Isle of Wight Annual Digital Island Conference

Cowes Yacht Haven: Thursday 15 November

In conjunction with Barclays Eagle Labs: Ai Frenzy and Isle of Wight Digital Disrupt

The second Isle of Wight Digital Island conference was held on Thursday 15^th November 2018.

The event had a focus on the significance of the development of Artificial Intelligence – AI in every aspect of our lives.

Barclays Eagle Labs ran an “Ai frenzy” event during the day focusing on the business benefits of AI. Partners, such as IBM, involved in considering the potential health and social care benefits of AI featured.

This presents an important opportunity to take stock on the Isle of Wight Council’s progress in taking forward our digital ambitions developed at the inaugural event one year ago and hear from leading industry contacts, on and off the island, about latest developments.

Watch the conference highlights here

The conference programme is structured to provide maximum possible time and space for networking , including an evening ‘Digital Disrupt’ session for those only able to make it after hours.

The Digital Disrupt evening session was run seperately by the Isle of Wight Digital Disrupt Group – visit the Digital Disrupt website to find out more.

Full conference programme

Digital Island 2018 Thursday 15 November, Cowes Yacht Haven
9.00am	Registration
9.30am	Welcome Speech – David Stewart (Leader of the Isle of Wight Council)
9.35am	AI – The next level Adrian Hopgood – Professor of Intelligent Systems and Director of Future & Emerging Technologies at the University of Portsmouth
10.00am	Digital Island – Our framework for change Progress, Projects and links to the wider regeneration programme – Chris Ashman, Isle of Wight Council Institute of Coding – Professor Steve Legg; Alex Cole – skilling the Island for its digital future Isle of Wight – One Public Service – David Stewart Gigabit Island – the first 12 months –John Irvine, CEO, Wight Fibre Delegate table session – 2019 priorities for the Digital Island framework
11.30am	Business benefits of AI deployment Alex Keeble – Barclays Eagle Lab – Ai frenzy Mart Drake-Knight, Rapanui – Introduction to Rapanui and use cases of AI Ross Cruickshank, IBM Victoria Anderson, Innovative Physics Sally Thompson, Launch International
1.00pm	Lunch, networking and exhibition
2.00pm	Community benefits of AI: Robert Tickell, IBM Watson: Supporting health and social care integration – Aaron Torrens, IBM Virtual consulting – Dilip Chakrabarti, Babylon Health Independent Living – Ben Meen, Norse Care/Mark Hitchcock, UEA Digital housing design – engineering affordability – Steve Thompson, PCSG Delegate table session – public engagement with our digital future
4.15pm	Andy Seddon, Cyber Security Solutions Architect – Cyber Security Portfolio at National Grid Network resilience – Stopping the lights going out on UK plc
5.00pm	Break and exhibition
6.30pm – late	Digital Disrupt – presentations and networking session (separate registration required).