Trust Me, I’m an Algorithm: Building Trust in the Age of AI

Wednesday 23rd September 2026, 6:30 pm.

Speaker: Emma Logan MBCS, BCS Deputy President 2026-2027

Venue: Skyscanner Limited, Quartermile One, 15 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EN

Please use Lauriston Place entrance. Note that Skyscanner will require you to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for entry to their offices. Please read the terms here).

Refreshments and networking from 6:00 pm.

This event is free of charge and open to all, though registration is required - you may not get past venue security if you do not register in advance.

Synopsis

AI is shaping the systems that run our businesses, public services, and our everyday lives. As organisations move quickly to adopt AI, the question is no longer simply what the technology can do, but whether we can trust the people designing, building and deploying it to do so competently and responsibly.

Emma Logan - Deputy President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT explores why trust in AI ultimately depends on the professionalism of the people behind it. Powerful technology combined with weak governance and unclear accountability creates risks that technical capability alone cannot solve.

Drawing on examples from industry, Emma will argue that trusted AI depends on skilled professionals who understand their responsibilities, work to clear ethical standards, and can be held accountable for the systems they create.

About the speaker

Emma Logan is Deputy President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and was most recently a Partner at KPMG UK, where she led customer-led, digitally enabled transformation for central government and financial services clients. A Chartered Management Consultant with more than 25 years’ experience across Deloitte, Accenture, and PwC, she began her career as a developer and has led complex change at the intersection of technology, policy and people. Emma also served on tech UK’s Central Government Council and is a passionate advocate for professionalism, ethical leadership, and public trust in technology.