Laura Ellis

Laura Ellis

Head of Technology Forecasting BBC
Laura Ellis

Laura Ellis is a technologist and journalist with a focus on emerging technology, machine learning, disinformation, and data. She has worked on news teams in radio, TV, and online and led two regional news and current affairs teams thorough significant technology change, establishing the BBC’s first end-to-end digital newsroom. In her current role she focuses on ensuring the BBC is best placed to take advantage of emerging technology and takes a particular interest in ethics, personalised and automated journalism, machine learning and generative AI.

Content Protection and Security Summit Conference Day 2 - Wednesday 20th May

4:30 PM Panel Discussion – Authenticity and Provenance: The Future of Trusted Content

As misinformation and generative content surge, authenticity becomes a competitive advantage.
• Embedding content provenance metadata and authenticity verification
• Cross-industry pilots linking watermarking, blockchain, and digital IDs
• Aligning with global standards for trustworthy media distribution

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Laura.

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