How to start applying ethics in your tech organisation

This webinar is a useful learning opportunity for European businesses interested in Technology Ethics.

The webinar will break down key concepts and approaches in the field of technology ethics with innovators, industry and Digital Innovations Hubs (DIHs). We’ll learn more about the role these key stakeholders play in the technology ethics field and how they are fostering future collaboration across Europe.

This event is being run as part of the DigiFed project, an initiative which brings business together to digitise Europe’s industries. At the webinar there will be an opportunity to engage with startups participating in the DigiFed project.

The webinar will kick-off with a brief introduction of the DigiFed programme, followed by a session exploring the key concepts & approaches of technology ethics for businesses. To further delve into the topics there will be a panel with expert Ethics Consultants and startups breaking down ‘How to practically implement responsible AI’. The event will conclude with Q&A session for participants to find out more about the DigiFed programme and the concepts covered in the panel.

Attendees of this event will have the opportunity to:

• Find out about existing technology ethics collaborations across Europe and in particular in the UK.
• Hear from world-class technology ethics experts on some of the key issues & questions in the field.
• Learn more about how the DigiFed programme is supporting businesses across Europe to created Digital Innovation Hubs with ethical practices.
• Learn more about Digital Catapult’s ethics programmes and the support we provide to UK startups.

This event will be particularly useful for European SMEs that are:

• Interested in innovation & ethics
• Participating in the DigiFed project
• Involved in European H2020 projects

We invite startup founders, Data Scientists, AI or Data Science Leads, Software Engineers, Technologists, Product Managers and Acceleration Programme Managers to join to understand more about the practical approaches to applying technology ethics in their organisations.

This event will also be very useful for DigiFed partners, Digital Innovation Hubs across Europe, Machine Intelligence Garage partners & collaborators and researchers interested in finding out more about cross-European collaboration.

9:30 – Welcome and introduction
Nathan Coulson, Senior Responsible AI Technologist – Digital Catapult

9:35 – DigiFed programme introduction
Isabelle Chartier, DigiFed Coordinator – LETI-IRT Nanoelec

9:45 – Technology ethics key concepts and approaches
Sam Brown, Co-Founder – Consequential

10:15 – DigiFed startups and AI Ethics Service
Maximilian Backenstos, Managing Director – DatenBerg
Luka Rojs, Head of Consulting – Flycom Technologies

10:25 – Panel discussion: How to practically implement responsible AI

• Chair: Cecilia Nunn, Responsible AI Manager – Digital Catapult
• Trish Shaw, CEO & Founder – Beyond Reach
• Mavis Machirori, Senior Researcher – Ada Lovelace Institute
• Guy Gadney, Co-founder & CEO – Charisma

10:55 – Closing notes
Nathan Coulson, Senior Responsible AI Technologist – Digital Catapult

11:00 – End

DigiFed is a H2020 programme which was launched in 2020, where DigiFed consortium is supporting European innovators through three main innovation pathways: Application Experiments, where companies receive support to further develop their products and services, Generic Experiments where companies have the opportunity to collaborate with DigiFed partners on key CPS topics and Digital Challenge where companies have the opportunity to solve real use cases for large European Enterprises.