Leeds Digital Festival Fireside Chat with Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

We are excited to invite you to a special fireside chat at the Leeds Digital Festival, featuring Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology.

Baroness Jones plays a pivotal role in shaping the UK’s technology landscape, overseeing critical areas such as:

• Online safety and counter-disinformation;
• Tech policy and the development of market-facing technologies, including skills;
• Economic security in the digital age;
• Technology investment strategies;
• National security and resilience in the tech sector.

Join us at the BJSS offices for a thought-provoking conversation, hosted by Leeds Digital director Stuart Clarke MBE, on the future of technology in the UK, exploring how government policy is driving innovation, safeguarding economic security, and fostering a resilient tech ecosystem. This is a unique opportunity to gain insights from one of the country’s leading voices in science and technology and to join in the discussion with your own questions.