The People Driving Change Together

"When we listen deeply and collaborate across cultures, ages, and roles, we make the most meaningful change. We truly are stronger together. Only by sharing ideas and coming together can we find the answers we seek to the problems we're seeing in the AI-filled online world."

"One thing that's been missing in Tech is youth voices. Yes, there are hackathons and youth summits, but there's not space for the youth to continually engage with parents, teachers, researchers, and policy makers. SHIELD is taking concrete steps to change that. We believe that technology should be co-created with, not just for, young people."

"SHIELD does a great job of getting a diverse group of speakers from all over the world."

"As the tech world moves fast, breaking things, as humans in the loop we must choose to slow down and gather as a community to learn to protect what matters most online – each other. We're proud to be doing that work through SHIELD."

"If you want to hear from the people in the online safety or online harms space, if you want to hear from the people actually having to see and do it and what they're going through, come and join us at SHIELD. We're not going to turn you away. It's open to everybody."

"Most tech conferences are about the tech. They’re not about the human in the loop and the human experience of interacting with the tech in this shared digital world. The SHIELD Global Online Safety Conference is much needed right now to discuss what it means to responsibly create, interact with, and protect children as new technologies emerge. It’s really refreshing to hear the humanity in the room instead of putting the tools at the forefront, even tools that can be useful."

"Unfolding SHIELD—symbolising our mission to PROTECT. At SHIELD, we aim to unite voices from around the world under one goal: SAFETY. If you're passionate about digital safety for yourself and those around you, SHIELD is here to make it happen."