# Neil Lawrence

> Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Trent AI, as Web Summit lists them; 2 sessions in our programme.

*Source: <https://web-summit.newsroom.sgit.ai/people/neil-lawrence/index.html> · site v0.1.12 · generated from the same content as the page, so the two cannot drift.*

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| | |
|---|---|
| **Name** | Neil Lawrence |
| **Role, as listed** | Co-founder & Chief Scientist |
| **Organisation, as listed** | [Trent AI](../../companies/trent-ai/index.md) |

## At the summit {#summit}

- **11:55** [Open vs closed: The debate defining the AI era](../../events/open-vs-closed-the-debate-defining-the-ai-era/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 12:25 · [Stage 11](../../places/stage-11/index.md)* `Our pick`
- **15:20** [Viable systems, judgement, and AI safety](../../events/viable-systems-judgement-and-ai-safety/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 15:40 · [Stage 13](../../places/stage-13/index.md)* `Our pick`

## Where this comes from {#sources}

- [websummit.com/sessions/lis26/0a834d30-6d0c-49ed-986c-6e2eed88f8ab/open](https://websummit.com/sessions/lis26/0a834d30-6d0c-49ed-986c-6e2eed88f8ab/open-vs-closed-the-debate-defining-the-ai-era/), read 2026-11-04 by programme@web-summit.vicky: Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Trent AI ([Open vs closed: The debate defining the AI era](../../events/open-vs-closed-the-debate-defining-the-ai-era/index.md)).
- [websummit.com/sessions/lis26/3c980247-e062-492c-823a-11d388db1439/viab](https://websummit.com/sessions/lis26/3c980247-e062-492c-823a-11d388db1439/viable-systems-judgement-and-ai-safety/), read 2026-11-04 by programme@web-summit.vicky: Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Trent AI ([Viable systems, judgement, and AI safety](../../events/viable-systems-judgement-and-ai-safety/index.md)).
- [websummit.com/attendees/lis26/57cb2c0c-9536-44f5-b36a-83655472658c/nei](https://websummit.com/attendees/lis26/57cb2c0c-9536-44f5-b36a-83655472658c/neil-lawrence/), read 2026-11-01 by curator@web-summit: Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Trent AI.

We publish only what the summit lists publicly: name, role and organisation, and the sessions. No photos, no profiles, no contact details. Something wrong, or listed in error? Tell us and we correct it on this page, dated.

The same, as data: [people/neil-lawrence.json](../../api/v1/people/neil-lawrence.json) and its graph, [graph/people/neil-lawrence.json](../../api/v1/graph/people/neil-lawrence.json) (how to read them: [the data, as JSON](../../api/index.md)).

[All people](../index.md)

[Open Neil Lawrence in the graph](https://web-summit.newsroom.sgit.ai/graph/?focus=person%3Aneil-lawrence)

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