Data & AI Symposium

This panel debate focuses on how imperative it is for the UK to harness the potential of data and artificial intelligence to remain competitive on the global stage. Experts from technology, policy, and business sectors will discuss the economic and social benefits of AI, alongside the challenges of ethical considerations, privacy, and workforce development.

The demand to consume high quality, trustworthy data in our day-to-day lives continutes to accelerate. However, it is the responsibility of employees at every level of any business to ensure that data is acquired and governed to maintain its security and integrity, so that upstream value can be created. Educating a multi-disciplinary workforce on the importance of data and driving its quality upwards is an enormous challenge. Hear from our panel on the steps required to build a transformational data culture that can underpin your business and data strategies.

Experts from a raft of financial services organisations as they discuss the impact of AI on the industry and the widening lens of opportunity that will revolutionise the future of the sector.

The race to net zero is accelerating, and the UK’s decarbonisation journey is approaching a critical juncture. Hear from a panel of industry experts to hear first hand the opportunity data & AI can play in the energy transition and the steps being taken from real world deliveries.

Martin Aylward will share his insights on EDF's journey over the last couple of years, describing how they're using data to enable their purpose of helping Britain achieve net zero. It includes the building of an AWS/Snowflake Data Platform, some impactful use cases and the key learnings.

Fairness, transparency and diversity are key considerations when it comes to building AI enabled systems. In this panel debate, our experts from across industry will discuss why diversity is more important than ever, and what organisations must do to ensure their technology and ways of working are able to engage, acquire and retain top talent to support business agility and growth.

In this session, Ben Gill will discuss National Grid Ventures' journey in building an AI enabled proposition called Ocean Brain that will revolutionise how National Grid designs, builds and delivers its subsea interconnections whilst unlocking new business value for the organisation.

Product Management emerged as a discipline operating at the interface between organisations and their external customers. However, organisations are increasingly embedding product thinking and emphasising outcomes throughout the business. Our panel of product leaders will discuss what this means for your organisation and provide practical steps to empower teams, create market leading propositions, transform operating models and innovate at pace with data and AI.

Amid a heightened focus from regulators, there are many unknown risks emerging in the fast moving AI landscape. Enterprise organisations are under increasing pressure to manage the demand of business users to democratise access to AI systems and solutions. However, this requires a balanced approach to deliver at speed, without compromising compliance and governance requirements. Hear from our esteemed panel to understand what are the cornerstones of establishing a well governed AI risk management culture that balances governance and innovation in equal measure.