Moderator
Kendra Albert (they/them), Clinical Instructor at the Cyberlaw Clinic
Kendra is a public interest technology lawyer with a special interest in computer security law and freedom of expression. They serve as a clinical instructor at the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard Law School, where they teach students to practice law by working with pro bono clients. Kendra is also the founder and director of the Initiative for a Representative First Amendment.
They serve on the board of the ACLU of Massachusetts and the Tor Project, and provide support as a legal advisor for Hacking // Hustling.
Speakers
Jack Harrison-Quintana (he/him), Director of Grindr for Equality
Jack is a queer Mexican-American activist, writer, and researcher, currently serving as the director of Grindr for Equality (G4E). At Grindr, Jack harnesses the power of the world’s largest network of gay, bi, and trans people to promote LGBTQ health and human rights in nearly two hundred countries. For his work with the app, Jack has been honored as one of Fast Company’s 2016 Most Creative People in Business and Foreign Policy’s 2016 Global Thinkers.
Before Grindr, Jack was the director of the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Policy Institute, where he co-authored the landmark study, Injustice At Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey. He has also worked at the Global Trans Research and Advocacy Project (GTRAP), the National Center for Transgender Equality, Khemara Cambodia.
Kathryn Harnett (she/her), WhatsApp Policy Manager
Kathryn Harnett is the Public Policy Manager for WhatsApp covering Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In this role, she advocates for strong privacy, safety, and security protections for WhatsApp users and represents WhatsApp around the region. Before joining WhatsApp, Kathryn worked for consulting firms, advising technology companies and private individuals on reputation, strategy, and public policy.
Jessica Fjeld (she/they), Assistant Director or Harvard’s Cyberlaw Clinic and Board member of the Global Network Initiative
Jessica is a Lecturer on Law and the Assistant Director of the Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.
She focuses her legal practice on issues impacting digital media and art, including intellectual property, and freedom of expression, privacy, and related human rights issues. Recently, she has emphasized work with the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence; AI-generated art; and legal issues confronted by digital archives. She is a member of the board of the Global Network Initiative, a multi-stakeholder organization the protects and advances user freedom of expression and privacy around the world.
Afsaneh Rigot (she/her), Technology and Public Purpose Fellow
Afsaneh (she/her) is a researcher, practitioner, and advocate covering law, technology, LGBTQ, refugee, and broader human rights issues. She is a 2021-2022 fellow with the Technology and Public Purpose (TAPP) at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. She is also a senior researcher at ARTICLE 19 focusing on the Middle East and North African (MENA) human rights issues and international corporate responsibility; an Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Centre (BKC) at Harvard and an advisor at the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard University.