The Truth, according to Wikipedia - a conversation with Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia

We are delighted to welcome Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and internet and tech entrepreneur to the Oxford Foundry on 7th June for a fireside chat and Q&A.

This event has been arranged in partnership with Somerville College.

Jimmy Wales is the founder of the online non-profit encyclopaedia Wikipedia and co-founder of the privately owned Wikia, Inc. including its entertainment media brand, Fandom powered by Wikia. Wales serves on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit charitable organisation he established to operate Wikipedia. In April 2017, Jimmy launched WikiTribune - a news website involving volunteers to curate fact checked and reliable articles. In 2006 Jimmy was named in Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’ for his role in creating Wikipedia.

In a conversation with our moderator, Jimmy will discuss the origins of Wikpedia, how apparent failures set him up for later success, the role of Wikipedia in overcoming current challenges to humanity, and much more!

The fireside chat will be followed by Q&A.

See you there!

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