We are delighted to welcome Robin Mansell as our keynote speaker on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 in the Johannessaal at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Robin Mansell is Professor Emerita, Department of Media and Communications. Her research focuses on the political economy, and social and cultural aspects, of digital governance. She is Fellow, British Academy and Academia Europaea; Advisory Board member, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and Past-President, International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). She holds an Honorary Doctorate, University of Fribourg. Her books include The Need to Rename Tech (co-edited 2026); Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy (co-authored 2025); Handbook of Media and Communication Governance (2024, co-edited), and Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics (2020, co-authored).