Engaging the Tech Industry for Building Peace and Human Security
Organized by the London School of Economics and Political Science, the objective of this roundtable discussion is to gather ideas, suggestions, and guidance on how we can support, structure, and facilitate positive engagements between the tech sector and local civil societies. The focus will be particularly on those in fragile, crisis, and conflict-affected environments. Prof. Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Nelleke van Amstel will be part of the discussion.
The roundtables will run from 4:00 to 6.30 pm GMT on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 March.
The project leaders are:
Jennifer Easterday, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Just Peace Labs
Dr Mary Martin, Director of the UN Business and Human Security Initiative, LSE IDEAS
Dr Vesna Bojičić Dželilović, Deputy Director of the Conflict Research Programme, LSE IDEAS
Helena Puig Larrauri, Director and Co-Founder, BuildUp