Conversations on AI

Christian Zimmermann

CEO, DACS - The Design and Arts Copyright Society

Alice Helliwell

Asst. Professor, AI aesthetics & ethics

Northeastern University London

Alice Helliwell is assistant professor in the department of philosophy at Northeastern University, London. She researches AI aesthetics and ethics, focusing on the questions of how, when and in what ways AI can be considered creative.

Mick Grierson

Research Leader, UAL Creative Computing Institute

Mick Grierson is Research Leader at the Creative Computing Institute, University of Arts London. His research explores new approaches to the creation of sounds, images, video and interactions through signal processing, machine learning and information retrieval. Technology based on his research has been widely used by world leading production companies, tech start-ups and artists. Work by his students and research group was instrumental in the development of the field known as Creative AI.

Sam Adeyemi

Product Specialist,

Adobe Creative Cloud

Sam partners with enterprises across manufacturing, professional services and utilities to optimize their creative processes and bring their strategic creative priorities to life.

He is passionate about creativity and technology, and enjoys working with Adobe's market leading creative solutions to empower customers and help them drive creative productivity.

Cliff Fluet

Partner, Lewis Silken LLP

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Cliff is a Partner at Lewis Silkin LLP, a leading law firm for creative, innovative, and brand-focused businesses. He has over 25 years’ experience in advising clients on digital media, brand entertainment, technology, and innovation, as well as leading the firm's Media & Entertainment practice and sitting on the Management Board responsible for innovation. He is a recognised expert and leader in this field, ranked in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame.

Annabel Gillard

Co-founder,

Conversations on AI

After a career in investment management, Annabel is investigating the place of ethical values and organisational culture in an AI-driven future workplace, and its impact on the changing nature of work and society. She has co-founded an initiative with LSE to develop ethical frameworks for commercial use of behavioural science and recently published on the role of ethical culture in building trust in a digital economy. She serves on the advisory council for Blueprint for a better business and the Institute of Business Ethics.

Duncan Roberts

Thought Leader and Futurist,

Cognizant Research

Kerry Harrison

AI Educator, Course Director

The Chartered Institute of Marketing

Kerry is an AI Educator and copywriter, specialising in using artificial intelligence to augment human creativity. Over the last five years, she has brought the award-winning Cheltenham Science Festival AI curator to life, co-created the world’s first AI gin, crafted AI cocktails for global events – and has spoken about AI, both nationally and internationally. She has won two DMA Awards for Best Use of AI and teaches AI courses for the DMA and Chartered Institute of Marketing.