Baroness (Susan) Greenfield Roger Harris

Fee Band


One of the world’s leading authorities in neuroscience, Susan Greenfield is a scientist, academic, writer and broadcaster who considers how the brain works and how it’s changing. As well as leading research into Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, she writes and speaks about the potentially damaging effects to the brain of technology and living our lives online.


Biography

Susan Greenfield is one of the world’s leading authorities in neuroscience. She considers the way the brain works, and how it’s being transformed by the world around us. A leader in research into degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, Susan also considers how technological development is corroding our learning ability, imagination and even free will.

Alongside her career researching the physiology of the brain, Susan has presented and contributed to a host of popular science programmes on radio and TV, and written many books revealing the workings of the brain.

Amongst a bewildering range of subjects, Susan examines the nature of memory, emotion and consciousness and how the brain reacts to natural and artificial stimuli from alcohol to road rage to social media. She looks at what the future holds in developed nations as people live longer and rely increasingly on technology whilst poorer nations prioritise economic and ecological concerns. Most significantly Susan considers the fundamental effects technology is having on our brains, as memory is required less, access to information is easy, but the emphasis on facts undermines the need to think and create. She also asks what this all-pervading technology will do to our sense of identity and privacy, and the long-term effects on young minds.

Susan was the first female director of the Royal Institution. Formerly Professor of Synaptic Pharmacology, she is now the Senior Research Fellow at Lincoln College, Oxford, and also Chief Scientific Officer and CEO of biotech company Neuro-bio. Her many bestselling books include
Mind Change: How digital technologies are leaving their mark on our brains, ID: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st Century, Tomorrow’s People and The Human Brain - A Guided Tour.

A regular writer for scientific and popular press, Susan has written for The Times, Guardian, Independent, Telegraph and New Scientist. She has been profiled as one of the fifty most powerful women in Europe, and included in the Debrett's 500, a list of ‘ the most influential and inspiring people in Britain’.

Videos

JLA Speakers Breakfast

Agenda Debate

More Details

Books

Book written by Baroness (Susan) Greenfield CBE
Book written by Baroness (Susan) Greenfield CBE

Contact

We’re on hand to help you find the perfect speaker, presenter or performer for your events. Call or email our London office and use our agents' experience to expertly match you with the right person for your programme!


From time to time we send out emails announcing new speakers and free tickets to our showcase events including Speakers Breakfasts and the JLA Real Variety Show. Please tick the box below if you would like to receive these emails.

Don't miss anything!

We will never share the data you submit here with a third party. Information is stored in a database in order to service your enquiry, but is deleted once it is no longer required. You may request to have this data removed at any time.

JLA Presents


Event - 30/04/2024 - 9:00 am

Speakers Breakfast

Understanding AI Now

Speakers
Priya Lakhani and Anne-Marie Imafidon

We were joined at 87 Barts Close by three brilliant speakers on a panel that delved into the complex world of Artificial Intelligence. Over the hour our panellists de-mystified AI, speaking about AI’s immense promise for enhancing our lives, alongside the apprehension it has generated regarding job security, privacy infringement, and ethical considerations.

Location

87 Barts Close, 87 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7EB

WATCH

Event - 06/02/2024 - 9:00 am

Speakers Breakfast

Looking Ahead to International Women’s Day

Speakers
Samira Ahmed, Eniola Aluko, Julia Gillard, and Alex Mahon

We were joined by four fantastic speakers to look ahead at International Women’s Day. With the theme of this year’s event being #InspireInclusion, we were lucky enough to hear from four women who have each blazed a trail in their respective fields: CEO of Channel 4, Alex Mahon; the former Australian Prime Minister and Chair of Kings’ Global Institute of Women’s Leadership, Julia Gillard; one of the leading voices in football, Eniola Aluko MBE; and broadcaster and journalist, Samira Ahmed.

Location

Bishopsgate Institute, London

WATCH