Knowsley Chamber are pleased to collaborate with the Royal Academy of Engineering to bring members this event.

The practical integration of AI into service delivery and production workflows can offer major economic and productivity benefits.

To support your AI adoption journey, you are invited to the first Business Support Summit co-hosted by Knowsley Chamber of Commerce and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub Liverpool.

Speakers and contributors at the event will include leading AI experts and innovators from the Royal Academy of Engineering’s national network:

Paul Turner FREng – Chief Technology Officer, ThinkIQ Holdings

Paul is a pioneer and internationally recognised thought leader in industrial artificial intelligence. In the early 2000s he spearheaded the development of autonomous AI that is deployable in safety-critical control systems, which is now widely used in the global chemical and polymer industry. He has built and led high-performing global teams, developed advanced digital application infrastructures, and delivered enterprise-scale products that have redefined operational performance in manufacturing sectors worldwide. Paul has authored more than 60 publications in AI, including PhD, patents, white papers, and peer-reviewed research.

Leonie Mueck – VP Product, nPlan

Leonie leads product strategy and execution at nPlan – AI solutions that enable teams to tackle risks before they become issues, improve the efficiency of their project controls function, make smarter execution decisions, and protect projects from severe delays and cost overruns.

Dan Foster-Smith – Founder, Persona Design

Dan is the founder of Persona Design Ltd, a creative technology company that transforms user research into conversational AI agents for creative teams, serving clients from charities, to engineering sectors. He combines 20 years of software development experience with a PhD in AI for design ideation.

Moiz Pirkani – CEO, Data Nucleus

Moiz leads Data Nucleus, delivering cognitive intelligence solutions powered by GenAI, Agentic AI and Digital Twins – accelerating innovation across manufacturing, energy, finance and governance for sustainable, resilient operations and business impact.

This exciting and interactive event creates a pre-competitive space for business leads, innovators and peers to connect and explore the potential for AI adoption and the practical enablers and challenges. Business leaders and decision makers from manufacturing, construction, logistics and other engineering-related sectors are invited to join us on Wednesday 21 January, 9.00am-12.30pm at Central Tech, 31 Russell Street, Liverpool L3 5LJ.