Future Societies

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Kim Smouter, Executive Director, European Network Against Racism (ENAR); on Future Societies Stage during day two of Web Summit 2023 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.
The people v big tech
Will tech save or destroy democracy?
Will AI destroy humanity?
Will we regret the future?

Meet some of our past society speakers

Ayọ (fka Opal) Tometi
Ayọ (fka Opal) Tometi
Co-founderBlack Lives Matter
Olena Zelenska
Olena Zelenska
The First Lady of UkraineUkraine
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai
Co-founderMalala Fund
Margrethe Vestager
Margrethe Vestager
Competition Commissioner EUEuropean Commission
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime MinisterGovernment of Canada
Pedro Sánchez
Pedro Sánchez
Prime MinisterGovernment of Spain
Deborah Archer
Deborah Archer
PresidentACLU
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
PresidentEuropean Commission
António Costa
António Costa
Prime MinisterGovernment of Portugal
Cornel West
Cornel West
Academic and activist
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Executive Chairman of the Institute for Global Change; Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTony Blair Global Institute
Al Gore
Al Gore
Former VP of United States & ChairmanGeneration Investment Management
Frances Haugen
Frances Haugen
The Facebook WhistleblowerWhistleblower Aid
Kumi Naidoo
Kumi Naidoo
Secretary-GeneralAmnesty International
Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden
PresidentFreedom of the Press Foundation

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“Design with equity and real justice in mind.”

"Unchecked AI can amplify bias in the workplace more than we’ve ever seen before."

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