[Applause] hi I’m Chris
hi I’m Chris
hi I’m Chris this is Lottie I thought everybody was
this is Lottie I thought everybody was
this is Lottie I thought everybody was bringing their dog great to be here we
bringing their dog great to be here we
bringing their dog great to be here we live in incredibly disruptive times hung
live in incredibly disruptive times hung
live in incredibly disruptive times hung parliament terrorism Trump Raqqa Russia
parliament terrorism Trump Raqqa Russia
parliament terrorism Trump Raqqa Russia brexit all of that is disruptive is
brexit all of that is disruptive is
brexit all of that is disruptive is disturbing but what our for you today is
disturbing but what our for you today is
disturbing but what our for you today is in spite of all of that what the fourth
in spite of all of that what the fourth
in spite of all of that what the fourth Industrial Revolution promised us us is
Industrial Revolution promised us us is
Industrial Revolution promised us us is far far more disruptive than all of
far far more disruptive than all of
far far more disruptive than all of those disturbing disruptive factors put
those disturbing disruptive factors put
those disturbing disruptive factors put together and the narrative goes
together and the narrative goes
together and the narrative goes something like this the bots are coming
something like this the bots are coming
something like this the bots are coming our jobs are going and we’re all off to
our jobs are going and we’re all off to
our jobs are going and we’re all off to hell and nobody even knows if we have a
hell and nobody even knows if we have a
hell and nobody even knows if we have a handcart
handcart
handcart I hear that narrative I don’t believe in
I hear that narrative I don’t believe in
I hear that narrative I don’t believe in that narrative one-ounce I’m lucky
that narrative one-ounce I’m lucky
that narrative one-ounce I’m lucky enough in Parliament to be on select
enough in Parliament to be on select
enough in Parliament to be on select committees on artificial intelligence
committees on artificial intelligence
committees on artificial intelligence the fourth Industrial Revolution data
the fourth Industrial Revolution data
the fourth Industrial Revolution data analytics FinTech everything I hear
analytics FinTech everything I hear
analytics FinTech everything I hear everything I learn everything I read
everything I learn everything I read
everything I learn everything I read from those groups convinces me that why
from those groups convinces me that why
from those groups convinces me that why shouldn’t we be positive and believe
shouldn’t we be positive and believe
shouldn’t we be positive and believe that if we’re positive and we
that if we’re positive and we
that if we’re positive and we collaborate that we can plan for a
collaborate that we can plan for a
collaborate that we can plan for a future where everybody’s included and a
future where everybody’s included and a
future where everybody’s included and a future which is better tomorrow than it
future which is better tomorrow than it
future which is better tomorrow than it is today and that future will be built
is today and that future will be built
is today and that future will be built on technology and us humanity and the
on technology and us humanity and the
on technology and us humanity and the technology bridging together to that
technology bridging together to that
technology bridging together to that brighter future but we have to get a few
brighter future but we have to get a few
brighter future but we have to get a few things straight we have to get the
things straight we have to get the
things straight we have to get the everythingness of what’s coming down the
everythingness of what’s coming down the
everythingness of what’s coming down the track
track
track Internet of Things Big Data machine
Internet of Things Big Data machine
Internet of Things Big Data machine learning AI robotics 3d printing each
learning AI robotics 3d printing each
learning AI robotics 3d printing each and every one of them with the power to
and every one of them with the power to
and every one of them with the power to make a massive transformation when you
make a massive transformation when you
make a massive transformation when you put all of the
put all of the
put all of the together what an extraordinary force
together what an extraordinary force
together what an extraordinary force already underway at incredible pace it’s
already underway at incredible pace it’s
already underway at incredible pace it’s no good people thinking my area’s
no good people thinking my area’s
no good people thinking my area’s Defense Home Affairs education health
Defense Home Affairs education health
Defense Home Affairs education health this digital stuff is all over there for
this digital stuff is all over there for
this digital stuff is all over there for somebody else
somebody else
somebody else the everythingness of the fourth
the everythingness of the fourth
the everythingness of the fourth Industrial Revolution with the power to
Industrial Revolution with the power to
Industrial Revolution with the power to transform every single thing we do
transform every single thing we do
transform every single thing we do professionally personally right across
professionally personally right across
professionally personally right across our working and private lives everything
our working and private lives everything
our working and private lives everything everything potentially up for change but
everything potentially up for change but
everything potentially up for change but alongside that the fundamental truth
alongside that the fundamental truth
alongside that the fundamental truth that everything are nothing changes
