{"id":1473,"date":"2017-07-10T10:56:29","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T10:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dgen.net\/blog\/?page_id=1473"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:44:07","slug":"public-speaking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/public-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Public &amp; professional speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.dg1sp{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:0 2rem}\n\n\/* Section scaffold \u2014 identical to other DG1 pages *\/\n.dg1sp-sec{border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf0;padding:1.25rem 0}\n.dg1sp-sec:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}\n.dg1sp-sh{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:.9rem}\n.dg1sp-lbl{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#911c35;font-weight:500;white-space:nowrap}\n.dg1sp-rule{flex:1;height:1px;background:#fad0d8}\n\n\/* Typography *\/\n.dg1sp-p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.75;color:#2a3a4a;margin:0 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\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1sp-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1sp-sh\"><span class=\"dg1sp-lbl\">Overview<\/span><span class=\"dg1sp-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dg1sp-intro\">\n      <div>\n        <p class=\"dg1sp-p\">Gavin is as comfortable on stage with the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/opendata\/public-private-and-international-organizations-call-data-revolution\">President of the World Bank at their spring meeting<\/a> as at the G8, in front of a room of C-Suite executives, at a hacker gathering defining new standards, or at an arts festival talking about the intersection of astrophysics, music and algorithms.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"dg1sp-p\">He has been recognised as one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/2240235586\/UKtech50-2014-The-most-influential-people-in-UK-IT\">most influential<\/a> people in data \u2014 winning awards for <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/overview\/amee-awards\/\">innovation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160401182308\/http:\/\/www.information-age.com\/it-management\/skills-training-and-leadership\/123460998\/data-50-awards-2016-winners-announced\">expertise<\/a> \u2014 and has served on the UK Smart London Board, the Ministry of Justice Data, Science and Evidence Board, and as a London Tech Ambassador.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"dg1sp-p\">If you&#8217;d like Gavin to speak at your event, <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/presenting\/\">biog &amp; notes are here<\/a>. He undertakes paid and unpaid speaking depending on context.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-tags\">\n          <span class=\"dg1sp-tag\">Impact @ web-scale<\/span>\n          <span class=\"dg1sp-tag\">Data &amp; society<\/span>\n          <span class=\"dg1sp-tag\">Open banking<\/span>\n          <span class=\"dg1sp-tag\">Open data<\/span>\n          <span class=\"dg1sp-tag\">Smart data<\/span>\n          <span class=\"dg1sp-tag\">AI &amp; algorithms<\/span>\n          <span class=\"dg1sp-tag\">Entrepreneurship &amp; policy<\/span>\n          <span class=\"dg1sp-tag\">Climate &amp; environment<\/span>\n          <span class=\"dg1sp-tag\">Astrophysics &amp; music<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1sp-intro-img\"\n           src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GavinStarksInfluencer.jpg\"\n           alt=\"Gavin Starks \u2014 influential people in data award\">\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Key events photos \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1sp-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1sp-sh\"><span class=\"dg1sp-lbl\">On stage<\/span><span class=\"dg1sp-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1sp-photo\"\n         src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/worldbank-041014_Talking_Data_125_F.jpg\"\n         alt=\"IMF \/ World Bank Group Spring Meetings 2014 \u2014 Talking about the Data Revolution\">\n    <p class=\"dg1sp-caption\">2014 IMF \/ World Bank Group Spring Meetings \u2014 The Data Revolution. With Dr. Jim Yong Kim (President, World Bank), Jan Eliasson (Deputy Secretary General, UN), and others.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"dg1sp-photo-pair\">\n      <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Gavin-at-NAM-RAS-1024x576.jpg\"\n             alt=\"Royal Astronomical Society 2017 National Astronomy Meeting\">\n        <figcaption>RAS National Astronomy Meeting 2017 \u2014 Acoustic Cosmology<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n      <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1024x497.png\"\n             alt=\"US Secretary of Agriculture's panel on data privacy\">\n        <figcaption>US Secretary of Agriculture&#8217;s panel on data privacy<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1sp-photo\"\n         src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/G8-gavin-odi-e1499682950120-1024x550.png\"\n         alt=\"G8 \u2014 Gavin Starks, Open Data Institute\">\n    <p class=\"dg1sp-caption\">G8 \u2014 Open Data Institute<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Recorded talks \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1sp-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1sp-sh\"><span class=\"dg1sp-lbl\">Recorded presentations<\/span><span class=\"dg1sp-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dg1sp-videos\">\n\n      <a class=\"dg1sp-vid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OOGNnXwV1nA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-thumb\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/OOGNnXwV1nA\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Knowledge Miles 2024\">\n          <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-play\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-meta\">\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-title\">Knowledge Miles 2024<\/p>\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-sub\">695th Lord Mayor&#8217;s Lecture Series<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a class=\"dg1sp-vid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_4sbwPeLZBM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-thumb\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_4sbwPeLZBM\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"State of Open 2024\">\n          <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-play\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-meta\">\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-title\">State of Open 2024<\/p>\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-sub\">Sustainability Reporting<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a class=\"dg1sp-vid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1I9FL7Gr4xI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-thumb\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1I9FL7Gr4xI\/mqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Longplayer Conversation 2019\">\n          <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-play\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-meta\">\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-title\">Longplayer Conversation 2019<\/p>\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-sub\">British Library<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a class=\"dg1sp-vid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f6_T7udfiTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-thumb\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/f6_T7udfiTA\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How the Web of Data is Changing Business\">\n          <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-play\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-meta\">\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-title\">How the Web of Data is Changing Business, Government &amp; Lives<\/p>\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-sub\">Verge, San