From Vision to Practice: Data Digitalisation & AI in Industry
From Vision to Practice: Data Digitalisation & AI in Industry takes place on 2–3 March 2027 at SCI HQ, London. It is organised by Society of Chemical Industry, and B2DB lists 12 speakers and 19 sessions announced so far.
This two-day conference, organised by SCI's Data Digitalisation & AI Group, examines how AI, data digitalisation and automation are moving from pilot projects to scalable use in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Topics include AI agents for chemical environments, industrial machine learning, intelligent manufacturing, predictive tools in formulation, process development and toxicology, quantum-enhanced AI research, data readiness, model reliability and workforce adoption. The programme combines keynotes, talks, a panel on AI deployment in SMEs, exhibitor presentations and networking.
Key facts
| Dates | 2–3 March 2027 (upcoming) |
|---|---|
| Venue | SCI HQ, London, United Kingdom |
| Organiser | Society of Chemical Industry |
| Speakers | 12 |
| Sessions | 19 |
| Sponsors | 1 |
| Official site | soci.org/events/ai-and-digitalisation/2027/from-vision-to-practice-data-digitalisation--ai-in-industry |
Speakers (12)
Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.
- George Okafo GO Pharmaconsulting
- Jeremy Frey University of Southampton
- Kalum Thurgood-Parkes Chief Technology Officer, Coretech Sciences
- Ben Wahab Drug Discovery, Fujitsu UVANCE Life Sciences
- Chris Symonds QIMERA, Fujitsu UVANCE Life Sciences
- Dale Stuchfield Fujitsu UVANCE Life Sciences
- James McDonagh ApconiX
- Michael Lerche AstraZeneca
- Stephen Pearson Syngenta
- Weida Tong Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, NCTR/FDA
- Chris Tame Ternary Therapeutics
- Satnam Surae Twig Bio
Agenda (19 sessions)
Day 1 — Tuesday 2 March 2027
- Opening remarks 10:00 — Jeremy Frey
- Keynote address 10:10
- Accelerating pre-clinical formulation development with an integrated, data & AI-driven workflow 10:30 — Michael Lerche
- Keynote address 11:45
- Lecture 13:30
- Panel discussion: scaling intelligence: how AI Is deployed by SMEs? 14:00 — George Okafo, Kalum Thurgood-Parkes, Chris Tame, Satnam Surae
- Designed for tomorrow, delivered today: "quantum inspired” and the pathway to quantum 15:15 — Ben Wahab
- Remaining human whilst embracing GenAI: principles for a thoughtful digital transformation 15:50 — Stephen Pearson
- GenAI to advance 3Rs science 16:50 — Weida Tong
- Closing remarks 17:20 — Jeremy Frey
Day 2 — Wednesday 3 March 2027
- Opening remarks 10:00 — James McDonagh
- Keynote address 10:10
- Exhibitor presentation 10:30
- Exhibitor presentation 11:40
- Trillions of molecules, zero headaches: QIMERA. high-resolution 3D quantum-inspired molecular search 12:20 — Ben Wahab, Chris Symonds, Dale Stuchfield
- Keynote address 14:00
- AI Starts with data: lessons from making scientific data AI-ready 14:20
- Exhibitor presentation 15:40
- Closing remarks 16:20 — Jeremy Frey
Organisers, sponsors and partners
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