Sarah Spiekermann, Ph.D.   –   Business Informatics Professor and Thinker


2023
  • Future Day
    Vienna, January 24th, 2023, keynote
  • ÖAW
    Vienna, March 2nd, 2023, podium
  • Quality, Values, Standards, and Education
    Bidt, Munich, March 16th, 2023, panel participant
  • The Ontology of Human Values and Ideas of Wo/Men (Menschenbild) in Our Digital Future
    The Future of Humanism, Freiburg, Switzerland, March 26th, 2023, keynote
  • On the nature of values and their role in IT system design
    fPet, TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands, April 20th, 2023
  • Workshop "Ethics of Smart Cities and Smart Societies?"
    ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, May 11th, 2023
  • Welche Rolle für Europa in der Digitalisierung?
    11. Pfingstdialog "Geist&Gegenwart", Club Alpbach Steiermark, Schloss Seggau, Austria, May 25th, 2023, keynote
  • Digitale Ethik
    EDEN Fest, Augsburg, Germany, June 2nd, 2023, keynote
  • Why Harari’s Homo Deus story of our technological future is wrong
    Re:publica, Berlin, Germany, June 5th, 2023, keynote
  • Künstliche Intelligenz und digitaler Humanismus
    A1 Circle, Vienna, Austria, June 19th, 2023, Impulsgeberin
  • Wider den Transhumanismus
    Klub Logischer Denker, Vienna, Austria, June 21th, 2023, keynote
  • Auswirkungen von KI für die parlamentarische Demokratie
    Parlament, Vienna, Austria, June 26th, 2023, keynote
  • Welche Labels und Standards gelten für ICT Unternehmen
    Swico Digital Ethics Circle, Zurich, Switzerland, August 30th, 2023, online keynote
  • GPT - wie man ehrlich KI baut und evaluiert
    Digital X, Cologne, Germany, September 20th, 2023, keynote
  • Value perception, ethics and technology implications
    Convergence 2023, Vienna, Austria, October, 18th, 2023, keynote
  • Innovations – A Value-based Perspective
    CAS "Integral Economics", Biel, Switzerland, October 27th/28th, 2023, keynote
  • Menschenzentrierung – Relevanz, Spannungsfelder und Lösungsansätze im Rahmen einer Corporate Digital Responsibility mit Value-Based Engineering
    Corporate Digital Responsibility-Konferenz, Berlin, Germany, November 9th, 2023, online keynote
2022
  • Save the Future - Strategies for a sustainable upswing
    com.sult, January 31th, panel participant
  • AI And Ethics: Can Machines Learn Morality?
    Europe 2022, February 8th, online, panel participant
  • Außenpolitik im digitalen Zeitalter
    Auswärtiges Amt, February 23rd, online keynote
  • Value-based Engineering with IEEE 7000TM
    GDTA Special Spotlight, March 10th, online, keynote
  • Ethical IT Innovation, standards and their effects for future corporate governance
    Sitzung der Schmalenbach Gesellschaft, April 8th, online keynote
  • Value-based Engineering with ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000
    Leverhulme Centre, May 16th, online, keynote
  • DLD Welcome Lunch
    May 20th, panel discussion
  • ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000 and the AI Act
    CPDP, May 25th, panel discussion
  • Why transhumanism should not be underestimated
    Universität Innsbruck, June 3rd, workshop presentation
  • Value-based Engineering for Ethically aligned Design
    Professional Skills Kolloqium, Hasso Plattner Institut, Universität Potsdam, June 16th, keynote
  • Digitale Ethik
    Data Society, Universität Paderborn, Paderborn, September 22nd, keynote
  • The Future Human Being
    Universität Wien, Wien, September 26th, workshop presentation
  • Value-based Engineering with ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000
    Gesellschaft & Informatik, September 27th, online, keynote
  • Value-based Engineering with ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000
    Summer School KI & Ethik, Goethe Institut, September 29th, online, keynote
  • Geschäftsmodelle des Digitalen Humanismus
    Digital Days, Wien, October 19th, 2022, panel participant
  • Value-based Engineering with ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000
    Imperial College, October 26th, online, keynote
  • Happiness and the Ultimate Aims of Public Policy
    Concluding Meeting of The Science and Ethics for Happiness and Well-being Initiative, Rom, October, 28th, workshop presentation
  • Value Ontology in Value-based Engineering and ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000
    TU Delft, Design for Values Institute, Delft, November 23nd, keynote
  • What are Values in Value-based Engineering with ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000?
