Programme:

9am: onwards: Arrival, networking, coffee/tea/pastries

9.30-9.45am:  Prof Eran Edirisinghe (PVC Research and Innovation) & Raphael Hirschi (DSI director): Welcome & DSI overview

Opening Keynote talk: chaired by Prof Eran Edirisinghe

9.45-10.30am: Rashik Parmar (CEO of the BCS) “Preparing for the next wave of digitisation”

Industry session: chaired by Prof Samir Dani & Dr Colin Rigby

10.30-11am: Industry keynote talk by Vivek Ganotra (CEO at THG Ingenuity) “Digital challenges and opportunities in business”

11-11.30am: Industry-Academia partnerships case studies lead by Dr Colin Rigby and including Adam Whitehouse (Founder & CEO of TMT First)

11.30am-12noon: coffee break

Technology & Ethics session: chaired by Dr Sandra Woolley, Marco Ortolani & Laura Higson-Bliss

12-12.10 pm: Introduction/overview by chairs

12.10-12.40 pm: keynote talk by Prof Katie Atkinson (Dean, University of Liverpool) “AI and law technologies: accommodating technical and social requirements”

12.40-1pm: Q&A

1-2pm lunch, networking & tour of IC7

Digital health session: chaired by Profs Peter Ogrodnik, Kelvin Jordan & Dr Joshua Onyango

2-2.15pm: Laurie Rowe (Founder of Red Medtech) “Regulation of Digital Health”

2.15-2.30pm: Hilary Fanning (UHB NHS) “Harnessing Data for Research & Innovation”

2.30-2.45pm: Ben McCarthy (CTO at Agsenze) “HerdVision: Remote Monitoring Cattle Health with Machine Vision”

2.45-3pm: Mark Rutter (Harper Adams Uni) “Monitoring animal health using automated behaviour recording”

3-3.15pm: Q&A

Research & Education session: chaired by Prof Raphael Hirschi

3.15-3.45pm: keynote talk by Dan Perry (CIO at Keele) “Digital transformation of universities”

3.45-4pm: Q&A and closing remarks

4pm: drinks/informal networking/tour of IC7

Organiser contact details: Prof Raphael Hirschi, DSI director, r.hirschi@keele.ac.uk (01782 733324)

Venue: Innovation Centre 7, Keele Science Park, ST5 5NU (number 26 on map; in between the Business School and Marriott hotel)

Directions: https://keele-conference.com/delegates-visitors-how-to-get-to-keele/

Parking: Keele operates an ANPR parking system. Please make sure to register your car prior to arrival at Keele using this link:
      
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