A preview of BCS Deputy President's keynote lecture for Scotsoft 2026.
Speaker
Emma Logan MBCS, BCS Deputy President 2026-2027
Agenda
6:00pm - Arrive, refreshments and networking
6:30pm - Start of lecture
7:30pm - Questions and answers
7:45pm - Close
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.
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