Prof Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith is Research Professor in Technology & Society at the Science Policy Research Unit at Sussex University. His work analyses relationships between politics, technology and sustainability in society. He will be discussing research from a recent European project that has been investigating the knowledge politics of smart urbanism – who gets to know what about their city, and whose knowledge counts in governing the city - with particular emphasis on grassroots initiatives with digital technologies. 

Rob Griffiths

Rob is an AI Consultant at BJSS, the UK's leading privately-owned IT and Business Consultancy. He specialises in AI, IoT and Extended Reality prototyping projects. BJSS' clients cluster in the financial services, retail, and energy industries, as well as the public sector including healthcare and education. Before BJSS, Rob led the research team at CognitionX, a London-based company offering advice about Artificial Intelligence (AI) for clients including SoftBank, HSBC, the Mayor of London, Barclays, and PwC. He supported the development of an online Advice Platform offering curated news, a Wiki of AI companies as well as a live chat service with AI experts.  Before CognitionX, Rob worked with political campaigns, universities and voluntary organisations including students' unions.

Dr Penny Walters

Dr. Penny Walters is the Unit Director for the UoB PG module in Consumer Behaviour, and has been a University Lecturer for more than 30 years, teaching Psychology and Business Studies throughout the UK. Penny’s PhD (Brunel) investigated ‘Ethical Dilemmas in Health Promotion.’ Penny completed the Post. Graduate Certificate in Genealogy (Strathclyde). Penny was adopted at birth, and her ancestral search has taken her back from the UK, through south Wales’ coalmines, to the Irish Famine. Her paper trail supported the DNA results which revealed an unknown 91% Irish ethnicity. Penny’s children have all undertaken DNA tests, revealing fascinating insights into their own cultural heritages. Within genealogy, Penny lectures internationally and writes articles about various genealogical topics including ethical dilemmas, adoption and ethnicity, and was recently a consultant for Channel 4/ Big Mountain Productions’ My Family Secrets Revealed. Penny has recently published a book, entitled ‘Ethical Dilemmas in Genealogy.’  Penny will be talking today about the data that can be gleaned from family trees. 

Dr Niccolò Tempini

Niccolò Tempini is Research Fellow in Data Studies at Egenis, University of Exeter. He researches big data medical research and digital infrastructures, investigating the specific knowledge production economies, organization forms and data management innovations that these projects engender with an interest in their social and epistemic consequences. His research has been published in international journals across science and technology studies, information systems and the philosophy of science. More information 

Krish Singh

Krish Singh is the Chief Technology Officer at Diabetes Digital Media (DDM) with over 5 years of experience with intelligent health systems and big data. Today, Krish leads DDM's transformation of population health provision through empowering patients with evidence-based digital education and wearable technologies. Through the use of innovative engagement and real-world big data on over 1.2 million members, DDM is redefining the understanding of chronic disease and wellness with pioneering peer-reviewed, published health outcomes and retention. In his talk, Krish will explore how the Low Carb Program is augmenting traditional healthcare - and the concerns, intertias, ethics and considerations encountered as DDM develops a new form of medication - digital therapeutics; and how real-world evidence is rewriting the clinical textbooks. Outcomes for DDM's Low Carb Program demonstrate 1 in 4 patients who complete the program place type 2 diabetes into remission - a disease that once was considered chronic and progressive.