Dr. Susie Alegre
Human rights barrister and AI ethics pioneer, Dr. Susie Alegre equips organizations to navigate technology’s impact while protecting fundamental freedoms in the digital age.
Why you should book Dr. Susie Alegre for your next event
- With 25+ years of experience in international law, she is a Senior Fellow at CIGI and a respected barrister, recognized as one of the foremost experts on human rights and technology.
- Author of Freedom to Think, named Financial Times Book of the Year, Dr. Susie Alegre has sparked global conversations on protecting fundamental rights in the digital age.
- As a pioneering authority in the intersection of law, technology, and human rights, she influences international policy and equips organizations to lead responsibly in a digital-first world.
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Protecting Human Rights in the Digital Age with Dr. Susie Alegre
Dr. Susie Alegre is a human rights barrister, author and digital rights pioneer with over 25 years of experience in international law. She is the author of the book “Freedom to Think: Protecting a Fundamental Human Right in the Digital Age,” (Atlantic Books 2022) which was recognized as a Book of the Year by the Financial Times in 2022 and shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize. Her latest book “Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI” (Atlantic Books 2024) explores the human impacts of the latest wave of AI.
An Associate of Garden Court Chambers and a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), she is a recognised legal expert in the field of law and technology and has held various domestic and international judicial and oversight roles which have given her a deep understanding of the functioning of law and regulation as it operates in practice.
Susie has advised governments, civil society, international organisations and private companies on emerging technologies and the legal framework for human rights and equality that applies to them. Recent examples of her work include a report for UNICEF on Neurotechnology and Children’s Rights and strategic advisory work for the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission on AI and emerging technologies.
As a speaker, Susie is highly sought after as she brings practical insights, legal understanding and a sense of humour to the myriad of ways that technology affects our humanity today, and how we can respond to that. Susie specialises in bringing complex, technical topics to life for general or specialist audiences.
She has given keynotes at international conferences for organisations including the International Association of Privacy Professionals, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the House of Ethics, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and Informa. She regularly speaks at literary and cultural festivals on these topics and has presented at Hay International Festival, EA Festival, Edinburgh Book Festival, Malaga Festival, Geneva International Film Festival among others. Her insights into human rights and technology have featured in international media including the BBC, Sky News, France 24, TIME Magazine, Sydney Morning Herald, Financial Times and many others.
Book Dr. Susie Alegre for your event to equip your organization with the knowledge and strategies needed to lead responsibly, build resilience, and thrive in a world shaped by artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Keynotes
Keynote by Dr. Susie Alegre:
Being Human in the Age of AI
From ChatGPT to killer robots, this talk looks at the human side of the AI revolution with examples of the ways AI is already affecting our daily lives, the human rights it engages and how to chart a human path through the hype.
Keynote by Dr. Susie Alegre:
The AI Revolution
AI is revolutionising the workplace in ways which will affect us all. This talk explores the impact AI has on our working lives, from recruitment to retirement and asks how we harness the opportunities while preparing for the risks.
Keynote by Dr. Susie Alegre:
Inside Out – Regulating Online Harms
This talk takes a unique perspective on the online environment, looking at the ways it affects our thoughts and inner lives and what governments and regulators can do to protect them for a better digital future.
Keynote by Dr. Susie Alegre:
Freedom of Thought in the Digital Age
This talk charts a path through the noise around privacy and free speech looking at the ways digital tools and the online environment, from period trackers to social media, might be affecting our freedom to think for ourselves and what we can do about it.
Keynote by Dr. Susie Alegre:
Out of our minds – how neurotechnology will shape our future
Drawing on current examples and near future scenarios, this talk unpacks the world of neurotechnology from the perspective of the human rights it affects. As our brains become the next frontier of technological development, understanding what is at stake is vital to harness the benefits and prevent the risks.
Keynote by Dr. Susie Alegre:
From Socrates to Sora: Does AI make us stupid?
Socrates was famously suspicious of the written word because he feared it would destroy human memory. The tools we use to tell our stories affect the way we think about the world around us. This talk looks at earlier revolutions in information dissemination alongside recent research on the impact AI and other technologies have on the brain to help us understand how to navigate the advancement of AI.
Keynote by Dr. Susie Alegre:
From Witches to Wikileaks: A history of the right to think for ourselves
This brings historical and current examples of the ways our rights to freedom of thought, expression and access to information have been understood. Learning from the past we can start to think practically about the future.
Freedom to Think: The Long Struggle to Liberate our Minds
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