Overview
This is a hybrid event.
To see the full agenda, please click here.
On 7 December 2022, techUK and partners brought together academics, philosophers, lawyers, technology experts, policy makers and other key stakeholders at techUK’s sixth annual Digital Ethics Summit. This year’s Summit took place in-person for the first time since 2019, and we were delighted to bring together speakers and delegates from across the digital ethics space to explore some of the most complex ethical challenges faced by society today.
Over the past six years, the Digital Ethics Summit has been a key date in the tech industry and civil society calendar, and the agenda has aligned closely with global developments; at first, we brought thought leaders together to explore the principles that must underpin a world of ethical technology. Since then, the conversation has moved on to ethics in practice, from private sector approaches to policy and regulatory initiatives, all of which we are now starting to see implemented.
This year, the Summit was set out to establish how effective these approaches have been to date and whether, as a community, we’ve learnt from past mistakes. We have assessed the impact of recent regulatory developments on the role of ethics and dived into emerging discussions of ethics in the metaverse, AI 'sentience' and the implications of cutting-edge technologies like high-performance computing. Across all themes, we were seeking to answer what action needs to be taken in the years ahead to ensure technology is developed and deployed in ways that help people to flourish and protect them from harm.
Event information
Date: Wednesday 7 December
Timings: 09:00 - 17:15 GMT (please note timings may be subject to change as the agenda is finalised)
Location: techUK Office
Tickets: The Digital Ethics Summit is free to attend, please register now to reserve your place. Contact [email protected] if you need any help registering.
For any queries about the summit, reach out to one of our team:
Katherine Holden
Katherine Holden
Katherine joined techUK in May 2018 and currently leads the Data Analytics, AI and Digital ID programme.
Prior to techUK, Katherine worked as a Policy Advisor at the Government Digital Service (GDS) supporting the digital transformation of UK Government.
Whilst working at the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) Katherine led AMRC’s policy work on patient data, consent and opt-out.
Katherine has a BSc degree in Biology from the University of Nottingham.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2019
Margot Stumm
Margot Stumm
Margot joined techUK in September 2022 as the Head of Events and Sponsorship, running the event programme for our flagship events, such as the techUK Annual Dinner, Defence Ethics Summit, Building the Smarter State etc
Prior to this role, Margot managed events and external affairs for the Centre for Policy Studies, a political think tank in Westminster and also worked at the D Group, a London-based business membership organisation, where she was responsible for the events programme, account management and business strategy.
She holds a BA in Technical Translation in English, French and Spanish from Paris 7 - Denis Diderot and a MA in International Relations from the London Metropolitan University.
Outside of work, she enjoys travelling, going to concerts and snowboarding.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07432113600
- Twitter:
- @margot_stumm,@margot_stumm
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/margot-stumm-82ba15128
Dora Pass
Dora Pass
Dora joined techUK in October 2019 as an Events Assistant, coordinating and delivering our flagship events.
Prior to joining the team, Dora worked as a Senior Events Coordinator at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors at Parliament Square managing conferences and high profile ministerial events.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2003