Keynote (45–60 minutes), Fireside Conversation, or Global Policy Forum Presentation
Government leaders, technologists, civic innovators, and organizations seeking to build transparent, participatory, and human-centered digital systems
Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s pioneering Digital Minister, will take you on a journey through the transformative power of AI in enhancing democratic processes.
1. The Evolution of Digital Democracy: How Taiwan has leveraged AI and digital platforms to increase transparency, citizen participation, and mutual trust.
2. Safeguarding Elections: Strategies employed to protect the 2024 presidential and legislative elections from foreign cyber interference.
3. Plurality: How technology can be harnessed to promote cooperative diversity and inclusive governance, with real-world examples that have led to significant policy changes and improved public services.
Join Tang to understand how AI can be a force for good in democracies worldwide and learn how these innovations can be applied in your own country.
In this compelling presentation, Audrey Tang will delve into the importance of collective intelligence in today’s digital age. Key points include:
1. Harnessing Public Input: How open source platforms can empower citizens to contribute democratically, in order to overcome polarization and manipulation.
2. Transparency and Trust: The role of open data and transparent governance in building trust between the government and the public.
3. Real-Time Collaboration: Lessons from the Sunflower Movement and how real-time digital communication can facilitate peaceful and productive political negotiations.
4. Global Impact: Examples from Taiwan’s successful COVID-19 response and election safeguarding efforts that demonstrate the power of collective intelligence on a global scale.
Tang will illustrate how leveraging the wisdom of the crowd can lead to innovative solutions and a more resilient society.
Audrey Tang, a renowned digital pioneer, will share insights on building a resilient digital society. The talk will cover:
1. Digital Competence: Strategies for safeguarding online information integrity and enhance resilience for all in today’s interconnected world.
2. Technological Pluralism: How embracing diverse technological solutions can strengthen societal resilience.
3. Inclusive Innovation: Tang’s approach to creating policies that are not only innovative but also inclusive and participatory, ensuring that all voices are heard.
Through real-world examples and forward-thinking strategies, Tang will inspire you to build a digital society that is both innovative and resilient, capable of facing the challenges of the future
Audrey Tang is an internationally recognized technologist, digital democracy architect, and Taiwan’s inaugural Digital Minister (2016–2024). Named to TIME’s “100 Most Influential People in AI” in 2023, Tang has redefined how governments, citizens, and technology collaborate to create more open, resilient societies.
Renowned for leading Taiwan’s innovative, participatory COVID-19 response and fortifying the 2024 elections against foreign cyber interference, Tang’s work blends civic technology, AI ethics, and radical transparency. As Cyber Ambassador-at-large, she continues to champion digital inclusion, open data, and cross-sector collaboration to strengthen democratic trust in the digital age.
Now advancing her global initiative, Plurality, Tang explores how technology can empower collaborative diversity—bridging human and machine intelligence for social good. A self-taught programmer, open-source contributor, and philosopher at heart, she inspires global audiences to see technology not as a tool of division, but of collective wisdom.
As the first nonbinary cabinet member globally, Audrey Tang identifies as “post-gender” and is comfortable with any pronouns. She is a respected community leader and a founding contributor to g0v, an initiative promoting transparency by making information about Taiwan’s economy, history, politics, and culture accessible.
Tang has been key in developing participation platforms such as Join.gov.tw, leading to practical improvements like enhanced access to tax software and revised cancer treatment regulations. A “conservative anarchist,” Tang is dedicated to boosting digital competence and safeguarding information integrity online through collective intelligence.
A child prodigy, Tang excelled in advanced mathematics by age six and computer programming by age eight. By 19, she had held significant positions in software companies and worked as an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Growing up in a large, pro-democracy family, Tang embraced pluralism and the internet’s potential to connect people based on shared interests rather than geography, fueling her drive for global impact.
In Taiwan, Tang’s generation has always intertwined politics with the internet, striving for a more transparent and inclusive society. Despite Taiwan’s martial law history, Tang and her fellow civic technologists have achieved internationally acclaimed progress toward greater governmental transparency.
