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Recent Speaking Engagements

  • DAVOS: Re-Designing Tech with Children’s Needs at the Center
    Panelist, Future House at Davos, World Economic Forum event.
    Focused on children, platform design, and the social responsibility of technology companies.
  • SXSW: Can AI Be Trained to Be Ethical, and Will It?
    Lead Panelist / Moderator: SXSW 2025, Austin, Texas.
    A conversation on AI ethics, accountability, and real-world deployment, with technologists, investors, and policy leaders.
  • Firewall Podcast
    Guest, Firewall, hosted by Bradley Tusk.
    Discussion on social media reform, Gen Z leadership, platform accountability, and the future of digital governance.
  • Gen Z vs. the Algorithm: Inventing a Healthier Digital Future
    Conversation with Emma Lembke, Director of Gen Z Advocacy, Sustainable Media Center.
    Star Legend Family Office event, hosted at Grant Thornton.
    Focused on youth-led reform, platform incentives, and rebuilding healthier digital systems.
  • Ethics of Big Data
    Guest speaker (virtual), University of Virginia, June 12, 2025.
    Invited by Professor Renée Cummings to speak with graduate students on AI, data ethics, and societal impact.
  • AI and the Future of Truth
    Speaker, SXSW 2024, Austin, Texas.
    Examined how AI systems reshape trust, media, and shared reality.
  • Podcast Conversation with Aidan Kohn-Murphy
    Conversation on Gen Z organizing, digital power, and youth-led approaches to technology reform.
  • Podcast Conversation with David Bauder (Associated Press)
    Discussion on journalism, media trust, platform influence, and the future of news.

Selected Past Speaking Engagements 

TED Talks
  • TED HQ Stage – Fake News
  • TED Talk – The World After 9/11, Long Beach, California
 
SXSW (Selected)
  • The Future of Truth (with Gary Marcus)
  • Curation Is the Cure for Information Overload
  • Facebook and Publishers
  • The Cloud as Skynet: Conquering Digital Overload
  • Curation Nation (Book Talk)
 
Academic & Institutional
  • Columbia University – Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI)
  • BRITE Conference, Columbia University
  • IEEE Board Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
  • IEEE Globecom, Anaheim, California
 
Global Media & Technology Forums
  • BBC, London (Briefing)
  • DLD Conference – Next Formats
  • Monaco Media Forum – Humans vs. Robots
  • Digital Age 2.0, São Paulo, Brazil
  • IAB Italia World Business Forum, Milan, Italy
 
Industry Flagships
  • CES / Digital Hollywood, Las Vegas
  • VidCon, Anaheim, California
  • Ad Week, New York City