Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Showcase

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This is a timely event which will examine the unprecedented disruption and transformation of industries, business and the jobs market due to advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technologies. Codex will bring together leaders from industry who are uniquely positioned to showcase the latest advances in AI and Blockchain and how they might interface with one another, whilst also providing commercial applications and actionable insights for these disruptive technologies.

The format will be a series of Codex Talks. A Codex Talk is a concise presentation, lasting 15 minutes (or less), in which the speaker addresses a challenging question faced by their technology or industry today and ends with a bold prediction for the future.

Codex Talks are engaging, entertaining and elucidating. They give the audience something they can walk away with: valuable insights, actionable information, fresh perspectives, and renewed optimism.

This event is exclusively sponsored by Wiggin, a leading law firm for media, technology and Intellectual Property.

TICKETS CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED FROM THE CODEX EVENTBRITE PAGE

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The Soho Hotel, 4 Richmond Mews, London W1D 3DH, United Kingdom

12 November 2019

2:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Schedule

2:00 pm 2:30 pm Registration & Refreshments

2:30 pm 4:00 pm Artificial Intelligence: Codex Talks and Q&A

Andrew Tsonchev, Director of Technology, Darktrace
What will the impact of AI be on cyber attacks, and how can we be ready?
Charbel Aoun, AI City Managing Director, EMEA, NVIDIA
How can AI make cities smarter?
Simo Dragicevic, CEO, BetBuddy at Playtech
The Need for Explainability in AI – A Case Study in Consumer Protection
Stephen Pattison, VP Public Affairs, ARM
Do we need a road map to build trust in AI?
Christina Henry, Wiggin, (Moderator)

4:00 pm 4:30 pm Afternoon Tea

4:30 pm 6:00 pm Blockchain Technologies: Codex Talks and Q&A

Linda Unugboke, Engagement Lead, ConsenSys
How do we rethink blockchain to empower the next generation?
Marjan Delatinne, Global Head Banking, Ripple
What is an Internet of Value and how do we enable it?
Steve Madincea, Managing Partner, Fantastec
Blockchain – Can it be the game changer for the future of sports?
Calogero Scibetta, Head of Business Development, Everledger
How will the World Wide Ledger create the internet of trust?
Steven Morton, Blockchain Lab, Rakuten
Is there one chain to rule them all?
Charlie Lyons-Rothbart, Wiggin, (Moderator)

6:00 pm 7:30 pm DRINKS RECEPTION

Speakers

Linda Unugboke
Engagement Lead, ConsenSys

Linda is a tech enthusiast with 15 years experience in digital innovation and transformation – she delights in seeing emerging technology applied to new business models to create positive change and impact.

At ConsenSys, Linda leads client engagements enabling organisations at the cusp of innovation, make sense of blockchain technology and adopt the strategic vision and the tools to build blockchain enabled solutions to keep them thriving for the next gen of the Internet (web 3.0.)
Marjan Delatinne
Global Head Banking, Ripple

Marjan is an entrepreneurial business developer who enjoys establishing effective strategies and directing major initiatives from conceptual to implementation. With more than two decades of experience in various commercial positions (mainly big, complex and new product commercialisation), Marjan has gained valuable insights into the financial industry and the market infrastructures globally. Since joining Ripple in 2017, she has been responsible for the definition and execution of the go to market strategy and sales of Ripple product and services. Previously, Marjan worked for SWIFT and was responsible for the commercialization of large scale projects both in securities and payments, namely Target 2 Securities & resiliency solutions for national central banks. She also led the EMEA customer engagement for the global payments innovation initiative (gpi). Marjan worked for Eurocelar, BNY Mellon and held various positions in sales & network management divisions. Marjan has a university degree in Business Administration and research master degree in Experimental & Clinical Psychology. In addition to English, she is fluent in French and Scandinavian languages.
Charlie Lyons-Rothbart
Associate, Wiggin
Christina Henry
Associate, Wiggin

Stephen Pattison
VP Public Affairs, ARM

Stephen Pattison is currently VP Public Affairs at ARM, a leading global high tech company based in Cambridge. He is responsible for ARM’s contributions to public policy thinking across the world. His focus is London, Brussels, and Washington. He was the first person to be appointed to a Public Affairs role at ARM, in 2012. Key issues on which he is working include Internet of Things, AI, Smart Cities, and Digital Security.

