Christiane Vejlø is a Digital trends and ethics expert and one of Europe’s leading speakers on the relationship between humanity and tech. As an adviser to the Danish government and top international firms, she passionately advocates ethics in the digital space.
Christiane is a humanist with an academic background in comparative religion and media studies and 15 years of leading positions in tech, telecom, and start-ups. From her base in Copenhagen, she functions as an acknowledged digital trend analyst, strategic adviser, and keynote speaker, guiding CEOs, boards, and the Danish government to the digital future.
She holds several advisory and board roles, including chairman of the expert group on data ethics for the Danish Ministry of Business, member of the Danish Prime Ministers Disruption Council, board member of the Copenhagen Business School Executive Department, Copenhagen Opera Festival, and Danish-listed start-up Conferize. Christiane focuses on how companies, governments, and individuals take responsibility and ensure that the transition into the digital era happens in humanity’s best interest.
Christiane is behind the award-winning tech blog electronica.dk; she hosts a national radio tech show and is a sought-after keynote speaker and chairwoman of the government-appointed Expert Group on Data Ethics.
Christiane holds a master's degree in Media Studies and has a professional background in leading media- and telecom positions. She specializes in digital trends and digital user behaviour, and her work is anchored in the interaction between humans and technology.
Christiane also works at the intersection of fashion and technology/wearables. She is behind the world’s first genuinely functional and stylish handbag, the Knomo Elektronista digital clutch, which has been recommended by WIRED, ELLE, COSMOPOLITAN, USA Today, and many others. As an investor, Vejlø focuses on digital start-ups, the Internet of Things, and wearables.
Her latest book, “The Good Idea – Responsible Innovation for the Future”, focuses on an overview of the most critical social and business trends of the post-pandemic era, how to turn a crisis into an innovation opportunity, the answer to why it’s hard to think new and how to do it anyway, the formula for how to put together the strongest innovation team, and thoughtful inspiration that forces your brain to new places. It focuses on a unique hands-on tool for developing The Good Idea.
Christiane Vejlø discusses the ethical implications and societal impacts of artificial intelligence, advocating for human-centric approaches in AI development and deployment.
In a presentation infused with optimism and good humor throughout, Charlie Bolden shares first-hand stories that bear witness to the possibilities that can be realized through a combination of grit, determination, and American ingenuity. Reflecting on a lifetime of service to country, Bolden offers insight into the incredible human effort that was required to implement ideas that started on a piece of paper to what would eventually become the tangible projects that would set a new agenda for the future of exploration to the Red Planet and beyond.
Who teaches a machine what’s right? Should We tax robots? What If my child’s best friend is a chatbot? What Does an algorithm ethicist do? Do Smart machines need therapy? We Are on the verge of one of the biggest technological disruptions our species has ever faced. As automation, algorithms, and artificial intelligence continue to advance exponentially, technology is rewriting the rules of our society that have served us for decades.
