31 Jul 2025
by Usman Ikhlaq

techUK's Industrial AI sprint campaign awareness day

Welcome to our Industrial AI day!

techUK brings together industry leaders, innovators and wider stakeholders to showcase the UK’s vibrant Industrial AI ecosystem.

Through engaging discussions and shared insights, we’ll explore how Industrial AI is driving innovation across advanced manufacturing, energy, defence, and life sciences.

We’ll dive into key themes like predictive maintenance at scale, human-AI collaboration, and building strong data foundations for confident AI adoption. Alongside these, we’ll address challenges such as skills gaps, data access, cybersecurity, and the importance of keeping people at the heart of AI integration.

Together, we’ll uncover how Industrial AI can boost productivity, fuel economic growth, and pave the way for a resilient, sustainable industrial future.

Follow us on LinkedIn and use the hashtags #techUKIndustrialAI and #SeizingTheAIOpportunity to be part of the conversation! 

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techUK - Seizing the AI Opportunity

The UK is a global leader in AI innovation, development and adoption.

AI has the potential to boost UK GDP by £550 billion by 2035, making adoption an urgent economic priority. techUK and our members are committed to working with the Government to turn the AI Opportunities Action Plan into reality. Together we can ensure the UK seizes the opportunities presented by AI technology and continues to be a world leader in AI development.  

Get involved: techUK runs a busy calendar of activities including events, reports, and insights to demonstrate some of the most significant AI opportunities for the UK. Our AI Hub is where you will find details of all upcoming activity. We also send a monthly AI newsletter which you can subscribe to here.

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Kir Nuthi

Kir Nuthi

Head of AI and Data, techUK

Usman Ikhlaq

Usman Ikhlaq

Programme Manager - Artificial Intelligence, techUK

Sue Daley OBE

Sue Daley OBE

Director, Technology and Innovation

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Usman Ikhlaq

Usman Ikhlaq

Programme Manager, Artificial Intelligence, techUK

Usman joined techUK in January 2024 as Programme Manager for Artificial Intelligence. 

He leads techUK’s AI Adoption programme, supporting members of all sizes and sectors in adopting AI at scale. His work involves identifying barriers to adoption, exploring solutions, and helping to unlock AI’s transformative potential, particularly its benefits for people, the economy, society, and the planet. He is also committed to advancing the UK’s AI sector and ensuring the UK remains a global leader in AI by working closely with techUK members, the UK Government, regulators, and devolved and local authorities.

Since joining techUK, Usman has delivered a regular drumbeat of activity to engage members and advance techUK's AI programme. This has included two campaign weeks, the creation of the AI Adoption Hub (now the AI Hub), the AI Leader's Event Series, the Putting AI into Action webinar series and the Industrial AI sprint campaign. 

Before joining techUK, Usman worked as a policy, regulatory and government/public affairs professional in the advertising sector. He has also worked in sales, marketing, and FinTech. 

Usman holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a GDL and LLB from BPP Law School, and a BA from Queen Mary University of London. 

When he isn’t working, Usman enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He also has a keen interest in running, reading and travelling.

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