Family Online Safety Institute

Global Head of Content Standards
Vodafone

Responsible for ensuring Vodafone’s standards and policies for the protection of Vodafone customers with particular emphasis on young users in accessing new digital services both online and mobile; and delivering customer education and media literacy initiatives. In 2009 Annie was awarded the UK OBE civil honour for services to children and young people due to work as part of the Home Secretary’s Internet Child Protection Task force.

 Past roles and current responsibilities include:

• Chair of the UK Home Office Internet Task Force Social Networking Industry Good Practice Guidance 
• Key founder and lead for the cross industry pan European education initiative TeachToday
• Member of the European Commission’s social networking principles task force. 
• Member of the UK Council for Children and Internet Safety (UKCCIS)
• Member of the UK Home Office Child Protection and the Internet Task Force for the past 7 years. Chaired Home Office Task Force Working Groups for 
• Good Practice Guidance on Chat, Instant Messaging Service, World Wide Web, Moderation of Interactive Services
• Social Networking and User Interactive Services Good Practice Standards.
• In 2007 awarded the UK ISPA Internet Hero for Protection of Children on the Internet.
• Former Head of Social Issues for Yahoo UK managing social issues and delivering products and services responsibly.
• Former Consultant for Virgin Mobile, European Commission and Consumer Council for children and the Internet.
• 20 years experience of social policy, child protection and social welfare of children, young people and families.