Will robots take our jobs…and possibly our lives? How can we
benefit from the seismic explosion of data and machine autonomy?
This is one of the challenging topics on the agenda at next
month’s Innovate 2017, the
UK’s leading innovation conference.
Presenting their thoughts on automation and the impact of the 4th
industrial revolution will be Hamid Mughal, Global Director of
Manufacturing at Rolls-Royce, and Noel
Sharkey, Emeritus Professor at the University of Sheffield.
They’ll be joined on stage by Lord Battacharyya, founder and
chairman of the Warwick Manufacturing Group,
and Tabitha Goldstaub, co-founder of CognitionX.
Speakers and topics
Among the programme of speakers, workshops and networking
sessions are:
- Juergan Maier, Chief Executive Officer at Siemens, on the UK’s
evolving place in the world
- Dr Trudie Lang, Professor of Global Health Research
at Oxford University, on curing
the world of all diseases
- Professor Sir John McCanny from the Centre for Secure Information
Technologies at Queen’s University Belfast, on securing
the cyber world
- Kate Hofman, Chief Executive at Growup Urban Farms, and
Mark Swainson, Deputy Head and Lead for Higher Education and
Research at the University of Lincoln, on
the challenges of feeding a planet of 10 billion people
- Mark Boggett, Chief Executive at Seraphim Capital, and
James Hinds, Head of Strategy for Space Systems at Airbus Defence and Space,
on the new era in space
About Innovate 2017
Innovate UK’s annual event brings together the brightest and best
in UK innovation. It provides a chance to network with investors,
hear from pioneering thinkers and find out about a range of
expertise and government support to help you innovate and grow
your business.
Innovate 2017 will explore major themes such as robotics and
urban planning and what this means for the individual, business
and government. Other topics include artificial intelligence,
smart cities, alternative food sources and space exploration.
This year’s event takes place from 8 to 9 November 2017 at
the National Exhibition
Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. A one-day ticket is £150. It
is £199 for both days.
