Niels Tanderup Kristensen

Niels Tanderup Kristensen is the Director of Global Affairs at the tech-company cBrain.

Niels Tanderup Kristensen graduated from the Danish Institute of Political Science in Aarhus, Denmark, with a master’s degree  in trade and public administration and has spent his career in both the public and the private sector. Ranging from Consul General and Trade Commissioner in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to management roles in Greenland’s national Airline Company and Foreign Affairs Department, as national expert at the European Commission for External Relations, deputy director at the largest Danish Business Association, and lately as Director of Global affairs in cBrain.

Niels Tanderup Kristensen writes opinion pieces on a regular basis for the Danish media and is an experienced public speaker on digital transformation, public private partnerships, trade and sustainability and the cross road between technology and democracy.

Speaking events

Listen to Niels Tanderup Kristensen speak at the conference

18 Nov2:41 pm - 3:05 pm

Session 2: Democratic Values In a Digital Future  

Following the first session, this session introduces a geopolitical perspective on the issue of tech, democracy, and human rights. We find ourselves between one side working for a more democratic global governance of technological development, and on the other side the global rise of authoritarianism becoming increasingly more digital.

The opening keynote by Eileen Donahoe will address the issue of the rising geopolitical tensions anchored in the technological development, and what democratic states need to do differently in charging the way forward for a democratic digital future and to combat the spread of digital authoritarianism. Then, in a fireside chat, participants will address the role and responsibilities of civil society and tech companies in navigating this new geopolitical landscape. How do we build in democratic values in the development, dissemination and application of new technologies?
18 Nov2:41 pm - 3:05 pm

Session 2: Democratic Values In a Digital Future  

Following the first session, this session introduces a geopolitical perspective on the issue of tech, democracy, and human rights. We find ourselves between one side working for a more democratic global governance of technological development, and on the other side the global rise of authoritarianism becoming increasingly more digital.

The opening keynote by Eileen Donahoe will address the issue of the rising geopolitical tensions anchored in the technological development, and what democratic states need to do differently in charging the way forward for a democratic digital future and to combat the spread of digital authoritarianism. Then, in a fireside chat, participants will address the role and responsibilities of civil society and tech companies in navigating this new geopolitical landscape. How do we build in democratic values in the development, dissemination and application of new technologies?
Speakers
  • Journalist Ikenna Azuike is a lawyer, journalist and the host of the Tech for Democracy conference 2021.
    Ikenna Azuike
  • Brett Solomon is the co-founder and Executive Director of the organisation Access Now.
    Brett Solomon
  • Niels Tanderup Kristensen is the Director of Global Affairs at the tech-company cBrain.
    Niels Tanderup Kristensen
  • Eileen Donahoe is working with digital and cyber policies at Stanford University.
    Eileen Donahoe
  • Maria-Francesca Spatolisano is the Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, UN DESA.
    Maria-Francesca Spatolisano