Session 10 | Making Data Count: From Research to Policy and Platform Change

Session 10 | Making Data Count: From Research to Policy and Platform Change

Research alone doesn't shift power – but the right evidence, in the right hands, can. This session examines how academics, journalists, civil society and governments are turning data into leverage: building the cases that force platform accountability, strengthen regulation and drive meaningful policy change. Speakers: Leigh-Ashley Lipscomb, Gender Technical Adviser, UNFPA Fiji Alia Al Ghussain, Interim Head, Big Tech Accountability Team & Deputy Director, Technology and Human Rights Programme, Amnesty International Diana Letion, Programmes Lead, Women Human Rights Defenders Hub (Kenya Hub) Dr. Anja Kovacs, Independent Researcher & Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation Hira Azhar, Trust and Safety Product Policy Specialist