Tech & Society Debate “Security, Technology, and the Future” with Mikko Hypponen
Aspen Institute España, in collaboration with Fundación Telefónica, will hold the fourth session of the VIII Edition of the Tech & Society Program with Mikko Hypponen, Chief Research Officer at WithSecure and Principal Research Advisor at F-Secure. The debate will be moderated by Jonathan Nelson, director of Risk Intelligence at Alto Intelligence.
Every new technological innovation brings both opportunities and challenges; we cannot embrace the benefits without also confronting the risks. Our systems face threats not only from organized cybercrime groups but also from state-sponsored actors. In the near future, we may see fully automated malware campaigns driven by machine learning and generative AI. How should we approach these technological shifts in our work?
Mikko Hypponen
Mikko Hypponen is a cyber security researcher and best-selling author. His TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times and translated into 40 languages. He has advised the Monetary Authority of Singapore and EUROPOL and has written for leading publications like The New York Times, Wired, and Scientific American. Mikko has also lectured at top universities, including Harvard, Oxford, and MIT. His latest book has been published in five languages.
Jonathan Nelson
He is a U.S. Fulbright Scholar with several years of experience driving multi-sector collaborations at the intersection of emerging digital technologies and their impact on sociopolitical dynamics. Jonathan specializes in Media, Partnerships, and Digital Intelligence at Constella Intelligence (formerly Alto Analytics), where he works towards developing and managing partnerships with some of the world’s largest multilateral, philanthropic, and media organizations. Jonathan collaborates alongside an international team of analysts to lead numerous research projects that help better understand digital information ecosystems within the context of the phenomenon of disinformation and malign influence campaigns, supporting the production and dissemination of unique intelligence to a broad community of stakeholders on issues as varied as public health and vaccines, climate change, education, sociopolitical polarization, and electoral integrity, among others. Before his work in digital intelligence, Jonathan supported the commercial launch and development of several programs at the IE School of Human Sciences and Technology while Associate Director of Admissions at IE University. Jonathan holds a double BA in International Studies and Spanish, and graduate degrees in International Management (MSc) and Visual & Digital Media (MA).
VIII Edition of the Tech & Society Program
Aspen Institute España and Fundación Telefónica launched the VIII Edition of the Tech & Society Program.
