Dialogue about technology governance is vital.
Some of the open events at which I spoke or moderated during my time as a researcher and consultant:
European External Action Service Conference, Beyond Disinformation:
EU Responses to the Threat of Foreign Information Manipulation, 7 February 2023
Presentation to European Parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2), 11 January 2023
International Forum on Diplomatic Training, Tech-tonic Displacement: How is Technology Reshaping the World, New Delhi, 16 November 2022
International seminars on foreign interference, October – November 2022
Chatham House, What is the Future of the International Human Rights System? 10 October 2022
Chatham House, Developing AI Responsibly (moderator) 28 September 2022
Chatham House, Twitter Space: Reclaiming Human Rights in a Changing World Order 7 September 2022
Center for Data Innovation, Panel Discussion: What Will be the Impact of the UK’s Online Safety Bill on Encryption and Anonymity Online? 29 June 2022
UN Human Rights Council High-Level Panel Discussion on Countering the Negative Impact of Disinformation on the Enjoyment and Realization of Human Rights 28 June 2022
European External Action Service Expert Roundtables on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference 2021 – 2022
Daniel K Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: Expert Working Groups on Disinformation 2021 – 2022
Splinternet by Stealth, RightsCon, 8 June 2021
Bonavero Institute for Human Rights, University of Oxford: Cross-disciplinary workshop on Mental Autonomy and Technology 10 May 2021
Chatham House, Members’ Event on Freedom of Thought and Opinion in the Digital Age with Professor David Kaye, Tim Kendall, Professor Anna Lembke and James Williams 3 December 2020
Universal Rights Group Geneva with the Permanent Missions of Fiji and the Seychelles: Policy dialogue for diplomatic missions in Geneva, on Making digital technology work for civil and political rights, democracy and elections 3 November 2020
Blavatnik School of Government: Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict and Microsoft: Virtual workshop on The Oxford Process on International Law Protections in Cyberspace: Protecting Elections from Foreign Cyber Interference (27 October 2020)
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London and the Diplomatic Press Attachés’ Association of London: Online debate on Digital Diplomacy in an age of disinformation: How can governments win the fight against fake news? 13 October 2020
Carter Center and Universal Rights Group: Online panel discussion on Risks to Human Rights and Credible Elections during an Online ‘Infodemic’ 7 October 2020
European External Action Service Expert Round Tables on Disinformation and Online Threat Assessment 2020
Chatham House Virtual Roundtable on Exploring Policy Issues in the UK’s Proposals to Tackle Online Harm (moderator) 8 June 2020
Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford: Webinar on Digital Rights – The Right to Freedom of Thought (Respondent) 12 May 2020
Chatham House: Research Event on Tackling Cyber Disinformation in Elections: Applying International Human Rights Law 6 November 2019