RiverAI is proud to announce that we have formally accepted an invitation to join UKAI, the trade association helping to shape the future of the UK’s artificial intelligence ecosystem.
But for RiverAI, this is about far more than membership.
As part of this collaboration, RiverAI’s Chief AI Officer, Gavin Winter, has taken a seat on the UKAI Agentic AI Working Group. In this role, Gavin will represent RiverAI at both national and international levels, contributing directly to the development of frameworks, standards, and best practices that will define the next generation of autonomous, agentic AI systems.
This positions RiverAI not simply as a consumer of emerging AI policy, but as an active contributor helping to shape how agentic systems are designed, governed, and deployed responsibly across industry.
Equally important to us is ensuring that the UK’s AI future is not defined solely within the M25.
In collaboration with UKAI, RiverAI is committed to supporting the expansion of their events and engagement programme beyond London, bringing meaningful AI discussion, insight, and policy closer to the regions driving real innovation.
As part of this commitment, RiverAI will host selected UKAI sessions at our Leeds headquarters, creating a platform that connects regional founders, technologists, and business leaders with national policymakers and industry voices.
Nick Toft, Chief Revenue Officer at RiverAI, commented:
“Joining UKAI is an important step for RiverAI, but what really matters to us is impact. We’re building AI systems that operate in the real world, at real scale, and that means helping to shape the standards, frameworks, and thinking that sit behind them. Just as importantly, we believe the future of UK AI innovation is regional as well as national. Leeds and the North have exceptional talent and ambition, and we’re proud to work with UKAI to make sure those voices are part of the conversation.”
This collaboration reflects RiverAI’s broader mission: combining deep technical capability with leadership, governance, and ecosystem building, ensuring AI innovation in the UK is responsible, inclusive, and commercially impactful.
Exciting times ahead for the Northern tech and AI scene.
