Synopsis
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.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Julian David OBECEO
techUK
Lord (Chris) Holmes of Richmond MBEDeputy Director (Interim) – AI Infrastructure and International
Head of Compute – AI Policy Directorate, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Sholthana BegumSenior Director of Technology and Digital
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Emily Campbell-RatcliffeHead of Private Sector AI Adoption, AI Governance and Skills
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Didi DenhamAI and Emerging Tech Policy Lead
Google UK
Anna Carolina TortoraHead of Innovation, Digitalisation & AI
NESO (National Energy System Operator)
Professor Lord Darzi of Denham OM KBE PC FRSFaculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Co-Director of the IGHI, Professor of Surgery, Imperial College London
Professor Sir Peter MathiesonPrincipal and Vice-Chancellor
The University of Edinburgh
Sue Daley OBEDirector, Technology & Innovation
techUK
Sarah GaddChief Data Officer
Julius Bar
Hugh MilwardVice President, External Affairs
Microsoft UK
Karl HavardChief Commercial Officer
Nscale
Nimmi PatelAssociate Director – Policy
techUK
Belinda DoshiHead of Legal, Data & Digital, Group Legal
Lloyds Banking Group
Ray Eitel-PorterSenior Adviser for AI. Author of Governing the Machine
Harriet ReesGroup Chief Information Officer, Starling
Co-Chair, AI Taskforce, Bank of England
Chris JeffersonCo-Founder & CTO
Advai
Simon Asplen-TaylorFounder and CEO
VALSTR
Frank BowleyDeputy Director, Analysis and Insight
Skills England
Marion ShawSenior Director Data, Analytics and Data Management IBG
Cencora
CEO & Co-Founder
UKAI
Imran AnwarFounder and CEO
Alt Labs
Fatima AbukarPrincipal Advisor of Responsible AI and Data
FCA
Senior Vice President, Chief AI Governance and Privacy Officer, Deputy General Counsel AI, Privacy, Security, IP
WSP
Phil WitcherleyDirector of Economic Growth and Innovation
North East Combined Authority
Tadhg HickeyHead of AI & Digital Ethics and Policy
Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre (AICC)
Bhavin .P. KapadiaCTO Senior Advisor
AI Security Financial Services


