Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy: A conversation with Henna Virkkunen
Speaker
As the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President (EVP) for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen is tasked with combatting the increasingly complex security threats facing the EU, while at the same time strengthening external borders and internal security. This goes hand in hand with her responsibility to ensure European freedoms, justice and democracy are strengthened.
She is also responsible for the commission’s Digital and Frontier Technologies portfolio. This entails leading Europe’s efforts in shaping a competitive, resilient and inclusive digital future and maintaining or attaining leadership in strategic digital technologies.
EVP Virkkunen is joined by Professor Cosmina Dorobantu, Co-Director of the LSE Data Science Institute for a conversation on AI, digital sovereignty, cybersecurity, democracy, regulation and the policies shaping Europe's technological future.
Meet our speaker and chair
Henna Virkkunen is the European Commission's Executive Vice-President. Prior to joining the European Commission Ms Virkkunen served as a Member of the European Parliament for over ten years. As a Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy her work focused on digitalisation and frontier technologies. Ms Virkkunen has held various ministerial positions in Finland, namely Minister of Transport and Local Government (2014), Minister of Public Administration and Local Government (2011-2014) as well as Minister of Education (2008-2011).
Cosmina Dorobantu is Co-Director of the LSE Data Science Institute, where she is also Professor in Practice. Her research interest is in AI and public policy. Her career spans from shaping Google’s business strategy in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, to co-founding Aurora Energy Research, now Europe’s largest dedicated power analytics provider. Most recently, alongside Professor Helen Margetts, she co-founded and co-directed the world’s largest programme of research on AI for the public sector at The Alan Turing Institute.
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