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Join us to hear from experts, social work teams working with adults, children and families, and individuals using AI. Try out new tools and consider how it could be used in future social work.

Visit the networking and demo zones or drop into any of these sessions throughout the day.

Event details

  • AI and the future of social work - one day summit
  • Wednesday 20 May 2026
  • Doors open at 8:30 for networking with the welcome address at 10:00. The event closes at 16:30
  • Edgbaston Stadium, Edgbaston Road, Birmingham, B5 7QU
  • Refreshments and lunch provided


Programme

 

Responsible AI and regulation - Zone 1

  • Using GenAI ethically in social work practice
    The British Association of Social Workers
  • AI in social work - understanding the evidence
    Social Work England
  • Designing AI with social workers: Ethics, practice and reflective innovation
    Pipsa Software
  • Artificial intelligence in social work – de-skilling or skilling differently?
    Peterborough City Council
  • Who thinks when the machine writes? Retaining professional judgement and anti-oppressive practice in AI-assisted Care Act assessments
    Tessa Tools Ltd and Nottingham Trent University
  • Beyond chatbots: the future potential of generative AI to scale expertise in complex social care settings
    Iris Care Group

 


 

Leadership - Putting AI into practice and looking into the future - Zone 2 

  • Saving time, losing reflection: Leadership choices in AI integration for social work
    Tavistock Consulting
  • From algorithms to authenticity: Collective social work in an age of artificial intelligence
    University of Warwick
  • From tool to teammate: Embedding AI in safeguarding without losing professional judgement
    Independent Social Worker
  • “Spooky actions at a distance”: Blending HPC, AI and quantum case studies
    Hartree
  • Ethics in AI and the need for coproduction to be at the heart of development
    Casson Consulting
  • Lived experience meets AI: What social workers need to know 
    NHS England and Department for Health and Social Care
  • Care Technologists pilot
    National Care Forum

 

 

The role of AI in education and training of social work - Zone 3 

  • Practice Education: Teaching reflective practice when AI is at play London Borough of Islington
  • Ready or not: What does AI readiness in social care look like?
    University of Birmingham
  • CTRL+Care: Live podcast recording - AI in social work
    Digital Care Hub and NHS England
  • EDI considerations: Neurodiversity, fair AI for Gypsy Roma Traveller families and others?
    Buckinghamshire New University
  • AI for productivity enhancement
    University of Sheffield
  • Learning from practice before using AI in adult social care
    Cumberland Council
  • AI literacy in social work education
    University of Birmingham

 



 

Demo Zone

  • Enhancing, not replacing: Using AI and virtual environments to strengthen human-centred social work practice
    The Technology Services Association (TSA)
  • Lancashire's GenAI journey: Empowering people, enhancing services
    Lancashire County Council
  • AI Playbook: Co-producing ethical AI for adult social care West Midlands ADASS

Roundtables

  • The future of social work: Practice, AI and system readiness hosted by 91福利
  • How can regulation support safe, ethical and effective adoption of AI in social work? Hosted by Social Work England
  • Developing a Digital Excellence roadmap workshop hosted by Iris Care Group and Digital Care Hub

Read about the event in full.

This programme is subject to change.