Laura Gilbert

Dr Laura Gilbert CBE leads a distinguished career in the fields of artificial intelligence, technology and science, renowned in her current role as the Senior Director of AI for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Having formerly worked as the Director of Data Science and the Founder and Leader of the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence at 10 Downing Street, Laura is on a mission to integrate artificial intelligence into public services and generate better economic and wellbeing outcomes for society through the use of AI. Now a popular keynote speaker, Dr Laura delivers her cutting-edge insights on data science, policy, analysis, artificial intelligence, innovation and how to make the public sector more human using AI. 

Laura’s STEM career began in academia, achieving an MSci/BA in Physics at the University of Cambridge, followed by a DPhil in Particle Physics at the University of Oxford. In 2003, Laura became a Lecturer in Physics at the University of Oxford, later becoming a Postdoctoral Researcher in Particle Physics and GRID Computing. She then moved into quantitative finance, working with hedge funds such as Man AHL as a quantitative analyst, before becoming an entrepreneur. She took a medical technologies startup, Rescon, through development into an SME and then to acquisition over nearly a decade, before her appointment into Downing Street in September 2020.

Laura is also a Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics & Political Science, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Analytics. In honour of her distinguished career, Laura was appointed CBE for Services to Technology and Analysis. Laura has also spent decades in Savate Kickboxing, competing for Great Britain 7 times, and was president of the Great Britain Savate Federation for 6 years.

Now hired as a keynote speaker, Dr Laura Gilbert CBE is a popular choice for conferences themed around data science, science, artificial intelligence, technology and the public communication of science and technology. She also speaks extensively about leadership, effective decision making, organisational transformation and women in technology and data. With significant experience in artificial intelligence, software development, data integration, systems architecture and behavioural science, Laura is a pioneering figure in STEM and is empowering future generations to follow in her inspirational footsteps. Having led high-performance teams to successfully deliver AI solutions into public services, Dr Laura has keynoted many conferences and events nationally and internationally, including many at public sector conferences such as DigiGov Expo, The GovTech Show, Public Sector Data Summit and the AI Summit, as well as numerous events in the Houses of Parliament, and at events for leading companies such as Quantexa, Service Now, Dell, Reuters and Microsoft. If you are looking for an expert speaker who is committed to advancing the development of AI, technology and science for the public good, look no further than Dr Laura Gilbert CBE.