Digital Equity and Individual Rights in the Age of Big Data
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Session Description
Business, government, and civil society are all looking at big data, often combined with social media and mobile communications tools, as the new “holy grail” to better sell products, deliver services, or engage people to solve problems. Data and communication tools can empower new approaches to longstanding social problems, such as detecting disease outbreaks or disaster relief. Yet, new uses of data create many questions around privacy, ethics, and digital exclusion. Come explore how to maximize the “good” promise of the data revolution for social change while managing its potential downsides.
Time & Location
Time:
10:00 - 11:15, Thursday, April 10, 2014
BST
Location:
SBS, Lecture Theatre 5
Speakers
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Speaker
Data Editor, The Economist
Kenneth Cukier is the Data Editor of The Economist in London, after a decade at the paper as a business and technology writer, and foreign correspondent (most recently in Tokyo from 2007-2012). He is the co-author of the book "Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live…
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Chief Scientist, UN Global Pulse
Miguel is Chief Scientist at UN Global Pulse, an innovation initiative at the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General, harnessing Big Data for global development. He leads the data science team across the network of Global Pulse Labs in New York, Jakarta and Kampala which provide…
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CEO, Evity Technologies, Evity Technologies
Dr. Larry Brilliant, a physician and epidemiologist, is CEO of Evity Technologies, a startup at the intersection of epidemiology, healthspan and AI. He was CEO of Pandefense Advisory, senior advisor at the Skoll Foundation and a CNN Medical Analyst. Previously on the boards of the Skoll Foundation and…
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Founder/former CEO, Benetech, and Founder/CEO, Tech Matters,
Benetech
Jim Fruchterman is a leading social entrepreneur, a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and a Distinguished Alumnus of Caltech.
After starting two successful for-profit AI companies, he went on to found Benetech, the award-winning tech nonprofit. He’s built…
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Moderator
Deep Listening - Senior Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London
Emily Kasriel's book, "Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationship with Family, Friends & Foes," will be published by HarperCollins UK in May and US in June 2025. She has developed the Deep Listening approach, fuelled by empathy and curiosity, to foster understanding between people with vastly…