Compassion in the Age of Disruption

This one-day summit for cutting-edge business and thought leaders explores how deep human values will forge a way forward in the age of artificial intelligence.

It commences 30 November 2017 with an opening drinks reception at the Edinburgh City Chambers 18:00-20:00. 

The  main summit takes place 1 December 2017 at the University of Edinburgh Business School 8:30-17:30.

Contributors

  • Professor James Doty, Director, Stanford CCARE, Neuroscientist and New York Times Author
  • Dr Monica Worline, author of ‘Awakening Compassion at Work’ and Associate Director, CCARE Professor
  • Jon Oberlander, Vice Principal and Director of the Bayes Centre for Data Science and Technology
  • Sir Tim Smit, Founder & CEO The Eden Project
  • Vivek Wadhwa, Stanford technology entrepreneur and academic (by video link)
  • Michelle Miller, Edinburgh City Council – Head of Health & Social Care
  • Dr Frank Martela, University of Helsinki

Interviews

Three significant interviews are available on insider.co.uk.

Monica Worline: Workplace compassion 'is vital for business success'

Sir Tim Smit: Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit predicts 'fundamental shift' from consumer economy

Professor Jim Doty:  Who is University of Stanford's Jim Doty and why is business listening to his productivity message

Professor Jim Doty:  University of Stanford expert to address Edinburgh conference on surprising route to better productivity

 

For more information please see the event flyer.

Event flyer