During the 2014 Sunflower Movement, Tang played a crucial role in livestreaming protests against a trade agreement with Beijing, facilitating real-time communication that led to more peaceful negotiations and the movement’s success.
“Democracy can evolve.” Audrey Tang says. “We can create innovative policies by simply asking the people, ‘What should we do together?’”
There is also promising news behind Tang’s grand plan: more than half the world’s population – over 4 billion people – are holding elections in 2024. That’s over 70 countries.
Says Audrey Tang, “I want to be a good enough ancestor for future generations.”
View further Artificial Intelligence speakers and follow us on LinkedIn
In this 17-minute TEDx talk, Audrey Tang reveals how digital social innovation and radical transparency can transform governance—empowering citizens to co-create democracy in real time.
In Digital Social Innovation to Empower Democracy, Audrey Tang—Taiwan’s pioneering Digital Minister—shares a compelling vision of how technology can enhance democracy through openness, collaboration, and trust. Speaking with characteristic warmth and clarity, Tang explains how Taiwan became a model for participatory digital governance by treating citizens not as subjects of policy but as partners in innovation.
She begins by recounting Taiwan’s journey toward digital transformation—how civic hackers, activists, and government officials worked together to solve real-world problems using open-source tools. Through initiatives like vTaiwan and Join.gov.tw, citizens co-designed policies on issues ranging from Uber regulation to COVID-19 mask distribution. Tang emphasizes that these systems are not just digital—they are social innovations that amplify empathy, accountability, and shared understanding.
Tang introduces the concept of “fast, fair, and fun” democracy:
Fast: governments respond quickly to citizen input.
Fair: all voices are included through open, transparent processes.
Fun: engagement feels meaningful, creative, and human.
Throughout the talk, she contrasts this collaborative model with the divisive effects of misinformation and opaque decision-making. Tang demonstrates how open data, real-time feedback, and participatory design have strengthened Taiwan’s democratic resilience while countering cyber interference and disinformation.
Her conclusion is both practical and philosophical: democracy, she argues, must evolve from a slow system of voting every few years to a living system of continuous listening, learning, and co-creation—powered by digital social innovation.
In this 5-minute interview, Audrey Tang explains how Taiwan’s digital democracy model builds trust and resilience—using transparency, collaboration, and humor to fight disinformation and strengthen civic engagement.
In this concise interview, Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s former Digital Minister, outlines the key principles behind Taiwan’s success in digital governance and public trust. Speaking with precision and calm enthusiasm, she describes how open data, real-time collaboration, and civic participation formed the backbone of Taiwan’s COVID-19 response and its fight against disinformation.
Tang explains that Taiwan’s government works with its citizens, not against them—treating information as a shared resource rather than a tool of control. She highlights Taiwan’s unique “humor over rumor” strategy, where memes and creativity are used to counter misinformation faster than falsehoods can spread. This approach, she notes, builds engagement through empathy and play rather than fear or censorship.
She also discusses the broader idea of digital democracy—a system where citizens co-create policy through transparent online platforms and open collaboration. By crowdsourcing ideas, analyzing collective feedback, and maintaining open APIs for civic innovation, Taiwan has demonstrated that technology can reinforce democracy rather than undermine it.
Tang concludes with a vision of participatory governance rooted in transparency and trust, showing that when citizens are empowered to help solve problems, society becomes both more innovative and more resilient.
In this 49-minute keynote, Audrey Tang shares how Taiwan’s digital democracy turned crisis into collaboration—using civic technology, transparency, and empathy to combat pandemics and defend democratic trust.
In How Digital Innovation Can Fight Pandemics and Strengthen Democracy, Audrey Tang—Taiwan’s former Digital Minister and architect of its digital democracy—presents a deep, data-driven exploration of how open collaboration and civic technology can transform governance and crisis management.
Speaking at a global policy forum, Tang begins by recounting Taiwan’s early response to COVID-19. Within days of the outbreak, digital tools—built by civic technologists and supported by the government—helped track mask availability, distribute supplies fairly, and crowdsource solutions. Tang emphasizes that the key wasn’t just technology, but trust: transparent communication, real-time data sharing, and citizen participation created collective confidence.
