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techUK's new Data Analytics and AI Leadership Committee announced.

Following recent elections, the new members of the techUK Data Analytics and AI Leadership Committee have been confirmed. The Committee is elected to represent the data analytics and AI community here at techUK.

The primary function of the Data Analytics and AI Leadership Committee is to set the strategic direction for the Data Analytics and AI work programme. Working across a broad range of sectors, the Committee will focus on growing the UK’s data analytics and AI sector, building networks and reducing the business risk and cost for industry.

The Committee will aim to lead the debate on key data analytics and AI issues, identifying key opportunities and challenges that need to be addressed to maximise the value and adoption of the data analytics and AI technologies. The Committee will also act as a sounding board for techUK’s response to relevant reports and government consultation responses.

The Committee members are:

Matt Allison, Senior Public Policy Manager, Data, Platforms & AI, Vodafone Group (Chair)

Maria Axente, Responsible AI & AI for Good Lead, PwC (Vice Chair)

Andrew Burgess, CEO, Greenhouse Intelligence

Andrew Joint, Commercial Technology Partner, Kemp Little

Andy Crisp, Global Data Owner, Dun & Bradstreet

Ben Park, Digital Practice Director – AI, Data and Analytics & Robotics, Sopra Steria

Clayton Locke, Head of Client Services, Mitra Innovation

David Frank, UK Government Affairs Manager, Microsoft

David Henstock, Head of Data Science, BAE Systems

David Hutber, Head of Artificial Intelligence, QinetiQ Group

Don Wallace, Public Policy Manager, DeepMind

Graham King, Product Manager, DesAcc

Hannah Curtis, Partner, CMS

Helen Mayhew, Chief Operating Officer, Europe, QuantumBlack & Partner, McKinsey & Company

Ian O'Gara, UKI Public Sector Analytics Lead, Accenture

Jeremy Lilley, UK Government Affairs Manager, RELX Group

Jessica Lennard, Senior Director, Global Data Privacy and AI Initiatives, Visa Inc

John Groom, Senior Associate, IP and Technology, Baker McKenzie

Jon Payne, Manager- Sales Engineering, InterSystems UK

Mark Edwards, Partner, AI & Automation, Infosys

Mark Sheldon, Chief Technology Officer, Sidetrade

Oliver Houseman, Managing Director, Evri Insight

Paul O'Brien, Director AI, Cybersecurity and Operations Research, BT Labs

Richard Ward, Government and Regulatory Affairs, IBM

Rob Bassett Cross, Founder and CEO, Adarga

Robert Leach, Director, R Leach Consulting

Said Kharbouche, Geo-Information Data Scientist, Telespazio VEGA UK Ltd

Sarah Cameron, Legal Director, Pinsent Masons LLP

Sherif Elsayed-Ali, AI for Climate, Element AI

Simona Lipstaite, Senior Manager, UK & Europe, Access Partnership

Sumant Kumar, Director Digital Transformation/Director Data & Advanced Analytics, CGI

Tim McGarr, Sector Lead (Digital), BSI

Xin Chen, Industry Standards and Eco-System Development Director, Huawei Technologies

Zandra Moore, CEO, Panintelligence

Going forward this Committee will meet every quarter and a summary of each meeting will be made publicly available on techUK's website.

If you would like to find out more about the Committee or other ways to get involved in the techUK Data Analytics and AI programme, please get in touch with Katherine.