Tuesday 8th December 2026
IET London Savoy Place, London
AI is no longer a technology issue. It’s a leadership issue.
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the biggest drivers of productivity, competitiveness and growth.
The opportunities are enormous. But so are the challenges.
The businesses that successfully adopt AI will improve productivity, accelerate innovation and build competitive advantage. Those that fail to adapt risk falling behind.
“The question facing leaders is no longer whether AI matters.
It is how to lead AI adoption successfully across an organisation.”
Shevaun Haviland CBE
Director General, British Chambers of Commerce
The British Chambers of Commerce AI Adoption Summit has been designed to help answer that question.
Bringing together senior business leaders, policymakers and technology pioneers, the summit will explore how businesses can move beyond experimentation and drive AI adoption at scale.
Technology and AI Editor, BBC (Conference Host)
Senior Advisor to Anthropic, Microsoft and Goldman Sachs. Former Prime Minister.
Minister for Artificial Intelligence
General Partner, Hiro Capital. Former Deputy Prime Minister, and former President, Global Affairs, Meta.
Chair of the UK Government's Industrial Strategy Advisory Council and President of Enterprise and Industry EMEA at Microsoft,
Chief Executive Officer, Rigby Group; Chair, Family Business UK
Head of UK & Ireland, TCS
Entrepreneur and technology investor; Chair of the London AI and Jobs Taskforce
Senior Director of AI and Head of the AI for Government program at the Tony Blair Institute
Director General, British Chambers of Commerce
Leadership Team, Governance, Reputation and Legal, BDO
UK AI Business Champion and co-founder, CogX
Founder & CEO, AIBL. Senior Advisor Collingwood
President, British Chambers of Commerce
President, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD); former Cabinet Minister
Head of Innovation, TCS UK & Ireland
CEO, Devon Chamber of Commerce
Former Chief Technology Officer, Strategic Command
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Multiverse
Chair, British Chambers of Commerce
Designed specifically for CEOs and C-suite executives from medium and large organisations, the event is built around the strategic, organisational and leadership challenges of AI adoption.
Our objective is simple: To help business leaders move from discussion to implementation.
Explore how AI is reshaping productivity, competitiveness and growth, and what this means for the future success of your organisation.
Hear practical lessons from business leaders who are already using AI to transform operations, develop new capabilities and create competitive advantage.
Understand how successful organisations are addressing the critical issues of investment, skills, governance, workforce engagement, trust and organisational change.
Discover how CEOs and boards can adapt their organisations, operating models and leadership approaches to thrive in an AI-enabled economy.
The BCC AI Adoption Summit uniquely brings together senior leaders from business, government and technology to explore how AI can drive UK business adoption and economic growth.
The programme is built around four leadership themes:
The summit opens by examining why AI adoption has become one of the most important economic and business challenges facing the UK.
Senior political, business and technology leaders will discuss:
Featuring keynote speeches and discussions with senior policymakers, business leaders and AI experts.
How are leading organisations already creating value through AI?
This session focuses on practical examples of adoption and implementation from businesses actively using AI to improve performance, productivity and customer outcomes.
Topics include:
Delegates will hear directly from leaders who are driving transformation within their own organisations.
Interactive breakout sessions will explore the practical questions confronting business leaders today.
Choose from sessions including:
AI Investment: How should organisations prioritise AI investment and where should leaders focus first?
Skills, Talent and Capability: How can organisations build the workforce capability needed to thrive in an AI-enabled economy?
Ethics, Governance and Trust: How do businesses deploy AI responsibly while maintaining trust with customers, employees and regulators?
Cyber Security and Resilience: How can organisations innovate confidently while protecting systems, data and operations?
Workforce and Culture: How do leaders bring people with them through significant organisational change?
The Future Opera
The summit concludes by focusing on one critical question:
What does leadership look like in the AI age?
Senior business leaders, academics and technology experts will explore:
The day will culminate in a CEO-focused discussion on the practical realities of leading businesses through the AI revolution.
This event has been designed specifically for:
The businesses that succeed with AI will not be those that understand the technology best. We expect tickets for this summit to sell out fast so register now to avoid disappointment.
Ticket price: £250
