Carissa Veliz

Carissa Veliz is using her platform as a distinguished keynote speaker to call attention to the need for privacy and ethics in AI. Associate Professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, Carissa’s research is focussed on digital ethics, privacy issues surrounding AI and data collection. When Carissa is invited to speak at events, she sheds light on subject these topics in addition to political philosophy and public policy. Over the years, she has been a trusted advisor to a number of organisations and can now help your audience understand the ethical considerations that should be made whilst developing these new technologies.

With a PhD from the University of Oxford, Carissa started her career as a Research Fellow for the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. In 2020, she returned to her alma mater in a teaching capacity and has since been shaping the new generation of students at the Institute for Ethics in AI. Author of “Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data”, Carissa exposes how the privacy of regular people on the internet is compromised by big tech and government, offering tools on how this can be stopped. Regarded as the Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Carissa is helping people stop digital technology entities from stealing their data and privacy. In 2024, she published her latest book “The Ethics of Privacy & Surveillance".

Board Member of the Proton Foundation, Carissa is furthering her efforts to build a better internet. Carissa’s TEDx talk “The Case for Ending Data Economy” is another avenue through which she urges people to take back control of their data. Making strides in bringing government attention to these issues, she advises the US Congress, and was one of the members of the Group of Experts for the Digital Rights Charter. Carissa is also a member of the Women 4 Ethics of AI for UNESCO and is a pivotal part of the International Advisory Council on AI for Spain. She also often contributes to publications such as New Statesman, Wired, Guardian, and The Harvard Business Review.

Recipient of the Herbert A. Simon Award for Outstanding Research in Computing & Philosophy, Carissa is a revered figure in the field. Her expertise on the ethics of AI and new technology makes her a sought-after speaker on the subject. Invited to share her views on several podcasts, Carissa is educating people about how they can protect themselves from losing their data privacy to big tech companies. Hire Carissa Veliz, Editor of the Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics, to speak at your next event and ensure that you will leave with a superior understanding of ethical implications of new technologies. Enquire now!