The UK Government and the British Standards Institution (BSI) are pleased to invite you to an event on Standardization in Emerging Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities.

When: Friday, 24 September, 15:00-16:45 BST

Where: Virtual (MS Teams Live Event) - event link to be sent out via email

How: Register here on Eventbrite

Agenda

15:00 - 15:30 - Setting the scene

• Chris Carr, Director, Better Regulation, BEIS - UK Government’s view on standards as a tool to support innovation as part of the ecosystem alongside agile regulation
• Scott Steedman, Director-General, Standards, BSI - BSI’s role as the UK’s National Standards Body in supporting innovation through standards

Followed by Q&A. Please use a virtual hand raise function to have your camera and audio enabled by the organiser. Chat will also be available.

15:30 - 16:20 - High-level panel discussion on ‘the role of standards in emerging technology’

The panel will bring together expertise from different countries and sectors with a particular focus on digital/AI and sustainability/green tech to explore through real-life examples the challenges and opportunities of standardisation in emerging technologies.

Moderator: Scott Steedman, Director-General, Standards, BSI

• Caroline Thomas, Innovator, entrepreneur, and ISO Convenor / BSI technical committee expert with interests in AI, DLT/blockchain, digital smart services, and sustainable finance, supply chains and energy
• Anneke Auer-Olvera, Director, Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement, Standards Council for Canada with 20 years of experience in standardization priorities
• Eddy Njoroge, ISO President. Entrepreneur in corporate and financial sector and Chairman of Telkom Kenya. Former CEO of Kenya Electricity Generating Company
• Milan Patel, Microsoft's UK National Standards Officer, and convener of the BSI’s Artificial Intelligence Committee, previously at Huawei
• David Leslie, Ethics Theme Lead at the Alan Turing Institute, with current research focussing on digital ethics, algorithmic accountability, explainability, and the social and ethical impacts of machine learning and data-driven innovations

16:20 - 16:40 - Q&A with the audience

Participants will have the opportunity to submit questions for panel members. Please use a virtual hand raise function to have your camera and audio enabled by the organiser. Chat will also be available.

16:45 - Close

Standardization can play a critical role in the development and deployment of emerging technologies by enabling network effects and interoperability, fostering trust and opening up global markets. This can help drive an innovation-led recovery towards a greener and more resilient future. Reflecting this year’s ISO Week theme, ‘The Future Has Begun’, this event will explore the opportunities and challenges of standardization in innovation and emerging technologies, which includes the recently published Standards for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Action Plan.

Details for accessing the live event will follow once you are registered in due course. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact: Maria.Wilder2@beis.gov.uk

on behalf of

UK Government and BSI