The Age of AI – Artificial Identity: a keynote with Tracey Follows
BCI Keynote
This talk with futurist Tracey Follows will propel people into the future of media and communications, a world of Artificial Intelligence, Multiple Realities and Digitised Identity.
Building on the provocations first set out in her book The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st Century Technology? and her work on creativity and authorship and the death of authenticity in the age of AI, Tracey will deliver a vision of creativity, productivity and profilicity in the Age of AI, decoding what it means for individuals and society as a whole.
Tracey was one of our most popular Vision Conference speakers back when AI was only just being talked about. Now it’s here to stay we can’t wait to hear what she’s got to say about how to think in this new era and where the opportunities are for us all!
Anyone with an interest in the evolving world of media communications and the technologies of personal identity.
Tracey Follows is listed in the Top 50 leading female futurists worldwide that appeared in Forbes. Tracey works with global brands and businesses to help them spot trends, develop foresight, and fully prepare for what comes next.
Her clients have included Snapchat, Coca-Cola, PZ Cussons, Tesco, Rentokil, Google, Lego, Diageo, Sky, Conde Nast, Cosette, BT, Jaguar Land Rover and Virgin.
Tracey is a Visiting Professor of Digital Futures & Identity at Staffordshire University and is a regular guest lecturer in Futures and Strategic Foresight at London Business School.
She has spoken on AI and Gender at UN HQ and delivered futuristic speeches at numerous events, including the Financial Times Tech Live, Fortune’s Brainstorm AI conference, Nobel Visions in Moscow, The US State Department and Think With Google. Tracey has delivered presentations and been on panels alongside Silicon Valley CEOs at the FT’s Global Boardroom and UK Government and Parliamentarians at Think Digital Identity, and delivered a TedX speech at the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
Her book, The Future of You, published in 2021, predicted GPT and its transformative effects on media and marketing, and envisioned all the ways in which our identities would be transformed by technology over the coming decades.
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> Early bird BCI member tickets are £38 +VAT (until midnight Weds 29th May)
> BCI member tickets are £49 +VAT (from Thurs 30th May)
> Non-member tickets are £75 +VAT
All tickets include a buffet lunch and refreshments. This event will be held in the conference suite at Foot Anstey LLP. Join us from 12.30pm for lunch, with plenty of opportunity to catch up with old friends and make some new connections too. The talk will begin at 1pm and wrap up at 2pm for those that need to leave, however Tracey will be around until 2.30pm for any additional questions.
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