(C) The Conversation This unaltered story was originally published on TheConversation.com/us [1] License: Creative Commons - CC BY-ND 4.0 Attributions/No Derivities[2] ---------------- Vice-Chancellor’s Democracy Forum By: [] Date: 2020-09-14 11:35:19+10:00 Between now and 2030, how will the use of technology by citizens, civil society groups and governments affect core aspects of democracy and democratic representation? In the second edition of this event, the author of Don't be Evil: How Big Tech betrayed its Founding Principles and All of Us, Rana Forhoorar (Global Business Columnist, Associate at the Financial Times and CNN's global economic analyst) will explore with Emeritus Professor Roy Green, the economics of Big Tech and its importance to the future of democracy around the world. Join Professor Green and Ms Foroohar as they dissect the current global political climate in the context of major political events that have occurred over the last four years – a time of the Brexit decision in the United Kingdom, the American presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic and Australia’s recent attempts to both tax and regulate the technology sector. There is no doubt that the digital disruption of democracy is a leading concern. Ms Foroohar's insights will offer clarity on how big technology is a threat to liberal democracies everywhere. Our online forum event will also include time to pose questions. Register today! About Ms Rana Foroohar Rana Foroohar is Global Business Columnist and an Associate Editor at the Financial Times. She is also CNN’s global economic analyst. Her first book, Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business (Crown), about why the capital markets no longer support business, was shortlisted for the Financial Times McKinsey Book of the Year award in 2016. Her most recent book Don’t Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles And All of Us (Crown) is the Porchlight Business Book of the Year for 2019. In 2019, Foroohar was awarded a SABEW award for her tech and policy coverage at the Financial Times. Prior to joining the FT and CNN, Foroohar spent 6 years at TIME, as an assistant managing editor and economic columnist. She previously spent 13 years at Newsweek, as an economic and foreign affairs editor and a foreign correspondent covering Europe and the Middle East. During that time, she was awarded the German Marshall Fund’s Peter Weitz Prize for transatlantic reporting. She has also received awards and fellowships from institutions such as the Johns Hopkins School of International Affairs and the East West Center. She is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and sits on the advisory board of the Open Markets Institute. Rana Foroohar graduated in 1992 from Barnard College, Columbia University. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, the author John Sedgwick, and her two children. About Professor Roy Green Emeritus Professor Roy Green is Special Innovation Advisor at the University of Technology Sydney. Roy graduated with first class honours from the University of Adelaide and gained a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, where he was also a Research Fellow. He has worked in universities, business and government in Australia and overseas, including as Dean of the Macquarie Graduate School of Management and Dean and Vice-President for Research at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He is also a Conjoint Professor at the University of Newcastle and a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Management and Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers & Commerce. Former Dean of the UTS Business School, Professor Green has advised successive governments on industry and innovation policy and holds a number of external board level and advisory roles. [END] [1] URL: https://theconversation.com/au/events/the-vice-chancellors-annual-democracy-forum-9996 [2] URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ TheConversation via Magical Fish Gopher New Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/theconversation/