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May 23, 2021 39 mins

Ed welcomes Theo Blackwell MBE, whose job Ed (only half jokingly) covets; Theo is London’s first Chief Digital Officer, appointed in 2017. His role is a delicate balancing act between federal, local and commercial stakeholders and the populace. Their conversation is a fascinating look into what happens when a city takes a more holistic approach to innovation, whether it entails blending disparate data streams to create a thorough view of COVID’s impact on London or the introduction of an Emerging Technology Charter that brings more transparency to the various innovations being put in place.

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