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Lunch & Learn: Transforming with AI to grow more profitably

15th July 2026

09:00 - 14:00

Malmaison, Work+ Play 4, 1 Swinegate, Leeds, LS1 4AG

AI is a game-changer for all aspects of business – from sales, marketing and customer service to operations, finance and HR – but how can businesses improve efficiency whilst capitalising on the ‘human premium’?

Recent research from the OECD found that adoption of AI has been slow amongst SMEs who lack strategic leadership to optimise it. With $2 trillion of undeployed capital at the end of 2025, active investors are looking for scaling businesses with leadership capability in the right areas, optimised talent and tech, and solid financial foundations.

How can founders and CEOs maximise fractional leaders and expert advisors to build the processes and systems to optimise AI and future-proof their investment in the right tech tools?

Designed for business owners and leaders exploring new strategies and solutions for growth, our first Liberti Club Forum in the North of England will present insights on how to increase profitability, create value and build resilience from Liberti’s partner ecosystem.

This interactive event will bring together a range of experts to answer all of your questions about how to increase valuation and transform with AI whilst minimising risk and making the most of your talent for more profitable growth.

Join us for practical insight from fractional leaders supporting a range of businesses alongside leading advisors in investment, insurance, transformation, technology and learning solutions on how to:

 

  • Lead transformation more successfully
  • Improve the adoption of Automation & AI
  • Enhance the human premium in pricing
  • Maximise growth capital for more profitable growth
  • Access leadership capability more affordably to scale
  • Avoid & manage data and cyber risks

 

This event is part of Liberti Club – a national campaign and regional events programme to educate founders and CEOs about fractional C-suite solutions and help you connect and learn with peers, principals and partners in the Liberti Group ecosystem. Find out more in our latest report: Stronger Together – The Future of Leadership & Growth.

Key Information

  • 09.00 – Arrival & refreshments
  • 09.30 – Liberti Club: Welcome & Introduction
  • 09.45 – Expert Presentations: Top tips & tactics for maximising AI & Automation, minimising cyber risk & optimising client data and insight for more effective marketing
  • 10.30 – Roundtable discussions
  • 11.00 – Break & networking
  • 11.30 – Panel: New drivers of scale & value creation: How ambitious businesses are accessing the best strategic leaders to unlock growth potential from AI, talent, growth capital and client data to scale more profitably
  • 12.15 – Roundtable discussions
  • 13.00 – Networking lunch
  • 14.00 – Close

Speakers

Urfaan Azhar

Urfaan Azhar

Head of Cloud and AI, JungleIT

Christian Pollard

Christian Pollard

Investor, BGF

Leah Boxell

Leah Boxell

Founder, Enablists

Ged Leigh

Ged Leigh

Regional Director, The Marketing Centre

Clare Riches

Clare Riches

Regional Director, People Puzzles

Tom Pape

Tom Pape

Managing Director, Jam Pan

Matthew Clarke

Matthew Clarke

Cyber Director, Partners&

David Worthington

David Worthington

Regional Director, Kiss The Fish

Liberti Sisters

Partners

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