She explains how digital democracy operates in Taiwan through initiatives like vTaiwan and Join.gov.tw, which allow citizens to debate, vote, and contribute to policy decisions. Tang outlines her “three fast principles” for modern governance:
Fast Response – Empowering local innovation through open APIs and shared data.
Fast Restoration – Rebuilding trust through transparency and inclusive participation.
Fast Resilience – Ensuring civic empowerment becomes habit, not emergency reaction.
The second half of the talk expands on how these systems counter misinformation and digital authoritarianism. Tang demonstrates how “humor over rumor” and participatory fact-checking created viral truth faster than viral lies. She contrasts Taiwan’s collaborative model with top-down digital surveillance approaches, showing that democracy thrives when citizens feel ownership of information.
Her closing reflections center on Plurality—a global philosophy that views diversity as strength and technology as a connector, not divider. She urges governments and technologists worldwide to embrace openness, empathy, and experimentation to ensure that democracy evolves as fast as technology does.
Digital democracy, AI ethics, cybersecurity, civic technology, and Plurality as a model for inclusive innovation.
Tang emphasizes radical transparency and collective intelligence—using technology to augment, not replace, human judgment and empathy.
Her open-source philosophy and participatory design model invite citizens to co-create digital governance solutions.
In order to view the below you must be logged in.
Digital democracy, AI ethics, cybersecurity, civic technology, and Plurality as a model for inclusive innovation.
Tang emphasizes radical transparency and collective intelligence—using technology to augment, not replace, human judgment and empathy.
Her open-source philosophy and participatory design model invite citizens to co-create digital governance solutions.
With his unique approach to leadership and an unwavering commitment to helping people find their purpose, Brant Menswar has left an indelible mark on the world of business and personal development. In this profile, we will delve into the life and work of Brant Menswar, exploring his journey, his philosophy, and the impact he has […]
Eric Davis is a combat-decorated U.S. Navy SEAL who served honorably for over 16 years. He has been recognized as one of the premier sniper instructors for the Naval Special Warfare sniper program, where he was the Stealth & Concealment course manager. Eric Davis | Navy Seal During his last tour in the SEAL Teams, […]
For over two decades, Jen Shirkani has been helping leaders see what they can’t see. As a nationally recognized expert on emotional intelligence, she’s worked with organizations across the globe—from Fortune 50 companies to fast-growing startups, government agencies, and top-tier universities. Through her engaging keynotes, executive coaching, and bestselling books (Ego vs. EQ and Choose […]
Molly Kawahata is a dynamic speaker, strategist, and ice climber renowned for her pioneering work in harnessing the power of hope within organizations. With a background as a former climate advisor to the Obama White House, Molly brings a unique blend of expertise in leadership, organizational development, and narrative transformation to her speaking engagements. Affectionately […]
Katty Kay is an award-winning journalist and news anchor who brings an instinctively global perspective to her observations on American politics and global affairs – a result of having grown-up living and traveling all over the Middle East, as well as reporting from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S. throughout her career. […]
Jessica Long is not just a name; it’s a testament to the power of resilience, determination, and the human spirit. As one of America’s most decorated Paralympic champions, a captivating speaker, accomplished author, tireless advocate, and revered sports personality, Jessica Long’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Jessica Long | Paralympian Legend Born into challenging […]
Orlando Jones Emcee is an award-winning actor, comedian, writer, and producer, celebrated for his versatile talent and expertise in technology. Founder of Legion of Creatives, he earned the first-ever Virtual Reality Emmy in 2015. Jones has collaborated extensively with digital thought leader Shelly Palmer, delving into generative AI, Web 3, and emerging technologies. A board […]
Born without legs, Jen Bricker defied every conceivable limitation from the very beginning. Adopted by a loving family who instilled the empowering mantra, “Never say can’t,” Jen has consistently transformed challenges into achievements. Fueled by a passion for gymnastics, Jen found inspiration in her idol, Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu. In a twist of fate, […]
These remain the property of its owner and are not affiliated with or endorsed by Speakers Inc.
All talent fees exclude VAT, travel and accommodation where required.
Our Mission:
© All rights reserved 2025. Designed using Voxel
