Panel discussion: Closing the AI skills gap
20 Oct 2023
Taking place on Tuesday, 31 October at No.1 Circle Square, join the panel in a discussion exploring the AI skills opportunities for Greater Manchester and the UK
As the fastest growing digital city in Europe, what’s our current AI capability and how can we, and should we, aim to grow it?
Given Andy Burnham’s focus on technical and industry-led skills as part of the city region’s new Trailblazer deal with Government, what’s the opportunity to take a more radical and progressive approach to AI skills in Greater Manchester?
Attendees will hear from a number of technology and digital skills experts.
Agenda:
- 12pm - 12:30pm - lunch on arrival
- 12:30pm until 2pm - keynote, panel and Q&As
Keynotes:
- Samuel Hanes, Director of Performance, Faculty
- Sami Kaski, Professor of AI at Manchester and the University of Helsinki
Panel:
- Sorcha Gilroy, Head of Delivery Strategy, Peak
- Stephen Pettifer, Professor of Computer Science, Human Computer Systems at Manchester
- Ash Ramrachia, Co-Founder and CEO, Academy
Chair:
- Lou Cordwell, Director, ID Manchester
This event is hosted by ID Manchester and the Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester as part of the official AI Fringe series taking place from 30 October until 3 November throughout the UK.
The AI Fringe is a series of events hosted across London and the UK to complement the UK Government’s AI Safety Summit by bringing a broad and diverse range of voices into the conversation. It will expand discussion around safe and responsible AI beyond the AI Safety Summit’s focus on Frontier AI safety.