Sara Brandt

Sara Katrine Brandt is Policy Advisor at the Danish platform for NGOs, Global Focus,

Sara Katrine Brandt is Policy Advisor at the Danish platform for NGOs, Global Focus, where she leads the work on Tech for Democracy. She previously held a role as Advocacy and Campaigns Officer with CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation where she was leading the Crisis Response Fund, supporting civil society organisations in danger due to restrictions to freedoms of association and assembly.

Previously, she’s has worked for the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance in Cairo, Amnesty International Denmark, KVINFO and the Danish Refugee Council.

Speaking events

Listen to Sara Brandt speak at the conference

18 Nov4:04 pm - 4:20 pm

Session 5: How do we make change and inspire action?

Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen
Ikenna Azuike
Shanthi Kalathil
Rebecca MacKinnon
Lea Kaspar
Sara Brandt
In this session, we focus on the need for action and demonstrate how to “walk the walk and talk the talk”. What initiatives, partnerships and actions can bring about real change to make tech work for democracy and human rights? The two central pillars of the Tech for Democracy initiative, the Copenhagen Pledge, and Action Coalitions will be presented to guide and inspire action. Other initiatives and partners will present their visions and actions with the aim of inspiring further action and displaying how the Tech for Democracy initiative complements existing efforts.
18 Nov4:04 pm - 4:20 pm

Session 5: How do we make change and inspire action?

In this session, we focus on the need for action and demonstrate how to “walk the walk and talk the talk”. What initiatives, partnerships and actions can bring about real change to make tech work for democracy and human rights? The two central pillars of the Tech for Democracy initiative, the Copenhagen Pledge, and Action Coalitions will be presented to guide and inspire action. Other initiatives and partners will present their visions and actions with the aim of inspiring further action and displaying how the Tech for Democracy initiative complements existing efforts.
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Speakers
  • Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen is Denmark’s Tech Ambassador.
    Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen
  • Journalist Ikenna Azuike is a lawyer, journalist and the host of the Tech for Democracy conference 2021.
    Ikenna Azuike
  • Shanthi Kalathil is Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights on the National Security Council in the US. She coordinates democracy policy and oversees the work of the democracy and human rights directorate.
    Shanthi Kalathil
  • Rebecca MacKinnon is Vice President at Wikimedia.
    Rebecca MacKinnon
  • Lea Kaspar is the Executive Director of GPD, a UK-based organization working to develop a digital environment underpinned by human rights.
    Lea Kaspar
  • Sara Katrine Brandt is Policy Advisor at the Danish platform for NGOs, Global Focus,
    Sara Brandt