Tania Bowers, Global Public Policy Director, APSCo
Sarah Darrall, Senior Policy Advisor, CDEI and Nuala Polo, Senior Policy Advisor, CDEI
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, will discuss their Industry Temperature Check publication, which looks at barriers and enablers to using AI assurance in HR and recruitment, followed by a walk through their guidance on how recruiters and outsourcers can gain comfort and perform due diligence when using tools with AI components. More information on their website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/centre-for-data-ethics-and-innovation
Global Public Policy Director, APSCo
Tania is the Global Public Policy Director. She is a solicitor who has worked exclusively in the professional staffing sector since 1999, joining APSCo in 2016.
As Head of Global Public Policy Tania represents our members’ interests in meetings and communications with Government departments, ministers, MPs and other interested stakeholders. She is responsible for APSCo’s public affairs activity on a global basis representing APSCo members’ views to governments and contributing to the debate on the future of the global professional labour market.
Senior Policy Advisor, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI)
Sarah Darrall is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI). Her work sits across a broad portfolio, ranging from algorithmic transparency in the public sector, to embedding assurance practices in government procurement processes. She was the co-author of the joint CDEI-REC guidance which aims to help recruiters be discerning buyers and confident, responsible users of data-driven technology in recruitment.
Sarah holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol. Prior to the CDEI, Sarah worked as researcher at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Her research focused on: the intersection of Good Work and productivity; Good Work risks in supply chain management; and the gendered dynamic of the future of work.
Senior Policy Advisor, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
Nuala Polo is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) working in the AI Assurance team. Her work focuses on exploring the role of tools for trustworthy AI, like assurance techniques and standards, to manage risks, build trust, and support AI governance. She was the lead author of the CDEI's Industry Temperature Check report, which identified industry barriers to engaging with tools for trustworthy AI in the HR & recruitment, finance, and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) sectors.
Nuala holds an MSc Cognition in Science and Society from the University of Edinburgh, with a focus on AI Ethics, and BA Combined Honours in History of Science & Technology and Philosophy with a minor in Mathematics from the University of King’s College. Prior to her role at CDEI, Nuala worked as a consultant for an AI Ethics consultancy firm, and led dissemination and communication activities for Horizon-2020 funded research projects focused on the ethical implications of disruptive and emerging technologies, including SHERPA and TECHETHOS.