Join us for a special event featuring Sir Nigel Shadbolt, a renowned expert in artificial intelligence, as he delves into the critical issues shaping data and AI today. The webinar will be chaired by Emma Thwaites, Director of Global Policy and Corporate Affairs.
This webinar is suitable for participants of all knowledge levels.
Speakers
Sir Nigel Shadbolt Executive Chair & Co-founder of the ODI
Sir Nigel Shadbolt is Executive Chair of the Open Data Institute, which he co-founded with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and is one of the UK’s foremost computer scientists.
He is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence and was one of the originators of the interdisciplinary field of web science. He is Principal of Jesus College Oxford, a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and a visiting Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Southampton.
In 2009 the Prime Minister appointed him and Sir Tim Berners-Lee as Information Advisors to transform access to Public Sector Information. This work led to the highly acclaimed data.gov.uk site that now provides a portal to tens of thousands of datasets. In 2010, he joined the UK government’s Public Sector Transparency Board – overseeing Open Data releases across the public sector.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow and former President of the British Computer Society. He was knighted in 2013 for ‘services to science and engineering’.
Emma Thwaites Director of Global Policy and Corporate Affairs
Emma’s portfolio at the ODI encompasses public policy, events and engagement, Data as Culture, communications and marketing, product and innovation, ODI Membership and the ODI Summit. Emma’s team comprises individuals with multi-disciplinary expertise to deliver behaviour and culture change consultancy – specialising in the global data ecosystem - policy and public affairs research, engagement and influencing, convening and collaborating with our network of influential stakeholders and audiences worldwide and sharing the ODI’s research and thought leadership.Emma has over 30 years of strategic business experience, gained in senior roles at the BBC and UK Cabinet Office, and founding – and running – a successful consultancy practice. A former journalist and editor, Emma is a member of the ODI’s Executive Leadership team and advises the board. She is a board director of OpenUk and Executive Chair of Allegory.