Join Sophia, the first robot citizen of the world and Global Leaders at the Business Schools Festival of SustAInable Education 8 May 2024

A unique opportunity for faculty to shape the future of education at the University of Sussex Business School.

The University of Sussex Business School is thrilled to host the inaugural Festival of SustAInable Education on 8 May 2024. This groundbreaking event will explore the intersection of sustainability, artificial intelligence, and the future of education.

Please note that this event is exclusive to Sussex faculty, Professional Services staff and VIP invited stakeholders only.

Event Agenda:

• 10:00 Arrival and refreshments
• 10:30 Guest Speaker, Sir Mark Lowcock, KCB, Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development and former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
• 10:50 Guest Speaker, Jean-Christophe Carteron, President, Sulitest
• 11:15 Guest Speaker, Sir Anthony Seldon, FRSA FRHistS FKC Head, Epsom College and Founder AI in Education
• 11:50 Question and answer session
• 12:00 Refreshments break
• 12:20 Q&A and discussion with Sophia, the first robot citizen of the world
• 13:00 Announcement of prizewinner for Sustainable Education prize
• 13:05 Lunch (vegetarian menu)
• 14:00 Parallel activity sessions
• 16:30 Drinks reception
• 17:30 Event ends

The Festival of SustAInable Education promises to be an engaging, stimulating event for all faculty and staff. You'll have the chance to network with renowned figures, showcase your own innovative teaching, and gain invaluable insights to elevate your contributions to the Business School and the wider world.

Guest speakers:

Sir Mark Lowcock, KCB, British economist and Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development. He served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator between 2017 and 2021. Previously, he was the Permanent Secretary of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) from June 2011 to September 2017. He has written opinion articles for national and international newspapers and authored two books.

Jean-Christophe Carteron, President at Sulitest, Board Member of different NGOs, Foundations, and Social enterprise, he is a leading actor in working groups mainly focused on social responsibility for higher education institutions (UN PRME, Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative, SDSN). In charge of the international projects of the SD commission of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, he was the French representative of higher education at the Rio + 20 summit in 2012 and became special advisor of what will become the most important voluntary contribution of this summit: HESI. Passionate about systemic approaches and convinced of the central place of education, he co-founded Sulitest.

Sir Anthony Seldon, FRSA, FRHistS, FKC, Leading educationalist, adviser to 10 Downing Street, current Headmaster of Epsom College, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Buckingham (2015-2020), author of "The fourth education revolution reconsidered: will artificial intelligence liberate or infantilise humanity?", and founder of the AI in education website www.ai-in-education.co.uk. He has written and edited more than 40 books on education, contemporary history, and politics including biographies of John Major, Tony Blair and David Cameron. He was knighted in 2014 for services to education and modern political history.

Sophia, the first robot citizen of the world, Hanson Robotics’ most advanced human-like robot. A unique combination of science, engineering, and artistry, Sophia is simultaneously a human-crafted science fiction character depicting the future of AI and robotics, and a platform for advanced robotics and AI research.