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Stay connected with GliaNet Alliance as we shape the future of technology across the globe. Our Events hub serves as your central resource for tracking our conference appearances, speaking engagements, and industry gatherings worldwide. From upcoming presentations to archived insights, discover where we're making an impact in the digital ecosystem. Subscribe to our mailing list to receive timely updates on our next destination and ensure you never miss an opportunity to connect with our team of experts.
MetaGov Seminar
MetaGov Seminar
We teamed up with Metagov—a laboratory for digital self-governance—for a conversation about rebuilding trust in tech.
Becoming 'Net Fiduciaries™' with the GliaNet Alliance
Becoming 'Net Fiduciaries™' with the GliaNet Alliance
This seminar featured a presentation by Richard Whitt (technology policy attorney formerly @ Google, Twilio) and Estefanie Govea (program lead formerly @ Circl.es) to present on their work establishing and building the GliaNet Alliance. This seminar will be especially relevant to folks working on innovating beyond attention economy business models as well as those interested in more ethical data privacy policies.
Sign up for this event at, HERE.
IEEE NextGenCyberSec
All Member Meeting
IEEE NextGenCyberSec
All Member Meeting
IEEE SA launched the Cyber Security for Next Generation Connectivity Systems Industry Connections (IC) activity to build a community to discuss cyber security issues and rethink architectures to address critical market needs. Richard Whitt, GliaNet Alliance's president, was invited to speak to the All-Member monthly meeting during the month of April 2025.
'So you want to become a Net Fiduciary?™'
'So you want to become a Net Fiduciary?™'
During this talk Richard Whitt shows how a new profession of Net Fiduciaries can serve us under duties of care, good faith, and loyalty. In turn, these trustworthy intermediaries can arm us with edgetech applications, such as authentic personal AI agents, which can protect, enhance, and promote our best interests. In his talk, Whitt will also introduce us to the GliaNet Alliance. This new coalition of companies and supporters is building out a real-world community of practice of Net Fiduciaries™.
You can learn more about the NextGenCyberSec program, here.
Invited to Project Liberty's high-level and multi-stakeholder Consultation Workshop in Washington D.C. at Georgetown University
Invited to Project Liberty's high-level and multi-stakeholder Consultation Workshop in Washington D.C. at Georgetown University
Project Liberty is stitching together an ecosystem of technologists, academics, policymakers and citizens committed to building a better internet—where the data is ours to manage, the platforms are ours to govern, and the power is ours to reclaim.
Project Liberty Institute and Global Solutions Initiative convened 35 key stakeholders, including policymakers, technologists, legal experts, academics, and others. Recognizing today’s geopolitical challenges, participants agreed that digital infrastructure must be a key focus for governments, and that cross-country collaboration should be reinforced to ensure shared progress. The discussion emphasized the need for a competitive digital environment that upholds personal data rights while addressing the geopolitical implications of digital infrastructure. Participants highlighted:
The need for government action to prevent monopolies and promote fair competition.
The potential of interoperability as a practical focus area for governments that could align with broader goals around data privacy and portability.
The importance of multistakeholder collaboration and incorporating perspectives from the Global South.
Aligning infrastructure technical choices with governance choices.
The creation of a toolkit to guide government decision-making on digital governance, infrastructure design, and investments.
Digital Infrastructure Solutions to Advance Data Agency
Digital Infrastructure Solutions to Advance Data Agency
The consultation underscored that digital infrastructure is not just about technology—it’s about shaping the distribution of value in the digital economy while ensuring transparency, security, and citizen empowerment.
Read about the workshop, HERE.
PLAMADISO Talk Series at the Weizenbaum-Institute
PLAMADISO Talk Series at the Weizenbaum-Institute
The PLAMADISO (#Platforms, #Markets, & the #Digital #Society) Talk format provides an open and accessible platform for researchers across fields, including economics, computer science, law, and engineering, to present and discuss their cutting-edge research. PLAMADISO is passionate about fostering interdisciplinary exchange and breaking down traditional disciplinary boundaries. Similarly, PLAMADISO strives to promote dialogue between the academic world, private and public decision-makers, and the interested public. Since 2019, the PLAMADISO Talk Series has showcased fascinating research from top experts and brought those together with an engaged audience. The Talk Series is hosted by the Research Group "Digital Economy, Internet Ecosystem, & Internet Policy" - part of the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society in Berlin.
Building a Trust Layer for the Web
Building a Trust Layer for the Web
In this PLAMADISO Talk Series, Richard Whitt shows how a new profession of Net Fiduciaries can serve us under duties of care, good faith, and loyalty. In turn, these trustworthy intermediaries can arm us with edgetech applications, such as authentic personal AI agents, which can protect, enhance, and promote our best interests. In his talk, Whitt will also introduce us to the GliaNet Alliance. This new coalition of companies and supporters is building out a real-world community of practice of Net Fiduciaries.
View the Talk Series recording, HERE.
