Programme

Introductory Keynote 

Navigating the startup landscape: 10 years from the stone age to AI 

David King, co-founder and CEO of Artificial

Panel (1A)

Fintechs leveraging AI in pursuit of our (human) well-being

Moderator
Dr Paulina Roszkowska, Lecturer and Senior Researcher, M&A Research Centre at Bayes Business School

Panellists

Sanchit Dhote, Investment Manager at Outward VC
Stefano Goria, PhD, Co-Founder & CTO at Thymia Limited
Stella Smith, CEO, Founder at Pirkx
Andrew Thompson, Chief Technology Officer at Orbital Witness

Is AI a friend or a foe? What about the perspective when AI is used in relation to our well-being? Especially mental well-being? AI can do amazing things and create efficiencies. But is it already good enough to help us live better lives and not crate damage related to biases, exploitation, and harm?

In a panel led by Bayes lecturer we will hear from entrepreneurs, fintech executives, and investors about how fintech companies and VCs (and not only) leverage AI in pursuit of our well-being.

Workshop (1B)

Harnessing AI: Empowering Entrepreneurs for Success (Session 1)

Dr Sara Jones, Reader in Creative Interactive System Design at Bayes Business School
Jafar Sabbah, AI and Innovation Researcher at Bayes Business School 

How is AI affecting the way entrepreneurs work and operate?

This workshop will provide an opportunity for sharing knowledge, experience and applications of AI in the entrepreneurship space.

Working with others, you will find out what your personal best use of AI could be: where it might help and where it might get in the way; where AI can do the job, and where you might prefer to keep the humans in control.

Talk (1C)

AI and new business models

Prof Gianvito Lanzolla, Professor of Strategy and Digital Transformation at Bayes Business School

How does AI enable the emergence of new business models? How do these business models look like? What capabilities do companies need to deliver on these new business models? What are the governance challenges of these business models?

By addressing these questions, this session will be relevant to entrepreneurs, investors and corporate leaders interested in developing a deeper understanding of some of the key ingredients of successful AI-powered business models.

Panel (2A)

AI adoption: Why and how to integrate and promote AI tools in organisations

Moderator
Dr Ruben van Werven, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Course Director, MSc Entrepreneurship at Bayes Business School

Panellists
Dr Aneesh Banerjee, Reader in Management at Bayes Business School
Sahil Dhingra, Founder and CEO at Deepreel
Natalia Talkowska, Founder at Natalka Design
Mitul Vadgama, Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Manager at Lloyds Banking Group

The introduction of new AI tools over the past couple of years has created excitement about their huge potential, but also made people and organisations worried. Will AI take over my job? What if AI tools hallucinate when giving advice to customers or patients?

In this panel discussion we will hear from experts about their experiences with integrating AI in the workplace, and find out how they promoted AI adoption and overcame concerns of the people using it.

Workshop (2B)

Harnessing AI: Empowering Entrepreneurs for Success (Session 2)

Dr Sara Jones, Reader in Creative Interactive System Design at Bayes Business School
Jafar Sabbah, AI and Innovation Researcher at Bayes Business School 

How is AI affecting the way entrepreneurs work and operate?

This workshop will provide an opportunity for sharing knowledge, experience and applications of AI in the entrepreneurship space.

Working with others, you will find out what your personal best use of AI could be: where it might help and where it might get in the way; where AI can do the job, and where you might prefer to keep the humans in control.

Talk (2C)

Discover how AI can uplift innovation at work and accelerate your objectives

Prof Neil Maiden, Professor of Digital Creativity and Director of the National Centre for Creativity enabled by AI at Bayes Business School

Featuring an introduction to Business-Sparks™ a new and unparalleled AI tool for entrepreneurs and leaders. We combine curated expertise, from the world-class Bayes Business School, with AI reasoning to provide fast advice for business challenges and business models. Learn how to access the tool for free and apply its powerful AI to your business.

This ground-breaking app is presented by Neil Maiden, Professor of Digital Creativity and Director of the National Centre for Creativity enabled by AI.