Geography: EU

  • Audrey Hingle

    I am the Editor-in-Chief of Internet Exchange, a publication dedicated to exploring internet governance, digital rights, and the intersection of technology and society. I also lead communications for the Prosocial Design Network and serve as an Internet Society Fellow. Based in London, I am passionate about how people interact with technology and the internet, and how those systems shape our lives for better (or worse!)

    I have over 15 years of experience in strategic communications and previously served as Head of Marketing at the Mozilla Foundation, an organisation focused on promoting internet health and trustworthy AI. I hold a master’s degree in Digital Culture and Technology from King’s College London and I am currently studying for an MSc in Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy at UCL.

  • Vicki Shotbolt

    Vicki Shotbolt is the founder and chief executive of Parent Zone. She has been mapping, understanding and responding to the impact of technology on family life for twenty years finding ways to unlock opportunity and minimise harms. She is the host of Tech Shock, a podcast that unpacks emerging issues and explores the latest research about the impact of digital on family life. She is co-chair of VoiceBox a global youth led platform, a trustee of the Media and Information Literacy Alliance and chair of a consortium exploring Child Financial Harms.

  • Deniz Atabey Alkan

    Trust & Safety leader with 10+ years driving user safety interventions across multiple global platforms, including Meta, Tiktok, Trustpilot and Bumble. I build policies, ML-powered enforcement systems, and set up global operational teams that protect billions of internet users.

    I love working on translating complex online challenges into scalable solutions spanning policy strategy, operational excellence, regulatory readiness, and cross-functional execution, while bringing together diverse, functional teams.

    My specific expertise is on setting up content moderation systems and teams from the ground up, ensuring scalable and fair moderation practices.

    Passionate about creating safer and better digital experiences, not only for users but also for the teams who make it possible.

  • Claire Spiller

    I am an advocate for creating fair access to tech careers and supporting people to reach their potential. Over the last twenty years, I have designed and managed re-skilling programmes, including those for marginalised groups of society. I support females, refugees, ex-offenders, people with disabilities and other people across our communities.

    Now I bridge the gap between education and paid employment, by providing work placements at a Tech For Good, non-profit, The Cloud Crew CIC. By populating CV’s with AI and digital transformation projects, more under-represented people stand out in recruitment processes.

    Through my work on the Digital Skills Council (DiSC) I have seen first-hand how policies could be better aligned and how initiatives could benefit from having more consistent quality-control measures across counties.

    Through my work at AWS, rolling out an EMEA-wide tech re-skilling programme, I am passionate about sharing ideas and concepts across boarders. Ideas shaped in a different country, based on the context of their economic climate, industry needs and socio-economic requirements, can often be translated into other countries and cultures, bringing a fresh perspective to shared challenges.

    I am an experienced speaker on topics such as diversity in tech, purposeful leadership and skills-based hiring and have contributed to articles, studies and interviews on the subjects.

  • Sahar Danesh

    Sahar Danesh is the Senior Government Engagement Manager at BSI, the UK’s National Standards Body. As a key member of BSI’s Standards Policy team, she leads engagement with government on digital and technology policy, identifying opportunities where standardization can deliver tangible benefits for UK businesses and society.

    Sahar plays a central role in defining the governance frameworks of the future, ensuring that technology—especially AI —is developed, implemented, and adopted in ways that is safe, transparent, and inclusive. Her work focuses on embedding transparency and public trust at the heart of technological progress, so that innovation benefits everyone and no community is left behind.

    A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IET, Sahar’s career spans private consultancy, central government policy, and leadership roles in professional institutions such as The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Her fellowship reflects her outstanding contributions to engineering, tech policy, and governance.

  • Ella Shoup

    Ella is AI Policy Strategist for the Responsible AI team in GSK’s AIML department. She focuses on policy that can preserve AI’s scientific benefit while adequately managing its risks. Her work at GSK includes managing internal AI governance and analysing external AI policy that touch on science. She has a background in digital rights, during which time she worked to make content moderation appropriate for local contexts.

  • Eliz Peck

  • Emma Dunn

    Emma Dunn is the co-founder of Friday Initiatives, a data company building practical tools and strategies that help organisations understand, govern and get value from their data. Friday works across the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia, supporting clients from government bodies to high-growth startups. Emma’s work focuses on shaping Friday’s direction, translating complex data and regulatory issues into clear narratives, and guiding how the company engages with partners and stakeholders as it scales.

  • Carolina Saludes

    As a specialist in media and communications with a background in storytelling, I focus on AI and tech communications strategy, media engagement, and campaign advocacy. I currently work at Meta’s Oversight Board, supporting Board Member engagement with a broad range of policymakers, civil society, and the wider tech industry to better protect human rights online.

    Clarity in communications and bringing the right people around the table matter now more than ever, especially when it comes to the technologies we use daily. How we understand and negotiate their impact on society will shape our prosperity in future. I am excited to contribute to those conversations.

  • Gisella Lomax

    Gisella Lomax is the Senior Advisor on Information Integrity at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, leading a ‘Digital Protection’ capacity to address the harmful impact of information risks such as misinformation, disinformation and hate speech on refugees and people forced to flee, and on humanitarian action.

    Following a career in journalism with global media organisations, Gisella joined the UN in 2011: a year of global disruption to the information ecosystem driven by digital platforms. She has worked in partnerships, external engagement, digital and strategic communications roles across various parts of UN, including on climate action, human rights, peace-building, disarmament, and trade and development.