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NAME:VU Conversations with Meredith Whittaker
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LOCATION:Main building VU, 1105, Auditorium, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV, Amsterdam
SUMMARY:VU Conversations with Meredith Whittaker
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <html> <body> <p><p>On Friday, 20 Novemb
 er, Meredith Whittaker, president of the Signal Foundation, will spea
 k with the VU Amsterdam community. People from outside the university
  who are interested are also very welcome.</p></p> <p>Meredith Whitta
 ker is a global advocate for privacy and digital rights. She spent ov
 er ten years at Google, co-founded the AI Now Institute, and has advi
 sed governments on AI and technology policy. For her, privacy ultimat
 ely revolves around power: who has access to our data and who sets th
 e rules? This involves much more than just our personal information. 
 It’s a hot topic that ties in perfectly with VU Amsterdam’s annua
 l theme: Free Thinkers. During the <a data-item-id="a883181a-f8b1-418
 0-a58c-ce8e3edc48d1" href="/en/events/2026/dies-natalis-2026">Dies Na
 talis</a> on 19 November, Whittaker will receive an honorary doctorat
 e from VU Amsterdam.</p><p><strong>Programme<br></strong>During this 
 event, we will gain insight into Meredith Whittaker as a person and t
 he experiences that have shaped her journey to becoming the president
  of the Signal Foundation. We will discuss topics such as power, tech
 nology, AI, privacy, security, the role of science, and responsibilit
 y, with Free Thinkers as the central theme.</p><p>Language: English.<
 br>Afterwards, there will be drinks at Bar Boele. You will receive a 
 token for a free drink.<br><br><strong>Ask your question to Meredith<
 /strong><br>VU Conversations is an event in the style of College Tour
 , where the audience plays a key role. If you register for this event
 , you can submit a question before 22 October. You can do this by fil
 ling in a form which you will receive after registering. If your ques
 tion is selected, you will have the opportunity to ask it to Meredith
  yourself on 20 November.<br></p><p><em><strong>Studium Generale: dia
 logue and depth</strong></em><em><br>VU Conversations is an in-depth 
 exploration of VU Amsterdam's annual theme: Free Thinkers. This event
  is the second in a series of three Studium Generale sessions this ac
 ademic year.</em></p><p><br></p> </body> </html>
DESCRIPTION: On Friday, 20 November, Meredith Whittaker, president of 
 the Signal Foundation, will speak with the VU Amsterdam community. Pe
 ople from outside the university who are interested are also very wel
 come. Meredith Whittaker is a global advocate for privacy and digital
  rights. She spent over ten years at Google, co-founded the AI Now In
 stitute, and has advised governments on AI and technology policy. For
  her, privacy ultimately revolves around power: who has access to our
  data and who sets the rules? This involves much more than just our p
 ersonal information. It’s a hot topic that ties in perfectly with V
 U Amsterdam’s annual theme: Free Thinkers. During the <a data-item-
 id="a883181a-f8b1-4180-a58c-ce8e3edc48d1" href="/en/events/2026/dies-
 natalis-2026">Dies Natalis</a> on 19 November, Whittaker will receive
  an honorary doctorate from VU Amsterdam.<strong>Programme<br></stron
 g>During this event, we will gain insight into Meredith Whittaker as 
 a person and the experiences that have shaped her journey to becoming
  the president of the Signal Foundation. We will discuss topics such 
 as power, technology, AI, privacy, security, the role of science, and
  responsibility, with Free Thinkers as the central theme.Language: En
 glish.<br>Afterwards, there will be drinks at Bar Boele. You will rec
 eive a token for a free drink.<br><br><strong>Ask your question to Me
 redith</strong><br>VU Conversations is an event in the style of Colle
 ge Tour, where the audience plays a key role. If you register for thi
 s event, you can submit a question before 22 October. You can do this
  by filling in a form which you will receive after registering. If yo
 ur question is selected, you will have the opportunity to ask it to M
 eredith yourself on 20 November.<br><em><strong>Studium Generale: dia
 logue and depth</strong></em><em><br>VU Conversations is an in-depth 
 exploration of VU Amsterdam's annual theme: Free Thinkers. This event
  is the second in a series of three Studium Generale sessions this ac
 ademic year.</em><br>
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