Institutional Trust
22nd November
8:30 - 10:00am
Speaker: Chris Jolly
Venue: 12a Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AX
Is it time for a banker’s oath?
Expert in trust, Professor Veronica Hope-Hailey, tells us trust arrives on foot and leaves on horseback. Large organisations and banks in particular continue to be castigated for actual or perceived breaches of trust. Chris Jolly is Chairman of CivilisedBank and has held senior roles at a number of major banks and institutions, including MD at Merrill Lynch, GM of Commerzbank’s London operations and CEO of Societe Generale’s London branch before moving to help develop CivilisedBank. Chris will talk to us about CivilisedBank’s ‘banker’s oath’ and his views on building and rebuilding trust. He’s keen for a discussion with diverse views and welcomes debate.
Storytelling
5th December
4:30 - 6:00pm
Speaker: Preethi Nair
Venue: 12a Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AX
Preethi Nair is a British author of Indian heritage. Born in Kerala, India, she came to the United Kingdom as a child. Preethi worked as a management consultant but gave it up to follow her dream and write her first book, Gypsy Masala. Having been rejected by a number of publishers, she set up her own publishing company and PR agency to publish and promote the book.
Working under the alias of Pru Menon, Preethi managed to gain substantial coverage and after two years of a roller coaster journey, she managed to sign a three-book deal with HarperCollins. She won the Asian Woman of Achievement award for her endeavours and was also shortlisted as Publicist of the Year for the PPC awards. Her next novel 100 Shades of White was bought by the BBC for a television adaptation. The Colour of Love, a fictionalised account of this journey, was released with a reissue of Gypsy Masala.
Preethi has also embarked on a theatre writing & acting adventure with her acclaimed one woman show: Sari the whole nine yards. With no previous theatre or acting experience, Preethi once again ventured way out of her comfort zone & will focus this session on storytelling and the impact it can have.
AI & The Future
13th December
4:30 - 6:00pm
Speaker: Rob McCargow
Venue: 12a Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AX
Beyond the Terminator scenario - what should we be talking about when it comes to AI?
Rob will take us through what's real today in the world and what's in the research labs just around the corner; with discussion focusing on the potential scenarios for organisations, economies and society posed by this disruption.
As Director of AI at PwC Rob works across academia, government, technology vendors, start-ups, and others in order to drive innovation with particular focus on the issues and policies relating to the impact of automation on the workforce, the future skills agenda, and ensuring that the benefits to be delivered by AI are equitably spread across society. He's an evangelist for responsible technology and promote awareness of the growing ethical agenda relating to AI. He's an advisory board member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI, an adviser to The IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in AI and Autonomous Systems, and a TEDx speaker.