that everything are nothing changes
that everything are nothing changes everything and nothing changes
everything and nothing changes
everything and nothing changes we’ve never been more connected across
we’ve never been more connected across
we’ve never been more connected across the globe and yet how many whirring
the globe and yet how many whirring
the globe and yet how many whirring examples of nationalism right around the
examples of nationalism right around the
examples of nationalism right around the world we’ve never taken more photographs
world we’ve never taken more photographs
world we’ve never taken more photographs and yet
and yet
and yet where’s Kodak and crucially everything
where’s Kodak and crucially everything
where’s Kodak and crucially everything and nothing changes the human heart
and nothing changes the human heart
and nothing changes the human heart remains the same what we want how we
remains the same what we want how we
remains the same what we want how we live how we work how we love how we die
live how we work how we love how we die
live how we work how we love how we die remains the same what we want what we
remains the same what we want what we
remains the same what we want what we want out of our work what companies do
want out of our work what companies do
want out of our work what companies do we want to work with what communities do
we want to work with what communities do
we want to work with what communities do we want to live in what cities what
we want to live in what cities what
we want to live in what cities what countries
countries
countries what world all within our grip humanity
what world all within our grip humanity
what world all within our grip humanity and technology bridging together but how
and technology bridging together but how
and technology bridging together but how do we go about that because
do we go about that because
do we go about that because understandably with this amount of
understandably with this amount of
understandably with this amount of disruption massive anxiety we see
disruption massive anxiety we see
disruption massive anxiety we see surveys 35% of jobs are going to be
surveys 35% of jobs are going to be
surveys 35% of jobs are going to be wiped out by automation by the same
wiped out by automation by the same
wiped out by automation by the same token two million more jobs needed in
token two million more jobs needed in
token two million more jobs needed in the digital space jobs coming on stream
the digital space jobs coming on stream
the digital space jobs coming on stream we don’t even know the job title of at
we don’t even know the job title of at
we don’t even know the job title of at this stage no wonder we feel anxious so
this stage no wonder we feel anxious so
this stage no wonder we feel anxious so without having or even desiring all the
without having or even desiring all the
without having or even desiring all the certainties
certainties
certainties we need to grip some solid stuff so what
we need to grip some solid stuff so what
we need to grip some solid stuff so what do we need to do to bridge together
do we need to do to bridge together
do we need to do to bridge together towards that future firstly education at
towards that future firstly education at
towards that future firstly education at the heart of everything we need
the heart of everything we need
the heart of everything we need digital literacy to be seen as
digital literacy to be seen as
digital literacy to be seen as significant as numeracy and literacy
significant as numeracy and literacy
significant as numeracy and literacy right through preschool to the moment we
right through preschool to the moment we
right through preschool to the moment we take our last breath we need to have
take our last breath we need to have
take our last breath we need to have inclusion as the golden thread running
inclusion as the golden thread running
inclusion as the golden thread running through all of this inclusion the mother
through all of this inclusion the mother
through all of this inclusion the mother and father of innovation and I’ll tell
and father of innovation and I’ll tell
and father of innovation and I’ll tell you a stat to prove this in 2014 in the
you a stat to prove this in 2014 in the
you a stat to prove this in 2014 in the UK just over four thousand young people
UK just over four thousand young people
UK just over four thousand young people took a level Computer Studies just over
took a level Computer Studies just over
took a level Computer Studies just over four thousand fewer than a hundred were
four thousand fewer than a hundred were
four thousand fewer than a hundred were female yes we have to think about
female yes we have to think about
female yes we have to think about inclusion we have to think about
inclusion we have to think about
inclusion we have to think about infrastructure if we’re going to have
infrastructure if we’re going to have
infrastructure if we’re going to have enabled empowered people to operate a
enabled empowered people to operate a
enabled empowered people to operate a flourish in this fourth Industrial
flourish in this fourth Industrial
flourish in this fourth Industrial Revolution you’ve got to have the
Revolution you’ve got to have the
Revolution you’ve got to have the infrastructure as faster broadband fiber
infrastructure as faster broadband fiber
infrastructure as faster broadband fiber satellite all of that because the
satellite all of that because the
satellite all of that because the barriers to entry are being wiped away
barriers to entry are being wiped away
barriers to entry are being wiped away you can run a global business from your
you can run a global business from your