Stephen is Chairman of the micro:bit Educational Foundation and Chairman of the IoT Security Foundation.

Prior to joining ARM, Stephen was CEO, International Chamber of Commerce UK.

Before that he worked for James Dyson as Head, International Business Development.

Stephen spent some of his career as a British Diplomat, working on a variety of political and commercial negotiations in London, Nicosia, Warsaw, Washington, New York and Geneva.
Andrew Tsonchev
Director of Technology, Darktrace

Andrew is a technical expert on cyber security and advises Darktrace’s strategic customers on advanced threat defense, AI and autonomous response. He has a background in threat analysis and research, and holds a first-class degree in Physics from Oxford University and a first-class degree in Philosophy from King’s College London. His comments on cyber security and the threat to critical national infrastructure have been reported in international media, including CNBC and the BBC World.
Charbel Aoun
AI City Managing Director, EMEA, NVIDIA

Charbel Aoun has spent more than two decades in Fortune 100 and technology startups. Bringing transformation to living and working conditions in urban environments. Charbel has also spent 10 years researching, implementing and advising companies on a range of topics he is passionate about from smart cities to digitization and urban transformation.

A strong believer in the possibilities for positive change as technology is applied in the modern world, Charbel is currently a board member of Future Cities Catapult. He aslo serves on the boards and advisory councils for several startup businesses as well as market leading organizations.

Charbel previously worked as Chief of Sales and Strategy Officer at Enevo, an IOT startup which he joined from Schneider Electric where he was Global President & CEO of their Smart Cities business. For five years prior to that he was Managing Director for Cisco EMEA’s Smart and Connected Communities practice. He has also worked as a Senior Director at Accenture Government Services
Steve Madincea
Managing Partner, Fantastec

An innovative game changer within the global sports industry for the past 20-years, Steve Madincea is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Fantastec Sports Technologies Ltd.

Fantastec is a disruptive technology company engaging sports fans with the teams and players that consume such a large part of their daily lives.

Fantastec is on a mission to invent the future of international sports fan engagement.

Calogero Scibetta
Head of Business Development, Everledger

Calogero Scibetta is Head of Business Development at Everledger, a digital, global ledger that tracks and protects items of value.
With over a decade of experience in business development, Calogero establishes and retains business growth opportunities in particular within the insurance and luxury goods industries. He also ensures the organisation’s consistent and rapid growth in sales across all channels. Calogero’s forward thinking and devoted mindset are key drivers to Everledger’s success in securing numerous new clients.

Prior joining Everledger in February 2016, Calogero was focusing on strategic global partnerships for premier clients (including Global 500 and CAC40 clients) from Insurance, Luxury goods and IT Services at Forrester Research. He was in charge of long term sales and planning strategy and also provided new ideas and support on digital strategy, mobile, cloud, customer experience and big data.
Simo Dragicevic
CEO, BetBuddy at Playtech

Simo is Founder and CEO of BetBuddy, Playtech’s award-winning safer gambling data analytics company. Simo is an expert in consumer behaviour and consumer protection. Simo’s research is centred on data, safer gambling, and making Artificial Intelligence (AI) explainable and more human-like. His research has been published at the most respected gambling journals and AI conferences, including NeurIPS, ECAI, and The Joint Multi-Conference on Human-Level AI. Simo is a PhD supervisor at the Research Centre for Machine Learning at City, University of London, a board member of the Responsible Gambling Council, and was named AMBA Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013.
Steven Morton
Blockchain Lab, Rakuten

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