26.2: In Machines We Trust?
Delegation has always been fundamental to work. Today, we increasingly delegate judgment itself to systems that recommend, generate, decide and act at scale. As machines move beyond support roles to actively shaping outcomes, trust becomes the central challenge.
CyNam's summer headline event, 'In Machines We Trust', explores how trust is built, tested, and often assumed in machine‑driven environments. Drawing on cross-disciplinary perspectives, the event examines autonomy, accountability, and control and what it takes to move beyond confidence based on use alone. In a world where machines are no longer just tools, but actors, trust must be engineered, not assumed.
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Event Agenda
6:00 PM to 6:20 PM
Arrival & Networking
6:20 PM - 8:40PM - Conference
Co-Hosts: Briony Shipman, Head of Cyber Defence, Lloyds Banking Group & Helen Dunning-Walton, Founder, Inclusive Leaders
Fireside Chat - Everyday AI: Adoption, Risks and Real World Lessons
Frank Jennings, Partner at HCR Law
Post Quantum Cryptography Spotlight
Senio Representative - National Cyber Security Centre
The Disinformation Threat to Society
Tom Garnett, CEO & Co-founder at Refute
The Risk Beneath Robotics Adoption
Debi McCormack, Communications and Early Careers Director at The Cyber Scheme
Anthropic Spotlight: Safe AI: Aligned, Overseen, At Work
Iain Mackay, Account Executive at Anthropic
Three Ways to Trust a Machine: A Die, A Cut Deck of Cards, A Box of Biscuits
Amy Brooks, Technical Program Manager at Kry10
Zaizi Keynote
Chad Bond, Director of Strategy & Innovation at Zaizi
8:40PM - 11:00PM
Networking, drinks and food