Meet Paul Connell, the founder of The Open Data Institute Leeds which is a pioneer node of the Open Data Institute. Paul is also the co-founder of The Data City, a company that Uses the web, open data and artificial intelligence to offer real-time insights to justify investments in places, support innovation, growth & employment.

Join me, for a fascinating insight into the work of the ODI and how Paul and the ODI are impacting the city region and his ambitious plans in place to extend the reach of the festival to Europe. Listen on to find out:

How and why the ODI Leeds was founded.

What radical openness means to Paul.

The value of being an open data organisation.

The culture of open data and the impact on innovation.

How the Kingdom of the Netherlands got involved with the Leeds Digital Festival.

The powerful image of Leeds that Paul sees today.

You can find out more about Paul on twitter @paulconnell, the ODI at https://odileeds.org/ and on twitter at @ODILeeds

To book tickets for the events go to https://leedsdigitalfestival.org and follow current events on twitter @LeedsDigiFest.