# Resource Title Ethical Data Initiative Townhall Presentations March 2025 ## Description The first annual Ethical Data Initiative (EDI) multi-stakeholder town hall meeting entitled “Shaping the Future of Data Ethics: EDI Town Hall 2025” took place on March 31, 2025, at the TUM Think Tank, Munich. The event and workshop brought together the EDI team, EDI Affiliates, selected experts and key stakeholders to discuss the future of research and data ethics, while collaboratively shaping plans for our activities and community. These presentations include ongoing EDI activities in education, policy, and research, as well as insights from leading data practitioners, global institutions, and policy networks. ## Suggested Citation Please cite the report as follows: Ethical Data Initiative. 2025. Ethical Data Initiative Townhall Presentations March 2025. Ethical Data Initiative, Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15174049. ## Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge all speakers and their respective institutions for producing the material in these slides: Sabina Leonelli (EDI Principal Investigator, TUM); Markus Siewert (TUM Think Tank Managing Director); Suchith Anand (EDI Outreach Director, University of Exeter), Kathryn Bailey (EDI Operations Director, University of Exeter); Kim Hajek (EDI Research Fellow, TUM) & Paul Trauttmansdorff (EDI Research Fellow, TUM); Stephan Guttinger (EDI Research Lead, University of Exeter) & Silvia Milano (EDI Research Lead, LMU); Denis Newman-Griffis (University of Sheffield & Research on Research Institute); Xiao-Li Meng (Harvard Data Science Review); Louise Bezuidenhout (Leiden University); Davide Posillipo (MIRAI) & Giuseppe Primiero (University of Milan & MIRAI); Magdalena Eitenberger (University of Vienna); Hilary Hanahoe (Research Data Alliance). We would also like to thank the TUM Think Tank at the Technical University of Munich for hosting the event. ## License Documentation and data files are freely accessible under the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 licence. ## Included and Related Files Ethical_Data_Initiative_Programme_31_March_2025.pdf EDI Town Hall Meeting 2025.pdf