Session 5 | Coalescing for Safety: Building Systems of Accountability

Session 5 | Coalescing for Safety: Building Systems of Accountability

How do we hold technology companies accountable? This session examined three powerful levers: legal frameworks and benchmarking data, civil society advocacy and coalition building, and regulatory guidance that goes beyond compliance. Speakers shared strategies for translating lived experience into policy, building movements for accountability, and designing platforms that prevent harm proactively. Speakers: Mallory Knodel, Executive Director & Founder, Social Web Foundation Luísa Franco Machado, Founder, Equilabs Lyndsey Scott, Policy Manager, TFGBV Team, Ofcom Marina Elefante, Private Sector Development Specialist, Women, Business and the Law, World Bank