Gina Neff Keynote Speaker

Expert on the ethical and societal implications of emerging tech and digital transformation.
Professor of Responsible AI at Queen Mary University of London.
Named as one of the 100+ Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.

Gina Neff's Biography

Professor Gina Neff is a leading sociologist on the impact of technological advances in communication. She is Professor of Responsible AI at Queen Mary University of London and Executive Director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy at the University of Cambridge – an independent research centre that aims to make digital technologies work for people, society, and the planet.

Named as one of the 100+ Brilliant Women in AI Ethics, she is a distinguished sociologist specialising in the ethical and societal implications of digital transformation and emerging technologies. Advising international organisations including UNESCO and the OECD, her research focuses on the effects of the rapid expansion of our digital information environment on workers and workplaces and in our everyday lives.

Author of author of award-winning book ‘Venture Labor: Work and the Burden of Risk in Innovative Industries’ (MIT Press 2012), other books also include ‘Self-Tracking’ and ‘Human-Centred Data Science: And Introduction’.

Professor Neff is Deputy CEO of UKRI Responsible AI UK (RAi UK) and Associate Director of the ESRC Digital Good Network. She also leads the Humanitarian Action Programme at the University of Cambridge, and is a member of the Horizon Europe international AI4Trust team to tackle online misinformation.

She is a member of the Strategic Advisory Network for the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council and serves on the Board of Directors for the Social Science Research Council in the US. She also sits on the Board of Trustees for the Institute for the Future of Work.

AI and Society

Human-Centered Data Science

Digital Transformation and Ethics

Digital Transformation in the Workplace

She leads at the forefront of responsible technology governance as Professor of Responsible AI at Queen Mary University of London and Executive Director of Cambridge’s Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy, helping leaders understand how digital systems are reshaping society and power.
She advises global institutions including UNESCO and the OECD, translating fast-moving AI and digital policy debates into practical guidance for organisations navigating regulation, trust and legitimacy.
She brings rigorous, worker-focused research on how data, automation and new information environments transform workplaces, equipping executives to design technology adoption that strengthens productivity without eroding wellbeing.
She is an award-winning author on innovation, labour and data cultures, giving audiences clear frameworks to understand risk, accountability and the human consequences of digital transformation.
She operates at the centre of the UK’s responsible AI ecosystem through senior roles in RAi UK and major research networks, helping decision-makers anticipate misinformation, bias and governance challenges before they become crises.