This year we are offering free online access to our keynote panels at the IEEE 2024 Digital Platforms and Societal Harms Conference. Register for free using the form below to join us live online on October 14-15 for the 2024 keynote panels..
Alternatively, see the registration details to join us in-person (or online) over the two days for the full program of keynote panels, paper presentations, talks, workshops from IEEE TechEthics, and a round table with representatives of IEEE’s Global Public Policy Committee, European Public Policy Committee and volunteers from the IEEE Standards Associations.
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The 2024 Keynote Panels will be:
Intelligence and Investigative Lead at Roblox, and prior to that as an
Intelligence Analyst at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Cristina López G is a Senior Analyst at Graphika where she provides intelligence on trust & safety issues, and research on media manipulation, propaganda, information operations, disinformation campaigns, and global disinformation threats on multiple social media platforms.
Briana Kablack is a Policy Manager in the Dangerous Organizations and Individuals team at Meta. She was previously a Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law. She holds a Masters in Global Policy Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelors in International Relations, and Conflict Resolution from George Washington University.
Tom Sobocinski is a Partner at the a strategic advisory and risk intelligence firm TDI. He previously served for 25 years in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). His roles in the FBI included: Special Agent in Charge of the Baltimore Field Office, one of the FBI’s largest regional divisions; Deputy Assistant Director of the International Operations Division where he led the FBI’s international investigative and intelligence programs including cyber, terrorism, and espionage; and Section Chief of the Counterterrorism Division.
Maike Luiken is Chair of the IEEE Planet Positive 2030 Initiative and serves as a member of IEEE’s Global Public Policy Committee. She previously served as President of IEEE Canada. She is a managing director, R&D, at Carbovate Development Corp., a start-up company, and an Adjunct Research Professor at Western University, Canada. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
Zois Boukouvalas is an Assistant Professor in the Mathematics and Statistics Department at American University. His research focuses on the development of interpretable machine learning models and algorithms for the analysis of multi-modal data. He works with diverse data types, including social and linguistic data for understanding political and social trends.
Lisa Singh, Sonneborn Chair of Interdisciplinary Research, is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, and Director of the Massive Data Institute. She has published widely on data-centric computing and is a co-author of Words That Matter: How News and Social Media Shaped the 2016 Presidential Election. Her current work includes identifying noise and poor-quality information on social media. She has featured on CNN, the Washington Post, NPR and other media.
Joel R. Rubin is President of the Washington Strategy Group where he advises on national security and foreign policy. He previously served in the US State Department as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs. He is a regular commentator in the media on politics, national security, and international affairs across a range of news outlets including CNN, BBC, and MSNBC.
Pamela S. Nadell (moderator) holds the Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s and Gender History and is Director of the Jewish Studies Program at American University. She is a specialist in American Jewish history and women’s history, she teaches a variety of courses in Jewish civilization. She has testified three times before Congress on antisemitism, including in Decmeber 2023 on campus antisemitism.
Mark Weitzman is Chief Operating Officer for the World Jewish Restitution Organization. He was previously Director of Government Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Chief Representative to the United Nations in New York. He is a member of the official US delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) where he previously chaired the Committee on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial.
Andre Oboler is CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute, an IEEE TechEthics Global Ambassador, Chair of the IEEE Global Public Policy Committee, and a member of the Australian delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. He previously served as a co-chair of the Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism and on the advisory board for the Swedish Government run Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism.
Mallory Knodel is a public interest technology and human rights expert specializing in internet governance and digital policy. Mallory is actively involved in global internet governance processes, including at the IETF, IEEE and the UN. Her background in computer science and civil society brings a unique perspective to the intersection of technology, policy, and human rights.
Paul Giannasi is the Hate Crime Advisor to the National Police Chiefs’ Council in the United Kingdom. Following 30 years as a police officer, he advises on hate crime policy and coordinates national responses, managing the ‘True Vision’ reporting site and the National Online Hate Crime Hub on behalf of the police. He is the co-author of the national Police Hate Crime Guidance which offers advice to all UK police officers and partners.
See the 2023 highlights and panels:
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