Broadcaster and Technology Journalist Lara Lewington To Join UKAI Advisory Board

Lara Lewington is a leading technology broadcaster, journalist and author specialising in AI and health. For 15 years she presented the BBC’s flagship technology programme Click, covering breakthrough innovations around the world. She has fronted Panorama’s Beyond Human: Artificial Intelligence and Us, and hosted health tech specials for ITV’s Tonight, BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and other major outlets, exploring how artificial intelligence, science and innovation are reshaping our health and everyday lives.

Her book, Hacking Humanity, reveals the emerging AI-driven revolution in health, where we can understand, track and predict our bodies’ needs like never before, close the gap between ‘healthspan’ and lifespan, and personalise prevention and treatment for a radically more optimistic future.

Passionate about helping people navigate a fast-changing world, and bringing complex technology understandably to mainstream audiences, Lara has spent several years as ITV Lorraine’s “AI Agony Aunt,” and is regularly called upon by many outlets and publications to discuss the practical and ethical challenges, and promises, artificial intelligence brings.

Our Advisory Board advises UKAI on engagement with Government and industry. Lara will be driving engagement with cutting-edge tech companies across the globe, identifying key trends and innovation. 

Lara will be joining former Shadow Secretary of State, Thangam Debbonaire, former Minister of State for AI, Matt Warman, and digital expert Amir Malik. These well-established figures bring tried and tested expertise in the AI sector, ensuring that UKAI's work is guided by strategic insight and informed by deep connections across policy and industry. The Advisory Board plays a crucial role in shaping UKAI’s vision, advising its executive team and amplifying its impact as it champions the UK’s AI sector. 

UKAI's CEO, Tim Flagg, said: "We are delighted to welcome Lara to help us engage with the broader international AI industry, joining a stellar Advisory Board that will help us navigate our next phase of growth as we enter 2026 and beyond."