2017 Higginson Lecture

	Title of The Talk
	Engineering the Future
	Guest Speaker
	Naomi Wendy Climer FREng FIET
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Abstract:

“The way we live, work and play is changing fast. Will technology make the world a better place, or is it a threat to our future lives? Is our future going to be spent mostly in virtual reality? Is it a good thing if your dustbin knows more about you than your family does?” Naomi talked about positive potential applications of future technology such as the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence, and discussed some of the challenges such as cybersecurity, privacy and whether we’ll all lose our jobs to machines.

Speaker Bio

Naomi Climer FREng FIET is a Past President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), her career has been spent in the Broadcast and Communications technology industry including senior roles at the BBC, ITV and Sony both in Europe and the US. An eternal optimist, Naomi made the case for technology’s positive contribution to the future.