Carl Heath is a Senior Researcher and Focus Area Leader for Digital Resilience at RISE – Research Institute of Sweden, as well as a Researcher at the University of Gothenburg and part of the Swedish Center for Digital Innovation (SCDI). He works in applied research relating to society's digital transformation, particularly concerning issues related to democracy, digital resilience, and innovation management.

Mr Heath has served as a Special Counsel for the protection of democratic dialogue for the Swedish government, examining democracy in the digital age, as it relates to disinformation, propaganda and hate speech. He currently assists the Swedish Psychological Defense Agency in applied research and education. Mr Heath is also a board member of the Swedish eHealth Agency and a member of the Media Subsidies Council, a part of the Swedish Media Authority. He won the Swedish eGovernment Awards in 2020 and is an international keynote speaker. More about Carl Heath can be found at www.carlheath.se.