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SUMMARY:Connected Life 2026: New Intelligence\, Old Questions
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DESCRIPTION:The Connected Life Summit is a one-day\, student-led conferenc
 e focused on what it means to live in an increasingly connected world. It 
 is supported by the Oxford Internet Institute and will be hosted at the Ox
 ford Union on Thursday\, 25 June 2026.\n\nThe Summit will bring together r
 esearchers\, business leaders\, and policymakers to explore how technology
  shapes society\, and how society shapes technology. Around 100 invited pa
 rticipants will take part in smaller\, closed sessions during the day. Fro
 m 4pm\, the event opens to a wider audience in the Oxford Union Debate Cha
 mber\, where up to 200 attendees will join a public debate on the future o
 f global AI governance. For over nine centuries\, Oxford has been a place 
 where intellectual and technological transformations have been studied and
  debated. The Connected Life Summit builds on that tradition by examining 
 how new forms of intelligence build on longstanding questions of governanc
 e\, ethics\, and social organisation. Themes include:\n\nData & Insights 
 – How new forms of intelligence reshape our understanding of society\nTe
 ch & Culture – How digital systems transform everyday life and social no
 rms\nGovernance & Power – Who shapes emerging technologies\, and who the
 y serve\nEthics & Inequality – How innovation can be pursued responsibly
  and fairly\nRegister your interest in joining the invite only daytime ses
 sion here by the 27th May. Limited slots are available and allocations wil
 l be made on May 28.\n\nPublic Session Agenda\nJoin us 4-6pm for a debate 
 on the topic of “This House Believes that AI is the Great Equalizer”\n
 \nTickets cost £20.\n\n16:15 – 16:30	Debate Chamber\nHost: Howard Leong
 \n\nWelcome to Public Session\n\nHoward Leong\, Chair\, Connected Life Sum
 mit\nDeloitte\n16:30 – 18:00	Debate Chamber\nHost: Howard Leong\n\nMotio
 n: This House Believes that AI is the Great Equalizer\n\nProposition:\nVil
 as Dhar\, President and Trustee\, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation\nDr. Fazl
  Barez\, Senior Research Fellow\, Oxford Martin School\nOpposition:\nDex H
 unter-Torricke\, Former Head of Communications\, Google DeepMind / Elon Mu
 sk / Mark Zuckerberg\nDr. Rachel Adams\, Executive Director\, Leverhulme C
 entre for the Future of Intelligence and Global Centre on AI Governance\nR
 achel Coldicutt OBE\, Executive Director\, Careful Industries\nNote: Porta
 ble ramps allow wheelchairs to access the Debating Chamber\, Goodman Libra
 ry\, and Members’ Bar. There is a RADAR key accessible disabled toilet o
 n the ground floor. The other rooms are reached by stairs. The Oxford Unio
 n does not have a lift.\n\nPlease note tickets are non-refundable and are 
 valid only for the public session 4-6pm\, 25th June.\n\nFor more informati
 on visit https://connectedlife.oii.ox.ac.uk/ \n\nIf you have questions\, p
 lease email connectedlife@oii.ox.ac.uk.
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SPEAKER:Vilas Dhar (Patrick J. McGovern Foundation)\, Dr. Fazl Barez (Oxfo
 rd Martin School)\, Dex Hunter-Torricke (Former Head of Communications\, G
 oogle DeepMind)\, Dr. Rachel Adams (Leverhulme Centre for the Future of In
 telligence and Global Centre on AI Governance)\, Rachel Coldicutt OBE (Car
 eful Industries)
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