Technology has become invisible, growing beyond our screens to an ambient layer of data, connecting our devices and silently shaping our daily lives. From mass manipulation to privacy breaches, we have witnessed transformations that challenge deeply held norms and values. Yet, is there any way technology could scale under a new kind of growth, one that is not only financial, but puts human values and rights front and center?
To mark the closing of swissnex Salon, swissnex San Francisco invites you to discuss new approaches to ethical innovation among startups, the public sector, and humanitarian organizations—less “move fast and break things” and more “do no harm.” The event explores new frameworks to consider the implications of science and technology in the public sphere, including the Institute for the Future’s Ethical OS toolkit, Switzerland’s ethix lab (via videoconference), and the first-ever Humanitarian Innovation Guide.
This program is made possible thanks to the support of Engagement Migros, the development fund of the Migros Group, and the other partners of swissnex Salon.
Program7:00pm — doors open7:30pm — program starts8:30pm — networking9:30pm — doors close
Speakers
Katie Joseff is the research manager of the Digital Intelligence (DigIntel) Lab at Institute for the Future. She works with Sam Woolley researching both the negative and positive impacts of technology on the information sphere. A focus of their work is computational propaganda-- the use of algorithms, automated accounts, and data to manipulate public opinion.
Johan Rochel (via videoconference) is a PhD in law and a philosopher and researcher in innovation law and ethics. Associate member of the Centre for Ethics at the University of Zurich and author at the foreign policy think tank foraus, he works on the ethics of innovation, migration policy and the European Union. He co-founded “ethix - lab for innovation ethics” in 2018.
Jean-Daniel Strub (via videoconference) is a PhD in theological ethics. Prior to co-founding “ethix - lab for innovation ethics” in 2018, he worked as science policy advisor at the ETH Board and as the General Secretary of the Swiss National Advisory Committee on Biomedical Ethics, among other positions. He is also the co-founder of “Brauer & Strub | Medizin Ethik Politik,” an independent ethics advisory organization based at Zurich, Switzerland.
Joseph Guay is Direct of Research at The Do No Digital Harm initiative, where he leads a multi-sector, international portfolio of work to support humanitarian agencies, NGOs, vulnerable civil society groups, and social entrepreneurs tackle issues pertaining to risk management, data protection, ethical design, and digital security in humanitarian emergency contexts where innovative technologies are deployed. As Visiting Researcher at the Human Rights Center (HRC) at UC Berkeley, Joe is supporting the Open Source Investigations Lab in investigating matters of surveillance and information warfare. Joe has supported the development of technology solutions for mass atrocity prevention work in South Sudan (at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s Satellite Sentinel Project in 2011), the Ebola pandemic and Nepal earthquake responses, and on mixed-migration and human trafficking in the Horn of Africa. He has developed innovation strategies and programs for the Global Alliance for Humanitarian Innovation (GAHI), World Vision’s Nepal Innovation Lab (NLab), the Global Protection Cluster at UNHCR, and the inter-agency Response Innovation Lab (RIL), and is co-author of the Humanitarian Innovation Fund's Innovation Field Guide (2018).
swissnex Salon
The swissnex Salon is a new model for dialogue on how the future of our society is shaped: a platform that includes multiple perspectives and provides a critical lens on possible emergent futures. Taking inspiration from the values articulated within the Preamble of the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, we examine the role of technology in shaping, distorting, and expanding societal foundations.
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To mark the closing of swissnex Salon, swissnex San Francisco invites you to discuss new approaches to ethical innovation among startups, the public sector, and humanitarian organizations—less “move fast and break things” and more “do no harm.” The event explores new frameworks to consider the implications of science and technology in the public sphere, including the Institute for the Future’s Ethical OS toolkit, Switzerland’s ethix lab (via videoconference), and the first-ever Humanitarian Innovation Guide.
This program is made possible thanks to the support of Engagement Migros, the development fund of the Migros Group, and the other partners of swissnex Salon.
Program7:00pm — doors open7:30pm — program starts8:30pm — networking9:30pm — doors close
Speakers
Katie Joseff is the research manager of the Digital Intelligence (DigIntel) Lab at Institute for the Future. She works with Sam Woolley researching both the negative and positive impacts of technology on the information sphere. A focus of their work is computational propaganda-- the use of algorithms, automated accounts, and data to manipulate public opinion.
