Tuesday
11
February
2025
Knowledge Centre at the British Library

AI Fringe 2025: Day 1

On day one, as the Action Summit was taking place in Paris, in London we discussed and built upon its main themes and asked what they mean for UK audiences.

Agenda

08:30 – 09:30

Check-in and breakfast

09:30 – 10:40

Auditorium

Welcome and opening remarks

To kick-off the AI Fringe, we’ll hear about the AI Action Summit taking place in Paris from Her Excellency Hélène Duchêne, French Ambassador to the UK.

Auditorium

Setting the scene: AI for everyone

A panel of experts will set the scene for the AI Fringe, reflecting on what has happened in the run up to the AI Action Summit Paris — including activities and events taking place and the latest developments in the AI space.

Her Excellency Hélène Duchêne
Her Excellency Hélène Duchêne
French Ambassador to the UK
Justin King
Justin King
Director, Milltown Partners
Oscar Williams
Oscar Williams
UK Tech and Trade Editor, POLITICO Europe
Natalie Black CBE
Natalie Black CBE
Group Director for Networks and Communications, Ofcom
Dr Laura Gilbert CBE
Dr Laura Gilbert CBE
Head of AI for Government, Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford, and Expert AI Advisor to the UK Government
Dawn Bloxwich
Dawn Bloxwich
Director of Responsible Development & Innovation, Google DeepMind
10:40 – 11:00

Break and refreshments

11:00 – 11:50

Auditorium

The Regulators’ view on AI

Leading regulators will come together to discuss the regulation of AI, learnings from other sectors and current and future challenges and successes.

Isabelle De Pauw
Isabelle De Pauw
Associate Director, Milltown Partners
Kate Jones
Kate Jones
CEO, DRCF
Ed Towers
Ed Towers
Head of Advanced Analytics and Data Science, FCA
Stephen Almond
Stephen Almond
Executive Director for Regulatory Risk, ICO
Andrew Breeze
Andrew Breeze
Director, Technical Policy Development, Ofcom Online Safety Group
Will Hayter
Will Hayter
Executive Director, Digital Markets, Competition and Markets Authority
11:50 – 12:00

Break

12:00 – 12:50

Auditorium

The industrialisation of AI

In this session, the panel will discuss the ways in which the future Industrial Strategy can help industries across the economy adopt AI and support AI firms in scaling successfully and remaining in the UK. The discussion will address current barriers and opportunities to fuel growth across all regions of the UK.

Eliot room

Making AI in the public interest

For AI to be in the public interest it needs to be truly inclusive of the people and made from the bottom up. In this panel discussion we will hear from those leading the charge from multiple different angles about what works, what doesn’t, and what people have to say.

Sue Daley OBE
Sue Daley OBE
Director, Technology and Innovation, techUK
Kanishka Narayan MP
Kanishka Narayan MP
Member of Parliament for the Vale of Glamorgan
Rocio Concha Galguera
Rocio Concha Galguera
Director of Policy and Advocacy, Chief Economist at Which?
Josh Robson
Josh Robson
Head of External Affairs, Scale Up Institute
Peter Corpe
Peter Corpe
UK Public Sector, Appian Corporation
NJ Omorogieva
NJ Omorogieva
Special Project and Operations Lead, Colorintech
Dr Jeni Tennison OBE
Dr Jeni Tennison OBE
Executive Director, Connected by Data
Junayna Al Sheibani
Junayna Al Sheibani
Data Governance Analyst & Product Owner, The Guardian
Kathy Peach
Kathy Peach
Director, Centre for Collective Intelligence, Nesta
Dinan Alasad
Dinan Alasad
AI and Data Science Consultant, Faculty
12:50 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:50

Auditorium

AI in public services

By examining real-world examples and future possibilities, in this session we will explore practical strategies for supporting the opportunities AI presents for the public sector, and navigating the challenges.

Eliot room

Supporting creative futures in arts, culture and AI

In this session, the panel will explore how the creative sectors can respond to the challenges and opportunities posed by Generative AI, and how considered policy approaches can ensure the sustainable growth of the sector and protect creative work.