    Value Sensitive Design Community Briefing, December 9th, online presentation
  • Value-based Engineering with ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000
    Nokia Bell Labs, December 12th, online, keynote
2021
  •  Digital aber ethisch
    Hamburger Kreativwirtschaft, Hamburg, August 20th 2021, Keynote
  • Gardening – A Metaphor for a future with Value-based Engineering
    is4si Conference, September 16th 2021, Online Research Talk
  • Value-based Engineering
    TechAcademy, October 8th 2021, Online Keynote
  • Value-based Engineering
    Bidt, October 14th 2021, Online Keynote
  • Value-based Engineering
    Netzpolitischer Abend, November 4th 2021, Online Keynote
  • How IEEE 7000TM utilizes Value-based Engineering to change the face of systems engineering?
    ISTAS, October 31th 2021, Panel Participant
  • Value-based Engineering
    VBE Launch Event, WU Wien, November 16th 2021, Keynote
  • Key Challenges for Digital Humanism
    Peter Drucker Forum, November 18th 2021
  • AI4People Conversation
    Eurpean Parliament, December 1s, 2021, Online Panel Participant
  • Braucht Digitale Technik eine Ethik?
    Frank Hitze Haus, December 1st 2021, Online Keynote
  • Value-based Engineering
    IDEeplois, Stuttgart, December 8th 2021, Online Keynote
2020
  • Value-based System Engineering for Ethics by Design
    TU Delft meeting on IEEE and ISO standards, TU Delft, Delft, January 9th 2020, invited talk
  • Digitale Ethik in der Wissensgesellschaft
    Oskar von Miller Forum, München, January 16th 2020, Keynote
  • Value-based System Engineering for Ethics by Design
    Decentral Web Symposion, WU Vienna, Vienna, January 17th 2020, Keynote
  • Ethische Herausforderungen im digitalen Zeitalter
    austrian council, Vienna, January 21st 2020, Vienna, panelist
  • Ethik in der digitalen Gesellschaft
    Heinrich Böll Stiftung & bitkom, 10 Jahre Netz:regeln, January 30th 2020, Berlin, input
  • Using Ethics in IT System Innovation: A Value-based Approach
    February 4th 2020, London School of Economics, online, lecture
  • Value-based Engineering for UNICEF’s talent project in Africa
    Februar 6th, 2020, UNICEF, online, presentation of project results
  • Wie handle ich richtig im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung
    Shift 2020, February 27th, 2020, Zürich, Keynote Conversation
  • Value-based System Engineering for Ethics by Design
    WI-Konferenz, Potsdam, March 9th 2020, Keynote
  • Wertebewußtsein und Wertschöpfung – Vision for eine ethische Form digitaler Transformation
    lpr Forum Medienzukunft, Frankfurt, March 12th 2020, Keynote
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYBJvOnw-q8
  • Der Überwachungskapitalismus & seine Kinder
    Konferenz Bits & Bäume, June 15th, online, Impuls
  • AI & EThics
    Goethe Institut, Couch Lesson, online, June 2020, invited speaker
    https://kzclip.com/video/jXIIpMlK3Lg/couch-lesson-ai-ethics.html
  • Value-based System Engineering, IEEE P7000 and Design Thinking
    Global Summit of Design Thinking Schools, August 13th, online, Keynote
  • Value-based System Engineering for Ethics by Design
    FCAS Meeting Airbus & Fraunhofer, Berlin, October 2nd, 2020, Berlin, Keynote
  • Zur Ethik im Digitalen Zeitalter, zu einem neuen Verständnis von Fortschritt und dem was Werte sind
    NFDI4Phys, Magnus Haus der deutschen physikalischen Gesellschaft, October 1st 2020, Berlin, Keynote
  • Three Case Studies on how Value-based Engineering & IEEE P7000 foster value identification
    IEEE P7000 Workgroup meeting, November 20th 2020, online, impuls
  • P7000 Overview & Status
    IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
    December 15th 2020, online, impuls
2019
  • Ethische IT Innovation: Ein wertebasierter System-Design Ansatz
    OOP Munich, January 2019, Keynote
  • Who looks after the Ethics of AI? On the Role of the Regulators vis-à-vis Industry Standards
    CPDP Conference, Brussels, January 2019, Panelist
  • Council for Extended Intellignece
    World Government Forum, Dubai, February 19th, 2019, Panelist
  • IEEE Global Ethics Initiative on Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
    World Government Forum, Dubai, February 19th, 2019, Panelist
  • When AI goes wrong
    Digital Ethics Conference, Deutsche Telekom, March 13th 2019, Keynote
  • Zur Natur des Digitalen und den Grenzen der KI
    Morningstar, Frankfurt, March 20th, 2019, Keynote
  • Digitale Ethik
    FFG Jahrestagung, Wien, March 25th, 2019, Keynote
  • Digitale Ethik – Ein Wertesystem für das 21. Jahrhundert
    Thalia, Wien, 1. April 2019, Public Reading from the new book (Lesung)
  • Inside the Organization: Why Privacy and Security Engineering Is a Challenge for Engineers
    IEEE Webinar, May 1st 2019, IEEE Online Lecture
  • Zur Natur des Digitalen
    re-publica Conference, Berlin, May 7th 2019, Keynote
  • Moral Machines
    Mediaconvention, Berlin, May 7th 2019, Panel
  • Europa im Globalen Wettbewerb?
