Thanks to everyone who responded to my appeal to canvas industry opinion on artificial intelligence (AI) in high performance sport. I received an array of questions and comments, from both practitioners and researchers all over the globe. This post shares the key themes that emanated from the discussion. Going forward, I am delighted to be engaging with Zone7 - a leader in AI application for injury risk forecasting and performance management - to discuss each of these areas further. I will be collaborating with co-founders Tal Brown and Eyal Eliakim, as well as Performance Director Rich Buchanan to dive further into each theme.

Recently I had the pleasure of opening a panel discussion on "Governance and Risk Management for AI and ML Models" that featured three very experienced, senior executives from leading financial institutions: The discussion centered on the challenges wrought by the rapidly growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) across their enterprises. They shared some very interesting anecdotes and offered insights that speak to a core theme in any enterprise AI journey: Balancing the pressure to maximize value by rapidly deploying AI models with the necessity to limit the organization's risk exposure. For those who may not have the time to view the entire discussion – available here – I'd like to summarize a few highlights that I think are especially important. Before I start – If you're thinking that the panelists' observations are only relevant for financial services companies, hold on a bit. They made it clear from the outset of the discussion that much if not most of their risk management practices are driven by internal controls and business practices rather than by government or industry regulations.

While the project centred around an exhibition in Hong Kong at the former cotton spinning mills housing the Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT, 30 April–18 July 2021), it kicked off with a Zoom symposium, Poetic Emergences: Organisation through Textile and Code (16–19 April 2021), that foregrounded the work of weavers, programmers, philosophers, and community workers investigating the transformative processes of textile and code. Keynote speaker Alexander R. Galloway, a New York-based media studies professor, discussed the innovations of two female mathematicians at the intersection of weaving and computation: Ada Lovelace (1815–1852), who theorised that Jacquard loom punch cards could store data in an analytical machine (i.e. Moderator Amy K.S. Chan, a Hong Kong-based professor and scholar, introduced Nüshu (literally: 'female script'), a syllabic script that was written and embroidered by women in Imperial China to compose fiction and correspond undetected by male family members. In'Session 2: Metaphors of E-Textiles', scholar Annapurna Mamidipudi discussed the PENELOPE project, which aims to integrate ancient weaving into the realm of digital technology, through the lens of her work with handloom weavers in South India. Mamidipudi riled against the pure academicians who confine the practice of weavers as'some kind of embodied ethno-mathematics that are not universal', and described weaving as a'technical mode of existence' that performs digital intelligence.

The IT industry body NASSCOM's annual Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) brought together industry captains to discuss a number of key themes, including the impact of artificial intelligence (AI). NASSCOM 2019 was held in Mumbai over three days in February with the NTLF itself gathering leaders with expertise in AI, automation, cloud computing, big data and cybersecurity. Indian IT service providers agreed they are well-positioned to help enterprises embrace digital transformation saying it is not only about finding the right technology, curating large amounts of data, or identifying the best use cases. Successful AI depends on changing business processes. While business leaders often focus on the change that needs to take place at the enterprise, more needs to be asked about the changes that IT services providers need to make in order to better serve their customers.

At Web Summit in Lisbon, key issues for storage and compliance included the internet of things (IoT), Blockchain, biometrics and always-available health data. Get the latest information on how GDPR is going to affect your business and how to avoid any unwanted fines with this simple infographic. You forgot to provide an Email Address. This email address doesn't appear to be valid. This email address is already registered.

Always a highlight of the advertising year, The Festival of Media is an international celebration of excellence in media, attended by almost 250 global brands, as well as agencies, media owners, and adtech companies. With awards recognising everything from the Best Use of New Technology to Creative Use of Data, it is also the ideal setting to observe the synergy of technology and creativity first-hand. GingerMay PR attended this year's event at the Cavalieri Hotel in Rome to gain deeper insight into the topics currently impacting the industry. Measurement and verification of digital advertising was a key theme throughout the festival, with panel sessions indicating that advertisers are finally waking up to the need to implement the same safeguards in digital they have long expected in offline media. Because digital has grown without accepted standards for so long, even the most basic measurements such as impressions and CPM seem like a step-up, but advertisers should be aiming higher.

Donald Trump's US election victory and the UK's vote to leave the European Union will cast a long shadow over the global elite's annual gathering in the Swiss ski resort of Davos this week. This year, 3,000 politicians, business leaders, economists, entrepreneurs, charity leaders and celebrities will head to the World Economic Forum (WEF) to discuss the state of the world. As usual there'll be big speeches, ultra-tight security, and experts in every field under the wintry sun. There'll also be plenty of champagne and canapes for delegates gathering in expensive hotels to discuss issues such as inequality and the backlash against globalisation. Twelve months of seismic shocks have shaken Davos Man and Woman's world view, and left them struggling to understand and address the new reality.