Lecture and Colloquium Tech & Society: “Consolation for dark times”

Michael Ignatieff

He is a Canadian essayist, academic and former politician. He was the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Official Opposition from 2008 to 2011. Known for his work as a historian, Ignatieff has held academic positions at Cambridge University, Oxford University, Harvard University and the University of Toronto. He is rector and president of the Central European University in Budapest and was a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School. His books include Isaiah Berlin: A Life (Taurus, 1999, 2018), The Warrior’s Honor (Taurus, 2003), The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror (Taurus, 2005), Fire and Ashes (Taurus, 2014) and The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World (Taurus, 2018).

Noelia Amoedo

Is the founder and CEO of mediasmart – a self-serve programmatic platform that provides advertisers, trading desks and agencies an integrated advertising platform that empowers them to efficiently reach their target audiences no matter where they are. mediasmart was acquired by the Affle group in 2020, and Noelia also serves as a Non-Executive Director in the board of Affle (India) Limited (BSE: 542752 & NSE: AFFLE). She has extensive experience in mobile, internet and social media, with a proven track record of success in developing profitable business from scratch in international markets. Her deep knowledge of the digital industry has been forged working in different positions in the value chain, with multiple business models and across more than a dozen markets. Before becoming CEO at mediasmart, she held multiple executive positions such as VP of Marketing and Business Development for EMEA at Palm (acquired by HP), VP of Mobile for the social network Hi5 and Managing Director for Buongiorno USA (acquired by NTT DOCOMO). Noelia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Santiago de Compostela University (Spain) and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, where she was a Fulbright Scholar. She is also a Fellow of Aspen Institute España.

VII Edition of the Tech & Society Program

Aspen Institute España and Fundación Telefónica launched the VII Edition of the Tech & Society Program. The VII edition will bring together leaders from all sectors of civil society to discuss the new technological challenges and their influence in areas as diverse as human relations, politics, education, culture, economics and medicine.