Gry Hasselbalch – Keynote Speaker on AI, Data, Humanity and Digital Power
- 20+ years of international experience in tech ethics, digital policy, and human rights
- Member of the EU AI high-level Expert group and other influential expert groups on AI, data, and geopolitics
- Published author of several critically acclaimed books on AI, data, power and humanity
- Dynamic, engaging speaker with speaking and moderator experience in parliaments, academic settings and global policy & industry events such as COP27, Paris Peace Forum, World Expo.
Upcoming Talks & Debates Around the World
Recordings of Selected Talks, Moderation & Debates
Keynotes, Lectures, Debates (list not complete)
How can we soften the blow for the public sector when the GenAI bubble bursts? – panel debate with Gary Marcus, Virginia Dignum and Wendy Hall Watch here
TechBBQ AI Summit panel debate https://lnkd.in/dcnBBSQw
Presentation, “Mennesket før Maskinen”, Folkekirken Vesterbro , 2025 https://lnkd.in/duseMwRV
Danish National Genome Center Conference 2025, panel debate https://lnkd.in/dnJrHt66
Sustainable AI Conference, The University of Bonn:
– Panel debates: “If it is broke, fix it! The Promises and Perils of Tech solutionism”
– Flash talk: “Human Power – Seven Traits for the Politics of the AI Machine Age” https://lnkd.in/dxqz7phJ
Fremtidens arbejde – Er AI en trussel eller en transformer? En samtale med DJØFs formand Sarah Vergo hos IDA faciliteret af AI-Portalen, 2025 https://lnkd.in/ew-HVa2n
Moderator of panel “Shaping the Future of AI: A Human Rights View from Asia and Europe” ved 23rd Informal Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Seminar on Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark, 2025 https://lnkd.in/dwnURKEN
ADD Partnerkonference: Får vi en verden med AGI – og hvordan forbereder vi os? 11. November, 2025 https://lnkd.in/dhVfKr8t
Presentation, Wisdom in the AI Machine Age, Internal seminar, Institut for Kommunikation og Humanistisk Videnskab, Roskilde University, 25. November 2025
Presentation, Lo scenario europeo e impatto AI sul sociale”, ved eventen Dati, documenti e decisioni: il valore dell’AI nei flussi informativi, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Presentation, AI and algorithmic management in the work place, Public consultation, Danish parliament
Seminar, book talk, Human Power – Seven Traits for the Politics of the AI Machine Age, Nov 6, 2025, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Link
Keynote, Human Power – Seven Traits for the Politics of the AI Machine Age, Digital Humanism – Interdisciplinary Science and Research Conference, Technical University of Vienna. November 20, 2025 Link
Lecture, Safeguarding Democracy in the Age of AI, African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University of Johannesburg South Africa, August 26, 2025
Keynote, “Why AI Research Has an Obligation to Engage in Policy Discussions”, Automating Welfare Conference, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, April 2025 Link
Guest lecturer, “Data Ethics”, Danish Technical University, BA Data Science and Management, March 2025
Keynote, “Human rights protection in Europe’s new AI Act” – MILA Conference on AI & Human Rights in Montreal, Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute 2024 Event details
Lecture, “AI Ethics, Politics, and the Unmatched Distinctiveness of Human Power” – U.S. Argonne National Laboratory, Distinguished Lecture Series, October 12, 2023, Link
Keynote, EthicAI=FORUM, From Talk to Action: Six Research Collaborations from Southeast Europe, Link, 2021
Training of Bayer employees in AI ethics as member of Bayer’s Bio Ethics Council (since 2022)
Presentation, “Kan AI skrive en Beatles sang uden Beatles?”, AI & Musik Seminar, KODA, Autor/Komponister & Sangskrivere, Dansk Komponistforening, DPA – professionelle sangskrivere og producere, Musikforlæggerne/MPA Denmark, 11th June 2025
Instructor, “Dataetik og Magt – Fra indsigt til handling i en digital tidsalder”, PROSA, April 2025
Panellist, Accenture Responsible AI customer event, 2024
Instructor, AI Ethics Seminar, Maersk, employee seminar, 2019
Lecture, “The Ethical Evolution of Artificial Intelligence”, Novo Nordisk Foundation, employee seminar, 2024
Presentation, Toolsets for Operationalisation of AI Assurance, 2021.AI, Copenhagen, 2023, Link
Keynote, “Data Ethics of Power – A Global Human Approach in the Big Data and AI Era” – Digital Transformation in Government (DTiG), 2022, Link
Lecture, “Kunstig Intelligens, Magt og Dataetik”, IDA, 2021
Respondent, Legal Services Industry session, AI4People Summit, 2020 Link
Keynote, “The Ethical Challenges of AI: Surveillance, Bias, and Control”, Veolia Institute Foresight Committee Meeting, October 5, 2024, Link
Keynote, “Artificial Intelligence policy and ethics” Fabbrica Intelligente, Confindustria, 2019, Link
Keynote, “Privacy as a Competitive Advantage”, Mozilla Speaker Series, 2017
Keynote, “Dataetik”, 6th meeting in the Danish government’s Disruption Council, 2018
Keynote, “Data ethics”, Founders of Tomorrow, 2019, Link
Presentation, “European High-Level Expert Group and AI and Ethics”, Data Ethics Forum, 2019, Link
Book launch, Human Power – Seven Traits for the Politics of the AI Machine Age, Statens Museum for Kunst’s book shop, 4th April 2025 Link
Book launch and debate, Human before the Machine with Paul Nemitz, Tech Ambassador Ditte Bjerregaard, Lisbeth Bech Nielsen, DemocracyX, 23rd April 2025 Event details
Book launch, Data Ethics of Power: A Human Approach in the Big Data and AI Era – John Cabot University, Institute for Future and Innovation, 2022
PANELS AND DEBATES
Moderator of panel “Shaping the Future of AI: A Human Rights View from Asia and Europe” 23rd Informal Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Seminar on Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
How can we soften the blow for the public sector when the GenAI bubble bursts? – panel debate with Gary Marcus, Virginia Dignum and Wendy Hall, Umeå AI Policy Lab.