Jose<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a class=\"dg1sp-vid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s1iTMdVvmy4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-thumb\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/s1iTMdVvmy4\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"ODI Summit 2015\">\n          <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-play\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-meta\">\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-title\">ODI Summit 2015<\/p>\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-sub\">Embracing Generation Open<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a class=\"dg1sp-vid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yNJhboS3-7g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-thumb\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yNJhboS3-7g\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Strata Conference London 2013\">\n          <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-play\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-meta\">\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-title\">Strata Conference London 2013<\/p>\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-sub\">Keynote<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a class=\"dg1sp-vid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=daJSPMoGrJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-thumb\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/daJSPMoGrJs\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"EMFcamp 2016\">\n          <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-play\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-meta\">\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-title\">EMFcamp 2016<\/p>\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-sub\">Acoustic Cosmology<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a class=\"dg1sp-vid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MqFRWaix2Fs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-thumb\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MqFRWaix2Fs\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Wonderspace Episode 74\">\n          <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-play\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-meta\">\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-title\">Wonderspace Episode 74<\/p>\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-sub\">feat. Gavin Starks<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a class=\"dg1sp-vid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=75SMr4lFaag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-thumb\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/167028_10150132053681095_139635306094_7915562_2004665_n.jpg\" alt=\"TEDxEast 2011\">\n          <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-play\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1sp-vid-meta\">\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-title\">TEDxEast 2011<\/p>\n          <p class=\"dg1sp-vid-sub\">Codifying Sustainability<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Events list \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1sp-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1sp-sh\"><span class=\"dg1sp-lbl\">Events<\/span><span class=\"dg1sp-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dg1sp-events\">\n\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-year-head\">2020 onwards<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">2020\u2013ongoing<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ib1.org\/events\/\">IcebreakerOne events<\/a> \u2014 COP, Davos, and more<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">2020 Jan 27<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Chair, &#8216;Creating a Data Ethics Board&#8217;, private round table<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">2020 Jan 22<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ib1-seri\">Icebreaker One launch in collaboration with WEF<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Davos, Switzerland<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-year-head\">2019<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Dec 04<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fdata.global\/summit\/\">Global Open Finance Summit<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Edinburgh, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Nov 28<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bl.uk\/events\/the-longplayer-conversation-2019\">The Longplayer Conversation 2019<\/a> \u2014 Jem Finer &amp; Gavin Starks<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">British Library, London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Oct 24<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Innovation in Fintech, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/events\/event\/technology-intelligence-live\/\">The Telegraph Technology Intelligence<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Sep 21\u201323<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icebreakerone.org\/2019\/09\/24\/opening-icebreaker-one-at-un-hq\/\">IcebreakerOne opens at the UN Climate Action Summit<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">UNHQ, New York, USA<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Jul 10<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">IcebreakerOne private round table \u2014 catalysing a digital ecosystem for the environment<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">House of Lords, London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Jul 9<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">APPG for Longevity \u2014 A National Strategy for improving Healthy Life Expectancy<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Millbank, London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Jul 3<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twobirds.com\/en\/events\/uk\/2019\/exploiting-the-data-economy\">Exploiting the Data Economy<\/a> \u2014 Bird &amp; Bird Advance Series<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Jun 20<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longplayerday.org\/longplayer-day-2019\">Longplayer Day<\/a> \u2014 opening talk<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Goldsmiths, London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Jun 11<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Icebreaker One, CogX<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">May 17<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Icebreaker One launch, UN Disaster Risk Reduction Global Platform<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Geneva, Switzerland<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Apr 16<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Introduction to Icebreaker One, Earth Day, Somerset House<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Apr 8<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Challenge &amp; feedback to Extinction Rebellion, Newspeak House<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Feb 27\u201329<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Open Banking, FinTech Invitational Forum, Northwind Professional Institute<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Cambridge, Canada<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-year-head\">2018<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Dec 6\u20137<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fdata.global\/summit\/\">Global Open Banking Summit<\/a> \u2014 Open Banking Innovation<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Edinburgh, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Oct 13<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Climate Change \u2013 what&#8217;s next? Opening keynote, <a href=\"https:\/\/descon.me\/2018\/\">DesCon<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Belgrade, Serbia<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Sep 17<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">&#8217;10 years after the Global Financial Crisis&#8217;, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparencytaskforce.org\/\">Transparency Task Force<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Sep 6<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">&#8216;Should you be thinking about data differently?