Marietje Schaake confirmed as keynote speaker for eLaw’s 40th Anniversary Conference!
We are thrilled to announce that Marietje Schaake will deliver the keynote address at the eLaw 40th Anniversary Conference on 2 April 2025, as part of the prestigious Hans Franken Lecture, the yearly lecture dedicated to one of the founders of eLaw, Hans Franken.
Marietje Schaake is an internationally renowned thought leader on the intersection of technology, democracy, and governance. A former Member of the European Parliament (2009–2019), she is a Fellow at Stanford University's Cyber Policy Center and the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. She is a columnist for the Financial Times and a key voice in global conversations on tech policy, human rights, and digital governance.
During her keynote, Schaake will present her compelling new book, 'The Tech Coup: How To Save Democracy From Silicon Valley'. In this book, she examines how the concentration of power in the tech industry threatens global democracy, governance, and the social contract—and what we can do to address it.
This keynote promises to be a highlight of the conference, setting the stage for an engaging day of discussions on law, technology, and society.
See this website for more information on the book.