South West Futurists is a place of collision, a series of monthly talks and discussion across a spectrum of topics that will influence our collective future. It’s an event where attendees critique ideas and routes to our possible future through the lens of philosophy, creativity, and technology. 

We are delighted to be hosting South West Futurists' next meet up, based around the topic of Autonomous Cars.

Speakers:

Lucy McCormick - of Henderson Chambers, @LawOfDriverless

and

Matthew Channon - Exeter University, @matthewchannon_

Lucy McCormick is a barrister at Henderson Chambers specialising in product liability, with a particular interest in autonomous vehicles. She regularly speaks and writes on this topic, as well as curating a dedicated twitter account, @LawofDriverless. She has recently been commissioned by Routledge to co-author the first legal text on the topic, The Law and Driverless Cars.

Matthew is a co-author of the book 'Law and Driverless Cars' to be published in 2018. Matthew is currently a Teaching Fellow in Law at the University of Southampton and a PhD Candidate in Motor Insurance Law at the University of Exeter. Matthew regularly presents internationally for the Motor Insurance Working Party at the Association Internationale De Droit des Assurances (AIDA) and won the AIDA academic prize in 2016. Matthew publishes articles regularly in the UK and internationally on Motor Insurance and Driverless Cars.