Leonie Beyrle Barker

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Preceptor in Tech Science and Law, Harvard College

Leonie Beyrle Barker teaches courses on the societal impacts of emerging technologies at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard College and serves as the Research Manager of the Public Interest Tech Lab at Harvard. She is a UK-trained lawyer, specializing in international law and legal technology, with a particular interest in designing adaptive governance systems for emerging technologies. She holds a Master in Public Policy from the Kennedy School, where she was a McCloy Fellow, as well as undergraduate degrees in economics, politics, philosophy and law. She is currently pursuing a DPhil in Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, supported by the Blavatnik-Nuffield Joint Graduate Scholarship.

Speaker Schedule

Saturday, February 1, 2025

at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS)
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Panel
Migration: Shaping Elections and Societies Ylva Johansson | Ioannis Ktistakis | Estelle Youssouffa

Moderated by Michele Klein

JFK Jr. Forum
Panel
Brain Drain and Emerging Tech Tommaso Calarco | Jean Michel Dalle | Pavlina Yanakieva

Moderated by Leonie Beyrle Barker

Starr Auditorium
Panel
Can Europe Lead the Fight for Human Rights in a Changing World? Rémy Bonny | Wojciech Sadurski | Nathalie Tocci

Moderated by Mathias Risse

Wexner 330