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AI AND CYBERSECURITY By Ged Henderson and Rob Kelly


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CUTTING THROUGH THE HYPE


Lancashire is increasingly at the centre of an AI and cyber conversation that continues to rise in volume as digital technology advances at pace.


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Date: 17 June 2026 Time: 08.30-11.00 Venue: Village Hotel Blackpool


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With the emergence of the National Cyber Force HQ, strong higher and further education institutions and a growing number of businesses deploying AI, the county is well placed to play a leading role in the UK’s digital future.


However, businesses face a clear challenge. AI adoption is accelerating while cyber risks are evolving just as quickly.


Organisations are making decisions about automation, data and digital transformation now – often without clear benchmarks, shared learning or trusted peer insight.


That was the background to the first Lancashire AI and Cybersecurity Summit, staged by Lancashire Business View.


Our event, held at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel and


Spa at Clayton-le-Moors, brought together experts in AI and cyber security and business leaders to explore how organisations are responding to all these challenges in practice.


The aim was simple – to move the conversation from ‘ambition to delivery’. The invited


are different issues related to it. We may think of it as a silver bullet but it isn’t.”


He added: “AI provides certain tools that are really useful but they need to be targeted. If you don’t know the problem you want to solve in detail, it is difficult to find the answer.”


Talk to the experts. It about trying to


understand what you really need and cutting through all the noise and the hype


audience heard real examples of how and why businesses are using AI, along with valuable insights into emerging cyber risks and governance challenges.


Kicking off the event, Marcello Trovati, Professor of Digital Transformation at the University of Lancashire’s School of Business, told delegates: “AI is such a big term and there


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The professor stressed that data was the key to success and urged businesses beginning their AI journey to start by looking at what data they held and what kind of information they could extract from it.


He said: “Before a business starts using AI, they should look at how data is saved, what


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