LIVE WEBINAR

AI Advantage:
Lessons from 2025 and the road ahead.

Date: 18th November 2025

Time: 09:30am - 11:00am

As AI continues to transform the business landscape, understanding how to apply it effectively has become critical for SME leaders.

This wrap-up webinar brings together the key insights, lessons, and success stories from our 2025 AI event series, and looks ahead to the emerging trends and technologies that will shape 2026.

Designed to be engaging and results-focused, this session will help SME owners and leaders cut through the noise and walk away with clarity on how to harness AI to create genuine competitive advantage and build long term business value - providing plenty of practical examples for guidance and inspiration along the way.

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What We’ll Cover:

  • 2025 in Review: The most important AI developments and takeaways from our event series.

  • Real-World Impact: How SMEs across the UK have implemented AI: what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next.

  • Looking Ahead to 2026: The trends, tools, and opportunities that will redefine how SMEs use AI to grow.

  • Legal & Risk Insights: Key considerations for staying compliant and managing risk as adoption scales.

  • Your AI Implementation Framework: Every attendee will receive a step-by-step framework to help integrate AI into their business with confidence.


What You’ll Gain:

  • A comprehensive wrap-up of the year’s most valuable AI insights for SME leaders.

  • Practical guidance on applying AI to real business challenges and opportunities.

  • A forward view of what’s coming in 2026 and beyond, and how to prepare now.

  • A ready-to-use framework to guide your AI adoption journey.

Webinar Agenda:

  1. AI's Influence on Business Value and Valuation (Elephants Child)
    'Exit ready' as a powerful business mindset (even when you're not ready to exit) and the AI multiplier effect on business value
  2. AI Empowered Growth and Advantage (The Marketing Centre)
    How AI can drive business growth, enhance value creation and become a strategic enabler for SMEs wanting to get exit ready. Including practical advice and real-world examples.
  3. The Human Element of AI (People Puzzles)
    The intersection of AI and people. Why human insight, leadership, and culture remain critical differentiators, even as technology evolves. Including practical advice and real-world examples.
  4. The Legal Landscape (The Legal Director)
    Key considerations, risks, and how to navigate potential beartraps to ensure AI is implemented responsibly and compliantly.
  5. Panel Discussion + Q&A 

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Guest Speakers

 

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Martin Brown
Elephants Child

Martin helps UK SME businesses grow the value of their business. During his career Martin has been an entrepreneur, partner, GM, MD, CEO, HOO, and business developer. His passion is to help clients grow with value and create successful outcomes to stimulate and enable their lives.

Martin has pioneered a way of thinking, a growth framework to focus business leaders to; drive value, achieve high impact growth, accelerate business development and enjoy profit. Underpinned by a BA (Hons) degree in Business and Finance from Southampton Solent University, and MBA from the University of Southampton.

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Ged Leigh
 The Marketing Centre

Ged Leigh is a seasoned B2B Managing Director and CMO with over 25 years’ experience driving growth in private equity-backed and SME businesses.

A passionate advocate for AI literacy, Ged helps business leaders understand, pilot, and scale artificial intelligence via his engaging, hands-on sessions that demystify AI, blend strategic insight with practical tools to help leaders use AI responsibly and effectively to drive innovation, competitiveness, and business performance.

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Ana Hay
People Puzzles

Ana Hay, MBA, is a Fractional People Director with over 15 years of international HR leadership experience, spanning the UK and US across industries including banking, pharmaceuticals, education, and technology. 

In her session, The Human Element of AI, Ana explores why human insight, leadership, and culture remain critical differentiators in an increasingly tech-driven world. She will share how organisations can harness AI without losing the collaborative spirit, creativity, and empathy that define exceptional teams. 

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Kiley Tan
The Legal Director

Kiley brings over 25 years of legal experience, joining the Legal Director in 2015 after leading a corporate commercial department in a Sheffield law firm. Specializing now in non-contentious commercial and corporate work, his litigation background gives him unique insights into drafting commercial agreements.

Known for his friendly and collaborative approach, he supports clients with innovative solutions. A co-founder of a tech startup, Kiley is passionate about technology and continuous learning.

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