    Schloss Seggau, Steiermark, Pfingstdialog, June 6th 2019, Panel
  • Value-based System Engineering for Ethics by Design
    MIT Media Lab, Boston, USA, May 24th, 2019, Centre for Extended Intelligence (CXI) Lecture
  • Was die Zukunft bringt
    Informal Annual Meeting of the Kings and Presidents of the German speaking countries, Linz, May 2019, Keynote
  • The Data driven Economy
    A1 CIO Abend, Wien, June 4th 2019, Panel
  • Wer ist der Mensch im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung?
    Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag, Dortmund, June 21st 2019, Keynote
  • Digital Ethics
    Future Day, Zukunftsinstitut, Matthias Horx, Frankfurt, June 2019, Keynote
  • Value Based Engineering
    Values in Computing Seminar, Schloss Dagstuhl, July 15th 2019, Lecture
  • Die ewigen Wahrheiten der Mythen gegen Big Data und Maschinenintelligenz
    DIE ZEIT Event at Salzburger Festspiele, August 11th, 2019, Panel
  • Künstliche Intelligenz – Technologie der Zukunft
    Forum Alpbach, Technologiegespräch, August 23rd 2019, Panel
  • When Machines Judge People
    Forum Alpbach, Wirtschaftsgespräch, August 26th 2019, Panel
  • Digital Ethics
    Changing Values Conference, Architekturzentrum Wien, September 6th, 2019, Keynote
  • True Ethics versus Ethics for AI - Why we need a Value Based Design Thinking in Innovation instead of Ethical Check-Boxes
    DLD Conference, September 9th, 2019, Brussels, Keynote
  • Digitale Ethik
    Davita Jahrestreffen, Frankfurt, September 20th, 2019, Keynote
  • IEEE P7000: Value-based System Engineering for Ethics by Design
    IEEE Business Breakfast, October 17th 2019, WU Vienna, Presentation
  • Ethical Design Thinking
    Konica Minolta European Leadership Campus 2019, October 18th, 2019, Kopenhagen, Keynote
  • Alles Digital – Auch die Ethik?
    Frankfurter Buchmesse, Open Books, Haus am Dom, Frankfurt, 19th October, 2019, Panel
  • 40 Jahre Wirtschaft vor und zurück
    ORF ECO 40. Jahresfeier, October 24th, 2019, Panel
  • Wie die Digitalisierung unsere Welt verändert
    BUCH Wien Messe, November 6th, 2019, Panel
  • Künstliche Intelligenz
    Innovations Dialog der Wirtschaftskammer Oberösterreich, Linz, October 30th, 2019, Public Debate with Schmidhuber
  • The Problem of Nonsense
    Contribution to the Session on
    Our digital colleague. Tracing the transformation of science and research by artificial intelligence and big data
    4th International Conference on Technology Assessment, 5th November 2019, Bratislava, Panel
  • IEEE P7000: Value-based System Engineering for Ethics by Design
    1st STaR Research Conference on Responsible Innovation, 22nd November 2019, WU Vienna, Keynote
  • Digital Ethics and AI
    2nd Transatlantic Conference on Data & Ethics, November 22nd, 2019, Klosterneuburg, Keynote
  • Was die Zukunft bring
    Österreichische Gesellschaft für Außenpolitik unddie Vereinten Nationen (ÖGAVN), Wien, 27th November, 2019, Keynote
2018
  • The Hidden Tresasures of Philosophy for Digital Innovation
    TEDx Talk, Heidelberg, December 13th, 2018
  • Explainable AI
    Panel, European Big Data Forum, Vienna, November 12th, 2018
  • Wahrer Fortschritt braucht Weisheit
    Keynote, St. Johannes Club, Wien, 7. November 2018
  • Inside the Organization: Why Privacy and Security Engineering Is a Challenge for Engineers
    Keynote, Forum Privatheit Tagung: Die Zukunft der Datenökonomie, München, 12. Oktober 2018
  • The Future of Innovation with Ethical Machines – A Plan to Fly with
    Keynote, Code_n New.new Festival, Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, October 9th, 2018
  • Digital Work – Wie Menschen mit Menschen und Maschinen besser zusammenarbeiten
