Overview
Join the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall MP at RUSI, as she makes a landmark speech on the future of artificial intelligence, tech sovereignty and Britain’s place in the world.
She will address what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described as a 'rupture in the world order' and 'a system of intensifying great power rivalry, where the most powerful pursue their interests, using economic integration as coercion'.
Today, this economic integration is often shaped by technology. Semiconductors define foreign policy, drones and robotics have reshaped defence, and artificial intelligence is now the engine of economic power and hard power.
How each nation responds to this rupture will define their role in the world for a generation. The Secretary of State will set out the British government’s determination to lead at a critical moment.
The event will be moderated by Baroness Gustafsson CBE, Trustee, RUSI.
Speaker's Biography
The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP was appointed to her current role on 5 September 2025. Prior to this, she served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions between 5 July 2024 and 5 September 2025. She was elected as the MP for Leicester West in May 2010.
How to attend
This in-person only members’ event will take place at RUSI, 61 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET. Please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Guests are asked to arrive no later than 11:45, for a 12:00 start.
If you have any questions regarding this event, please email [email protected].
