The Ethical Tech Initiative hosts our own events and recommends affiliate events.
EVENT RECAPS
- Advancing Diversity in Education Panel Discussion
- Launch Event for the Student’s Guide to Reproductive Data Privacy
- What’s Law Got To Do With It: Privacy, Authenticity, AI, and Possibly Romance on Dating Apps
PAST EVENTS
19
September2024
Combating Deepfakes in the Upcoming
Presidential Election
The Deepfakes & Democracy Initiative, part of EthicalTech@GW, was established to promote a deeper understanding among researchers, scholars, and policymakers of regulations of deepfakes that are deployed within the democratic process – including regulations imposed through US and international legislation, state legislation, and executive actions, as well as social media platforms’ content moderation policies and practices. This first panel titled Combating Deepfakes in the Upcoming US Presidential Election will discuss current actions combating deepfakes and what else can be done in the future.
The event will be moderated by Prof. Dawn Nunziato, Co-Director of EthicalTech@GW and the Pedas Family Endowed Professor of IP & Technology Law.
Panelists included:
🎓 Ilana Beller: Organizing Manager, Democracy Campaign at Public Citizen
🎓 Alysia M. Long: Sr. Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Law & Policy at Cox Media Group
🎓 Daniel I. Weiner: Director, Elections & Government at Brennan Center for Justice.
Presidential Election
The Deepfakes & Democracy Initiative, part of EthicalTech@GW, was established to promote a deeper understanding among researchers, scholars, and policymakers of regulations of deepfakes that are deployed within the democratic process – including regulations imposed through US and international legislation, state legislation, and executive actions, as well as social media platforms’ content moderation policies and practices. This first panel titled Combating Deepfakes in the Upcoming US Presidential Election will discuss current actions combating deepfakes and what else can be done in the future.
The event will be moderated by Prof. Dawn Nunziato, Co-Director of EthicalTech@GW and the Pedas Family Endowed Professor of IP & Technology Law.
Panelists included:
🎓 Ilana Beller: Organizing Manager, Democracy Campaign at Public Citizen
🎓 Alysia M. Long: Sr. Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Law & Policy at Cox Media Group
🎓 Daniel I. Weiner: Director, Elections & Government at Brennan Center for Justice.
12pmFaculty Conference Center (Burns 505) at GW Law
12
September2024
Diversity in Education One-Year Post-SFFA v. Harvard
Round table discussion about the impacts of the Supreme Court banning affirmative action, one year later.
The discussion will be moderated by Professor Dawn Nunziato, and include remarks by Professor Dwayne Kwaysee Wright, J.D., Ph.D., GSEHD’s Director of DEI Initiatives and professor of higher education administration. Research assistants Genna Fukuda, Elizabeth Moraga, and Joshua Barclay will also be panelists discussing the Ethical Tech Initiative’s work in this area.
Round table discussion about the impacts of the Supreme Court banning affirmative action, one year later.
The discussion will be moderated by Professor Dawn Nunziato, and include remarks by Professor Dwayne Kwaysee Wright, J.D., Ph.D., GSEHD’s Director of DEI Initiatives and professor of higher education administration. Research assistants Genna Fukuda, Elizabeth Moraga, and Joshua Barclay will also be panelists discussing the Ethical Tech Initiative’s work in this area.
12pmFCC at GW Law
26
June2024
2 Years Post-Dobbs: The Legal Landscape of Reproductive Data Privacy
The Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative (RDPI) co-hosted Two Years Post-Dobbs: The Legal Landscape of Reproductive Data Privacy with the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).
The event included a panel discussion on the current state of reproductive rights and reproductive data privacy across the United States – with expert panelists Prof. Sonia Suter, Sara Geoghegan (EPIC Counsel), and Suzanne Bernstein (EPIC Law Fellow) – and featured the launch of our Reproductive Data Privacy database, a joint endeavor between our Initiative and EPIC. This publicly accessible and searchable database includes information on legislation, litigation, resources, and news articles on reproductive data privacy efforts on the national and state levels, and includes summaries and commentary from EPIC.
The Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative (RDPI) co-hosted Two Years Post-Dobbs: The Legal Landscape of Reproductive Data Privacy with the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).
The event included a panel discussion on the current state of reproductive rights and reproductive data privacy across the United States – with expert panelists Prof. Sonia Suter, Sara Geoghegan (EPIC Counsel), and Suzanne Bernstein (EPIC Law Fellow) – and featured the launch of our Reproductive Data Privacy database, a joint endeavor between our Initiative and EPIC. This publicly accessible and searchable database includes information on legislation, litigation, resources, and news articles on reproductive data privacy efforts on the national and state levels, and includes summaries and commentary from EPIC.
6pmSCC (2nd Floor of Lisner Hall)
at GW Law
at GW Law
19
March2024
Advancing Diversity in Education
Panel Discussion
EthicalTech@GW launched our Advancing Diversity in Education initiative to utilize technology to guide high school students on how to discuss racial and ethnic diversity in their college applications after the Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. To celebrate the launch of our Advancing Diversity in Education initiative and the release of our student guide, we hosted a panel discussion on how to encourage diversity in higher education in light of this recent Supreme Court decision.
