Honoring the Work & Legacy of Peter Eckersley
Held on the evening of Saturday March 4, 2023 at the Internet Archive in 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.