Marvin OnumonuLloyds Banking Group has launched its largest data and artificial intelligence (AI) summer school, running through July and August.
The initiative aims to build skills in data and AI among staff, with over 250 sessions planned and thousands of colleagues expected to take part.
Earlier in the year, Lloyds Banking Group announced a partnership with the University of Cambridge to support responsible use of AI at senior level.
The summer school is the next step, with sessions open to staff across all levels.
The programme covers topics such as generative AI, data strategy, data visualisation, machine learning and data management.
There will be expert panels, keynote talks, technical workshops, hackathons and gamified sessions.
To encourage participation, the programme includes challenges and prizes.
Sample sessions include how agentic AI is changing financial services, Google’s 6-hour AI prompt engineering in 30 minutes, the beautiful science of data visualisation, data storytelling with Google, reinforcement learning, and practical Power BI report building.
Ranil Boteju, chief data and analytics officer at Lloyds Banking Group, said: “We are delighted that our Data and AI Summer School is back this year, bigger and better than ever before.
“This is about democratising data and AI across the Group and building confidence, capability and curiosity at every level.
“The Summer School is a brilliant example of how we’re making learning accessible, engaging and impactful for tens of thousands of colleagues across Lloyds Banking Group.”
