MK Tech Week - Centre for Protecting Women Online

The Open University Business School

Building Safer Digital Futures:  Responsible AI and Tech to Protect Women Online

Hub Theatre, The Open University

<h3>Overview:</h3>As part of Milton Keynes Tech Week 2025, the Centre for Protecting Women Online (CPWO - <a href="https://university.open.ac.uk/centres/protecting-women-online/" title="https://university.open.ac.uk/centres/protecting-women-online/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://university.open.ac.uk/centres/protecting-women-online/</a>) proposes an engaging and interdisciplinary event focused on the development of responsible technologies and artificial intelligence to safeguard women and girls in online spaces. The event will be held at The Open University and is designed to connect students, researchers, tech professionals, educators and members of the public. <h3>Event Description:</h3>This event will explore how we can harness innovation to tackle gendered online harms through an integrated lens of law, human behaviour, technology, ethics and policing. Drawing on the work of the Centre for Protecting Women Online, the event will feature short talks, panels, and interactive discussions with researchers, partners and the audience. The event will showcase interdisciplinary research, current challenges in the online environment and real-world efforst to create safer, more inclusive digitial platforms.For further enquiries please contact: protecting-women-online@open.ac.ukAgenda:09:00 - 09:30Registration and Refreshments09:30 – 10:30Keynote - Emily Darlington MP, Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes Central.10:30 – 11:00Panel:<ul><li>Professor Olga Jurasz, Director, Centre for Protecting Women Online</li><li>Professor Rose Capdevila, Stream Lead, Human Behaviour, Centre for Protecting Women Online</li><li>Professor Arosha Bandara, Stream Lead, The Future of Responsible Tech, Centre for Protecting Women Online</li><li>Dr Keely Duddin, Stream Lead, Policing, Centre for Protecting Women Online</li><li>Laurena Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Safety Centre and Hazard Alley</li></ul>11:00 – 11:30Coffee Break11:30 – 12:30Activity with participants12:30Close