Tech Events by Digital Futures @ The University of Manchester

with Jonathan Hall KC (Independent Reviewer of Terrorism & State Threats Legislation, 6KBW College Hill / Alan Turing Institute) · Dr Emma L. Briant (Leading expert on information warfare & propaganda, University of Notre Dame)

The University of Manchester's flagship digital-trust forum returns for a fourth, traditionally sell-out year, this time tackling misinformation, disinformation and online social influence — squarely where the AI-safety and information-integrity conversation sits right now. Headliners include Jonathan Hall KC (the UK's Independent Reviewer of Terrorism and State Threats Legislation, and an Alan Turing Institute fellow) and Dr Emma Briant, one of the world's foremost propaganda researchers. A full day of keynotes, panels on hostile-state and home-grown disinformation, and ECR lightning talks — free, but expect it to fill fast. Essential for anyone working on AI trust, online safety, policy or research.

Digital Futures @ University of Manchester presents award-winning journalist Karen Hao in conversation about her book Empire of AI — tracing the rise of OpenAI and AI's impact on democracy, labour and the planet. Sold out. A rare chance to hear one of the sharpest critical voices on AI in Manchester — essential viewing for anyone thinking seriously about where the technology is heading.

Digital Futures @ University of Manchester runs this Sister-hosted evening on connecting CreaTech industry with university research and IP. Useful if you are a startup, agency or scale-up looking to plug into Manchester's research ecosystem — talent, grants and collaborations.

GM Connected Health Ecosystem half-day on moving remote patient monitoring from NHS pilot to routine clinical practice. Central to the government's 10-year NHS modernisation agenda. Policy makers, healthcare providers, academia, SMEs and citizens together — focusing on scalable integration of patient-generated data into clinical workflows and electronic health records. Hosted by Digital Futures at The University of Manchester.

A full-day conference from Digital Futures at the University of Manchester, exploring how digital technology shapes environmental outcomes — green computing, data centres, AI-driven sustainability. For founders and researchers at the intersection of tech and environmental impact, this is the most substantive event in Manchester this Easter week.