Bridging Theory and Practice: Behavioural Insights for Policy Workshop

Overview

This workshop will bring together academics and practitioners working on behavioural, policy-relevant issues. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers who will cover a wide range of topics, including consumer choices in online and offline markets, the role of choice architecture, online safety interventions, computational models and market regulation. Read more here about the programme and speakers.

Speakers

Session 1: Consumer Choices and Market Regulation
Simeon Thornton, Economics Director, Ofcom
Ollie Sugg, Assistant Director of Behavioural Science, CMA

Session 2: Online Safety and Behavioural Interventions
Felicity Algate, Economics Director, Ofcom
Sujatha Krishnan-Barman, Senior Advisor, Behavioural Insights Team
Carrie Myers, Professor of Criminology and Victimology, City St. George’s
Elinor Carmi, Senior Lecturer in Data Politics & Data Justice, City St. George’s

Session 3: Humans vs. Machines: Behavioural Science, AI and Computational Models
Omar A. Guerrero, Head of Computational Social Science Research, Alan Turing Institute
Joel Z. Leibo, Senior Staff Research Scientist, Google DeepMind
Stian Reimers, Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Science, City St. George’s

Session 4: Consumer Choices and Market Regulation II
Robert Edwards, Consultant, Oxera Consulting LLP
Laura Smart, Deputy Director, Ofgem
Geoffrey Myers, Visiting Professor in Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science