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Imperial and World Economic Forum announce new Centre for AI-Driven Innovation
Imperial College - Press Realese (2025.6.10)
by Deborah Evanson10 June 2025
Imperial and the World Economic Forum will partner on a new Centre that will boost AI adoption and innovation to grow the economy.
The new Centre for AI-Driven Innovation is announced by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle during his keynote address to London Tech Week today. It will cement the UK’s global position as a leader in the technology, driving innovation by unlocking AI’s potential to transform economies across various sectors.
This is a pivotal moment for UK innovation where the power and creativity of our science and technology can drive economic growth. Professor Hugh BradyPresident, Imperial
The Centre will leverage Imperial’s deep technological expertise, partnerships with innovators and industry leaders, and global recognition as a pioneering research institution, as well as the World Economic Forum’s curated communities, action-oriented initiatives and global recognition as a trusted platform for multi-stakeholder collaboration. In shaping national AI policy debates based on R&D, it will position the UK as a global leader in AI-enabled innovation.
The Centre will join the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) Network – a global network of 21 independent Centres which bring together public and private sectors to explore exponential technologies and drive their responsible adoption and application.
The UK Government will work with Imperial and the World Economic Forum to co-design the Centre’s activities in alignment with the government’s ambitions to harness AI to deliver a new era of growth and opportunity.
Pivotal moment
Speaking during London Tech Week, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Peter Kyle said: “A new partnership between my department, Imperial College and the World Economic Forum will see London host the new Centre for AI-Driven Innovation.
“This is the first World Economic Forum Global Centre to be based right here in Britain.
“Focused on accelerating the adoption of AI, it will ensure that we can embed AI across our economy and put it to work for working people.”
Hugh Brady, President, Imperial College London said: “This is a pivotal moment for UK innovation where the power and creativity of our science and technology can drive economic growth.
“This new Centre will unlock AI’s potential to transform existing industries and accelerate our capacity across emerging technologies including quantum computing, engineering biology and advanced materials. Anchored in the World Economic Forum global network of Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the new Centre creates a powerful multi-stakeholder platform from research through to scalable real-world innovation and adoption.”
Børge Brende, President and CEO of World Economic Forum said: “We are excited to collaborate with Imperial College London and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to launch the Centre for AI Driven Innovation, the first UK-based centre in the World Economic Forum’s global Network of Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This milestone comes at a pivotal moment, as AI emerges as a powerful catalyst for prosperity and accelerated transformation across all sectors of the economy. The Centre will play a key role in helping the UK shape the global AI innovation agenda, providing a unique platform for collaboration with one of the world’s largest multistakeholder communities of AI experts.”
Venture Capital Fellowships
The announcement will be made by the Technology Secretary during his keynote address to London Tech Week later today. His speech will set out the range of actions the government is taking to harness technology to boost growth, improve public services, and unlock new opportunities for communities across the UK.
During the speech, he will also announce that the Science and Technology Venture Capital Fellowship, launched by Imperial and the Royal Academy of Engineering last year, will open for a second cohort and round of applications.
The VC Fellowships are designed to enhance investor capability in identifying and deploying capital into high-potential, scalable, life science and deep tech ventures.
Professor Ramana Nanda, Associate Dean for Enterprise, Imperial Business School and Director of Imperial’s Institute for Deep Tech Entrepreneurship said: “We are proud to be working with the Royal Academy of Engineering to deliver the second year of our Venture Capital Fellowship and look forward to welcoming our new cohort. The Fellowship highlights our ambition to nurture the specialised talent that is needed to deploy greater risk capital into science and engineering-based ventures that are key to driving growth of the UK’s economy.”
Find out more about the VC Fellowships
Spärck AI Scholarships
Today’s announcements follow the Prime Minister’s speech yesterday in which Imperial was announced as an anchor partner for the launch of the prestigious new Spärck AI scholarships.
Together, we are building a network of future AI leaders who will shape the world through responsible innovation and convergence science.Professor Mary RyanVice-Provost (Research and Enterprise)
The Spärck AI scholarships, named after pioneering British computer scientist Karen Spärck Jones, will provide full funding for master’s degrees at nine leading UK universities specialising in artificial intelligence and STEM subjects.
Universities participating in the Spärck AI scholarship programme include: Imperial, Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Southampton, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester and Bristol, who will co-design and co-fund the initiative.
Mary Ryan, Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise), Imperial College London said: “As one of the world’s most international universities, where diverse minds and disciplines are leveraging AI for science and innovation, Imperial is delighted to be an anchor partner in the prestigious new Spärck AI Scholarships.
“Our network of Imperial Global science and technology hubs in Bengaluru, San Francisco, Accra, and Singapore will be well-placed to support outreach efforts to help attract the best and brightest students to the UK, irrespective of their background. Together, we are building a network of future AI leaders who will shape the world through responsible innovation and convergence science.