&#8217;, The Forum, Royal Mail<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Sep 4<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Chair, &#8216;Data With A Purpose? Tech Won&#8217;t Save Us&#8217;, <a href=\"https:\/\/disruption-summit.com\/\">Disruption Summit Europe<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Sep 3<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/ninetonoon\/audio\/2018660840\/license-to-click-open-data-guru-gavin-starks\">&#8216;License to click&#8217;<\/a>, Nine to Noon, Radio New Zealand<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Radio NZ<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Jun 14<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Data is the infrastructure of our future \u2014 private roundtable<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Wellington, NZ<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Jun 12<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-future-of-data-whats-in-store-for-society-culture-and-innovation-tickets-46169056892\">The future of data: what&#8217;s in store for society, culture &amp; innovation?<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Rutherford House, Wellington, NZ<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Apr 18<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Launch: &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/2018\/03\/27\/can-government-stop-losing-its-mind\/\">Can government stop losing its mind?<\/a>&#8216;, Nesta<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Apr 16<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Developing the Digital Economy, Commonwealth Business Forum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chogm2018.org.uk\">CHOGM<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Jan 25\u201326<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Judge &amp; speaker, $500K SDG hackathon prize, <a href=\"http:\/\/futurehack.io\">Future Hack<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Davos, Switzerland<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-year-head\">2017<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Dec 01<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Closing keynote &amp; fireside, Open Innovation in Media<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Warsaw, Poland<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Nov 17<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Data and the future of Health &amp; Care \u2014 Government Office for Science<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Nov 16<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Culture; data; art \u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/rca.ac.uk\">Royal College of Art<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Oct 23\u201326<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Four talks in Seoul \u2014 Art Centre Nabi \/ CODE \/ National Information Agency \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/ysb.yonsei.ac.kr\">Yonsei University<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Seoul, Korea<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Oct 5<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Cup Club wins Ellen MacArthur Foundation Award, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org\/news\/innovators-win-1-million-to-prevent-ocean-plastics\">#OurOceans<\/a><\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Malta<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Oct 4<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Ethical codes for a digital age, Breakout, Forum for the Future<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">Shard, London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Jul 06<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.binarydust.org\/2017\/07\/06\/adventures-in-acoustic-cosmology\/\">Acoustic Cosmology<\/a> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ras.org.uk\/\">Royal Astronomical Society<\/a> National Astronomy Meeting<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">May 25<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Closing the Climate Protection Gap, Oasis, Edelman<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Mar 29<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\">Social Investment Data, Acumen Impact Circle<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-event\">\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-date\">Feb 24<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dma.org.uk\/article\/dp2017-gavin-starks\">The Future of Data<\/a> \u2014 DMA Direct Marketing Association<\/span>\n        <span class=\"dg1sp-event-venue\">London, UK<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Previous talks \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1sp-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1sp-sh\"><span class=\"dg1sp-lbl\">Previous talks \u2014 selection<\/span><span class=\"dg1sp-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dg1sp-prev\">\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Open Government Partnership, G8 meeting \u2014 Lancaster House, London<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">The future of data \u2014 British Embassy, Tokyo<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Data as culture \u2014 Churchill Room, HM Treasury, London<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">The open data revolution \u2014 World Bank, Washington DC<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Open data \u2014 European Commission, Brussels<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">&#8216;State of the Nation&#8217; \u2014 OpenTech, London (8 years)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Open data \u2014 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Malta<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Open data impact \u2014 US Secretary of Agriculture&#8217;s roundtable, World Food Prize, Iowa<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Internet of Things &amp; Industrial Internet \u2014 Finnish Ambassador&#8217;s Residence, UK<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">The data revolution (keynote) \u2014 UNDP, Cartagena, Colombia<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Social impact data \u2014 Gates Foundation, Washington<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">The future of data \u2014 Aspen Institute \/ Knight Foundation, Aspen<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbiz.com\/video\/how-change-world-data\">How the Web of Data is Changing Business<\/a> \u2014 Verge, San Jose<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Data as Culture \u2014 University of Rio de Janeiro<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">City data infrastructure \u2014 Mayor&#8217;s Office, GLA, London<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">The future of data \u2014 Wired conference, London<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">The future is open data (keynote) \u2014 Cloud Expo Europe, London<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Open data in Finance \u2014 Hatton Garden, London<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Data-driven sports innovation \u2014 Science Museum IMAX, Sport England<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Business innovation with data \u2014 Henley Business School<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">The Age of Social Machines \u2014 Web Science Institute<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">The Digital Economy \u2014 Imperial College London<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Data for everyone \u2014 Future Everything, Manchester<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Data for open government \u2014 Conservative and Labour party conferences<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1sp-prev-item\">Music &amp; 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