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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.
Supporting sustainable economic growth in the wider world is the task of the EU’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA). Koen Doens, INTPA’s Director-General, joins Casper to talk about the importance of true partnerships in Europe’s external relations, how the role of his agency his changing as the world does, and where the role for the private sector lies.
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Koen Doens | UNIDO
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Tom Burt leads Microsoft’s Customer Security and Trust team – and as the Ukraine War has unfolded, has found himself at the center of Microsoft’s efforts to protect customers in Ukraine from Russia’s relentless cyber-attacks there. In this episode, he talks with Casper Klynge about the trends he’s seeing in international cybersecurity, the consequences for states, and the new responsibilities emerging for global tech companies like Microsoft.
Casper Klynge | LinkedIn | Twitter | EU Policy Blog
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Tom Burt | LinkedIn
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Trisha Shetty is a gender equality activist, lawyer, and founder of SheSays, a non-profit that aims to end gender-based discrimination through youth and civil society engagement. In the latest TechFit4Europe podcast she speaks to Casper Klynge about her work, the role of international fora and partnerships, and the impacts of technology and policy in driving change.
Currently, Trisha serves as the President of the Steering Committee of the Paris Peace Forum.
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According to Azeem Azhar, we’re all living in the exponential age, a time defined by the rapidly compounding power of technology. Human society however, only adapts at a slower pace, he says. How do we make sense of this new world? How should our political institutions respond? And what role should tech companies play?
Join Azeem Azhar, creator of the Exponential View and author of The Exponential Age, as he joins us to explore what the exponential world is and how we can navigate it.
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Casper Klynge | LinkedIn | Twitter
Microsoft European Government Affairs | EU Policy Blog | Twitter
Azeem Azhar | LinkedIn | Twitter | Exponential View | The Exponential Age
Not one voice but a common song sung in different voices with different tunes is how Federica Mogherini describes finding the common ground at the highest EU level. In this episode, EU's former foreign policy chief talks European tech agenda, transatlantic relationship or education focused on diversity and inclusion.
Federica Mogherini, College of Europe's rector, is a former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy as well as former Vice-President of the European Commission.
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One compares AI to fire or electricity, the other argues it has all the makings of a thriller. In this Data Science & Law Forum special, filmmaker Tonje Hessen Schei and computer scientist Eric Horvitz join Casper Klynge to discuss what needs to be done to ensure we all benefit from AI.
Tonje Hessen Schei is a documentarian whose film iHuman deals with AI, social control and power. Eric Horvitz is a technical fellow at Microsoft, where he serves as the company’s first Chief Scientific Officer.
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Eric Horwitz | Site | Twitter
Tonje Hessen Schei | iHuman
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In the 90s, when Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger first attended the Munich Security Conference, international crisis management was considered an exclusive government domain. But that has changed as the world became more interconnected. In this episode, Ambassador Ischinger discusses these changes and implications for diplomacy in a digital-first world.
Wolfgang Ischinger has been Chairman of the Munich Security Conference since 2008, the world’s leading forum dedicated to international security.
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Casper Klynge | LinkedIn | Twitter
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Wolfgang Ischinger [guest] | Chairman - Munich Security Conference | Twitter
Norway may not be part of the EU, but it is certainly part of Europe and tied together with the continent on values, trade, and cooperation on EU and global affairs. In this episode, Minister Nikolai Astrup discusses the importance of seeing beyond borders when it comes to shaping a better future with technology.
Nikolai Astrup is Norway’s minister of local development and modernization. He is also a member of the UN High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation, steering his country’s approach to the UN SDGs.
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Casper Klynge | LinkedIn | Twitter | EU Policy Blog
Microsoft Europe | Site | Twitter | YouTube
Nikolai Astrup | Bio
Portugal took over the EU Presidency at a particularly difficult moment: the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic consequences present an unprecedented challenge for the EU and its Member States. In this episode, Casper Klynge and Augusto Santos Silva discuss Europe’s plans to deliver economic recovery while transitioning to a digital and green economy.
Augusto Santos Silva is Portugal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is also a Professor at the University of Porto.
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Microsoft Europe | Site | Twitter | YouTube
Augusto Santos Silva | Site
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The pandemic has provided countless examples of rapid progress and scientific advances that would not have been possible without an open and collaborative approach to data. In this episode, Microsoft's Jennifer Yokoyama talks about the data divide and also the need for technology companies to focus on making diverse groups feel included.
Jennifer Yokoyama is Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, IP Group at Microsoft, as well as board director for the nonprofit ChIPs, which aims to connect women working in technology, law and policy.
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Casper Klynge [host] | LinkedIn | Twitter | EU Policy Blog
Jennifer Yokoyama [guest] | LinkedIn
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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.