Sarah Clarke
Tech Governance Specialist
Sarah Clarke brings meaningful insights, war stories and actionable ideas from the modern tech jungle, all with a sense of humour. It comes from more than two decades working to secure data in a world that changes at the speed of the internet.
Biography
Sarah Clarke is a highly respected technology governance specialist. For the past 20 years she has gained a rare breadth of insight into tackling risk and compliance in depth, at speed, and at both startup and corporate scale. She is an award-winning blog writer, frequent contributor to other publications, international speaker, and a guest lecturer.
Sarah is a vocal advocate for respect for both human rights and ethics in technology, while working to operationalise consideration of both. Her overarching aim is to make it simpler to do things in a secure and privacy-respecting way. Whether that be through smart simplification, clearer risk communication, maturing governance functions, or automation.
Sarah Clarke is an Emeritus Fellow and former Director of For Humanity, a non-profit designing AI audit and oversight solutions. She served as advisory board member for IASME, the National Cyber Security Centre backed body that oversees the Cyber Essentials (CES) certification scheme.
Sarah has repeatedly been recognised as one of the most influential women in UK tech by Computer Weekly magazine, and as an ‘unsung hero’ of the cybersecurity world. She is a guest lecturer for the University of Manchester on IT Governance. And she is supporting responsible AI standards development via the British Computing Society and as a contributor to the World Ethical Data Foundation and Association of AI Ethicists.
Speaking
Sarah brings insight, stories and humour to the stage.
Workshops
Sarah can guide you through some of the trickiest tech challenges.
Broadcast
Sarah is a rare expert voice on cutting-edge ethics issues.
Topics
Sarah Clarke speaks on a broad range of themes at the intersection of technology, governance, and ethics. Drawing on extensive experience across industries and organisational scales, she explores how to build secure and privacy-conscious systems, make compliance and governance more effective, and promote responsible innovation. Her talks also examine the ethical impact of emerging technologies, particularly AI, and the importance of leadership and culture in managing digital risk. Sarah brings clarity to complex topics, offering practical insights that help audiences navigate the evolving challenges of the digital world.
What do you get when you book Sarah to speak?
Sarah is most commonly asked to keynote but she is happy to take part in or chair panels or interview other speakers on stage, while she is at the event.
Sarah is an experienced speaker with an audience of her own who is happy to work with you to help you promote your event.
This can include:
Pre-event video
Co-operation in pre-event PR and media interviews
Contributed articles for event blogs or programmes
Promotion on social media
Feedback
“Sarah and I have worked together for almost five years now. One of the biggest issues I see in the industry is communication. How do we communicate complex topics in a digestible manner that a reader can really take actionable value from? Well, in my experience, I've not found anyone better at it than Sarah. Sarah really researches her topic, understands the technical aspects and then delivers it with her target reader in mind. Telling a story is an art and Sarah has that gift which makes her work such a joy to read. When I see Sarah has published a new blog, I'm always excited to read it!”
Joe Petit, Bora Consulting
