The Digital Revolution: How to come out of the "Black Digital Hole"
The second event in the Cultural Justice Lecture Series will be presented by Keith Magee who will be joined in conversation by Ijeoma Okoli a finance, securities, and regulatory lawyer. This talk will
The Digital Revolution: How to come out of the "Black Digital Hole"
25 May 2022, 15:00 – 17:00
Today’s emergent technologies, such as IoT, robotics and AI, will be huge drivers of value in the future. According to PWC, “the UK GDP will be up to 10.3% higher in 2030 as a result of AI – the equivalent of an additional £232 billion.”
Black Britons have long faced barriers that often prevent them from effectively being able to start and scale companies, including in the digital sector. Given the disproportionate value that will be generated by these technologies, it is crucial that we find ways to avoid the widening of the existing racial wealth gap. Reverend Professor Keith Magee in conversation with Ijeoma Okoli will examine approaches and strategies to ensure equal access into the digital sector for Black talent, addressing issues from education and training opportunities to entrepreneurship to understanding cryptocurrency.
- Discussant: Ijeoma Okoli
- Chair: Keith Magee
Public Intellectual | Public Theologian | Public Speaker
Senior Fellow and Visiting Professor of Practice in Cultural Justice at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
The Reverend Professor Keith Magee Th.D., FRHistS, FRSA is Senior Fellow and Visiting Professor of Practice in Cultural Justice at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), where he’s the principal investigator on Black Britain and Beyond a social platform and think-tank. He is also a Fellow at UCL Centre on U.S. Politics (CUSP). Equally essential, he is Professor of Practice in Social Justice at Newcastle University.
Ijeoma Okoli
Finance, securities, and regulatory lawyer
Ijeoma is a finance, securities and regulatory lawyer with extensive experience advising global banks and corporate clients in the US, Europe, Central Asia and Africa.
Ijeoma is a co-Director of The Digital Economy Institute, a digital currency think tank, and Limited Partner of Impact X Capital Partners, an ESG focused venture capital fund. Until recently, she was Executive Director and Digital Currency Risk Management Lead at JPMorgan.
Further information
Ticketing
Half Ticketed/Half Open
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes