On Thursday 7 November 2024, Future Horizons discusses the challenges facing our critical industries, from cybersecurity to managing ageing populations, and the role of emerging technologies in addressing these challenges.
You can expect valuable insight into the growing interdependencies between humans, intelligent machines and networks of data, as we explore how to unlock their enormous potential while managing the downside.
Sessions
Keynotes, panels and debates
- New frontiers: solving critical challenges with tech.
- Brain data: applications and implications of brain-computer interfaces.
- (Mis)information: upholding truth in the age of AI.
- Energy: powering the future of computing.
- Our cities: connectivity and distribution in 2050.
Demos
- Interact with cutting-edge hardware and software.
Networking
- Meet and build valuable relationships with tech industry leaders and experts.
2024 speakers
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Sherry Coutu CBE
Serial Entrepreneur, Founders4Schools
Sherry Coutu CBE
Serial Entrepreneur, Founders4SchoolsSerial entrepreneur, former CEO and investor with more than 20 years of board experience in the financial services, technology and education sectors.
Sherry is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Pearson, the world's largest learning company where she chairs the Remuneration Committee, serves on the Nomination and Governance Committee, and represents the Employee Engagement Network.
Sherry is passionate about helping people make progress in their lives through learning and leveraging the power of AI and digital technology.
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Laura Citron OBE
CEO, London & Partners -
Janet Coyle CBE
Managing Director of Grow London, London & Partners -
Kai-Tse Lin
Co-Founder and COO, Bellwether Industries
Kai-Tse Lin
Co-Founder and COO, Bellwether IndustriesKai-Tse Lin is a seasoned intelligent mobility designer with more than 10 years of experience in problem-solving and innovation.
As a co-founder of UK-based urban eVTOL startup Bellwether Industries and the mobility R&D centre BAMS Tech in Taiwan, Kai-Tse has been at the forefront of developing urban aircraft and broader transportation solutions.
With a background in intelligent mobility and industrial design, he has spent many years developing urban aircraft, advancing through multiple generations of design and validation. Recognised in the Power Book 2023 by eVTOL Insights, Kai-Tse now focuses on global resource allocation and strategic operations at Bellwether to drive business expansion.
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Dr David Harland
Oncology Medical Affairs Head, AstraZeneca
Dr David Harland
Oncology Medical Affairs Head, AstraZenecaDavid Harland is the Oncology Medical Affairs Head at AstraZeneca in the UK. With nearly 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry in both global and local roles, David is committed to ensuring informed decisions are made at every step of the care pathway for best health outcomes for patients.
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Vincent Martin
Technical Sales Manager, Pasqal
Vincent Martin
Technical Sales Manager, PasqalVincent Martin is Technical Sales Manager at Pasqal, the leading company in quantum computing with neutral atoms. He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and Sorbonne Université, and did his PhD at INRIA on the stabilization of GHZ state with reservoir engineering.
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Dr Eben Upton CBE
Founder & CEO, Raspberry Pi Holdings plc
Dr Eben Upton CBE
Founder & CEO, Raspberry Pi Holdings plcDr Eben Upton (CBE) DFBCS FREng is the CEO of Raspberry Pi Holdings. He was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2017, appointed a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society in 2019 and elected an Honorary Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge in 2020.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to business and education in 2016. He was previously a Technical Director and Distinguished Engineer with fabless semiconductor company Broadcom, and co-founder and CTO of mobile games and middleware vendor Ideaworks 3D (now Marmalade Game Studio).
From 2004 to 2007, he held the post of Director of Studies for Computer Science at St John’s College. He holds a BA in Physics and Engineering, a PhD in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Cambridge.
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Katherine Mathieson
Director, Royal Institution
Katherine Mathieson
Director, Royal InstitutionKatherine Mathieson is Director of the Royal Institution, an independent charity that runs science communication programmes globally, including the well-known CHRISTMAS LECTURES. Katherine previously had roles at the British Science Association, Nesta and the Forensic Science Service. She is an Honorary Fellow of Selwyn College Cambridge and a Trustee for Pilotlight and the Enthuse Charitable Trust.
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Qi Pan
Director of Computer Vision, Snap Inc
Qi Pan
Director of Computer Vision, Snap IncQi is Director of Computer Vision at Snap Inc and leads the development of the augmented reality (AR) platform used by Spectacles - Snap’s AR glasses. Qi is based in London and has been at Snap for eight years. Qi holds a PhD in real-time 3D reconstruction from the University of Cambridge.
Please note that more speakers will be added to this list soon.
Venue: Royal Institution
Home to Michael Faraday's Christmas Lectures and groundbreaking discoveries in electricity and magnetism that underpin tech today.
