new dynamics of power and participation in an AI-driven world. Through panels, keynotes and discussions, we will engage with topics such as algorithmic labor, augmented decision-making, digital justice, and the evolving nature of expertise and human value.

The WASP-HS AI for Humanity and Society 2025 conference offers a space not only to examine the challenges, but to imagine new pathways forward — where AI can be a catalyst for inclusive innovation, democratic collaboration, and meaningful work. We warmly welcome you to join us in º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ at the º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØon October 9–10, 2025.

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Please find this year's conference chairs below.

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Magnus Mähring

Professor and holder of the Erling Persson Chair in Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation at the º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ School of Economics

Magnus Mähring is Professor and holder of the Erling Persson Chair in Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation at the º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ School of Economics. He currently serves as Director for SSE’s House of Innovation and Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology. He is also appointed to the Swedish Government’s Digitalization Council and to Microsoft Sweden’s AI Insight Council. He is also a Fellow at Cambridge University. 

His research focuses on digital innovation and artificial intelligence, particularly in relation to organizational decision-making, transformation processes and work practices. Recent and current projects address AI implementation and value creation, AI distrust dynamics in the workplace, venturing and design of societal digital infrastructures, and remedies to algorithmic injustice. 

He publishes in journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Organization Studies, Human Relations, California Management Review, Decision Sciences, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, Information Systems Journal and Journal of Strategic Information Systems. 

Magnus has extensive teaching and consulting experience, including assignments for large firms, public and government organizations and NGOs. He serves on the jury for the Swedish CIO/Tech Awards since more than a decade. 

 

Lisen Selander

Professor of Information Systems at the University of Gothenburg

Lisen Selander is a Professor of Information Systems at the University of Gothenburg. Her research focuses on the digital transformation of non-profit organizations and digital collective action. She is a co-founder of TechnAct, a research cluster exploring the intersection of gender, social movements, and digital technologies. Her work has been published in leading journals such as the MIS Quarterly, Academy of Management Discoveries, and the European Journal of Information Systems. Professor Selander has served as Associate Editor for MIS Quarterly and Information & Organization, and currently sits on the editorial board of Information Systems Research. 

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