The drive to establish the UK as a leading centre for AI is a critical part of the UK government’s growth strategy.

Building on a great success  of our Data & AI  events portfolio, City and Financial Global is pleased to give you advanced notice of the UK National AI Policy, Infrastructure and Skills Summit, which will take place in Central London on 12 November this year. Supported by techUK and put together with kind assistance of the Department for Science, Innovation, and  Technology, this timely and "one of a kind" event will bring together top experts from the field to analyse the progress made so far in implementing the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, the next phases in its implementation and the implications for both AI providers and users.  Is the UK on course to deliver its promise to make the UK an “AI superpower”? What more needs to be done?

Chaired by Julian David, CEO, techUK,  the Summit will also review the government’s other policies that impact AI (such as the UK Industrial Strategy), the latest developments in AI data centres and compute infrastructure, AI Growth Zones, the National Data Library, the launch of the Sovereign AI Research Resources, best practice risk management approaches for both providers and users of AI systems, recent public-private sector collaboration to maximise the benefits of AI implementation and opportunities for AI adoption  in key  industries.

• The industry response to the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan and the lessons learnt so far  
• The UK government’s Compute Roadmap:  harnessing AI to deliver on the UK’s national priorities under the Plan for Change
• The roll out of AI Growth Zones, data centres, a improving national infrastructure and  various other efforts supporting  innovation and pushing AI adoption across the UK
• The most effective  strategies addressing the UK’s AI skills gap  and enabling to turn the UK into an AI superpower
• Enhancing public-private sector collaboration and unlocking data, models, and infrastructure in the public and private sector to drive trusted AI innovation

Lord (Chris) Holmes of Richmond MBE  
Professor Lord Dazi of Denham, PC KBE FRS FMedSci HonFREng, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Co-Director of the IGHI, Professor of Surgery, Imperial College London  
Alex Housley, Founder, Seldon
Sue Daley, Director, Technology & Innovation, techUK  
Hugh Milward, Vice President, External Affairs, Microsoft UK  
Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe, Head of Private Sector AI Adoption, AI Governance and Skills, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology  
Senior officials and executives from DSIT, Meta, Salesforce,  GE HealthCare, and more