Explore Ray Eitel-Porter's impactful conference talks. Watch video clips and view photos from his speaking engagements, where he shares insights on AI governance, ethics and trustworthy and responsible AI practices. Book Ray to inspire and educate your audience on harnessing AI with confidence and integrity.
Speaking Engagement: AI & Ethics: Scaling Safeguards for Industry – CogX Summit 2024
Description: At London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall, Ray joined leaders in the field of Responsible AI to provide the 2,000+ attendees with practical advice on "AI & Ethics: Scaling Safeguards for Industry." Alongside Margi Sheth (AstraZeneca), Henry Ajder (Latent Space Advisory), and Sana Khareghani (King's College London & Responsible AI UK), Ray explored examples from industry for implementing ethical AI practices. The discussion covered essential topics such as transparency, accountability, fairness, data privacy, and the particular challenges of generative AI to build trust and uphold ethical standards across industries.
Speaking Engagement: What does effective AI regulation look like under a new Labour Government? – The Intellectual Forum, Jesus College Cambridge
Description: Ray organised and moderated this in-person and live-streamed panel discussion with distinguished guests Lord Holmes of Richmond, sponsor of the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) private members’ Bill, Dr Laura Gilbert CBE, Director of Data Science at 10 Downing St., and Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe, Head of AI Assurance at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). In addition to surveying likely legislation, this fascinating discussion covered government support for AI adoption by promoting “justified trust”, including through third party assurance, and approaches to facilitate compliance with the EU AI Act for companies deploying AI systems in the EU.
Speaking Engagement: In Tech We Trust – International Women's Day 2024
Description: Ray joined Marianna Spring (BBC), Wendy Redshaw (NatWest Group), Anna Gallagher (Jaguar Landrover), and Emma Pickering (Refuge), to help the audience of 800+ at London’s Roundhouse understand the role that everyone has to play in helping to keep the use of AI safe and responsible.
Speaking Engagement: Trustworthy AI: whose problem is it anyway? - Institute for AI Ethics, Oxford University
Description: Ray was invited to present an Ethics in AI Research Seminar to an audience of academics who engaged in a lively debate with thoughtful and challenging questions. Ray’s talk explained the broad range of stakeholders who must contribute to promoting the trustworthy use of AI technologies, ranging from government and standards bodies, through businesses and civil society to customers, investors and academia.
Speaking Engagement: Responsible AI in Practice: Real-World Examples and Challenges – WeAreDevelopers Annual Global Conference
Description: Ray was invited to join experts Steffen Bosse (Business Insider), Mina Saidze (Forbes 30 under 30), and Björn Bringmann (Deloitte) to explore the evolving imperatives of responsible AI at the WeAreDevelopers Global Conference in Berlin. Ray shared his expertise on AI ethics, legal compliance, and human-centric approaches, addressing real-world challenges like practical implementation, cross-enterprise coordination, and financial resource constraints. He emphasized the importance of education, awareness, and corporate accountability, explaining the significant benefits that responsible AI brings to organizations.
Speaking Engagement: AI, everywhere all at once: sector case studies – AWS New York
Description: Ray spoke on a panel at this conference to discuss a new policy agenda for AI success through faster adoption. The purpose of the event was to engage expert practitioners in different aspects of AI to help develop a set of policy recommendations for accelerating the safe and responsible adoption of AI, drawing on the research of Professor Jeffrey Ding in his recently published book “Technology and the rise of great powers”.
Speaking Engagement: AI Safety and Ethics in Practice – The Alan Turing Institute
Description: Ray joined leaders from The Royal Society, TechUK and the Open Data Institute to discuss lessons from the frontline of implementing AI governance in private and public sector organisations. Topics included defining the critical factors for success, differentiating between safety and ethics, and the importance of aligning AI principles to an organisation’s own core values.
Speaking Engagement: Deep Dive: The Realities and Limitations of AI – Cambridge TechWeek
Description: In this comprehensive event, Ray contributed to a critical discussion on the practical realities of AI, beyond the usual hype. He chaired a panel on "Evidence From Industry – What Are You Really Using AI For?" where he shaped the discussion with industry leaders from sectors like healthcare and transport. The panel shared evidence-based insights into what AI today can achieve and how to ensure that it is delivered responsibly, maintaining customer and stakeholder trust.