EVENT PREVIEW: Experts warn UK must up its AI game to match next-gen network demands

By Marc Ambasna-Jones 05 Jun 25 Reading time: 1 mins

Telecoms is no longer just about connectivity. The UK telecoms network is becoming a stage for AI, powering autonomous systems, responsive infrastructure, and intelligent services at scale. But is the UK prepared for what that really means?

On Thursday, 12 June 2025, Foresight Live: The convergence of critical technologies in AI and telecoms hosts an expert panel discussion designed to tackle some uncomfortable questions:

• Are we building networks that are fit for an AI-first world or just patching the old ones?
• Why is telecoms innovation moving faster than the sector can absorb?
• What happens when universities, start-ups, policymakers and big industry don’t work together?

This isn’t your usual panel on future networks. It’s a rare chance to hear from those shaping the UK’s strategic response at every level – technical, political, and commercial.

On stage

• Dan Warren, Samsung Research, on what the “AI for networks / networks for AI” debate gets wrong
• Shadi Moazzeni, University of Bristol, on real-world collaboration with Samsung and the JOINER programme
• Doug Pulley, RANsemi / UKTIN, on scaling deep tech and what the UK still doesn’t understand about convergence
• Robert Kenny, Communications Chambers, on why telecoms can’t cope with the flood of innovation, and what that means for data, policy, and power

The UK wants to lead in AI. But without the right infrastructure, it won’t even keep up.

Reserve your free ticket today to join the conversation and meet leading industry thinkers.

Marc Ambasna-Jones / Editor

Working as a technology journalist and writer since 1989, Marc has written for a wide range of titles on technology, business, education, politics and sustainability, with work appearing in The Guardian, The Register, New Statesman, Computer Weekly and many more.