Speakers & Storytellers
Keynotes, Featured Speakers, Activists, Storytellers
Featured Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Data Scientist & Engineer, Advocate for Accountability & Transparency in Social Media
Born in Iowa City, Iowa, Frances is the daughter of two professors and grew up attending the Iowa caucuses with her parents, instilling a strong sense of pride in democracy and responsibility for civic participation. Frances holds a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Olin College and an MBA from Harvard. She is a specialist in algorithmic product management, having worked on ranking algorithms at Google, Pinterest, Yelp and Facebook. She was recruited to Facebook to be the lead Product Manager on the Civic Misinformation team, which dealt with issues related to democracy and misinformation, and later also worked on counter-espionage. During her time at Facebook, Frances became increasingly alarmed by the choices the company makes prioritizing their own profits over public safety and putting people's lives at risk. As a last resort and at great personal risk, Frances made the courageous decision to blow the whistle on Facebook. Frances fundamentally believes that the problems we are facing today with social media are solvable. We can have social media that brings out the best in humanity. Recent News Frances Haugen wants to train lawyers to fight Facebook
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Master of Ceremonies (MC) - 7-Time Emmy-Winning Television and Radio Personality
Jeanne Sparrow is renowned speaker, top consultant and 7-time Emmy-winning television and radio personality. She is also a graduate faculty instructor at Northwestern University. Jeanne’s passion is helping people and organizations find more success by delivering their unique, authentic value through visionary leadership, effective sales and inspiring speaking.
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