Honoring the Work & Legacy of Peter Eckersley

Evening of Saturday March 4, 2023

Doors open at 17:00, program begins promptly at 18:00 with a reception of snacks and drinks follow.

Venue
Internet Archive, San Francisco

Peter was a community builder and friend to many. His kindness, sparkling intelligence and whimsical charm that endeared him to so many friends and loved ones also brought stakeholders to the table, gathered different parties around share vision and instigated groundbreaking change that still shapes the internet to this day. He loved the world courageously and this meant at times standing up to powerful forces. This gathering will focus on his many professional accomplishments to honor his legacy, but also spark conversation on how we can pick up the reins.

After the talks there will be space to remember Peter and mingle. This memorial is specifically focused on his professional work, more personal gatherings around his memory will he happening throughout the course of the weekend.

Speakers include:

  • Toby Ord, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford

  • Seth Schoen, Former Senior Staff Technologist, Electronic Frontier Foundation

  • Cindy Cohn, Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation

  • Yan Zhu, Chief Security Officer, Brave

  • Micah Lee, Director of Information Security, The Intercept

  • J. Alex Halderman, Professor, University of Michigan / Co-founder, Let’s Encrypt

  • Julia Angwin, Investigative Journalist

  • Anders Sandberg, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford

  • Steven Adler, Former Chief of Staff, Partnership on AI

  • Brittney Gallagher, Co-founder and Interim Executive Director, AI Objectives Institute

  • Deger Turan, President, AI Objectives Institute

This is an open event, please invite anyone you think would be interested in attending.