The event featured welcoming remarks by Law School Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD, and will be moderated by Prof. Dawn Nunziato, Co-Director of EthicalTech@GW and the Pedas Family Endowed Professor of IP & Technology Law.
Panelists included:
🎓 Prof. Omari Scott Simmons, Professor at GW Law specializing in higher education and corporate governance
🎓 Prof. Dwayne Kwaysee Wright, J.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor at GW Graduate School of Education and Human Development; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
🎓 Genna Fukuda, 2L and lead researcher for the Advancing Diversity in Education initiative
Panel Discussion
EthicalTech@GW launched our Advancing Diversity in Education initiative to utilize technology to guide high school students on how to discuss racial and ethnic diversity in their college applications after the Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. To celebrate the launch of our Advancing Diversity in Education initiative and the release of our student guide, we hosted a panel discussion on how to encourage diversity in higher education in light of this recent Supreme Court decision.
The event featured welcoming remarks by Law School Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD, and will be moderated by Prof. Dawn Nunziato, Co-Director of EthicalTech@GW and the Pedas Family Endowed Professor of IP & Technology Law.
Panelists included:
🎓 Prof. Omari Scott Simmons, Professor at GW Law specializing in higher education and corporate governance
🎓 Prof. Dwayne Kwaysee Wright, J.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor at GW Graduate School of Education and Human Development; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
🎓 Genna Fukuda, 2L and lead researcher for the Advancing Diversity in Education initiative
12pmStudent Conference Center (Lisner 201) at GW Law
28
September2023
Launch Event for the Student’s Guide to Reproductive Data Privacy
On September 28, 2023, The George Washington University Law School’s Ethical Tech Initiative hosted a launch event for “A Student’s Guide to Reproductive Data Privacy.” This guide sets forth practical advice for how to reduce the risk of unwanted disclosure of one’s personal reproductive and other private data.
Law School Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew delivered the opening remarks, in which she recognized the importance of the Ethical Tech Initiative, its Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative, and the Initiatives’ solution-oriented focus.
Professor Dawn Nunziato, the Pedas Family Endowed Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law and Co-Director of EthicalTech@GW, moderated the panel.
The expert panelists were:
Amanda Newman: Senior Policy Advisor for Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, the sponsor of the My Body, My Data Act;
Sara Geoghegan: Counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center;
Professor Sonia Suter: The Henry St. George Tucker III Dean’s Research Professor of Law, The Kahan Family Research Professor of Law, and the Founding Director of the Health Law Initiative;
Clare Burgess: Lead Researcher for the Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative at the Ethical Tech Initiative; and
Genna Fukuda: Lead Researcher for the Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative at the Ethical Tech Initiative.
On September 28, 2023, The George Washington University Law School’s Ethical Tech Initiative hosted a launch event for “A Student’s Guide to Reproductive Data Privacy.” This guide sets forth practical advice for how to reduce the risk of unwanted disclosure of one’s personal reproductive and other private data.
Law School Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew delivered the opening remarks, in which she recognized the importance of the Ethical Tech Initiative, its Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative, and the Initiatives’ solution-oriented focus.
Professor Dawn Nunziato, the Pedas Family Endowed Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law and Co-Director of EthicalTech@GW, moderated the panel.
The expert panelists were:
Amanda Newman: Senior Policy Advisor for Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, the sponsor of the My Body, My Data Act;
Sara Geoghegan: Counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center;
Professor Sonia Suter: The Henry St. George Tucker III Dean’s Research Professor of Law, The Kahan Family Research Professor of Law, and the Founding Director of the Health Law Initiative;
Clare Burgess: Lead Researcher for the Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative at the Ethical Tech Initiative; and
Genna Fukuda: Lead Researcher for the Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative at the Ethical Tech Initiative.
12pmStudent Conference Center (Lisner 201) at GW Law
27
June2023
What’s Law got to do with it?
5:30 – 7 pmStudent Conference Center (Lisner 201) at GW Law and on Zoom.
24
Oct2022
ETI Collaboration – Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security: An International Perspective on Legal TechMembers of ETI of DC met with a small delegation of public servants from the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security to discuss the role that technology plays in our respective legal sectors. Our roundtable discussion focused on promising technological developments in the legal sector, the role AI should and does play in the judiciary, and much more!
WATCH: How Tech Can Improve Access to Justice Program
Moderators
- Robert Brauneis, Michael J. McKeon Professor of Intellectual Property Law; Co-Director of the Intellectual Property Law Program, GW Law
- Dawn C. Nunziato, William Wallace Kirkpatrick Research Professor, GW Law
Panelists
- Donald Braman, Associate Professor of Law, GW Law; Senior Social Scientist, The Lab @ DC
- Jared Fishman, Executive Director, Justice Innovation Lab
- Tanina Rostain, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Co-Director, Justice Lab
- Jessica K. Steinberg, Professor of Clinical Law, GW Law
- Jason Tashea, Product Manager, Quest for Justice; Author, Justice Tech Download newsletter
- Miguel Willis, Innovator in Residence, Future of the Profession Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; Executive Director, Access to Justice Tech Fellows Program
Come join us, bring your lunch, and learn about opportunities for improving access to justice with technology.