ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM PARTICIPATED IN UN CONSULTATION ON AI GOVERNANCE
February 2025 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim was invited to participate in the United Nations’ virtual consultation on establishing the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance. The event, which took place on February 18, 2025, brought together key stakeholders to discuss the scope, structure, and objectives of global AI initiatives.
“Establishing a robust governance framework for AI is essential for catalyzing and sustaining innovation,” said Associate Dean Lim. “I look forward to continuing to contribute to efforts and engaging with policymakers, academics, and industry leaders to address the challenges and opportunities AI presents.”
Hosted by the Permanent Missions of Costa Rica and Spain to the United Nations, this consultation is an important step in shaping the UN's approach to AI governance. Participants had the opportunity to provide insights into the mandate, composition, and governance of the proposed Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and the role and expected outcomes of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
Daryl Lim is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. He is also the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Founding Director of the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Innovation Initiative. At the university level, he is a co-hire at the Institute of Computational and Data Sciences and an affiliate at the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence.
Professor Lim is an award-winning author, observer, and commentator on national and global trends in IP and competition policy and how they influence and are influenced by law, technology, economics, and politics. He helps policymakers, attorneys, corporate counsel, scholars, and the public understand the world around them. He is a founding member of the Global IP Alliance and its local chapters in Pennsylvania and Illinois. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the University Education Committee in the US IP Alliance.
In December 2022, the American Law Institute elected Professor Lim to its membership based on demonstrated excellence and outstanding professional achievement. In 2023, the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission recognized him as “a leading expert in antitrust law and economics” and the IAM Strategy 300, a guide to the industry pioneers with “exceptional skill sets, as well as profound insights into the development, creation, and management of IP value,” named him to its World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023 list. In 2024, he was appointed to the consultative group advising the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence. In 2025, he received the IP Professor of the Year Award at the Global Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence & Technology Conclave & Awards.