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Lena Henkes

Lena Henkes is a researcher in the research programme The evolving digital society and, since February 2023, part of the international research project Shaping 21st Century AI – Controversies and Closure in Media, Policy, and Research, which explores how AI as a sociotechnical institution is integrated into our societies. She also worked as deputy editor of the open access and peer-reviewed journal Internet Policy Review from April 2022 to April 2023.

She holds a master’s degree in Political Science from Freie Universität Berlin and her master’s thesis focused on digital sovereignty in digital policy discourse in Germany. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Studies and Political Science at the University of Bremen.

Before joining HIIG, Lena gained professional experience at political foundations in Berlin and Brussels, in marketing as well as in an office of the German Bundestag with a focus on European policy.

Lena Henkes | HIIG

Position

Researcher: The evolving digital society & Shaping 21st Century AI

Contact

lena.henkes@hiig.de

Organisation of events

Gina Neff: Making AI work for us
Lecture series: Making sense of the digital society. with attending Vip: Gina Neff. 03.05.2023. HAU1 (Hebbel am Ufer), Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (International) Further information

Elisa Birkmann, Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle

Infrastrukturen der Autonomie I Konferenz
From 24.11.2022 to 25.11.2022. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany (International) Further information

Sarah Spitz, Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle

Infrastructures of Autonomy
From 23.11.2022 to 25.11.2022. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Centre for Media Studies Potsdam (International) Further information

Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle, Theresa Züger

Stefania Milan: Widerstand in der datengesteuerten Gesellschaft
with attending Vip: Stefania Milan. 06.10.2022. Mertonstraße 26-28, Frankfurt, Germany (International) Further information

Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle

David Betz: Kriegsführung im digitalen Zeitalter
29.08.2022. Holzmarktstraße 25, Berlin, Germany (International) Further information

Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle

Artificial Intelligence and the Human Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Science and Fiction
From 11.05.2022 to 13.05.2022. Spreespeicher, Japanese-German Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Japanese-German Center Berlin (International) Further information

Lena Henkes, Steven Mark Champion, Thomas Christian Bächle

Making sense of the digital Society: Kanta Dihal – How the world sees intelligent machines
11.05.2022. Spreespeicher, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: bpb (International) Further information

Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle

Kanta Dihal: Wie die Welt intelligente Maschinen wahrnimmt
11.05.2022. Stralauer Allee 2A, Berlin, Germany (International) Further information

Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle

Making sense of the digital Society: Krisztina Rozgonyi & Marius Dragomir – Freedom of expression in Central and Eastern Europe
21.03.2022. Säälchen, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: bpb (International) Further information

Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle

Krisztina Rozgonyi und Marius Dragomir: Meinungsfreiheit in Zentral- und Osteuropa
with attending Vip: Marius Dragomir, Krisztina Rozgonyi. 21.03.2022. Holzmarktstraße 25, Berlin, Germany (International) Further information

Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle

Making sense of the digital society: Tilman Santarius – Die Digitalisierung für das Klima nutzen
26.10.2020. Säälchen, Berlin, Deutschland. Co-Organised by: bpb (International) Further information

Lena Henkes, Christian Grauvogel, Christian Katzenbach