What Queenagers need to know about AI

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<h4>Update</h4>Lalita Taylor is unable to attend because of a last-minute issue, but we are delighted that the amazing Maggie Philbin, OBE, the influential digital leader and cofounder of TeenTech, an award-winning charity that prepares teens for our fast-changing technology world. <h3>About the event</h3>AI is big news and it could be affecting your career, your healthcare and your daily life in all sorts of ways you might not imagine. To complement our Queenagers’ Guide to AI on the site, this online event will answer your questions about AI and how it can affect you.You'll learn what AI actually means, how it works, why it’s so important … all described in plain English and with examples of how it impacts us as Queenagers.Best of all, our experts will help you understand how we can prepare for the changes AI will bring for midlife careers – essential if you’re looking for new paths to explore!Leading the discussion are 2 experts that we’re lucky enough to have on the Noon Advisory Board. Kerensa Jennings is an award-winning tech leader and bestselling fiction author. She spent the first two decades of her career as a TV producer, before qualifying as an executive coach, and working for a few years as CEO of a social enterprise at Buckingham Palace. These days she balances a portfolio life including writing, leading Data Platforms in BT, NED positions in the charitable and private sectors; and co-hosting special series of The Tech Leaders podcast.Maggie Philbin is well known for her work in radio and television where for over 30 years she has reported on a wide range of science, medical and technology programmes from Tomorrow’s World to Bang Goes The Theory. In 2008 she co-founded TeenTech, an award -winning charity which works across the UK getting young people innovating, creating, building skills and preparing for a fast-changing future. She received the WISE Award for Communication and Outreach for her work promoting diversity in 2013. In June 2016 she was voted most influential woman in UK IT by Computer Weekly and also named 2016 Digital Leader of the Year. She was awarded an OBE in January 2017 for her work to promote careers in STEM and the Creative Industries. In July 2017 she received the Tech4Good Special Award and in 2019 TeenTech was awarded the Best Employer and School Outreach. She is patron of the Council for Professors and Heads of Computing and has been awarded 10 honorary degrees and fellowships for her work.Editor's note: Lalita will be replaced by Maggie Philbin.Lalita Taylor is passionate about helping others to make the most of their fifties and beyond, by creating impact, value and fun. Lalita is an Executive Producer and Hybrid Learning Events Director for a digital knowledge sharing project at the BBC and has over 30 years of audience engagement experience. Lalita is also a Society of Leadership Fellow, a BBC Centenary Ambassador and serves as a founding trustee for the Fathers’ Development Foundation. <a href="https://www.noon.org.uk/events/" title="https://www.noon.org.uk/events/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">See our full Noon Events Calendar</a>

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