Beyond the Hype: Making AI Work for Business Productivity - event overview

Event banner for Beyond the Hype: Making AI Work for Business Productivity with the Be the Business and The Productivity Institute logos

As part of the first-ever National Productivity Week, Be the Business and The Productivity Institute co-hosted Beyond the Hype: Making AI Work for Business Productivity at Manchester Art Gallery.

Featuring industry experts and business leaders who have successfully utilised AI within their business, the day provided attendees with ideas, answers and next steps for deploying productivity-enhancing technologies in their own workspace.

To hear some of business-boosting AI insights and productivity tips that were highlighted on the day, please watch the video recording of the main session below, including:

  • Welcome address by Anthony Impey MBE, CEO of Be the Business
  • Keynote address by Alison Wright, SMB Director at Microsoft UK
  • The big trends in AI and their business applications discussion panel, featuring Bart Van Ark (The Productivity Institute), Tera Allas CBE (McKinsey & Co), Jurga Zilinskiene (Guildhawk) and Megan Carnegie as chair

For a complete summary of the day's events, please download the PDF below:

Download the Beyond the Hype event summary

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