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

On the 9th of June the UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announced £1bn of extra funding in AI to scale up the nation’s compute power *by a factor of 20”, a further £187 million to improve AI skills among school-aged children, and a partnership with the tech sector to upskill 7.5 million workers by 2030. In April, the government  invited local authorities to submit bids to become AI Growth Zones. These actions are part of the implementation of the UK Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, published in January and led by Matt Clifford, the purpose of which is to boost the UK's AI sector and make it a global leader.  The UK Government is committed to making the UK the location of choice for AI companies and a centre in excellence in terms of how businesses harness the benefits of AI to compete in the new economy. It is  vital for both the public and private sector to fully understand how to seize the opportunities that the government’s policies will offer them.

Against this background and following  a great success of our AI Regulation Summit earlier this year, City and Financial Global is pleased to give you advanced notice of The UK National AI Policy Summit, which will take place on the 23rd of September in Central London. This timely and "one of a kind" event will bring together top experts from the field to analyse the main opportunities created by the  government’s  AI policies, as well as to review the latest developments in regulation, safety and assurance,  and best practice risk management approaches for both providers and users of AI systems. 

Industry Response & AI Regulation: Hear from leaders at DSIT, ICO, Salesforce, OpenUK, Quantexa, Meta, and many others on the implications of the government’s plan.
AI Safety & Assurance: Insights into safe deployment, regulatory frameworks, and industry standards.
Infrastructure & Data Access: Understand how AI Zones, data centres, and national infrastructure will support innovation.
Public-Private Collaboration: Explore case studies and panel discussions on unlocking data across sectors including healthcare, telecoms, and welfare.
Talent & Skills: Discover strategies to address the UK’s AI skills gap with input from Skills England, techUK, and others.

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