Speakers

Sarah Gates is director of public policy at Wayve, a London-based company pioneering AI to solve self-driving. Wayve is building embodied AI software that gives vehicles the safe driving intelligence to drive anywhere. Gates created the public policy team at Wayve and works closely with governments across the world and their partners, focusing on the future regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles. Prior to joining Wayve, Gates had a multidisciplinary background across a variety of science and technology roles. She began her career in academia, with a PhD at Imperial College London and has since specialized in science and research policy; in AI, data and emerging technologies, in both the UK government and industry.