Brain-computer interfaces are a promising emerging technology with the potential to transform healthcare, education, entertainment, and more. But as neurotechnology matures, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders must proactively address challenging questions about the risks it poses to privacy and ensure they are equipped to understand this disruptive technology. Join the IBM Policy Lab and the Future of Privacy Forum for a conversation about how new policy approaches can be used to mitigate the privacy risks of neurotechnology.
Joshua New is a Technology Policy Executive focusing on public policy issues related to AI, data, emerging technologies, telecommunications, and the environment. He is also a Senior Fellow of the IBM Policy Lab, a forum providing policymakers with a vision and actionable recommendations to harness the benefits of innovation while ensuring trust in a world being reshaped by data. Prior to joining IBM, Joshua was a Senior Policy Analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation’s Center for Data Innovation, consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading science and technology think tank.
Jeremy Greenberg is a Policy Counsel with Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) where he works to promote responsible data use in emerging technology. Prior to that, Jeremy served as a Policy Fellow with FPF where he worked on issues around privacy legislation, artificial intelligence, and advertising technology. Before joining FPF, Jeremy was a Law Clerk in the Office of U.S. Senator Ed Markey where he focused on a number of telecom and privacy items. Jeremy holds a J.D. from Georgetown University School of Law and a B.S. in Cinema, Photography and Media Arts from Ithaca College.
Sara Berger is a Research Staff Member and Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscientist at IBM Research. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience from Macalester College. Sara's background lies in systems and cognitive neuroscience, with an emphasis on chronic pain conditions and psychology. In the past, she has focused on identifying, quantifying and predicting changes in acute and chronic pain in both animals and humans - with a decade of experience in the field of pain. At IBM, she is applying her knowledge of neuroimaging, psychology and clinical research to address a wide variety of questions and applications.
Dr. Cabrera is an Associate Professor of Neuroethics at the Center for Neural Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State University. She is the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Neuroethics, and a Research Associate at the Rock Ethics Institute. Dr. Cabrera is an honorific member of the Mexican Neuroethics Society, chair of the IEEE Brain Neuroethics Subcommittee, and member of the International Neuroethics Society (INS) Emergent Issues Task Force. Dr. Cabrera's interests focus on the ethical, societal and cultural implications of neurotechnologies used for treatment as well as for non-medical purposes.
