Welcome to the Digital Future Institute's Festival of Storytelling!

Join our launch to learn about the upcoming highlights and hear from King's academics and invited guests on the power of a good story. Bring a book to swap and talk over drinks about why you're sharing it, and go away with a book new to you.

Speakers:

Professor Rachel Mills is the Senior Vice President (Academic) at King’s, leading on academic strategy and delivery in the Vice Chancellor’s senior team. She brings together education and research ambitions across King’s to maximise impact and effectiveness of these efforts. She is passionate about education and ocean literacy in particular, providing cultural enrichment by supporting lifelong learning. She is one of the co-sponsors of the Digital Futures Institute.

Professor Abigail Williams is Executive Dean for the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. A Professor of English Literature, Abigail’s research interests in eighteenth century literature have generated a number of collaborative projects, in the museum and heritage sectors and in creative industries. She writes and presents on cultural topics for BBC Radio 4, and her most recent BBC Radio 4 series include, Pride or Prejudice: How We Read Now (2022) and I Feel Therefore I Am (2023).

Professor Kate Devlin is Chair-Director of the Digital Futures Institute at King's. As a science communicator she writes for and appears on print and broadcast media, has featured on BBC Radios 1–5, has given two TEDx talks, and is often found speaking at festivals and public-facing events around the world.

Tom Hunter is the director of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year, named for writer, futurist, and King’s College London alum, Sir Arthur C. Clarke.

Professor Luca Viganò is a Professor of Computer Science and Head of Cybersecurity Group in the Department of Informatics at King's College London and playwright.

Free, but we welcome you to bring a book to swap.