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How can organisations and educators ensure the ethical use of AI? In conversation with Rob McCargow

Date:12 March 2026 |
Time:17:30 - 18:30
Location:Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University | Get directions
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Pre-booking is required

All our events remain free and open to all, but pre-booking is required. Bookings for this lecture will open at 10:00 on 3 March.

To reserve your place click the booking link below or telephone our booking voicemail line 0191 208 6136.

Hosted by Jane Robinson | Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Business, Partnerships & Place
With Rob McCargow | Technology Impact Leader, PwC UK
And Professor Boguslaw Obara | Dean of Business, Partnerships & Place


Rob McCargow is a frequent keynote speaker and media commentator on AI and digital transformation, known for making complex topics accessible to senior decision-makers and for aligning technology ambition with policy, regulation and societal impact. A strong focus of his work is on responsible, inclusive and ethical AI, ensuring long-term value creation and trust.

He is an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School and a founding advisory board member of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on AI, contributing to national and international dialogue on AI capability-building and governance. He has been recognised as an HR Most Influential Thinker, named in Onalytica’s Who’s Who in AI, voted Tech Community Leader of the Year at CogX, and ranked by Favikon as one of the World’s Most Influential Voices in AI.

Rob is a proud Newcastle University alumnus and a regular Great North Run participant raising funds for the University's charity.

This event, in conversation with Rob McCargow and Professor Boguslaw Obara, hosted by Jane Robinson, will include discussions about the use of AI in higher education and its impact on the workforce.

Book from 3 March