Data Summit 2023: 2nd & 3rd of November

Often the impacts of data and AI are discussed in abstract or highly technical terms, but what influence are they having on culture and our day to day lived experiences? Join our experts to discuss the influence AI is having on the human condition.

Panellists:

Yuko Itatsu – Director for the B’AI Global Forum, University of Tokyo

Jess Aslan – Lecturer of music and music technology, Goldsmith College

Maya Van Leemput – UNESCO Chair on Images of the Futures & Co-creation

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How do we balance the innate human drive to explore with the enormous environmental costs of space travel? And what role might AI play in making the future of humanity in space more sustainable? This panel will explore the questions and more.

Panellists:

Moriba Jah – Astrodynamicist and space environmentalist

Angela Mathis – CEO, ThinkTank Maths

Katherine Rahill – Senior scientist, NASA

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From deep fakes to disinformation, propaganda to bot farms, the ever-increasing capabilities of AI and big data are having significant impacts on democracies around the world. This panel will dive into how our political systems are dealing with – or are not, as the case may be – the AI revolution.

Panellists:

Olga Tokariuk – journalist and disinformation researcher

Sara Spaargaren – Program Manager of the AI, Media & Democracy (AIMD) Lab

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AI is changing every industry it touches, perhaps none moreso than healthcare. This panel will explore the current applications of AI in cutting-edge healthcare and extrapolate that out to what the future may hold.

Panellists:

Moragh Boyle – Programme and Project Manager, AI in Healthcare Research – University of Aberdeen

Lynne Baillie – National Robotarium

Nora Cooke O’Dowd – CDO, Research Data Scotland

Angus Watson – Colon Capsule

Jackie Caldwell – Information Consultant, PHS

Data visualisation is a perennially popular topic among data practitioners and scientists, yet it’s an art that many have not yet perfected. Join our three industry experts to explore why data visualisation is so important, why accessibility matters, and what role human perception plays in our absorption of data.

Participants:

Rory Gianni -Co-founder, inChat

Jen Gates – data accessibility expert

Georges Corbineau – data visualisation specialists at Moody’s Corporation

The last 12 months has seen an explosion in the public interest in, and use of, generative AI tools – from Chat GPT to Midjourney to voice emulators. With unprecedented mimetic powers, what does generative AI mean for the future of the media and creative industries?

Panellists:

Franki Tabor – Founder, Gen AI Con / Fashion AI

Chandrima Ganguly – Data and AI ethics, Lloyds Banking Group

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The question of whether you should – or, indeed, can – regulate artificial intelligence has been a perpetual trope in politics, technology and sci-fi for decades. Yet still the question remains – can you regulate the unregulatable?

Panellists:

Paolo Benanti – AI adviser to the Vatican and Pope Francis

Simon Axon – EMEA Industry Consulting Director, Teradata

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