Partner Event: German Marshall Fund (GMF) webinar: Redefining Resilience

Redefining Resilience

Embedding Democratic Values in Technological Innovation

Friday, May 30, 2025: 1600–1730 CET

Panelists

Lindsay Gorman

Managing Director and Senior Fellow, GMF Technology

Cristina Martínez Pinto

Founder and CEO, PIT Policy Lab

Susan McGregor

Research Scholar, Data Science Institute, Columbia University

Lisa Poggiali

Digital Democracy Global Advisor, International Foundation for Electoral Systems

Moderator

Shanthi Kalathil

Visiting Senior Fellow, GMF

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Rapid technological change is placing new pressures on democratic systems, from deepfakes in the information sphere to blackbox artificial intelligence systems making increasingly critical decisions. At the same time, the speed of innovation offers ongoing opportunities for scientists and entrepreneurs to build core values into future technologies.

GMF Technology has been at the forefront of exploring the innovation and development of democracy-affirming technologies, which are intentionally designed to uphold democratic principles such as privacy, transparency, and accountability. The team's latest report delves into these technologies, which will be the focus of this event. We cordially invite you to join us for the conversation. A link to the event livestream will follow upon registration.

Panelists will examine the characteristics of democratically minded innovation ecosystems, discuss strategies to foster the development of technologies that uphold democratic values, and explore ways to increase access to these innovations.

Should you have any questions or require accommodations, please contact Adrienne Goldstein at agoldstein@gmfus.org.

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a nonpartisan policy organization committed to the idea that the United States and Europe are stronger together.