Summary

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.

Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in GMT.

8:40 AM
Registration and networking
 
9:25 AM
Conference introduction

Maurice Button, Chief Executive, City & Financial Global

9:30 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Julian David, CEO, techUK 

9:35 AM
Keynote address: AI in the UK: People, Places, Possibilities

Lord (Chris) Holmes of Richmond MBE 

9:55 AM
Keynote address

CMA’s perspective on AI, Data and Technology – an outlook for the future 

Sholthana Begum, Senior Director, Technology and Digital, Competition and Markets Authority 

10:10 AM
Panel

Industry response to the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan

Moderator

Julian David OBE, CEO, techUK

Panellists 

Chris Jefferson, Co-Founder & CTO, Advai 

Harriet Rees, Group Chief Information Officer, Starling and Co-Chair, AI Taskforce, Bank of England

Didi Denham, AI and Emerging Tech Policy Lead, Google UK

Tim Flagg, CEO & Co-Founder, UKAI 

11:10 AM
Morning coffee and networking
 
11:30 AM
Keynote address followed by Panel

Data centres and related AI infrastructure  

Anna Carolina Tortora, Head of Innovation, Digitalisation & AI, NESO 

Moderator  

Sue Daley OBE, Director, Technology & Innovation, techUK

Panellists 

Hugh Milward, Vice President, External Affairs, Microsoft UK

Karl Havard, Chief Commercial Officer, Nscale 

Anna Carolina Tortora, Head of Innovation, Digitalisation & AI, NESO 

12:20 PM
Keynote address followed by an interactive panel

Update on the UK government’s Compute Roadmap – harnessing AI to deliver on the UK’s national priorities under the Plan for Change

Moderator

Bhavin .P. Kapadia, CTO Senior Advisor, AI Security Financial Services

Keynote address - The North East England AI Growth Zone

Phil Witcherley, Director of Economic Growth and Innovation, North East Combined Authority

Panellists

Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Edinburgh 

Imran Anwar, Founder and CEO, Alt Labs 

1:15 PM
Lunch and networking
 
2:15 PM
Panel

Unlocking data, models and infrastructure in the public and private sector to drive trusted AI innovation

THIS SESSION IS HELD UNDER THE CHATHAM RULE

Moderator  

Simon Asplen-Taylor, Founder and CEO, VALSTR 

Panellists 

Sarah Gadd, Chief Data Officer, Julius Bar

Marion Shaw, Senior Director Data, Analytics and Data Management IBG, Cencora

Fatima Abukar, Principal Advisor of Responsible AI and Data, FCA 

3:05 PM
Keynote address

Professor Lord Darzi 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 

3:25 PM
Afternoon tea and networking
 
3:40 PM
Panel

Addressing the AI skills gap

Moderator

Nimmi Patel, Associate Director - Policy, techUK 

Panellists 

Frank Bowley, Deputy Director, Analysis and Insight, Skills England

Shoshana Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Chief AI Governance and Privacy Officer, Deputy General Counsel AI, Privacy, Security, IP, WSP

Bhavin .P. Kapadia, CTO Senior Advisor, AI Security Financial Services 

4:25 PM
Panel

Enhancing public-private sector collaboration to maximise the benefits of AI implementation. Identifying opportunities for AI adoption in key industries, developing adoption plans, entering partnerships and smoothing procurement

Moderator

Julian David OBE, CEO, techUK

Panellists

Ray Eitel-Porter, Senior Adviser for AI. Author of Governing the Machine 

Tadhg Hickey, Head of AI & Digital Ethics and Policy, Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre (AICC)

5:10 PM
Networking drinks and chair’s closing remarks

Julian David, CEO, techUK 

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