Stephanie Hare is a researcher, broadcaster and author focused on technology, political risk and
business. A former Director at Accenture Research, Stephanie has gone on to become a regular
contributor and commentator for the Financial Times, BBC World News, and Radio 4, where she has
covered topics ranging from China\u2019s Huawei Scandal, to cryptocurrency, to the gender pay gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In her book Technology is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics (recognised as a
Financial Times best summer book of 2022), Stephanie provides a practical overview of how to
create and use tools and technologies to maximise benefits and minimise harm. She co-presents the
BBC programme AI:Decoded, where she analyses the week\u2019s top stories in artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With an understanding of both the policy and the engineering sides of technology, in her talks
Stephanie draws from a range of perspectives to cover the multilayered questions about the future.
She covers everything from biometrics and AI in HR, digital footprints and the ‘datafication’ of
children\u2019s identity to consensus in policy-making, spending on cybersecurity and accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Previously Stephanie worked at Accenture, Palantir, and Oxford Analytica, and held the Alistair Horne
Visiting Fellowship at St Antony\u2019s College, Oxford. She holds a PhD and MSc from the London
School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, including a year at the Universit\u00e9 de la Sorbonne (Paris IV).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Technologist & Researcher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2484,"menu_order":28,"template":"","categories":[50],"speaker-type":[31],"yoast_head":"\n