Perspectives on the role of London’s higher education sector in global AI leadership

Type: Reports

This thought leadership piece follows London Higher’s AI Advancement Summit in June 2024, which focused on the theme of sustaining London’s status as a European – and global – leader of AI. Each chapter has been contributed by a different author, and the report has been compiled by Mark Corbett, Head of Policy and Networks, and Darren de Souza, Senior Policy and Projects Officer, both at London Higher. We would like to thank the following for their contributions:

Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein CBE, President of City St George’s, University of London, and former Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security;
Laura Citron OBE, CEO, London & Partners;
Professor Carmine Ventre, Head of Department of Informatics and Director of King’s Institute for AI, King’s College London;
Professor Rodney Day, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation), London South Bank University;
Dr Raj Iyer, CEO and co-founder, sAInaptic;
Professor Geraint Rees, Vice-Provost for Research, Innovation and Global Engagement, UCL; and
Dr Christopher Daley, Head of R&I Evidence and Analysis, LSE Research and Innovation.