Cocktail Reception and Talk with Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt FRS FREng FBCS
The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hong Kong invites you to
Prospects for an Ethical AI Cocktail Reception and Talk with Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt FRS FREng FBCS
Principal of Jesus College Oxford and
Professor of Computing Science at the University of Oxford
The event is hosted by a member of The Hong Kong Club, Mr. Arun Nigam.
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt FRS FREng FBCS is a leading researcher in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and was one of the originators of the interdisciplinary field of Web Science. He is Principal of Jesus College Oxford and a Professor of Computing Science at the University of Oxford. He is chairman of the Open Data Institute which he co-founded with Sir Tim Berners-Lee and also a Distinguished Senior Scientist at the Institute for Ethics in AI. At Oxford he has focused his research in human centred AI in a wide range of applications. Most recently he was asked to lead the setting up of the Oxford Institute of Ethics in AI and, in November 2025, was appointed as Chair of AI@Oxford Research.
With over 500 publications, he has researched and published on topics ranging from cognitive psychology to computational neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence to the Semantic Web. In 2018 he published ‘The Digital Ape: how to live (in peace) with smart machines’, described as a ‘landmark book’. In May 2024 he published ‘As If Human’, which provides a new approach to the challenges surrounding AI.
Date: Monday, 23 March 2026
Timings: 6:30pm Cocktail Reception / 7:00pm-7:30pm Talk including Q&A
Venue: Harcourt Suite, The Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central
Dress Code: Business smart (Hong Kong Club dress code policy)
Cost: HK$400 for each member / HK$450 for non-member
RSVP: Pre-registration required. Register and pay at the Oxbridge Society Event Page.
Capacity is limited and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis after successful payment.
Enquiries to: Erica Chan, Administrator (society@oxbridge.org.hk)
No refund: Please note that once ticket purchase is completed, the ticket will not be refundable.