Fantastic to be back at the SEG3 event in London. Great session on how to grow innovation from within a company, with Geoffrey Cheng ,Investment Manager Comcast & James Bowles, Head of Strategy & Business Development, Sky Sports
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Back to the International Olympic Academy again to speak to the next generation of Olympic athletes and leaders at the 65th Young Olympic Ambassadors Session.
We have opening lectures in Athens with IOC President Thomas Bach who steps down from his role on Olympic Day, 23rd June.
This may well be his last IOA ceremony and our theme for the session is artificial intelligence.
What a way to finish, ushering in a new era of Olympic sport, where technology is at the heart of all primary strategic objectives.
From the Olympic Esports Games to the Olympic AI Agenda, not to mention securing the Games and the welfare of athletes, AI is the great hope and the Olympic are the world's most accomplished innovators.
With Intel, Samsung, Alibaba, and many more partnerships, the end of 20th Century television is less of a problem now than it was 5 years ago.
My first talk on virtual realities and the digital future of the Olympic Games was given in Lausanne in 2001 and I'm really pleased to have published an article for the IOC Essential collection looking ahead to the next 20 years.
You can download it here
https://library.olympics.com/Default/essential-readings.aspx
It was an absolute pleasure to speak about gaming and esports at this year’s BETT, a remarkable event that is a must ofr educators. Here’s the record from British Esports.
Last week, I was delighted to give a talk at the Manchester City Council Leadership Summit about how artificial intelligence is changing the workplace.
Here's what I covered...
Neuralink
OpenAI specifically AI operators
Meta FAIR neuroscience
The Paris AI Summit
UK AI Government Playbook
World Economic Forum Future of Work report 2025
Google NotebookLM
HeyGen and AI avatars/influencers
Canva AI
…and the many projects we have in the MediaCity Immersive Technologies Innovation Hub which are experimenting with AI.
So much to discuss and figure out!
My latest publication examines the prospect of neurological implants and how this will affect the way we think about the human computer interface. Podcast episode soon on that...
This Saturday, we have the University of Salford TEDx event at Media City. Our theme this year is Seek Higher Things, featuring a fantastic lineup of speakers sharing inspirational stories. The event is sold out in person, but online tickets are still available. Visit our website to get involved.
I was very pleased to speak at the annual meeting of Safe Sport International, focusing on how the media and new forms of media - artificial intelligence and social media - can play a more pivotal role in safeguarding in sports. There’s no way to access the session, but here are the headlines:
the scale of AI in sport is going to create an entirely new content creation / media landscape
There is a need for monitoring and supporting safeguarding training from accredited media at sports events
Citizens at events can be engaged positively to monitor and safeguard using their mobile devices.
What a massive event! incredible to have brought this to MediaCity, such a fantastic team effort. Here’s my session from the conference.
Delighted to take part in the KitPlus Show this year, discussing all things tech! Sadly, Emma Young from the BBC couldn’t make it but check out utu.be/A7WRRHm_fMc?si=APCLrTcKjeEa9D2dwhat they do!
What can we trust AI to do in Space and will it better our lives back on Earth?
This was the question we tried to answer for Manchester Science Festival this year! Here was the brief
Take a journey into the unknown with our expert panel and discover how AI could be applied to Space exploration.
Sit down with STEM champion, social entrepreneur and computer scientist, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, and the UK Space Agency's Head of Space Exploration, Libby Jackson OBE, as they discuss how their worlds collide in this interactive forum.
Joined by Professor Andy Miah PhD, Chair of Science Communication and Future Media at the University of Salford, our panel explores the endless opportunities of this evolving technology, from rover navigation, satellite design and lasering space junk, to the weather and television communications.
Is the future already here, or are we just talking science fiction?
It was a pleasure to speak at the first FoMM event in Manchester at the end of last month, giving a lightning talk on IMMERSIVE INTELLIGENCE. It was a fantastic event, very well organized and massive!
It was a pleasure to speak at the Pro-Manchester Creative Conference 2024 over at UA92, discussing how creative innovation is shaping Greater Manchester!
It was a pleasure to be back again at the SEG3 conference taking place in London, having the opportunity to discuss the future of technology with Herman Narula. We covered a lot of ground, but the one area that struck me most was the part of the discussion that focused on values and how a metaverse can be a place where new value systems around digital living can image. This seems crucial at a time when there is significant concern about data expolitation.
This year, I was really happy to be back at Sport Accord, speaking about all things technology. We covered artificial intelligence, immersive tech, and gaming to talk about the future of sport. You can find one of my talks acrhived on YouTube here
This year, I was delighted to host an event within ESF focused on the future of artificial intelligence, featuring Madhumita Murgia, AI Editor for the Financial Times.
What a fantastic week at The University of Salford. We had our The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures livestream event with great talks from Marieke Navin, Dr Helen Whitehead, and Dorien de Vries, each discussing how artificial intelligence is shaping their work.
We even managed to align that event with the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology inaugural conference, which brought students and staff from across the colleges and university together. I was delighted to give the keynote talk and proud to have so many of our colleagues supporting the event. It was fantastic to hear from Jo Purves, Claire Foreman, and GCHQ about all the exciting things that are happening.
Finally, we went up to the STEM Learning UK and met Séverine Trouillet FRSA and the incredible team to take part in the second of the The Royal Institution livestreams.
So many people helped to make all of these events happen, especially anthony stephens, Tina H-Mistry, Andre Davies, Maria Dickinson, Daniel Williamson.
We also launched our Salford 360 campaign, which brings together each of our schools to speak about key areas of interest. This month, we've focused on artificial intelligence and you can read
https://lnkd.in/e58n8qu4
One more week to go! Have a great weekend everyone!
https://lnkd.in/ez4hjJFM
I was delighted to be the keynote for this amazing, first event, bringing together all of our college partners to talk about the latest innovations in science and technology. We focused a lot on artifcial intelligence and immersive technologies.
It was a pleasure to speak at the Brilliant Festival in Liverpool, where we got into all the ways in which technology is fostering new skills within education. This new event is likely to develop a major legacy for the region, so well worth a follow.
I was delighted to give the keynote at this year’s Luxembourg National Research Fund science communication conference, speaking about artificial intelligence and immersive worlds. Such a fantastic community with some incredible work. Find more about them here
Fantastic visiting Oxford University to speak about innovative practices in science communication, harnessing the potential of digital to engage people differently.
Very pleased to Chair a panel at the SEG3 conference in London, focused on the metaverse.
Panel: The Road to an Interoperable Metaverse
Thursday, June 29
An open metaverse is the long term goal of many within the space, but what would this look like, and how can it be achieved? This session will explore:
The technological framework that needs to be in place to support the vision
The timelines to achieving an open metaverse
The role of blockchain
The role of universal game development standards
Ownership of digital assets in web2 and web3 environments
The impact of interoperability on consumers and enterprise