Will Cavendish is Global Digital Services Leader at Arup, where he brings together technology, design and engineering to help redefine the built environment. Previously, he was Strategy Lead, Applied at DeepMind, working to translate advances in artificial intelligence into applications for public good, particularly in health and energy. He has held several senior roles in the UK Government, including Director General for International Energy and Climate Change and Head of the Prime Minister’s Implementation Unit. Earlier in his career, he served as a World Bank economist and lectured at Oxford University and Imperial College London. He holds a Doctorate in Economics and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 2015.

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