Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society 2026
Date & Time
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Time TBC
Venue
Rhodes House
South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RG
Tickets
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Annual Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society, with participation in Oxford or online.
Why you should come
AI-powered• Hear Michael Kidd AO on future health systems and primary care
• Ida Tin on SPRIND’s €40m biosensors for hormone monitoring
• Helen O’Neill on GYN-AI for earlier diagnosis of 18+ conditions
Event Highlights
- •Theme: Human by Design: Technology, Agency, and the Futures We Choose
- •Hybrid format: Rhodes House and Online (07 Nov 2026, 09:00–18:00 GMT)
- •Focus on cultivating judgment, creativity, craft, empathy, connection, trust
- •Cross-sector lineup: scientists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, changemakers
- •Featuring Michael Kidd, Simon Cook, Ida Tin, Helen O’Neill, Jennifer Cearns
Speakers
Miruna-Ioana Girtu
Principal, Heritage
Helen Xiao He Zhang
DCOS | Co-Founder Office of Eric Schmidt | Intrigue Media
Jennifer Cearns
Lecturer in AI, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Manchester
Simon Cook
CEO, Cannes Lions
Michael Kidd
Chief Medical Officer for Australia
Rebecca Lewis
Co-Founder, Newson Clinic and Balance App
Suhas Mahesh
AI Program Scientist, Schmidt Sciences
Helen O'Neill
CEO and Founder / Associate Professor, Hertility / UCL
Ida Tin
Co-Founder, Clue
Programme
Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society 2026
Organized by: Rhodes Trust