Disrupting Politics: Technology, Democracy, and What Comes Next
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What to look forward to
Katie Harbath, founder of Anchor Change and a former leader of Facebook’s global elections work, will discuss her book *Disrupting Politics* and two decades at the intersection of technology, politics, and democracy. The conversation will trace social media’s impact on elections and explore lessons for the AI era through her “panic responsibly” framework.
Inside the event
Join Katie Harbath for a conversation about her book Disrupting Politics: A Front Row Seat to the Collision of Technology and Democracy.
From the 2000 election to the tech CEOs at the inauguration in 2025 — helping campaigns get online in the early days of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, her decade at Facebook running global elections, and what the social media era taught us as we head into the AI era.
Katie Harbath is the founder of Anchor Change and author of the book Disrupting Politics: A Front Row Seat to the Collision of Technology and Democracy (October 2026). Described by Foreign Policy as an "election whisperer to the tech industry," she brings two decades of experience at the intersection of tech, politics, and democracy, including a decade leading global elections work at Facebook. Her framework, "panic responsibly," guides how she helps leaders navigate high-stakes uncertainty with judgment instead of fear.
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