Dr Blay Whitby is a philosopher and ethicist concerned with the social impact of new and emerging technologies. He is a leading expert in the field and the author of many books and papers on the subject. Dr. Whitby is a member of the Ethics Strategic Panel of BCS, The Chartered Institute of IT and a specialist advisor to the Engineering Ethics Group of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Widening public engagement in science through debate is important to him and he is a regular speaker in community settings as well as having participated in several very high impact science/art collaborations