Sustainable AI Conference, The University of Bonn
– Panel debates: “If it is broke, fix it! The Promises and Perils of Tech solutionism”
– Flash talk: “Human Power – Seven Traits for the Politics of the AI Machine Age”
Fremtidens arbejde – Er AI en trussel eller en transformer?
En samtale med DJØFs formand Sarah Vergo hos IDA faciliteret af AI-Portalen.
Danish National Genome Center Conference 2025, panel debate
Oxford-style debate with Jürgen Schmidhuber – Interpreting Europe Conference 2025, European Commission, Link
Panellist, Global AI Ambitions: Identifying Gaps, Bridging Expectations, and Fostering Better Cooperation, Expertise France, 2024 link
Panellist, Nordens dag 2024: Kunstig intelligens og demokrati, Norges storting, link
Panellist, 4th European AI Alliance Assembly: Leading Trustworthy AI Globally, European Commission & Spanish EU Presidency, 2024, link
Panellist, Navigating Geopolitics in AI Governance Implementation – Oxford Global Society, January 14, 2024
Master of Ceremony & Moderator, Architects Council of Europe – Architects for Innovation: Public Conference on AI and Architecture, November 24, 2022, Link
Master of Ceremony & Moderator, AI and the Future of Europe, EU MEP Dragos Tudorache Conference, March 30, 2022 Link
Master of Ceremony, European AI Excellence of Trust, European Commission, World Expo, Dubai, March 15–16, 2022, Moderator of panel on AI for Sustainability, Conversation with AI artist Franz Rosati
Panellist, “AI’s indflydelse på fri forskning”, Danmarks Frie Forskningsfonds årlige forskningskonference, 2024
Panellist, “Will Generative AI boost productivity or just make us long for human interaction?”, Danske Bank, Sustain Tomorrow, 2024
Panellist, Data Pollution and Power – Sustainable AI Conference, University of Bonn, 2023. Link
Panellist, AI Education at PhD level, The International AI Doctoral Academy, 9th March 2023, Link
Panellist, Managing AI risk: perspectives from around the world, European Commission & EU Foreign Policy Instrument at Paris Peace Forum, 2023 Link
Panellist, Panel 7: International Perspectives, Building the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, US National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2022, Link
Panellist, Re-Imagining Common Goods in the Age of AI – UN Climate Change Pavilion, COP27, Egypt, November 16, 2022, Link
Panellist, Reassess and Reboot, Ethical Limits in Civil Society Practives in Using New Technologies, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility, 2022.
Panellist, Democracy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future, John Cabot University, 2021, Link
Panellist, Thinking Beyond Today: Intergenerational Justice, Sustainability & AI, World Economic Forum Global Future Council on AI for Humanity, June 17, 2021.
Panellist, OECD Expert Workshop on Data Ethics – Copenhagen, OECD, December 9–10, 2021
Panellist, The Geopolitics of AI Technologies – EU National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) AI Week, November 17, 2020
Panellist, The (In)Justice of AI – TU Delft TPM AI-Lab Online Conference, November 17, 2020, Link
Panellist, Club of Three Plenary – UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, November 15–16, 2019
Panellist, Our Brave New World: The Internet of Things, AI, and 5G – German Marshall Fund Brussels Forum, June 26–27, 2019
Panellist, Governing AI Panel – MozFest 2019, Mozilla Foundation, October 27, 2019, Link
Moderator, “Data Ethics Discussions & panel”, Data Ethics Forum, 2018
Panellist, “Ethics in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems”, Data Ethics Forum, 2017
Panellist, Ethics, Observational Platforms, Mathematics, and Fundamental Rights – CPDP Brussels, 2017, Link
Moderator, “Data Control – monopoly or individual control” debate with Frank Pasquale and Margrethe Vestager, Data Ethics Forum, 2016, Link
Chair, panellist, organisation of sessions, dynamic coalitions etc. at United Nations Internet Governance Fora: Egypt (2009), Lithuania (2010), Azerbaijan (2012), Indonesia (2013), Turkey (2014), Brazil (2015). Including Eurodigs, Danish National IGFs and WSIS meetings in the same period. E.g.: Chair of Privacy as Innovation I and Privacy as Innovation II, United Nations Internet Governance Forum, Istanbul, 2014, Link to session II and founder of the Global Privacy is Innovation Network.
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