Speaker announced for Chamber Quarterly Business Report launch
The second speaker for the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) Quarterly Business Report launch has been announced.
Lee Doughty (pictured), Director of Security and AI Practice at Intercity, will speak at the event, focusing on giving an overview of AI trends across industry and explaining how to take a tailored solution-based approach to AI adoption in business.
The event will happen at Birmingham City University on Thursday, 7 November from 9am onwards.
Lee joined Intercity in June 2023 after a successful 25-year career in British Intelligence, serving in a variety of counterterrorism and counter-espionage roles in the UK and overseas.
As Director of Security & AI Practice for Intercity, Lee has focused on improving the cybersecurity and cyber resilience of Intercity and its clients, ensuring they are better prepared to assess and respond to the increasing risks from a complex and pernicious cyber threat.
A Visiting Professor at Aston University, Lee is taking cybersecurity to the next level as chair of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Intercity and Aston.
Harnessing the power of GenAI technologies to a profound understanding of cyber risk, the Partnership is proud to be developing a uniquely innovative technological capability that will improve the cyber resilience of businesses of every size and sector.
Intercity Technology is a prominent Birmingham-Headquartered technology company providing communications, managed IT, and cloud and security services to private and public sector clients of all sizes, including many familiar names - Enterprise Cars, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Warwickshire County Cricket Club, and Birmingham City Football Club to name a few.
As the GBCC flagship economic publication, the Quarterly Business Report is the most comprehensive regular report of its kind in the city-region.
Underpinning the report is data gathered from quarterly surveys completed by businesses from across the Greater Birmingham area.
The Quarterly Business Report event is delivered in partnership with Chamber patron Birmingham City University.
Delegates in attendance will have the opportunity to receive a copy of the report and watch a detailed presentation of the results and wider trends, followed by keynote talks on unlocking the potential of AI in business, and finally ending with an audience Q&A session.
Click here to book on to the free event.
