Anja Kaspersen
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Nationality | Norwegian |
Education | IMD Business School, London School of Economics |
Employer | Senior Fellow at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, former Director at United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs |
Anja Kaspersen is a senior fellow at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.[1][2][3][4] She is the former Director of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in Geneva and Deputy Secretary General of the Conference on Disarmament (UNODA).[5][6][7][8][9][10] Previously, she held the role as the head of strategic engagement and new technologies at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).[11] Prior to joining the ICRC she served as a senior director for geopolitics and international security and a member of the executive committee at the World Economic Forum.[12][13]
Kaspersen has also worked in business and has had a rich diplomatic and academic career. She is a published author, podcast host and a global public speaker and commentator on matters relating to geopolitics, international security,[14] peacekeeping,[15] arms control,[16] multilateral diplomacy,[17] emerging technology ethics, AI, cyber conflict and digital resilience.[18] She is a strong believer in multilateralism and in the power of science and technology diplomacy to ensure adaptive arms control, responsible innovation and applications.[19]
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Anja Kaspersen is an alumni International Gender Champion,[20] a member of the International Telecommunication Union, AI for Good Global Summit's Programme Committee,[21] a member of the IEEE Council on Extended Intelligence and Industry Activities on Ethics in Action in Autonomous and Intelligence Systems,[22][23] Well-Being Initiative, Life Science Innovation and AI [24] and member of the Council of the International Military Council on Climate and Security [25] and the Advisory board of ThinkTech.[26]
Kaspersen was selected for several consecutive years as one of the leading female Voices in the field of AI and ethics and recognised among peers as a fierce advocate for women, diversity and interdisciplinarity. In 2019 she was included in the "100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics list".[27][28]
In addition to raise international and multilateral efforts to establish a dialogue on the impact of new technologies and AI , Kaspersen has supported several other initiatives aimed at deepening public-private understanding and cooperation. She was selected in 2020 as one of the top innovators by the World Summit AI and Inspired Minds for her work among top 50 Innovators.[29]
Education and career[]
Kaspersen attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and earned her Master of Science degree. In 2017 she entered the Executive Programme at IMD Business School.[30]
Publications[]
Anja T. Kaspersen, "Transition Management", «Challenges to Collective Security» Working Papers from NUPI’s UN Programme.[31]
Anja T. Kaspersen and Ole Jacob Sending, "The United Nations and Civilian Crisis Management", Working Papers from NUPI’s UN Programme.[32]
References[]
- ^ Anja, Kaspersen (September 2020). "Anja Kaspersen. Carnegie Council Senior Fellow". Carnegie Council. Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.
- ^ "Carnegie Council | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "Carnegie New Leaders (CNL) Ethics in Leadership Symposium | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "Carnegie Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI) | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ 71/61 Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation, United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, UN, 2017-04-28, pp. 157–160, doi:10.18356/39b37588-en, ISBN 978-92-1-060373-7, retrieved 2020-11-07
- ^ "Will the UN Secretary General's agenda be dominated by technological and digital transformation?". Qrius. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "For the first time in history, four women lead disarmament affairs at the UN | International Gender Champions". genderchampions.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ Subic, Aleksandar; Davis, Nicholas. "Hope and fear surround emerging technologies, but all of us must contribute to stronger governance". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "Second Annual Global Forum on Scientific Advances Important to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention" (PDF). Center for Health Security.
- ^ "Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Messengers visits United Nations Office at Geneva – UNODA". www.un.org. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "Contributors". Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "World Economic Forum".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Acknowledgements". Global Risks 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Anja Therese Kaspersen". www.peaceopstraining.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Jennings, Kathleen M.; Kaspersen, Anja T. (2008). "Introduction: Integration Revisited". International Peacekeeping. 15 (4): 443–452. doi:10.1080/13533310802239600. S2CID 144450846.
- ^ "First Informal Preparatory Meeting CSP 2019" (PDF). Controlarms.org. 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ACC Secretary-General Ma Mingqiang Met with Senior Norwegian Diplomat---ASEAN---China Center". www.asean-china-center.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Anja Kaspersen - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ Boulanin, Vincent (May 2019). "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk, Volume I, Euro-Atlantic perspectives | SIPRI". www.sipri.org. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Anja Kaspersen | International Gender Champions". genderchampions.com. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "ITU Steering Committee". International Telecommunication Union.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "IEEE SA Standards Board Industry Connections Committee (ICCom) Approved Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Standards IEEE: 6. May 2020.
- ^ "IEEE Ethics In Action in Autonomous and Intelligent Systems | IEEE SA". Ethics In Action | Ethically Aligned Design. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Driving Responsible Innovation of AI, Life Sciences, and Next-Gen Biotech". IEEE SA. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "International Military Council on Climate and Security". International Military Council on Climate and Security. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "ThinkTech – Think before you code". Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ Dand, Mia (2020-02-20). "100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics to Follow in 2019 and beyond". Medium. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Jones, Hessie. "Mia Dand's Fight For Inclusion To Save Humanity From The Dark Side Of AI". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ AI, World Summit. "WSAI community's top 50 Innovators in 2020". blog.worldsummit.ai. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Anja Kaspersen, Head of International Security, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva at The World Economic Forum - Relationship Science". relationshipscience.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ Kaspersen, Anja T. (2004). Transition Management (PDF). Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.
- ^ Anja T. Kaspersen, Ole Jacob Sending (2005). "The United Nations and Civilian Crisis Management" (PDF).
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- Norwegian political scientists
- Living people
- Artificial intelligence researchers
- Artificial intelligence ethicists
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- Norwegian officials of the United Nations
- Women political scientists