Professor Dame Wendy Hall

Professor Dame Wendy Hall is currently working as the Regius Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton, having forged a respectable career researching artificial intelligence, data science and web science. Breaking glass ceilings as a woman in STEM, Wendy is renowned for being one of the very first data scientists to research multimedia and hypermedia. As a member of the team that designed the forerunner of the World Wide Web, the Microcosm Hypermedia System, Wendy has heavily influenced the development of the Semantic Web and research into web science. Now hired as a revered keynote speaker, don’t miss your opportunity to hear Professor Dame Wendy Hall’s expertise on data science and artificial intelligence.

Forging her stellar reputation in the industry as a member of the team that developed the Microcosm Hypermedia System, Wendy has since forged a respectable career working in the corporate sector and academia – having shaped technology and science education since the late 1970s. Having worked as a Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics at Oxford Polytechnic and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, Wendy joined forces with Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt to become the Co-Founder of the Web Science Research Initiative. Since then, Wendy has earned credibility as the Co-Chair of the UK Government’s AI Review, the first UK AI Skills Champion and a Member of the UK’s AI Council.

In addition to such roles, Wendy has also recently been appointed as the Chair of the Ada Lovelace Institute and as a member of the BT Technology Advisory Board. She has also committed her expertise to being the Managing Director of the Web Science Trust, supporting education and research of web science, and was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on the Digital Economy. As a leading pioneer of data science and AI, Wendy has also formerly worked as the President of BCS and ACM, the Chair of the European Commission’s ISTAG, the Senior Vice President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology, a member of the Global Commission on Internet Governance and a founding member of the European Research Council. Such admirable commitments saw Wendy appointed Dame Commander in the New Year’s Honours List of 2009 and appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Society and Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society.

A national and international leader of science and technology policies, Professor Dame Wendy Hall is now available to hire as a keynote speaker on artificial intelligence, web science and data science. Having worked with the UK Government and the World Economic Forum, Wendy is highly acclaimed by the most prestigious dignitaries of the public and private sectors. Promoting the importance of women in STEM, Wendy has been the recipient of countless awards – such as the Suffrage Science Award, the Duncan Davies Medal and the Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership. A seasoned speaker, Wendy was previously invited to deliver the TEDx Talk A Personal Story Behind the Evolution of the Web, and has also shared her expertise with the likes of The Royal Society, the British Science Association and the Oxford Internet Institute. When looking for a distinguished science and technology expert, don’t hesitate in hiring Professor Dame Wendy Hall to speak at your next event.

In October 2023 we sat down virtually with Professor Dame Wendy Hall and discussed the most ethical ways of incorporating Artificial Intelligence into businesses daily practices. Watch our Exclusive Interview with Dame Wendy Hall.