UK businesses are under pressure to figure out AI. But most of the help on offer is either too technical, too expensive, or designed for companies nothing like theirs.
AI for Growth was built to fix that.


We bring together the organisations best placed to help — frontier AI companies, major corporates, technology providers, academia, government, and civil society — and point them at a single shared goal: helping UK businesses actually use AI, not just hear about it.


We launched in early 2026 with a founding group of members committed to making that happen. Not through theory. Through working with real businesses, in real sectors, on real problems.

AI for Growth operates as a voluntary cross-sector alliance. Members come from every part of the AI ecosystem — and every part of UK business life.


We focus on three areas where we believe we can make the biggest difference:


AI reskilling. We support the UK's target to reskill 10 million people for an AI-enabled economy. That means practical learning tools, sector-specific programmes, and peer communities where people learn from each other — not just from courses.


AI security. Trust is the thing that makes adoption happen. We help businesses understand what secure, well-governed AI looks like in practice — with checklists, diagnostics, and guidance built for real organisations, not just large enterprises.


AI infrastructure. The UK has world-class research and a strong startup ecosystem. We work to connect those assets to the businesses that need them, and to lay the foundations for a sovereign AI capability the whole country can build on.

Under each of these pillars, we’re bringing the ecosystem together to develop practical tools and assets that support safe, scalable AI adoption where it’s needed most.

AI for Growth is an initiative of Founders Forum and Accenture, operating through a set of working groups aligned to our priority areas that are co-chaired by our members.

Working groups bring together members with relevant expertise to shape strategy, test approaches, and build the tools and resources the broader community can use.


Decisions are made collectively. Members contribute their time, expertise, and networks — not just their logos.