Name
Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe
Job Title
Head of AI for Local Growth
Company
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Speaker Bio
Emily works to support the implementation of DSIT’s AI Opportunities Action Plan and unlock the opportunities of AI across the economy and in all areas of the UK, with a particular focus on supporting the upskilling the UK’s workforce, and supporting organisations to understand good governance and assurance of the systems they deploy. She represents the UK at the OECD’s Working Party on AI Governance, and is also part of the OECD.AI network of experts, contributing to their Expert Groups on AI Risk & Accountability and Compute & Climate. Emily sits on several advisory boards, including for Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID), a major collaboration between Innovate UK, the Ada Lovelace Institute and the BBC. She has worked in AI policy for several years, and prior to joining government worked in the private sector on international AI governance policy. Outside of her roles she has published work on the responsible publication of AI research, and how to manage its risks.