    Keynote, Future Day Vienna 2018, Zukunftsinstitut Matthias Horx, Wien, 8. Oktober, 2018
  • Value Based Engineering – A new Vision to design Platform Work
    Participant Presentation, Workshop oft he Privacy & Sustainable Computing Lab Vienna on
  • Algorithmic Management: Designing Systems which promote Human Autonomy
    Vienna, September 20th, 2018
  • Zur Natur des Digitalen und zur Natur des Menschen - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer digitalen Ethik
    Keynote, Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme, Tübingen, 18. September, 2018
  • Ethik in der Digitalisierung
    Keynote, Zukunft Anwalt Kongress, Düsseldorf, 13. September, 2018
  • Networks of Control – About Human Behaviour and Ethical Conflicts
    Keynote, Wirtschaftswoche, Morals & Maschines, Berlin, June 28th
  • Digital Work – Wie Menschen mit Menschen und Maschinen besser zusammenarbeiten
    Keynote, Future Day 2018, Zukunftsinstitut Matthias Horx, Frankfurt, Juni 2018
  • The Human Touch – Ethik und Künstliche Intelligenz
    Panel, Lange Nacht der Ideen, Berlin, 1. Juni 2018
  • Warum technologischer Fortschritt auch persönlicher Fortschritt sein sollte
    Keynote, Humboldt Forum Wirtschaft, Berlin, 24. Juni 2018, URL: http://hufw.de/2018/06/24/technologischer-fortschritt
  • Wie Digitale Fußspuren unser Leben und unsere Gesellschaft verändern
    Podium, Digital Business Trend, Haus der Musik, Wien, 24. Mai 2018, URL: https://www.facebook.com/digitalbusinesstrends/videos/1267234220073884/
  • The Big Data Illusion and its Impact on Flourishing with General AI
    Keynote, Technical University Vienna, Vienna Deep Learning Meetup, Vienna, May 7th, 2018
  • Das Digitale und der Kampf um die Werte
    Keynote, Bielefeld, Deutschland, 20. April, 2018, URL: https://vimeo.com/265814323
  • Die Ethische Maschine
    Keynote, Tessiner Innovationstage, Ascona, Schweiz, 15. April, 2018
  • Künstliche Intelligenz fordert Mensch und Infrastrukturen
    Keynote, 34. Österreichischer Logistikdialog, Wien, 13. April, 2018
  • The digital information value chain and its role in human wellbeing
    Keynote, Pontifical Academy of Sciencies, Rome, March 9th, 2018
  • Networks of Control – Wie menschliches Verhalten vorhergesagt, kategorisiert und beeinflusst werden kann
    Keynote, Handelsblatt/Euroforum Tagung; Künstliche Intelligenz – Potenziale, Geschäftsmodelle, Umsetzung, München, March 15th, 2018
  • Fortschritt und Werte
    Keynote, Maria Plain, Salzburg, January 5th, 2018
2017
  • Digital Security in 2037 - A long-term ethical challenge with mid-term implications
    Short Lecture, Multi-Presidency Meeting, Innenministerium, Vienna, December 18th 2017
  • Die Ethische Maschine
    Opening Keynote, 15. Österreichischer IT- und Beratertag, Wiener Hofburg, Vienna, November 23rd, 2017
  • Ethische Herausforderungen für die IT Innovation im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung
    Keynote, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Versicherungsfachwissen, Industriellenvereinigung, Vienna, Austria, November 21st 2017
  • Anforderungen an die Ethik in einer digitalisierten Welt
    Lecture, Business Circle Conference, Compliance Now!, Rust, Austria, November 24th, 2017
  • Data Protection Impact Assessments & Privacy by Design, Lecture
    Business Circle Conference, PriSec 2017, Rust, Austria, November 14th, 2017
  • Ethical System Engineering
    Lecture, AI Workshop WU, November 9th, 2017
  • Ethical Engineering
    Keynote, ETH Zürich, Risk Center Workshop, Zürich, Switzerland, October 25th, 2017
  • P7000 Standard - AModel Process for Addressing Ethical Concerns During System Design
    Keynote, Austrian Standards Organization, Vienna, Austria, 17.9.2017
