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Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, will deliver a special public lecture in Dublin on Friday November 27th. Wales will also be taking questions from the audience.

Wales is expected to discuss a range of issues, including the story of Wikipedia, mass collaboration and the future of Wikipedia and the Internet more broadly.

You can listen to Jimmy Wales being interviewed on RTE's Drivetime on Wednesday 11th of November here.

Wales is regarded as one of the most influential figures of the 21st century. In 2006, Time magazine named Wales as one of the world’s most influential people, and as the most influential in the category of ‘Scientists and Thinkers’.

More recently, Wales was named by Esquire Magazine as a member of the “Esquire 75″ – the 75 most influential people of the 21st century. He has also been honoured by The World Economic Forum, spoken at TED Talks and is the founder of the Wikipedia Foundation.

Wales will also be in Dublin to become an Honorary Patron of the University Philosophical Society of Trinity College Dubln. Wales follows in the footsteps of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Senator John McCain and Al Pacino, who have all been honoured at the University in recent years. 

This event is organised in association with Silicon Republic, Delta Partners, the Dublin City Enterprise Board and the Digital Hub.