Join Dr James Manyika, Senior Vice President of Technology and Society at Google, and Philippa Webb, Professor of Public International Law at the Blavatnik School, for a conversation on ‘how to get Artificial Intelligence right’.

They will explore the challenges across the AI pipeline, focusing on implications for human rights, democracy, and public trust. How can humans align with technology that is not limited by human cognition? How can law and policy on AI be anticipatory and not just reactive? How can companies and countries work together on AI’s development and governance?

Speaker biographies:

James Manyika is the Senior Vice President of Technology and Society at Google. Before his current role at Google, James served for 13 years as Chairman of the McKinsey Global Institute. He is also the vice chair of President Biden’s National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee and co-chair of the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence. Since 2021, James has been a Visiting Professor at the Blavatnik School.

Philippa Webb is Professor of Public International Law at the Blavatnik School of Government and a Fellow of Exeter College. Philippa was previously Professor of Public International Law at King’s College London and founding Co-Director of the Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution. She has held visiting positions at Columbia University, the Graduate Institute in Geneva, the Vienna Diplomatic Academy and Université Paris Nanterre. In 2023, she was the Director of Studies (English speaking section) of the Hague Academy of International Law for its centenary edition.