15 May 2021Online

Christchurch Call two year anniversary summit

On May 15, 2021, ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek recently co-chaired the Algorithms and Positive Interventions working group at the Christchurch Call summit, marking the two year anniversary since the initiative was launched in Paris. The online gathering included world leaders such as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, founder of the Christchurch Call. The Christchurch Call now includes 55 governments and 10 of the world’s leading internet providers, including Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, which have voluntarily committed to the action plan.