Next week sees the first in the new season of the Ahead of the Curves discussion groups, convened by Jericho Chambers on behalf of Stifel Europe. Having explored the Future of the Professions in 2019 and the ethics and social (in)justices of Big Tech. in the past twelve months, we are now set to consider the “double wicked challenge” of Brexit and the post-COVID recovery.

Do more robots mean fewer jobs? How do we re-skill the nation for a data and tech-accelerated future? What future role for regulation? And do we have ethical frameworks sufficient to deal with inevitable disruption?

Click on any or many of the links below and immerse yourself in a series of cracking articles authored by Jericho’s Matthew Gwyther, rich in insights and ideas.

As part of the Ethics of Disruption programme in partnership with Stifel, Matthew Gwyther reflects and reports on a roundtable discussion, hosted in early September, which explored how policymakers should best respond to rapid changes in the technology landscape, especially surrounding FinTech, AI and Robotics. How can we help build a regulatory system that properly reflects a healthy tech-led future – and protects the citizen and democracy at the heart of it all?

As part of the Ethics of Disruption programme in partnership with Stifel, Matthew Gwyther reflects and reports on the roundtable discussion, hosted in early September, which looked into Robotics as a key driver in technology to reignite growth and increase skills and productivity. The sector has proved important during COVID helping keep us safe. But do more Robots mean fewer jobs? What role for Regulation? And do we have ethical frameworks sufficient to deal with future robotic disruption?

Stifel has been working with Jericho on an “Ethics of Disruption” programme and on the Tech sector more generally since early 2019. This roundtable is the first in a series of deeper dives exploring the changing landscape of AI, FinTech, Robotics and Regulatory Frameworks, particularly as we move towards Building Back Better.

Disruption comes in many forms and impacts us at varying speeds. The seismic events caused by COVID have been rapid in changing human behaviour but what will prove its lasting effects?

Programmes for Stifel Europe – curated by Jericho Chambers

This podcast in the series looks into the theory and practice of the Ethics of AI and speaks to three experts. First, Professor Dominic Houlder of London Business School.