May 2026
Speaking
Presenting at UCL — solutions, prevention, and introducing ACORN
After returning from London, we've been reflecting on the opportunity to present at the University College London conference on technology-facilitated gender-based violence. Both presentations focused on solutions: prevention, early intervention, and how emerging technologies can establish safer digital environments — with safety, privacy, and ethics at the centre of the design ethos. The conference provided an opportunity to introduce many participants to ACORN, our soon-to-be-released Women's Safety Platform, designed to equip victim-survivors and case managers with practical tools to assess, detect, and manage tech abuse.
2 May 2026
Research
Lagging, not leading — our paper on tech-facilitated abuse is now published
Our research into technology-facilitated domestic and family violence — exploring how perpetrators exploit consumer technology and how the sector is responding — is now available through the University of Canberra Research Profiles.
April 2026
Community
Proud to be part of the Snow Entrepreneurs fellowship
Something special happens when one cohort of change-makers welcomes the next. Nansen is proud to be part of the Snow Foundation's fellowship — though we were across the world in New York when the Gidgees (2023) and Bunyas (2025) cohorts gathered at the Snowies Retreat 2026. The fellowship connects bold founders with funding, mentorship, and a peer community committed to tackling Australia's hardest social challenges.
March 2026
Speaking
Blockchain, AI, and domestic violence — presenting at the Black Swan Summit
The ACS Blockchain Committee took to the stage in Perth at the Black Swan Summit to explore where blockchain sits alongside AI in the emerging technology landscape — including Nansen's work using blockchain to support victims of technology-facilitated abuse. Topics ranged from stablecoins and carbon accounting to the role of emerging technology in protecting vulnerable people.
March 2026
Speaking
Verifiable, tamper-proof evidence for survivors — our BlackSwan Conference presentation
Nansen presented at the BlackSwan Conference alongside the ACS Blockchain Committee on using blockchain to protect women experiencing technology-facilitated abuse. Blockchain's ability to create decentralised, immutable records makes it a powerful tool for survivors who need evidence that cannot be altered or manipulated by a perpetrator.
March 2026
Announcement
Nansen appointed to the ACS Artificial Intelligence Ethics Committee
We are proud to have a representative appointed to the Australian Computer Society's AI Ethics Committee. The people most excluded from the design of AI are often the people most affected by it — those experiencing vulnerability, marginalisation, or social isolation don't just miss out on AI's benefits; they bear the cost of its failures. Safe AI isn't just about security. It's about who gets left out.
March 2026
Event
Balancing the scales — CSW70 panel discussions in New York
The American Australian Association hosted two panels at CSW70 in New York: "Balancing the Scales," exploring financial freedom and support systems for women, and "Gender Justice, Equality and Migration," examining legal safety for migrant women. Grateful to have been part of the conversations advancing gender equality on the global stage.
March 2026
Field note
CSW70 — what happens when women from around the world come together
UN Women Australia's CSW70 contingency returned from New York with clarity and conviction. Progress is collective. The key takeaways reflect the urgency, hope, and action needed to achieve gender equality — and the power of being in rooms where global reality is laid bare without softening.
March 2026
Field note
Andrew and Rose at CSW70 — from insight to implementation
Andrew and Rose attended the 70th Commission on the Status of Women at UN Headquarters in New York with UN Women Australia — the largest annual global gathering focused on gender equality and women's rights. Across sessions on gender-based violence, technology-facilitated abuse, economic injustice, and peace and security, the challenge facing the sector is clear: we understand the problems. The real opportunity lies in moving from insight to implementation at scale.