***Full-scale policy conference taking place online***
This conference will look at priorities for regulating emerging technology in the UK following the publication of Digital Regulation: Driving growth and unlocking innovation from DCMS, which outlines the overall policy vision for governing digital technologies as well as plans for a more coherent and streamlined regulatory landscape.
We are pleased to be able to include keynote contributions from Sarah Montgomery, Deputy Director, Regulatory Horizons Council and International, Better Regulation Executive, BEIS; Simon Parnall, Programme Director, Broadcast, Media and Gaming Technology, Ofcom; as well as Dr Scott Steedman, Director-General, Standards, British Standards Institute; and Dr Peter Waggett, Director, Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation, IBM.
Overall, sessions in the agenda look at:
- the impact of emerging technology on the shifting landscape for regulation
- legal, policy, security, and regulatory priorities - stakeholder views on supporting innovation while understanding risks, regulatory agility, IP, and strategies for effective knowledge sharing across sectors
- supporting adoption:
- the practical impact of emerging technology on solving real-world challenges
- skills development and promoting career paths
- priorities for research and development and tackling barriers to cross-sector collaboration
- supporting innovation, facilitating investment in emerging technologies, and engagement across the public and private sectors
- policy priorities - including the way forward for cross-sector standardisation and promoting the UK’s role as a global leader in the development and use of emerging tech
We also expect discussion on how the regulatory framework can most effectively support the use of emerging technology in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and as part of wider policy initiatives, such as sustainability and net-zero ambitions.
Attendees
Our forums are known for attracting strong interest from policymakers and stakeholders. Places have been reserved by parliamentary pass-holders from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology and officials from BEIS; the Cabinet Office; the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation; the Competition and Markets Authority; DAERA, NI; the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory; Defra; the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport; the Department for International Trade; the Department for Transport; the Department of Health and Social Care; the Geospatial Commission; the Government Communications Headquarters; the Government Legal Department; the Government Office for Science; the Health and Safety Executive; HM Revenue & Customs; HM Treasury; the Home Office; the Information Commissioner’s Office; the Intellectual Property Office; the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; the Military Aviation Authority; the Ministry of Defence; the Ministry of Justice; the National Crime Agency; Ofcom; the Office for Life Sciences; the Office for Product Safety and Standards; the UK Space Agency; The Scottish Government; and the Welsh Government. Also due to attend are representatives from the AIRTO; ARPAS-UK; Arqiva; BT; Burges Salmon; Cardiff Metropolitan University; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Clifford Chance; Connected Places Catapult; Gemserv; Glide; Gowling WLG; Healys; Innovate UK; Liverpool John Moores University; Loughborough University; Russells; The Chartered Institute for IT; University College London; and Wiggin.
Press passes have been reserved by representatives from Satellite Evolution Group and ZDNet.
For this conference, as is typical of our meetings, we expect speakers and other delegates to be an informed group comprised of Members of both Houses of Parliament, and senior government officials involved in this area of public policy, together with regulators, as well as from other stakeholders in artificial intelligence, immersive technologies, spectrum, and quantum development including tech companies, investment groups, engineering firms, IT and software developers, law firms and patent attorneys, consultancy groups, social media companies, telecoms and media groups, market researchers, transport groups, as well as researchers in academia and higher education, as well as reporters from the national and specialist media.
This is a full-scale conference taking place online***
- full, four-hour programme including comfort breaks - you’ll also get a full recording and transcript to refer back to
- information-rich discussion involving key policymakers and stakeholders
- conference materials provided in advance, including speaker biographies
- speakers presenting via webcam, accompanied by slides if they wish, using the Cisco WebEx professional online conference platform (easy for delegates - we’ll provide full details)
- opportunities for live delegate questions and comments with all speakers
- a recording of the addresses, all slides cleared by speakers, and further materials are made available to all delegates afterwards as a permanent record of the proceedings
- delegates are able to add their own written comments and articles following the conference, to be distributed to all attendees and more widely
Full information and guidance on how to take part will be sent to delegates before the conference