Johan Rochel (via videoconference) is a PhD in law and a philosopher and researcher in innovation law and ethics. Associate member of the Centre for Ethics at the University of Zurich and author at the foreign policy think tank foraus, he works on the ethics of innovation, migration policy and the European Union. He co-founded “ethix - lab for innovation ethics” in 2018.
Jean-Daniel Strub (via videoconference) is a PhD in theological ethics. Prior to co-founding “ethix - lab for innovation ethics” in 2018, he worked as science policy advisor at the ETH Board and as the General Secretary of the Swiss National Advisory Committee on Biomedical Ethics, among other positions. He is also the co-founder of “Brauer & Strub | Medizin Ethik Politik,” an independent ethics advisory organization based at Zurich, Switzerland.
Joseph Guay is Direct of Research at The Do No Digital Harm initiative, where he leads a multi-sector, international portfolio of work to support humanitarian agencies, NGOs, vulnerable civil society groups, and social entrepreneurs tackle issues pertaining to risk management, data protection, ethical design, and digital security in humanitarian emergency contexts where innovative technologies are deployed. As Visiting Researcher at the Human Rights Center (HRC) at UC Berkeley, Joe is supporting the Open Source Investigations Lab in investigating matters of surveillance and information warfare. Joe has supported the development of technology solutions for mass atrocity prevention work in South Sudan (at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s Satellite Sentinel Project in 2011), the Ebola pandemic and Nepal earthquake responses, and on mixed-migration and human trafficking in the Horn of Africa. He has developed innovation strategies and programs for the Global Alliance for Humanitarian Innovation (GAHI), World Vision’s Nepal Innovation Lab (NLab), the Global Protection Cluster at UNHCR, and the inter-agency Response Innovation Lab (RIL), and is co-author of the Humanitarian Innovation Fund's Innovation Field Guide (2018).
swissnex Salon
The swissnex Salon is a new model for dialogue on how the future of our society is shaped: a platform that includes multiple perspectives and provides a critical lens on possible emergent futures. Taking inspiration from the values articulated within the Preamble of the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, we examine the role of technology in shaping, distorting, and expanding societal foundations.
Technology has become invisible, growing beyond our screens to an ambient layer of data, connecting our devices and silently shaping our daily lives. From mass manipulation to privacy breaches, we have witnessed transformations that challenge deeply held norms and values. Yet, is there any way technology could scale under a new kind of growth, one that is not only financial, but puts human values and rights front and center?
To mark the closing of swissnex Salon, swissnex San Francisco invites you to discuss new approaches to ethical innovation among startups, the public sector, and humanitarian organizations—less “move fast and break things” and more “do no harm.” The event explores new frameworks to consider the implications of science and technology in the public sphere, including the Institute for the Future’s Ethical OS toolkit, Switzerland’s ethix lab (via videoconference), and the first-ever Humanitarian Innovation Guide.
This program is made possible thanks to the support of Engagement Migros, the development fund of the Migros Group, and the other partners of swissnex Salon.
Program7:00pm — doors open7:30pm — program starts8:30pm — networking9:30pm — doors close
Speakers
Katie Joseff is the research manager of the Digital Intelligence (DigIntel) Lab at Institute for the Future. She works with Sam Woolley researching both the negative and positive impacts of technology on the information sphere. A focus of their work is computational propaganda-- the use of algorithms, automated accounts, and data to manipulate public opinion.
Johan Rochel (via videoconference) is a PhD in law and a philosopher and researcher in innovation law and ethics. Associate member of the Centre for Ethics at the University of Zurich and author at the foreign policy think tank foraus, he works on the ethics of innovation, migration policy and the European Union. He co-founded “ethix - lab for innovation ethics” in 2018.
Jean-Daniel Strub (via videoconference) is a PhD in theological ethics. Prior to co-founding “ethix - lab for innovation ethics” in 2018, he worked as science policy advisor at the ETH Board and as the General Secretary of the Swiss National Advisory Committee on Biomedical Ethics, among other positions. He is also the co-founder of “Brauer & Strub | Medizin Ethik Politik,” an independent ethics advisory organization based at Zurich, Switzerland.
