{"title": "Rewiring the state and the future civil service", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T20:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/public-administration"], "description": "Rewiring the state and the future civil service is the Cabinet Secretary's Annual Lecture, an in-person talk held on the London School of Economics campus. Dame Antonia Romeo, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, will reflect on how the organisation can become a global leader in modern, AI-enabled public service delivery amid a major institutional reform programme. She will be chaired by Larry Kramer, President and Vice Chancellor of LSE. 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Sir Ed Davey MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, joins Professor David Latchman CBE for a wide-ranging discussion on political leadership, public service and the major challenges facing the UK today. Drawing on nearly three decades in frontline politics, Sir Ed reflects on caring experience, campaigning on health and social care, environmental issues, and how his part-time MSc studies at Birkbeck shaped his approach to policy. The talk is open to alumni, fellows, students, staff and friends of Birkbeck and is followed by an audience Q&A; in-person capacity is full, but livestream tickets remain available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/birkbecks-leading-voices-an-evening-with-sir-ed-davey-mp-in-80560/", "official_url": "https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/65352/birkbecks-leading-voices-an-evening-with-sir-ed-davey-mp-in-conversation-with-professor-david-latchman-cbe", "image": ""}, {"title": "Convergence of AI and Quantum", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Mary's University, Twickenham", "address": "Waldegrave Road 268, TW1 4SX", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai"], "description": "An evening talk at St Mary's University, Twickenham exploring how artificial intelligence, quantum computing and emerging technologies are transforming organisations and reshaping responsible leadership. 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Professor Dame Wendy Hall and Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales bring together leaders from technology, policy, research, media and the open knowledge community. Talks explore how AI is changing how knowledge is created, accessed and reused, how to protect the digital commons, and what responsible reuse should mean. 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The event is hosted by the School of Public Policy and takes place as an in-person public event in the Old Theatre, Old Building. The book tells of young acolytes of DOGE who in early 2025 invaded the offices of US government under Elon Musk, and of the unsung public servants they called Blockers, who fought back to defend the machine of government. It is described as a thriller about unlikely rebels and power-drunk villains, and a cautionary tale about what happens when the idea of public service becomes worthless.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/blockers-rebels-in-the-deep-state-114219/", "official_url": "https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/blockers", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4c2519502ab65a8c9f02e81a1f54d3d2e8a3415b2972e035da7811ed0e6466cc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Dennis Gabor Lecture 2026: A collectivist, economic perspective on AI – with Professor Michael I Jordan", "start": "2026-11-18T16:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T17:45:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai"], "description": "The Dennis Gabor Lecture 2026 is a lecture titled \"A collectivist, economic perspective on AI\", held at Imperial College London's South Kensington Campus. 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The lecture is followed by a question and answer session, with a research poster session and refreshments around it, and is open to all on a first come first served basis.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-dennis-gabor-lecture-2026-a-collectivist-economic-perspe-74084/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/214455/gabor2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/23511872fc30e2d9238c2304fedf99a54ffbe1dbb36b9699cfce207e030ee334-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Metabolism across scales: AI and the future of global health", "start": "2026-11-10T09:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T19:30:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai"], "description": "A day-long launch of the CNRS-Imperial \"Antoine Lavoisier\" International Research Lab on Multiscale Metabolism, at Imperial College London's South Kensington Campus. 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