In this panel discussion, Professor Gina Neff from University of Washington will join panelists from Oxford to discuss labour and entrepreneurship in the social media era. The panel The panel follows Professor Neff’s talk earlier in the day in the Sociology Seminar Series and will be chaired by Dr Vili Lehdonvirta, Oxford Internet Institute. The discussion will be followed by a drinks reception. Co-sponsors for Professor Neff’s visit include the Saïd Business School, Department of Sociology, and Oxford Internet Institute. To meet with her, please contact Dr Marc Ventresca (marc.ventresca@sbs.ox.ac.uk)
Former Professor of Technology & Society
Professor Neff is the Executive Director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy at the University of Cambridge. She is a sociologist who studies innovation, the digital transformation of industries, and how new technologies impact work.
Former Researcher
Isis is a cultural sociologist focusing on emerging practices related to networked technologies. She is currently researching microwork and virtual production networks in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia with multiple colleagues at the OII.
Strategy, Innovation and Marketing Faculty, Said Business School, University of Oxford