Julie Inman Grant
Julie Inman Grant
eSafety Commissioner Commissioner
Julie Inman Grant is Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, leading the world’s first government regulatory agency committed to keeping its citizens safer online. In this role, Julie has launched the global Safety by Design initiative and led work to stand up novel and world-first regulatory regimes under the new Online Safety Act 2021, with implementation of a sweeping new set of online safety reforms.
Before commencing as eSafety Commissioner in January 2017, Julie spent two decades working in senior public policy and safety roles in the tech industry. She served as one of Microsoft’s first and longest-standing government relations professionals, ultimately in the role of Global Director for Safety & Privacy Policy and Outreach. At Twitter, she set up and drove the company’s policy, safety and philanthropy programs across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
As Commissioner, Julie also plays an important global role as Chair of the Child Dignity Alliance’s Technical Working Group and Board Member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance, She serves on the World Economic Forum’s Global Coalition for Digital Safety and on their XR Ecosystem Governance Steering Committee on Building and Defining the Metaverse.
Before commencing as eSafety Commissioner in January 2017, Julie spent two decades working in senior public policy and safety roles in the tech industry. She served as one of Microsoft’s first and longest-standing government relations professionals, ultimately in the role of Global Director for Safety & Privacy Policy and Outreach. At Twitter, she set up and drove the company’s policy, safety and philanthropy programs across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
As Commissioner, Julie also plays an important global role as Chair of the Child Dignity Alliance’s Technical Working Group and Board Member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance, She serves on the World Economic Forum’s Global Coalition for Digital Safety and on their XR Ecosystem Governance Steering Committee on Building and Defining the Metaverse.
Related Sessions
Blowing the whistle on big tech: transparency and accountability in the age of AI
MON, OCT 16, 10:30 AM
Conference
As we hurtle headlong towards the metaverse and the next great evolution of the digital age, this session brings together global experts to explore what we can learn from Web 2.0 when it comes to preventing online harms.
What is the tech industry doing to prevent – or perpetuate – these risks, from disinformation and online hate and abuse to child sexual exploitation? How is safety prioritised versus profit? And how could these risks be supercharged through generative AI and immersive tech?
The answers are often hidden deep inside Big Tech conglomerates, along with potential solutions.
If sunlight is the best disinfectant, then shining a light on what tech companies are doing to protect their users is critical to accountability. But meaningful transparency has so far been elusive.
Enter the whistleblowers, advocates, academics, journalists and regulators who are calling out these issues and developing strategies to drive lasting change.
Join Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, Queensland University of Technology Professor Nic Suzor and Reset Australia children’s policy director Dr Rys Farthing, as they lift the lid on Big Tech’s role in online harms and examine ways these risks can be reduced in the future.
With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility
WED, OCT 18, 12:30 PM
Conference
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, the timeless wisdom from Spider-Man resonates more profoundly than ever. Thanks to Chat GPT and other advancements, the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is accelerating faster than a speeding bullet.
We now face a formidable challenge: How to unleash the amazing potential of AI, while also building the dynamic guardrails needed to ensure its responsible use.
Through AI, we can achieve the incredible, but it's our collective responsibility to ensure that its powers are used as a force for good. Just as Spider-Man swung through the city to protect its inhabitants, we must navigate the digital realm with the same sense of responsibility, vigilance, and moral compass. In this session, we will explore the crucial role we each have to play.
