Event Summary
Our lives have become increasingly dependent on computing and networking technologies and on the digital data exchanged on our behalves for virtually every aspect of our lives. Powerful analytics and AI methods coupled with cheap, large-scale computing and storage enable companies to develop detailed profiles of everyone, collecting and exchanging data behind the scenes in ways that are often invisible to most people. Thus, we are entrusting the well-being of our companies, organizations, schools, and lives to the digital practices of many companies—with a rapid growth in their capabilities for analysis. It is difficult-to-impossible for proper regulation to keep up to ensure proper usage of this data—and what is ‘proper?’ What should be regulated and how, and what should not (and what are the alternatives)?
Join us for a spirited debate event in which we will explore all sides to the challenging questions in the areas of digital identity and privacy, data monetization and trust, and the responsibilities and ethical considerations we have to consider to determine what is and isn’t fair, proper, legal, and safe. Audience questions will be posed to the debate participants after the moderator questions.
This event is co-sponsored by Austin Startup Week
Moderator
Sherri Greenberg, Professor of Practice, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Sherri R. Greenberg is a professor of practice and fellow of the Max Sherman Chair in State and Local Government at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and she is a professor of practice at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Additionally, she is the LBJ School Assistant Dean for State and Local Government Engagement. She is a primary researcher for, and Chairperson of, Good Systems, Ethical AI at UT Austin. Greenberg serves on the Austin Smart City Alliance Board of Directors and the Austin Forum on Technology & Society Advisory Board. Previously, she was a member of the Central Health Board of Managers and a member of the City of Austin Housing Investment Review Committee.
Greenberg has served as a senior advisor to Austin Mayor Steve Adler. She was a Texas state representative from 1991 to 2001, and she chaired the House Pensions and Investments Committee and the Select Committee on Teacher Health Insurance. She also served on the House Appropriations, Economic Development, Elections, and Science and Technology Committees. Previously, Greenberg was the City of Austin capital finance manager and a public finance officer at Standard & Poor’s.
Her teaching and research interests include technology policy, state and local government, housing, homelessness, transportation, healthcare, public finance, and campaigns and elections. Recently, she has had funding from the National Science Foundation, the City of Austin, UT Good Systems, the IBM Center for the Business of Government, the Cisco Foundation, Microsoft, MITRE, and the State of Texas.
Debaters
David Dunmoyer, Campaign Director, Texas Public Policy Foundation
David Dunmoyer is the campaign director for Better Tech for Tomorrow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. In this role, he publishes research and commentary, provides expert testimony, and advocates for responsible technology policy in the Texas legislature. His areas of focus include data privacy, cybersecurity, kids’ online safety, and other emerging technology issues. Before creating this new issue area campaign at TPPF, David was chief of staff to the executive team, driving strategy and collaboration across numerous policy issues. Originally from Sacramento, CA, his prior experience includes public affairs and digital marketing.
David is currently pursuing his Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs, with an expected graduation of December 2023.”
Aditya Khurjekar, GM, identity.ai at Prove
Aditya Khurjekar is building identity.ai, the digital signature system to authenticate content and build trust in the emerging internet that’s increasingly influenced by generative AI. identity.ai is powered by Prove, the global leader in identity & authentication.
Aditya previously co-founded Money20/20, the world’s largest FinTech conference, which was acquired by Ascential in 2014. He built the brand foundation and the original program for the inaugural Money20/20 in 2012. At Verizon from 2004-2011, he was the founder of the mobile payments joint venture that was acquired by Google & also powers Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. Aditya spent his early career in semiconductors and held leadership positions in enterprise software and mobile devices at Lucent Technologies Bell Labs & CSG Systems. Aditya was also a founding portfolio advisor at Blume Ventures in India from 2010-2015.
After a professional journey of more than 25 years in multiple industries working across the spectrum of the global innovation ecosystem, Aditya is keen to engage & invest in pursuits that solve real problems and make an impact. He is an advisor to FinTech-focused Luge Capital in Canada, and an investor in consumer-focused 1000 Farmacie in Italy, and real-estate tokenization platform Brixie in South East Asia, along with several other FinTech- and crypto-enabled inclusion initiatives in the Middle East, Latin America and India.
Aditya has a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business. He lives and works in Princeton and New York City, and collaborates with teams globally.
Anastasia Uglova, Founder, Agency
Anastasia is a public interest technologist, writer, and speaker with expertise in digital privacy and identity, secure AI, and responsible innovation. She is the founder of Agency, a membership organization of founders, investors, engineers, and cryptographers working in privacy, AI, and decentralized technologies, and host of The Privacy Podcast. With experience across startups and large organizations such as NBC, NPR, and the U.S. Senate, Anastasia has also worked internationally in Rwanda, Burundi, and Kenya. She has an M.S. in Information Security and Privacy from UT Austin and a B.A. in Government and International Relations from Cornell University.
Jay Williams, President and CTO, ARCatar
Jay Williams has been a chief technology officer and consultant to many of the Fortune 500. As a consultant, he has developed a highly refined process for managing a company’s technology infrastructure, including applications, security, and network assets. Jay is a highly sought-after, enterprise systems architect and problem solver. He has advised several high-profile technology companies on their products and is known for a rare combination of deep technology expertise, expert problem-solving ability, and business acumen. Jay is widely respected by peers and has influenced many pivotal technology consortia and industry steering groups. He regularly consults with senior technology and business executives and is frequently consulted by venture and capital investors for analyses of new technology strategies.