Věra Jourová
Věra Jourová is currently Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency and deals with democracy, rule of law, media pluralism and fight against disinformation.
From 2014 to 2019, she served as EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality. In 2014, before arriving to the European Commission, Ms Jourová held the position of Minister for Regional Development in the Czech Republic.
Previous to this, from 2006 to 2013, she worked in her own company as an international consultant on European Union funding, and was also involved in consultancy activities in the Western Balkans relating to the European Union Accession. She holds a Degree in Law (Mgr.) and a Master’s degree (Mgr.) in the Theory of Culture from the Charles University, Prague.
Listen to Věra Jourová speak at the conference
Session 1: Making tech work for, not against, democracy and human rights
How can technology enhance democratic values and practices such as inclusion, transparency and accountability to restore trust in democracy? What are the tools at hand for paving a way forward, and what is the emancipatory potential for tech in present day democracies around the world? How can democratic governments, parliaments, and the people they represent get back in the driver’s seat of technological development?