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In it\u2019s 6th Year, our 2018 Annual Lecture travelled to Birmingham, and was built on a year dominated by AI and IoT to ask \u201chow can we realise the opportunity offered to us by digital innovations coming online, and do we all have a role to play in making this a reality?\u201d<\/p>\n

This year, the Annual Lecture was given by Scot Gardner, Chief Executive, Cisco UK & Ireland. Having started out as a student at the University of Birmingham, Scot has since had over 25 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry, consultancy and technology start-ups. Scot is now leading work to create smart cities, set up the world\u2019s most connected train travel -HS2 and to bring 5G to rural communities.<\/p>\n

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Listen to the full recording with slides here:<\/h4>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yak2JK7eNHQ&feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n

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