The UKAI Team

Executive Team

Tim Flagg

Chief Executive Officer

As the founder of several AI businesses, Tim campaigns for wider access, earlier education and more training opportunities in AI, to unlock the full economic potential of UK AI businesses. Over his 25 year career, Tim has worked at blue-chip brands such as BBC, NBC-Universal, Hutchison-3G and Zipcar and has advised SMEs on commercial strategy. Tim is passionate about the transformative role of technology to enhance education, particularly in the further-education and apprenticeships sectors. He founded two ed-tech businesses: The Institute of Digital Marketing online (The IDM Online) and the Academy of Digital Business Leaders (The ADBL). More recently, Tim co-founded EntityX, using AI to improve advertising targeting, and Intelliquence, with the aim of widening access to AI. Tim is a non-executive director of Greater Than, a publicly-listed business that uses AI to predict and prevent road collisions and to measure and reduce CO2 usage.

Ben Howlett

Co-founder

A former MP and Councillor, Ben has 15 years of experience in public sector policy delivery across multiple sectors. A former Member of the Women and Equalities Select Committee, Ben has worked with Governments around the world to formulate diversity and inclusion policies. He has held several non-exec roles including a multinational rail infrastructure company and sits on the British Standards Institute Health Management Committee.

Stephen Moore

Director of Membership & Engagement

Stephen brings a wealth of experience in connecting people, delivering value, and driving impact across a diverse range of sectors. From leading membership engagement at organisations like the Institute of Directors, The Law Society, and Winmark to shaping and delivering training programmes for global energy companies, Stephen has consistently focused on empowering people and businesses to thrive.

Ben McDermott

Director of Partnerships

Alvin Goreeba

Account Manager

Emily Hewertson

Marketing and Events Officer

Max Booth

Policy, Communication and Marketing Officer

George Eiloart

Special Operations Consultant

Herbie Stubberfield

Policy, Communications and Marketing Officer

Miles Bennington

Operations Director

Advisory Board

Thangam Debbonaire

Thangam was Labour Member of Parliament for Bristol West and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, leading on the Sector Plan for Creative Industries and arts policy. She was previously Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, and Shadow Secretary of State for Housing. Thangam’s current strategic advisory work includes arts and cultural diplomacy, tech and AI and the UN Sustainable Development Goals and her policy interests include migration, gender equality and the future of democracy.

Matt Warman

Matt was the Conservative MP for Boston and Skegness and was Minister of State at the Department of Digital, Media, Culture and Sport between 2022 and 2024. Matt was co-chair of the Future of Work APPG and the chair of the Data Poverty APPG. Prior to entering politics, Matt was technology editor at the Daily Telegraph, interviewing key figures such as Jeff Bezos and Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Matt advises technology businesses, particularly within the AI and quantum sectors.

Amir Malik

Amir is Global Managing Director of Digital Transformation & AI at Alvarez and Marsal, specialising in the targeted application of AI, digital tools and emerging technologies to solve complex business challenges. Amir has 20+ years experience transforming FTSE 100 & Fortune 500 businesses. Prior to A&M, Amir led Accenture’s Digital Transformation and Data-Driven Marketing practice and was formerly at Google and Microsoft.