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Monthly virtual roundtables tackling specific themes emerging from the AI Index, exclusively for AI Network and invited experts.

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Half or full day discussions with leading experts from around the world on the key themes coming out of the Global AI Index.

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Biannual dinners exclusively for members and invited experts. Hosted in London to coincide with our summits in December and May.

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First look at index updates and methodology changes, with an invitation to review & feedback.

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Do national strategies for artificial intelligence really work

29 September, 14:15–15:30 BST

In the past five years, the nations of the world have produced dozens of strategy documents concerned with developing, governing and benefitting from AI. What have these high-level strategies shown us about the relationship between AI and government? And do they appear to be working?

Megan Smith, Chief Technology Officer under President Obama
Stuart Russell, Professor Computer Science at the University of of California
Prince Zeid Raad Al Hussein, former United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights

China & AI: What Does China Want?

27 October, 14:30–16:00 BST

The race between the US and China on AI has been a talking-point for years, but its actual strength is rarely calculated with much accuracy. As nations are grappling with looming largest recession in many decades is China able to maintain its focus on AI leadership

Rana Mitter, Professor of History and Politics of Modern China, University of Oxford
Azeem Azhar, award-winning product entrepreneur and the curator of Exponential View
Alexandra Mousavizadeh, Director of Tortoise Intelligence and Partners
Alexi Mostrous, Editor and Partner, Tortoise

Preview of the Global AI Index 2020 edition

24 November, 14:15–15:30 GMT

Released on 3rd December. This session will spotlight the UK and Israel.

Presented by:

– Alexandra Mousavizadeh, Director of Tortoise Intelligence and Partners

– Alexi Mostrous, Editor and Partner, Tortoise

With:

– Lord Jim O’Neill, economist and former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management; chair of the RSA 2020 Public Services City Growth Commission

Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism

Tuesday 26 January, 14.30-16.00 GMT (Virtual)

– Mariana Mazzucato, Professor at University College London and Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

– James Harding, co-founder and editor, Tortoise

The pandemic has intensified a host of issues to which capitalism has no answers. Disease, inequality, climate collapse – all of which demand urgent and coordinated attention. Mariana Mazzucato proposes a renewal of ‘public purpose’ and a rethinking of the role of government within our spluttering economies. What applied role do moonshots in artificial intelligence and other technologies have to play, in the new ‘mission economy’?

Is there a blueprint for leadership in artificial intelligence?

Tuesday 23 February, 14.30-16.00 GMT (Virtual)

– Jarmo Sareva, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Ambassador for Innovation

– Ami Appelbaum, Chairman of the Board, Israel Innovation Authority & Chief Scientist, Ministry of Economy and Industry

– Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of State and Digital Governance, Greece

When it comes to artificial intelligence, a handful of smaller nations around the world are leading the way in a number of areas, from innovation to adoption. The Tortoise AI Network asks how, why and if the UK needs to learn from their example?

Chaired by Alexi Mostrous and Alexandra Mousavizadeh, Tortoise

Impatient for the patient: how can AI accelerate healthcare?

Tuesday 23 March, 14.30-16.00 GMT (Virtual)

Indra Joshi, head of AI, NHSX
Chris Wigley, CEO Genomics England
Alex Turkeltaub, Founder and Managing Partner at JSL Health Capital
Piraye Beim, founder and CEO of Celmatix
Matteo Berlucchi, CEO and Co-founder of Healthily

The pandemic has seen a rapid acceleration in the development of some health technologies. Processes that might have taken ten years, have been accelerated to take ten months. A key part of the continued acceleration of health technology is artificial intelligence, informatics and computing. Using techniques like these promise increased return rates on research, better management of data, diagnostics and many more benefits. So how can AI make us faster, more rigorous, efficient and effective when it comes to being impatient for the patient?

Chaired by Alexi Mostrous and Alexandra Mousavizadeh, Tortoise

ai network BOOK CLUB

Born Digital: The Story of a Distracted Generation with Robert Wigley

Thursday 22 April, 14.30-15.30 BST

Our attention has been hijacked by the tsunami of devices, games and social media which now dominate our lives. This new technology brings efficiency, cost-savings and instantaneous information. But when our attention is the currency being traded by big tech firms, what price are we willing to pay for convenience?

Robert Wigley, Chairman of UK Finance and sits on the UK’s Economic Crime Strategic Board
Alexi Mostrous, Editor and Partner, Tortoise

AI Network Roundtable

Cybersecurity: The Next Global Arms Race?

Tuesday 27 April, 14.30-16.00 BST

Covid-19 has increased online activity, leading to more sensitive data being stored than ever before. At the same time, artificial intelligence and machine learning are accelerating the development of new and sophisticated cyber attack tools. With this increasing risk, how can nations, organisations and individuals stay ahead of cyber criminals in what might be the next global arms race?

Nicole Perlroth, Cybersecurtiy reporter for the New York Times, and author of This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends
Rashmy Chatterjee, CEO, Istari

Moderated by James Harding, Co-founder and Editor, Tortoise

ANNUAL AI FORUM

The Annual Responsible AI Forum at Waddesdon, co-hosted with Lord Rothschild

Thursday 10 June

The Responsible AI Forum at Waddesdon will convene the world’s best-known chief executives and investment managers, politicians along with academics, technicians and ethicists to set out an agenda for the development, deployment and communication of AI as a responsible technology for society and government.

Speakers include: Jacomo Corbo, Chief Scientist at QuantumBlack; Liz Grennan, Global Managing Counsel, McKinsey; Siraj Khaliq, Head of AI at Atomico; Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science at University of California; Azeem Azhar, award-winning product entrepreneur and the curator of Exponential View; Sana Khareghani, Head of UK Government’s Office for AI; and many more.

Full day of sessions followed by a drinks reception and private dinner at Waddesdon Manor

For further information on this event please email Alexandra directly on: alexandra.mousavizadeh@tortoisemedia.com

AI Network Roundtable

AI Regulation: who is on the hook?

Tuesday 28 September, 14.30-16.00 BST

It’s a tale as old as capitalism itself. Big business argues that strict regulations will stifle innovation and give an edge to international competitors, but calls for regulation to protect the public are increasing. With reports of AI ethics violations on the rise, it looks like the scales are starting to tip against those arguing against tougher regulations. But what regulations, and who decides?

Speakers TBC

Followed by a private AI Network dinner

AI Network Roundtable

The geo-politics of AI dominance: theNew World Order

Tuesday 23 November, 14.30-16.00 GMT

AI will bring advances in almost every sector of life, such that AI dominance has become a defining objective of the worlds’ biggest powers. But private companies are driving innovations that define interactions between nations from trade to military. How is AI redefining power between states and between the state and the private sector? And what is the end point of the international AI race?

Speakers TBC

Followed by a private AI Network dinner

AI NETWORK ROUNDTABLE

The AI Breakthroughs on the Horizon: what is next for fintech?

Thursday 27 July

From GPT-3 to protein folding to AI driven climate solutions: these are breakthroughs that will completely alter the worlds of warfare, cyber, banking, transport and access to key goods and services. Digital security and future finance underpin these developments

Speakers TBC

Followed by a private AI Network dinner

AI NETWORK ROUNDTABLE

Investing in AI: what are investors looking for?

Tuesday 26 October, 14.30-16.00 BST

From AI operating systems for self-driving cars to self-learning language processing platforms, artificial intelligence truly spans all industry sectors. With the potential to disrupt so many areas, venture capital firms are jumping on the bandwagon to fund the brains behind the projects, getting themselves ahead of the curve. What is the blueprint for AI investment success ?

Speakers TBC

Followed by a private AI Network dinner