Technology, the Global Environmental Challenge and Democracy

On 11 August, IEF member Maja Groff moderated a discussion on Technology, the Global Environmental Challenge and Democracy co-organised by the Global Governance Forum, the Council of Europe, and the World Forum for Democracy (under the High Patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic). More information is available here

Confirmed speakers included:
Gavin McCormick, Founder and Executive Director of WattTime and co-founder/partner of Gore's ClimateTrace project
Stanford Academic Herb Lin for the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, on technology and information ecosystem integrity
Tomer Shalit, Founder and CEO of ClimateView which tracks and makes transparent climate goals
Amy Eaglestone, Democracy-Building Expert and Policy Advisor to the Chair of the Dutch Climate Council
Soushiant Zanganehpour, Founder, CEO at Swae.io on current tech for enhancing democratic decision-making
and significant youth involvement

The event was livestreamed on the World Forum for Democracy Facebook website and Council of Europe Facebook page, where a recording should be available.