you can run a global business from your bedroom but you can’t do that if you
bedroom but you can’t do that if you
bedroom but you can’t do that if you can’t get online rural not spots not
can’t get online rural not spots not
can’t get online rural not spots not spots in the heart of London all of this
spots in the heart of London all of this
spots in the heart of London all of this has to be addressed massive issues for
has to be addressed massive issues for
has to be addressed massive issues for private public policymakers across the
private public policymakers across the
private public policymakers across the piece crucially it’s about talent you
piece crucially it’s about talent you
piece crucially it’s about talent you may remember the Google billboards in
may remember the Google billboards in
may remember the Google billboards in Silicon Valley huge billboards saying we
Silicon Valley huge billboards saying we
Silicon Valley huge billboards saying we are hiring PhDs not specific just PhDs
are hiring PhDs not specific just PhDs
are hiring PhDs not specific just PhDs because we want to get the brain power
because we want to get the brain power
because we want to get the brain power into our organization talent and yet by
into our organization talent and yet by
into our organization talent and yet by the same token everything in nothing
the same token everything in nothing
the same token everything in nothing changes we currently have a government
changes we currently have a government
changes we currently have a government determined to keep international
determined to keep international
determined to keep international students in the net migration figures
students in the net migration figures
students in the net migration figures how can we attract the brightest and the
how can we attract the brightest and the
how can we attract the brightest and the best to come and work in Britain in the
best to come and work in Britain in the
best to come and work in Britain in the fourth Industrial Revolution if the
fourth Industrial Revolution if the
fourth Industrial Revolution if the message going out there is we want your
message going out there is we want your
message going out there is we want your trade we don’t want your children
trade we don’t want your children
trade we don’t want your children it’s about leadership everything and
it’s about leadership everything and
it’s about leadership everything and nothing changes leadership at every
nothing changes leadership at every
nothing changes leadership at every level of an organization everybody
level of an organization everybody
level of an organization everybody playing their part everybody having a
playing their part everybody having a
playing their part everybody having a voice and everybody’s voice absolutely
voice and everybody’s voice absolutely
voice and everybody’s voice absolutely needing to be heard having to be heard
needing to be heard having to be heard
needing to be heard having to be heard in that mix and it can’t be about
in that mix and it can’t be about
in that mix and it can’t be about marginal games some big bets have to be
marginal games some big bets have to be
marginal games some big bets have to be laid down let’s consider that in white
laid down let’s consider that in white
laid down let’s consider that in white or what are we going to do why not
or what are we going to do why not
or what are we going to do why not revolutionize the whole benefit system
revolutionize the whole benefit system
revolutionize the whole benefit system by underpinning it with distributive
by underpinning it with distributive
by underpinning it with distributive ledger technology who knows what DLT is
ledger technology who knows what DLT is
ledger technology who knows what DLT is I did until I got into this space that’s
I did until I got into this space that’s
I did until I got into this space that’s for another talk but the potential to
for another talk but the potential to
for another talk but the potential to revolutionize what we do across the
revolutionize what we do across the
revolutionize what we do across the whole of our benefit system underpin
whole of our benefit system underpin
whole of our benefit system underpin hmrc the tax people with artificial
hmrc the tax people with artificial
hmrc the tax people with artificial intelligence
intelligence
intelligence why not because again what we have here
why not because again what we have here
why not because again what we have here is the possibility to do stuff in such a
is the possibility to do stuff in such a
is the possibility to do stuff in such a different way barriers to entry gon cost
different way barriers to entry gon cost
different way barriers to entry gon cost of experimentation gone
of experimentation gone
of experimentation gone we need to reimagine experimentation and
we need to reimagine experimentation and
we need to reimagine experimentation and we need to fundamentally forget
we need to fundamentally forget
we need to fundamentally forget everything that we’ve been taught about
everything that we’ve been taught about
everything that we’ve been taught about failure it’s not failure its
failure it’s not failure its
failure it’s not failure its experimentation roots on a journey to a
experimentation roots on a journey to a
experimentation roots on a journey to a potential point that we may not even
potential point that we may not even
potential point that we may not even know when we start that journey
know when we start that journey
know when we start that journey reimagining that as leaders how do we go
reimagining that as leaders how do we go
reimagining that as leaders how do we go about this we have the potential because
about this we have the potential because