Headshot of Sue Daley OBE
Sue Daley OBE
Director, Technology and Innovation, techUK
Headshot of Paul Maltby
Paul Maltby
Director of Public Services, Faculty
Headshot of Imogen Parker
Imogen Parker
Associate Director (Society, justice and public services), Ada Lovelace Institute
Headshot of Duncan Brown
Duncan Brown
Head of Software Engineering, i.AI
Headshot of Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Executive Chair & Co-founder of the ODI, and Principal of Jesus College Oxford
Headshot of Kirsty Innes
Kirsty Innes
Director, Technology Policy, Labour Together
Headshot of Kester Brewin
Kester Brewin
Associate Director, Institute for the Future of Work
Headshot of Thangam Debbonaire
Thangam Debbonaire
Former Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Advisor at UK AI
Headshot of Victoria Ivanova
Victoria Ivanova
R&D Strategic Lead, Serpentine Galleries
Headshot of Suhair Khan
Suhair Khan
Founder, open-ended
Headshot of Reema Selhi
Reema Selhi
Head of Policy and International, DACS
14:50 – 15.00

Break

15:00 – 15:50

Auditorium

AI trust and safety: The building blocks

If we are to fulfil the heady promise of AI, we have to have trust in the technology — and it has to be safe. In this session we will hear from those who are trying to make that a reality, whether it is working out how to evaluate ever more powerful AI models, or thinking about how the quality of data that feeds the models affects their safety.

Eliot room

How to ensure AI startups and scaleups can compete on the global stage

Join the panel for a retrospective on the UK AI startup ecosystem’s role in the greater international AI debate — as the innovators who exit to other markets, the original founding home of DeepMind, and the home of the best science and research institutions for deeptech.

Vincent Manancourt
Vincent Manancourt
Associate Director, Milltown Partners
Sarah Gold
Sarah Gold
Founder & CEO, Projects by IF
William Isaac
William Isaac
Principal Scientist, Google DeepMind
Tommy Shaffer Shane
Tommy Shaffer Shane
AI Policy Advisor, Centre for Long Term Resilience
Gavin Freeguard
Gavin Freeguard
Special Advisor, Open Data Institute
Vinous Ali
Vinous Ali
Deputy Executive Director, Startup Coalition
Rish Mitra
Rish Mitra
Founder, GreyParrot
Sam Hields
Sam Hields
Partner, OpenOcean
Michael Tefula
Michael Tefula
Principal and Head of Product, Ada Ventures
Daniel Quirke
Daniel Quirke
Public Policy Manager, Wayve
Nitarshan Rajkumar
Nitarshan Rajkumar
Vice-chair, EU AI Code of Practice and Co-founder UK AI Safety Institute
15:50 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 17:00

Auditorium

Making the future work: Getting workplace AI right

As we begin to understand the reality of AI in the workplace, the panel will discuss how to get workplace AI right through regulation and best practice in business, skills and education — ensuring a fairer future of better work.

Eliot room

The role of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities in delivering public interest AI

In this session the panel will explore the role of the social sciences, humanities and the arts (the ‘SHAPE’ disciplines) in delivering evidence, methods and insights that can help ensure AI policies are aligned with the public interest.

Headshot of Anna Thomas MBE
Anna Thomas MBE
Founding Co-Director, Institute for the Future of Work
Headshot of Mary Towers
Mary Towers
Policy officer - AI project lead, TUC
Headshot of Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides
Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides
Nobel Laureate, Regius Professor of Economics, LSE and University of Cyprus, and Co-Founder, Institute for the Future of Work
Headshot of Professor Jolene Skordis
Professor Jolene Skordis
Professor of Economics at UCL Institute for Global Health
Headshot of Professor James Hayton
Professor James Hayton
Professor of Innovation, Warwick Business School
Headshot of Amy Bird
Amy Bird
Director – Employment, Clifford Chance
Headshot of Professor Sonia Livingstone OBE FBA
Professor Sonia Livingstone OBE FBA
Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
Headshot of Dr Kate Miltner
Dr Kate Miltner
Lecturer in Data, AI & Society, University of Sheffield
Headshot of Sarah Gold
Sarah Gold
Founder & CEO, Projects by IF
Headshot of Professor Shalom Lappin FBA
Professor Shalom Lappin FBA
Professor of Natural Language Processing, Queen Mary University of London
Headshot of Dr John Taylor
Dr John Taylor
CEO, action.ai
17:00 – 17:30

Auditorium

Keynote and fireside: Feryal Clark MP

Ben Greenstone
Ben Greenstone
Partner, Milltown Partners
Feryal Clark MP
Feryal Clark MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government
Justin King
Justin King
Director, Milltown Partners
Isabelle De Pauw
Associate Director, Milltown Partners
Kate Jones
CEO, DRCF
Ed Towers
Head of Advanced Analytics and Data Science, FCA
Stephen Almond
Executive Director for Regulatory Risk, ICO
Andrew Breeze
Director, Technical Policy Development, Ofcom Online Safety Group
Will Hayter
Executive Director, Digital Markets, Competition and Markets Authority
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