Trust Over IP, 'Ecosystem & Governance Working Group', Speaker Series
Trust Over IP, 'Ecosystem & Governance Working Group', Speaker Series
The Mission of the Trust Over IP Foundation is to develop complete architecture for Internet Digital Trust and a better Internet for everyone. Specifically, the organization; promotes global standards for confidential, direct connections between parties, leverages the opportunities for interoperable digital wallets and credentials, protects citizen and business identities by anchoring them with verifiable digital signatures, integrates the technical elements for digital trust with the human elements—the business rules and policies that govern collaboration in a successful digital trust ecosystem, and fosters communication and knowledge sharing amongst Digital Trust experts. Scott Perry co-Chairs the Steering Committee and Ecosystem & Governance Working Group which creates specifications, templates, companion guides, whitepapers and blogs in the governance of digital trust ecosystems.
Bringing trust-based human governance to the Web
Bringing trust-based human governance to the Web
Scott Perry, Co-Chair of the Steering Committee at Trust over IP, welcomed Richard Whitt—author, public policy expert, and President of the GliaNet Alliance—as a featured guest in the ToIP Ecosystem & Governance Working Group Speaker Series. Richard shared key insights from his book Reweaving the Web and introduced GliaNet’s vision for reshaping internet governance—centered on a trustworthy new class of “Net Fiduciaries.”
View the presentation recording, HERE.
Kwaai Personal AI Summit Co-located with Southern California Linux Expo
Kwaai Personal AI Summit Co-located with Southern California Linux Expo
Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE 22x), SCaLE 22x took place on March 6-9, 2025 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA. SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area. The Kwaai Personal AI Summit was on Mar 6 in Pasadena, CA co-located with SCaLE22x.
'Governing AI for Autonomous Humans'
'Governing AI for Autonomous Humans'
#KwaaiSummit AI Policy Talk · March 6th at #SCALE22X
Richard Whitt, public policy expert and founder of the GliaNet Alliance and GLIA Foundation, explored how we could create AI governance models that foster trust, agency, and human autonomy in the digital age.
AI Governance & Trust – Examines why today’s AI lacks a meaningful governance layer—and how to fix it.
Net Fiduciaries & Personal AI Agents – Envisions the future of AI-driven digital advocacy for individuals.
Reweaving the Web – Explores how internet policy and AI governance can be reshaped to serve people over corporations.
Participants came together to explore AI governance and personal AI policy grounded in individual empowerment.
View the full conference recording HERE,
featuring Richard's talk at: 4:53:55 - 5:09:17
RightsCon Taipei
RightsCon Taipei
Each year, RightsCon hosted by AccessNow convenes business leaders, policy makers, general counsels, government representatives, technologists, academics, journalists, and human rights advocates from around the world to tackle pressing issues at the intersection of human rights and technology. In engaging fireside chats, hands-on workshops, strategic roundtables, private meetings, and a lively exhibition space, RightsCon is where a global movement comes together to build strategies and drive forward change toward a more free, open, and connected digital world.
Read more about GliaNet Alliance at the event HERE.
'Human Rights: The insurance for multistakeholder digital governance'
'Human Rights: The insurance for multistakeholder digital governance'
Over the years, the multistakeholder model for digital governance has been diluted and efforts to advance the role of governments have become more coordinated. In only two years, the number of UN-related processes have increased exponentially and multilateral governance is on the path to displace multistakeholder processes and fora. This move has implications for human rights. Collaborative governance ensures participation, a precondition for the exercise of human rights and the only means to ensure accountability and transparency. The recent Global Digital Compact (GDC), for instance, though it had at its core human rights, it was characterized by a lack of openness & participation by civil society was challenging. This session discussed how best to sustain & evolve the multistakeholder model & how best civil society can participate in this new multilateral reality.
The State of the Net Conference
The State of the Net Conference
Hosted by The Internet Education Foundation, SOTN is the nation’s premier Internet policy conference featuring top DC policymakers—a key event enabling the dialogue between public interest advocates and nonprofits, research institutions, and the business community toward the goal of educating policymakers about the importance of technology in promoting communications, commerce, and democracy.
'Emerging Tech Under Trump'
'Emerging Tech Under Trump'
President, Richard Whitt, joined the panel "Emerging Tech Under Trump" to explore AI, blockchain and other edge technologies shaping our future. Richard highlighted GliaNet Alliance's mission to empower people with digital technologies by establishing trustworthy digital relationships putting human interests first.
View the presentation recording, HERE.
Silicon Flatirons
Silicon Flatirons
Hosted by the Silicon Flatirons center for innovation at the University of Colorado Law School, This conference brings together leading minds in technology policy to address one of today's most pressing challenges: creating effective governance structures for our rapidly evolving digital landscape.
'Models for AI Governance at the State Level'
'Models for AI Governance at the State Level'
This set of talks analyzes how the New Federalism applies to AI governance. As AI technology advances at a breakneck pace, regulatory frameworks at both the state and federal levels struggle to keep up. This panel will consider whether states, acting in lieu of federal legislation, are best positioned to regulate AI, and what models of governance—ranging from state-centric approaches to international collaborations—are emerging as potential solutions. In particular, how proactive and activist should states be with respect to AI regulation? Is a laissez faire model advisable, or are strong precautionary steps warranted? How should strategic considerations, such as commercial and military competition with China, figure into this calculus?
View the presentation recording, HERE.
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