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SpeakerProfessor Tom Crick MBE is the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Speaker's BiographyProfessor Tom Crick MBE is the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and began his new role in November 2023.
From: 16 Jul 2025, 10 a.m.Professor Tom Crick MBE is the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and began his new role in November 2023.
Professor Crick is Professor of Digital Policy and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Swansea University and brings with him a wealth of experience as an interdisciplinary computer scientist across AI, data science and cyber security. His interests sit at the research-policy-practice interface, identifying and addressing domain problems with broad digital, data-driven and computational themes, and especially focusing on the impact on people, communities, heritage and culture.
Alongside his academic work, Tom has held senior advisory roles with Nesta, Ofcom, National Infrastructure Commission for Wales, British Science Association, and BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, as well as non-executive roles in the utilities, engineering/manufacturing, and health and social care sectors
Contact: Dr Sarah Morse (Email: Sarah.Morse@Senedd.Wales)