Joseph Guay is Direct of Research at The Do No Digital Harm initiative, where he leads a multi-sector, international portfolio of work to support humanitarian agencies, NGOs, vulnerable civil society groups, and social entrepreneurs tackle issues pertaining to risk management, data protection, ethical design, and digital security in humanitarian emergency contexts where innovative technologies are deployed. As Visiting Researcher at the Human Rights Center (HRC) at UC Berkeley, Joe is supporting the Open Source Investigations Lab in investigating matters of surveillance and information warfare. Joe has supported the development of technology solutions for mass atrocity prevention work in South Sudan (at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s Satellite Sentinel Project in 2011), the Ebola pandemic and Nepal earthquake responses, and on mixed-migration and human trafficking in the Horn of Africa. He has developed innovation strategies and programs for the Global Alliance for Humanitarian Innovation (GAHI), World Vision’s Nepal Innovation Lab (NLab), the Global Protection Cluster at UNHCR, and the inter-agency Response Innovation Lab (RIL), and is co-author of the Humanitarian Innovation Fund's Innovation Field Guide (2018).
swissnex Salon
The swissnex Salon is a new model for dialogue on how the future of our society is shaped: a platform that includes multiple perspectives and provides a critical lens on possible emergent futures. Taking inspiration from the values articulated within the Preamble of the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, we examine the role of technology in shaping, distorting, and expanding societal foundations.
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To mark the closing of swissnex Salon, swissnex San Francisco invites you to discuss new approaches to ethical innovation among startups, the public sector, and humanitarian organizations—less “move fast and break things” and more “do no harm.” The event explores new frameworks to consider the implications of science and technology in the public sphere, including the Institute for the Future’s Ethical OS toolkit, Switzerland’s ethix lab (via videoconference), and the first-ever Humanitarian Innovation Guide.
This program is made possible thanks to the support of Engagement Migros, the development fund of the Migros Group, and the other partners of swissnex Salon.
Program7:00pm — doors open7:30pm — program starts8:30pm — networking9:30pm — doors close
Speakers
Katie Joseff is the research manager of the Digital Intelligence (DigIntel) Lab at Institute for the Future. She works with Sam Woolley researching both the negative and positive impacts of technology on the information sphere. A focus of their work is computational propaganda-- the use of algorithms, automated accounts, and data to manipulate public opinion.
Johan Rochel (via videoconference) is a PhD in law and a philosopher and researcher in innovation law and ethics. Associate member of the Centre for Ethics at the University of Zurich and author at the foreign policy think tank foraus, he works on the ethics of innovation, migration policy and the European Union. He co-founded “ethix - lab for innovation ethics” in 2018.
Jean-Daniel Strub (via videoconference) is a PhD in theological ethics. Prior to co-founding “ethix - lab for innovation ethics” in 2018, he worked as science policy advisor at the ETH Board and as the General Secretary of the Swiss National Advisory Committee on Biomedical Ethics, among other positions. He is also the co-founder of “Brauer & Strub | Medizin Ethik Politik,” an independent ethics advisory organization based at Zurich, Switzerland.
Joseph Guay is Direct of Research at The Do No Digital Harm initiative, where he leads a multi-sector, international portfolio of work to support humanitarian agencies, NGOs, vulnerable civil society groups, and social entrepreneurs tackle issues pertaining to risk management, data protection, ethical design, and digital security in humanitarian emergency contexts where innovative technologies are deployed. As Visiting Researcher at the Human Rights Center (HRC) at UC Berkeley, Joe is supporting the Open Source Investigations Lab in investigating matters of surveillance and information warfare. Joe has supported the development of technology solutions for mass atrocity prevention work in South Sudan (at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s Satellite Sentinel Project in 2011), the Ebola pandemic and Nepal earthquake responses, and on mixed-migration and human trafficking in the Horn of Africa. He has developed innovation strategies and programs for the Global Alliance for Humanitarian Innovation (GAHI), World Vision’s Nepal Innovation Lab (NLab), the Global Protection Cluster at UNHCR, and the inter-agency Response Innovation Lab (RIL), and is co-author of the Humanitarian Innovation Fund's Innovation Field Guide (2018).
swissnex Salon
The swissnex Salon is a new model for dialogue on how the future of our society is shaped: a platform that includes multiple perspectives and provides a critical lens on possible emergent futures. Taking inspiration from the values articulated within the Preamble of the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, we examine the role of technology in shaping, distorting, and expanding societal foundations.
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