about this we have the potential because costs have been taken out of the model
costs have been taken out of the model
costs have been taken out of the model what can we do should be the start point
what can we do should be the start point
what can we do should be the start point to all of this artificial intelligence I
to all of this artificial intelligence I
to all of this artificial intelligence I got involved with I figured I didn’t
got involved with I figured I didn’t
got involved with I figured I didn’t have enough of my own I should get some
have enough of my own I should get some
have enough of my own I should get some of this artificial stuff what we can do
of this artificial stuff what we can do
of this artificial stuff what we can do with that in public policy in the
with that in public policy in the
with that in public policy in the private sector across the whole piece
private sector across the whole piece
private sector across the whole piece but again by us in the black box if that
but again by us in the black box if that
but again by us in the black box if that artificial intelligence is made up of
artificial intelligence is made up of
artificial intelligence is made up of data sets which are bias in them then
data sets which are bias in them then
data sets which are bias in them then the box will just replicate and do that
the box will just replicate and do that
the box will just replicate and do that bias on heat if we had artificial
bias on heat if we had artificial
bias on heat if we had artificial intelligence a century ago it would most
intelligence a century ago it would most
intelligence a century ago it would most likely be racist sexist homophobic
likely be racist sexist homophobic
likely be racist sexist homophobic disabled list the whole shebang because
disabled list the whole shebang because
disabled list the whole shebang because the fundamental principle everything and
the fundamental principle everything and
the fundamental principle everything and nothing changes it’s still potentially
nothing changes it’s still potentially
nothing changes it’s still potentially garbage in garbage out disruption
garbage in garbage out disruption
garbage in garbage out disruption disruption disruption but what if
disruption disruption but what if
disruption disruption but what if time to be alive I learnt the power of
time to be alive I learnt the power of
time to be alive I learnt the power of disruption at an early age when I was 14
disruption at an early age when I was 14
disruption at an early age when I was 14 I went to bed one night and when I woke
I went to bed one night and when I woke
I went to bed one night and when I woke up I couldn’t see I’d lost my sight
up I couldn’t see I’d lost my sight
up I couldn’t see I’d lost my sight overnight everything and nothing changed
overnight everything and nothing changed
overnight everything and nothing changed I was blind but the dreams I’ve had
I was blind but the dreams I’ve had
I was blind but the dreams I’ve had since being a little kid still remain
since being a little kid still remain
since being a little kid still remain the same everything changed in terms of
the same everything changed in terms of
the same everything changed in terms of the tools that I would use to do stuff
the tools that I would use to do stuff
the tools that I would use to do stuff getting my books my schoolbooks on
getting my books my schoolbooks on
getting my books my schoolbooks on cassette tape rather than in print so I
cassette tape rather than in print so I
cassette tape rather than in print so I could content continue carry on
could content continue carry on
could content continue carry on everything and nothing changes let’s go
everything and nothing changes let’s go
everything and nothing changes let’s go to the ethics to the essence of how we
to the ethics to the essence of how we
to the ethics to the essence of how we need to be to thrive to push forward and
need to be to thrive to push forward and
need to be to thrive to push forward and as individuals and as a nation to be
as individuals and as a nation to be
as individuals and as a nation to be brilliant in this fourth Industrial
brilliant in this fourth Industrial
brilliant in this fourth Industrial Revolution and it doesn’t come down to
Revolution and it doesn’t come down to
Revolution and it doesn’t come down to having phenomenal knowledge of a
having phenomenal knowledge of a
having phenomenal knowledge of a particular bit of technology it comes
particular bit of technology it comes
particular bit of technology it comes down to this connection and
down to this connection and
down to this connection and collaboration safety and security
collaboration safety and security
collaboration safety and security responsibility and reciprocity
responsibility and reciprocity
responsibility and reciprocity transparency and Trust the things that
transparency and Trust the things that
transparency and Trust the things that have always underpinned any human
have always underpinned any human
have always underpinned any human society when it is at its best the pace
society when it is at its best the pace
society when it is at its best the pace of change is phenomenal throwing back to
of change is phenomenal throwing back to
of change is phenomenal throwing back to my previous sporting career I say to all
my previous sporting career I say to all
my previous sporting career I say to all of you today don’t sit back don’t even
of you today don’t sit back don’t even
of you today don’t sit back don’t even just lean in dive in thank you very much
just lean in dive in thank you very much
just lean in dive in thank you very much [Applause]
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