  • Ethische Innovation : Eine Werte basierte Zukunft als Ausweg aus unserem Fortschrittsdilemma
    Keynote, Peter Drucker Evening at the Industriellenvereinigung, Vienna, September 7th, 2017
  • Homo faber digitalis: Der arbeitende Mensch auf dem globalen, digitalen Marktplatz
    Podium, Forum Alpbach, 30.8.2017
  • Digitale Sicherheit: Social Media
    Podium, Forum Alpbach, 28.8.2017
  • IEEE P7000—The First Global Standard Process for Addressing Ethical Concerns in System Design
    Keynote, IS4SI 2017 Summit DIGITALISATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY, Gothenburg, Sweden, 12–16 June 2017
  • On IEEE P7000
    Keynote, Conference of The IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems, Austin, Texas, USA, June 5th, 2017
  • On values
    Lecture at the Privacy & US Training Week, WU Vienna, May 30th, 2017
  • HOMO DIGITALIS – SICHERHEITSPOLITIK IM ZEITALTER DER DIGITALISIERUNG
    Podium with Wolfgang Sobotka, Ministry of the Interior, Vienna, May 15th, 2017
  • Ethische Technik – Herausforderungen für das Projektmanagement von Morgen
    Keynote, Früjahrstagung der Schweizer Projektmanager 2017, Zürich, Switzerland, May 4th, 2017
  • Some Thoughts on AI
    Presentation, An Intelligent Future: Workshop to Explore Opportunities for Collaborationon Artificial Intelligence & Society, British Embassy, Berlin, 09.03.2017
2016
  • Künstliche Intelligenz – Mehr Fluch als Segen
    Disput! Berlin, Debate Participant, ESMT, Berlin, November 28th, 2016
  • Networks of Control
    Podiumsmitglied, WU Rechtspanorama, Vienna, 21st of November, 2016
  • Experiences with Value Based System Design
    Invited Guest and Public Interview, Value Sensitive Design Workshop, University of Leiden, NL, November 16th, 2016
  • The Manifesto against Transhumanism
    Public Reading, MetaLab, Vienna, October 28th, 2016
  • Privacy & Sustainable Computing Lab – Mission & Vision
    Keynote, Netzpolitischer Abend, MetaLab, Vienna, October 27th, 2016
  • Ethische IT Innovation – IT Design, Wertethik und Privatsphäre
    Keynote der CCC Privacy Week, Vienna, October 24th, 2016
  • Wie kommt die Ethik in die Maschine?
    Keynote, Joanneum Graz, October 11th, 2016
  • Ethische Technik – Herausforderungen für das Projektmanagement von Morgen
    Keynote, pma Fokus Jahresveranstaltung, Vienna, October 6th, 2016
  • The End of Value Free Machine Design: The Ethical Machine
    Keynote, Opening of WU’s Privacy & Sustainable Computing Lab, Vienna, September 29th, 2016
  • The End of Value Free Machine Design: The Ethical Machine
    Keynote at GlobArt Acadmey 2016, September 24th, 2016
  • On Personal Data Markets
    Panel Participant in Workshop 21 of Fundamental Rights Forum of the EU Commission’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), Vienna, June 21st, 2016
  • Towards a Value Theory for Personal Data
    Panel Participant, ECIS 2016, Istanbul, June 13th, 2016
  • Ethische IT Innovation – IT Design und Wertethik
    Keynote, ITA Jahrestagung, Vienna, May 30th, 2016
  • Ethisches System Design – Warum ist es wichtig und wie könnte es gehen?
    Presentation, IG Metall, Frankfurt, April 28th, 2016
  • Werte basiertes IT Design. Ist so der Schutz der Privatheit möglich?
    Presentation, Hans Seidel Stiftung, München, March 15th, 2016
  • Die Kalifornische Herausforderung
    Keynote, ZEIT Bucerius Stiftung, Hamburg, February 20th, 2016
  • Ethical IT Innovatoin & Value-Based System Design
    Book Presentation, Gesellschaft für Informatik, Berlin, February 2016
  • Privacy Impact Assessment for RFID and Beyond
    Presentation at CPDP Podium, January 28th, 2016

Sarah Spiekermann, Ph.D.

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