Mayor announces Liverpool City Region AI Summit in November 2024

Our region is home to world-class expertise in infection control, advanced manufacturing, and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, making this an exciting time to live, work and grow up here.

I was re-elected as Mayor on 4 May 2024, and a key priority for my third term is the development of what we are calling ‘AI for Good’ – an agenda which will be advanced through the establishment of a new AI Task Force and the appointment of the region’s first ever Chief Digital Officer. Some of the critical partners driving this agenda include the STFC Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation in partnership with IBM; the new PsiQuantum R&D facility; one of the world’s first Civic Data Cooperatives, and “Meta-Liverpool” – a city-scale digital twinning and AI-enabled decision support platform. Additionally, by working with the government, our area is serving as the pilot region for the national Office for Public Service Innovation initiative (OPSI).

With all of this in mind, I am pleased to announce that the Liverpool City Region will be hosting its first ever Artificial Intelligence Summit on Thursday 21st November at The Box Park (Brewery Village, Beaufort St, Liverpool L8 5XJ) with an explicit international focus. The objectives of the summit are as follows:

Given the relevance and importance of this topic, we anticipate significant interest in the event. While a formal invitation and detailed programme will follow shortly, I kindly ask you to save the date for what promises to be a ground-breaking summit with a number of tangible outcomes.

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