Celebrating 25 years of Wikipedia
Wikipedia turns 25 in 2026. To mark the milestone, Professor Dame Wendy Hall FRS, Director of the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton, and Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, bring together leaders from technology, policy, research, media and the open knowledge community to ask what comes next for the open web.
Co-hosted by the , the and 蘑菇视频, the event explores how AI is changing the way knowledge is created, accessed and reused, how we protect the digital commons, and what responsible reuse should mean for industry, policymakers and the institutions that look after shared knowledge. The programme includes a keynote, panel discussions and a closing conversation between Dame Wendy Hall and Jimmy Wales.
Attending this event
- This event is free to attend, but is required
- Registration will open on the day at 12.30pm for a 1pm start
- There will be a drinks and canapés reception from 5pm
- Please send any accessibility requests by 9 November
- This event will also be livestreamed on the
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