Matt Clifford CBE
Transform AI strategy and leadership with Matt Clifford CBE, AI policy expert and tech investor. Matt advises governments on artificial intelligence implementation, chairs the UK's £1.4 billion ARIA research agency, and builds technology companies worth over $15 billion through Entrepreneurs First. Acted as the Prime Minister's representative for the 2023 AI Safety Summit.
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He is the co-founder and Chair of Entrepreneurs First (EF), a talent investor that has built companies now worth over $15 billion, with alumni including Tractable, Cleo, Accurx, Aztec, and GenSyn. EF is backed by some of the world’s most respected technology founders, including leaders from Stripe, LinkedIn, DeepMind, GitHub, Monzo, and GoCardless.
Matt is Chair of ARIA, the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, which funds high-risk, high-reward scientific research, Vice-Chair of the AI Safety Institute Advisory Board, and authored the government's AI Opportunities Action Plan.
In 2023, he led preparations for the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park as the Prime Minister's representative, bringing together leaders including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and representatives from China, the US, and Europe. Matt is also the co-author of How To Be A Founder and the co-founder of Code First Girls, which has trained over 50,000 women in coding.
Matt's work connects frontier research, public policy, and private capital, giving him a rare perspective on how innovation moves from labs to markets at national and global scale. Matt regularly engages senior leaders through keynote talks, interviews, and panel discussions, translating complex technical and regulatory issues into clear strategic choices for boards, investors, and policymakers.
Audiences learn how AI will affect their specific industries, what regulatory changes to anticipate, and how to build organisations that can adapt to rapid technological change, informed by Matt's work with policymakers, investors, and entrepreneurs across Europe, the US, and Asia.
Book Matt for a rare combination of policy influence, entrepreneurial experience, and access to cutting-edge research that few can match.
Topics, Sessions And Talks
Matt Clifford examines how artificial intelligence is redrawing the boundaries between markets, governments, and global power. Drawing on his work advising the UK Prime Minister and shaping international AI policy, he explores how businesses, regulators, and investors are responding to rapid technological change. He connects commercial strategy with public interest, revealing how AI is influencing productivity, geopolitics, and governance in ways that demand proactive leadership and decision making.
Matt Clifford explores how nations and companies can unlock the economic upside of AI while managing risk and public trust. From his role at the AI Safety Institute and the Bletchley Park summit, he shares how safety frameworks, regulation, and innovation can move forward together. He highlights where collaboration matters most and how responsible governance supports rather than limits technological progress.
Matt Clifford draws on negotiations with governments, technology leaders, and international institutions to compare how the US, China, and Europe are approaching artificial intelligence. He explores the strategic, economic, and ethical differences shaping global competition and cooperation. This wider view helps leaders understand where influence, regulation, and opportunity are likely to converge in the coming decade.
Matt Clifford sets out why the UK is positioned to be a global force in artificial intelligence and frontier technology. He draws on his leadership of Entrepreneurs First and ARIA to explain how talent, capital, and research combine to create globally competitive companies. He connects national strategy with venture building, showing how investment choices today shape economic leadership tomorrow.
Matt Clifford explores how artificial intelligence can deliver broad economic and social benefit rather than concentrating power. Drawing on his work with Code First Girls and UK AI policy, he examines skills, inclusion, and access to opportunity in the AI economy. He shows how education, investment, and governance must align so technological progress translates into shared growth.
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