On Thursday, November 6th, 2025, the University of Essex will host an event at the Barbican for third-sector organisations, charities, academics, and innovative professionals seeking to integrate AI into their workforce and maximise the use of data to demonstrate organisational impact.
Attendees will have the opportunity to gain practical insights from organisations that have transformed their use of data, hear from experts at the University of Essex who have worked with charities, network with peers, and learn more about using AI in the workplace through a hands-on workshop with Multiverse, who help organisations upskill their workforce to use AI effectively.
The agenda is designed to support knowledge-sharing, highlight funding opportunities, and offer actionable strategies for driving change, including how to prompt AI efficiently.
09.30 – 10.00: Arrive, registration, breakfast
10.00 – 10.10: Welcome talk from Professor Mariachiara Di Cesare, Director of the Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing and Professor, School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex
10.10 – 10.40: Panel session, Q&A and discussion
10.40 – 10.55: Coffee break and networking
10.55 – 11.25: Case study, Q&A and discussion
11.25 – 11.35: Current innovation funding opportunities with Robert Schatten, Knowledge Transfer Partnership Manager, University of Essex
11.35 – 12.05: Keynote - TBA
12.05 – 13.00: Lunch
13.00 – 14.00: Workshop with AI experts Multiverse
14.00 – 14.10: Break
14.10 – 15.00: Workshop with AI experts Multiverse
15.00: Event end.
