Theme: Ethics and Social Value
09:00 - 09:30
Arrival and registration
09:30 - 09:45
Welcome and virtual opening address
Prof Anthony Finkelstein (President of City, University of London)
09:45 - 10:00
Setting the challenge
Prof Raj Roy (Executive Dean, School of Science and Technology, and 'Social Responsibility' Lead at City, University of London)
10:00 - 11:45
Social Value and FinTech Debate
Chair: Dr Indranil Nath (Secretary, Financial Services Technology Panel at WCIT)
- Keynote: FinTech and Social Value - Prof Raj Muttukrishnan (Professor at City, University of London) - 20 mins
- Debate: "Could the FinTech sector deliver Social Value in the UK?"
- In favour: Priya Guliani (CEO at Earth ID) - 20 mins
- In opposition: Alex Hindson (Partner and Head of Sustainability at Crowe UK LLP) - 20 mins
- Audience Q&A
11:45 - 12:00
Break and networking
12:00 - 13:10
Social Value Keynote Addresses
Chair: Alex Skailes (Director, Centre for Charity Effectiveness, Bayes Business School at City, University of London)
- Keynote 1: Measuring Social Value contributions, industrial challenges - Sarah Ottaway (Sustainability and Social Value Lead at SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK) - 20 mins
- Keynote 2: An overview of ESG research - Prof Andre Spicer (Executive Dean, Bayes Business School at City, University of London) - 20 mins
- Keynote 3: Increasing Social Value through collective impact by cross sector, system leadership - Michael Adamson (Honorary Visiting Professor at City, University of London) - 20 mins
13:10 - 14:00
Lunch break and networking
14:00 - 15:10
Ethics Keynote Addresses
Chair: Prof Claudia Eckert (Professor at The Open University)
- Keynote 4: Generative AI and the future of the professions - Prof David Leslie (Director of Ethics and Responsible Innovation Research, The Alan Turing Institute) - 20 mins
- Keynote 5: Global Health Ethics, recent views and trends - Dr Carwyn Hooper (Reader in Global Health Ethics and Law, and Head of the Graduate School at St George’s, University of London) - 20 mins
- Keynote 6: Ethics in Engineering - Dr Rhys Morgan (Strategic Projects Director for Skills and Inclusion at the Royal Academy of Engineering) - 20 mins
15:10 - 15:30
Break and networking
15:30 - 16:45
Panel debate: Ethics and Professions
Chair: Prof David Leslie (Director of Ethics and Responsible Innovation Research, The Alan Turing Institute)
- Dr Carwyn Hooper (Reader in Global Health Ethics and Law, and Head of the Graduate School at St George’s, University of London)
- Dr Rhys Morgan (Strategic Projects Director for Skills and Inclusion at the Royal Academy of Engineering)
- Prof David Stupples (Professor at City, University of London)
- Emma Crichton (Innovation Director at Engineers Without Borders UK)
- Prof Corinna Haenschel (Professor at City, University of London)
16:45 - 17:00
Summary and close
Prof Raj Roy (Executive Dean, School of Science and Technology, and 'Social Responsibility' Lead at City, University of London)
We shall also publish a report after the symposium. Please note this programme is subject to change.