Overview
As part of the GeoAI Festival, this three-part webinar series is led by Innovate UK with partners Lloyds Banking Group and UK Multimodal AI Network, to explore the future of GeoAI (geospatial data and artificial intelligence combined) with a focus upon agentic AI, multimodal AI, and systems thinking.
During this series, we will examine:
- how autonomous decision-making agents can model geospatial dynamics
- how integrated multimodal data unlocks richer insights into planetary change
- why systems thinking is critical for embedding these technologies within sustainable, interconnected frameworks.
Across all topics, there will be an emphasis on the role of trusted data flows, open standards, and transparent governance with the goal to position GeoAI as a collaborative, resilient ecosystem for addressing global challenges.
Recordings from past events in this series (most recent first)
Who Should Attend?
These webinars would be relevant for anyone who wants to better understand how economies may be developed and crises solved through spatial analysis and artificial intelligence tools.
Individuals including software pioneers, thought-leaders, science and data specialists, policy decision-makers, strategy leads across private and public sector, as well as university researchers and professors.
For instance, members of financial services sectors may also be interested in these sessions with the view to optimise risk assessment, whilst decision makers from the infrastructure, transport, and sustainability sectors may be interested in the prospective possibilities.
About the webinars
- 20 January 2026 – The Rise of Agentic GeoAI: Autonomy, Trust, and Collaboration – recording now available
- 29 January 2026 – Seeing the Whole Picture: Multimodal AI for Understanding a Planet in Flux – recording now available
- 12 February 2026 – Open by Design: How Systems Thinking Enables Resilient GeoAI
Speakers for this thought-provoking webinar series include:
- Andrew Torr, Quantitative Sustainability Analyst, Lloyds Banking Group
- Benedikt Blumenstiel, Research Software Engineer, IBM
- Justin Beirold, Knowledge Transfer Manager – Complex Systems at Innovate UK Business Connect
- Liam Harris, Geospatial Applications Developer, Airbus
- Luca Budello, Knowledge Transfer Manager – Geospatial at Innovate UK Business Connect
- Madeline Lisaius, PhD Candidate in Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Risk (AI4ER), Centre for Earth Observation, Cambridge University
- Mark Enzer, CTO, Mott MacDonald; Visiting Professor at University of Cambridge and Imperial College London
- Milos Colic, VP of Engineering, Xoople
- Natalia Effremova, Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy, Queen’s Mary University of London
- Dr Nataliya Tkachenko-Love, Responsible AI Mobilisation Lead, Lloyds Banking Group; Industry & Public Engagement Lead, UK Open Multimodal AI Network (UKOMAIN)
- Samuel Barrett, AI Research Engineer, LGND AI
You may register for all events or choose the one(s) most relevant to your interests and business needs.
Accessibility and Inclusion
We are committed to ensuring our events are accessible for all.
If you experience any barriers to registering, for any reason, please contact us by email: enquiries@iukbc.org.uk or phone: +44 03333 403250 and we will support your registration.