You are warmly invited to join us at our next Adams-Sweeting Lecture, where we are delighted to welcome Dame Wendy Hall, Regius Professor of Computer Science at the Univerisy of Southampton, to deliver her talk entitled: 'The Geopolitics of the Internet and Its Implications for the Governance of AI'.
About Wendy Hall
Dame Wendy Hall, DBE, FRS, FREng is Regius Professor of Computer Science, Associate Vice President (International Engagement) and is Director of the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton. She became a Dame Commander of the British Empire in the 2009 UK New Year's Honours list and is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the ACM. Dame Wendy was co-Chair of the UK government’s AI Review, which was published in October 2017 and a member of the AI Council. She is currently the co-Chair of the ACM Publications Board and Editor-in-Chief of Royal Society Open Science. She is an advisor to the UK government and many other governments and companies around the world and in 2023 was appointed to the United Nations high-level advisory body on artificial intelligence. Her latest book, Four Internets, co-written with Kieron O’Hara, was published by OUP in 2021.
About the Adams-Sweeting Lecture Series
The Adams-Sweeting Lecture series was created in honour of two of the University of Surrey’s most prestigious academics – Emeritus Professor of Physics, Alf Adams and Distinguished Chair of Space Engineering, Sir Martin Sweeting. The lecture sees experts, innovators and scientists deliver fascinating talks on pioneering developments in their area of expertise.
There will be a complimentary pre-event drinks reception from 5.15pm in the Rik Medlik foyer. The Lecture will begin at 6pm and will include an opportunity for a Q&A after the keynote.
Feed your intrigue, expand your mind and join us to learn about the innovations shaping the world.
