AI Essentials, Assurance & Business Leadership Conference

Listen to world leading Industry experts and academics discuss the adoption of AI and the assurance needed to ensure responsible use of AI.
About this Event

Join Us at the AI Essentials, Assurance & Business Leadership Conference in Partnership with The Centre of excellence for Enterprise AI Aston University!

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future technology issue; it is now a business leadership responsibility. Organisations that can combine innovation, governance and assurance will be best positioned to realise AI's benefits while maintaining trust, resilience and regulatory confidence. This conference brings together industry leaders, academics and assurance specialists to help organisations move from AI experimentation to sustainable, governed and business-driven adoption.

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration - Coffee
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Strategic Landscapes and AI Growth
Host: Chris Whyborn

Info: Introduction
Geopolitical – Global Cybersecurity and AI Risk Landscape (Chris Whyborn)
AI Adoption: The executive readiness gap (Alexeis Garcia Perez)
AI Risks: Strategic, Ethical, and Reputational (Paloma Laye)

🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Accenture & TUV SUD - AI Assurance Collaboration
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Expert Panel
Host: Matt Gantley UKAS CEO
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch & Networking
🕑: 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
AI Readiness & Business Resilience
Host: Iain Bowes

Info: AI Essentials + AI Mark – Developing an AI Assurance Pathway (Iain Bowes)
AI Leadership & Governance - Roadmap to Strategic Readiness (Professor Alexeis Garcia Perez)
Demystifying the Regulation – AI Principles and EU AI Act (Richard Skalt)

🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Networking
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Trustworthy AI and Cyber Resilience