techUK is delighted to support City & Financial Global’s UK National AI Policy, Infrastructure and Skills Summit, which is taking place in Central London on 12th November.
The timely and "one of a kind" event, put together with kind involvement of the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, 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.
Key Themes:
- 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
Featured Speakers Include:
- Sholthana Begum, Senior Director, Technology and Digital, Competition and Markets Authority
- Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Edinburgh
- Farhat Raza, Deputy Director (Interim), AI Infrastructure and International; Head of Compute – AI Policy Directorate, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe, Head of Private Sector AI Adoption, AI Governance and Skills, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Harriet Rees, Group Chief Information Officer, Starling and Co-Chair, AI Taskforce, Bank of England
- 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
- Marion Shaw, Senior Director Data, Analytics and Data Management IBG, Cencora
- Sarah Gadd, Chief Data Officer and Head of Data & Process Engineering, Julius Bar
- Didi Denham, AI & Emerging Tech UK Policy Lead & Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google UK and Ireland
- Belinda Doshi, Head of Legal, Data & Digital, Group Legal, Lloyds Banking Group
- Carolina Tortora, Head of Innovation, Digitalisation & AI, NESO
- Hugh Milward, Vice President, External Affairs, Microsoft UK
- Karl Havard, Chief Commercial Officer, Nscale
- Frank Bowley, Deputy Director, Analysis and Insight, Skills England
Agenda:
The speaker agenda can be found here.
Delegate Fees:
- Private Sector (UK-based) - £695.00
- Public Sector, NGOs and Academics (UK-based) - £295.00
- Virtual (UK-based) - £295.00
Venue:
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
Scarsdale Place, London, W8 5SY
Nearest tube: Kensington High Street.
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Kir Nuthi
Kir Nuthi
Kir Nuthi is the Head of AI and Data at techUK.
She holds over seven years of Government Affairs and Tech Policy experience in the US and UK. Kir previously headed up the regulatory portfolio at a UK advocacy group for tech startups and held various public affairs in US tech policy. All involved policy research and campaigns on competition, artificial intelligence, access to data, and pro-innovation regulation.
Kir has an MSc in International Public Policy from University College London and a BA in both Political Science (International Relations) and Economics from the University of California San Diego.
Outside of techUK, you are likely to find her attempting studies at art galleries, attempting an elusive headstand at yoga, mending and binding books, or chasing her dog Maya around South London's many parks.
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Usman Ikhlaq
Usman Ikhlaq
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.
Sue Daley OBE
Sue Daley OBE
Sue leads techUK's Technology and Innovation work.
This includes work programmes on cloud, data protection, data analytics, AI, digital ethics, Digital Identity and Internet of Things as well as emerging and transformative technologies and innovation policy.
In 2025, Sue was honoured with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Technology Industry in the New Year Honours List.
She has been recognised as one of the most influential people in UK tech by Computer Weekly's UKtech50 Longlist and in 2021 was inducted into the Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK Tech Hall of Fame.
A key influencer in driving forward the data agenda in the UK, Sue was co-chair of the UK government's National Data Strategy Forum until July 2024. As well as being recognised in the UK's Big Data 100 and the Global Top 100 Data Visionaries for 2020 Sue has also been shortlisted for the Milton Keynes Women Leaders Awards and was a judge for the Loebner Prize in AI. In addition to being a regular industry speaker on issues including AI ethics, data protection and cyber security, Sue was recently a judge for the UK Tech 50 and is a regular judge of the annual UK Cloud Awards.
Prior to joining techUK in January 2015 Sue was responsible for Symantec's Government Relations in the UK and Ireland. She has spoken at events including the UK-China Internet Forum in Beijing, UN IGF and European RSA on issues ranging from data usage and privacy, cloud computing and online child safety. Before joining Symantec, Sue was senior policy advisor at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Sue has an BA degree on History and American Studies from Leeds University and a Masters Degree on International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Birmingham. Sue is a keen sportswoman and in 2016 achieved a lifelong ambition to swim the English Channel.
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