22. Reviewing the AI Opportunities Action Plan: What are the Opportunities Today?

The Business of AI · Aug 5, 2025 · 36m

In this special live episode of the UKAI Podcast, recorded at the 6-Month Review of the AI Opportunities Action Plan, Baroness Thangam Debbonaire chairs a frank and energised discussion on where AI policy is heading and how far we still have to go.

She’s joined by:

🧠 Dr Indra Joshi, Director of Strategic Engagement, Optum UK

💻 Ed de Minckwitz, Director of Public Policy, ServiceNow

⚖️ Alex Kirkhope, Partner, Shoosmiths LLP

🗳️ Dr Elizabeth Seger, Director of Digital Policy, Demos

The panel explores:

📊 How to rebuild public trust before it fractures

🧭 Why AI must be embedded, not isolated

⚖️ The…