Building 1.5 million homes: Oppoirtunities and challenges
Blaise Aboh SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Regions:
- England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Unknown
- Category:
- Business
- Updated:
- 4th August 2025
- Tagged:
- Housing | Regeneration | Property | Government
The UK government recently announced its ambition to build 1.5 million homes by 2029.
What does this mean for skills, jobs, businesses, and charities?
This talk explores the opportunities and challenges, and also how new technologies like AI can aid potential solutions.
Views: 52 | Enquiries: 0About Blaise Aboh
Blaise Aboh is Cofounder/Director of Artificial Intelligence Innovation at City Business AI.
Through City Business, Blaise is speeding up the delivery of housing, infrastructure, and sustainable development projects across the UK. He spent the past 16 years building Artificial Intelligence and data-driven digital products that enable more informed decision-making towards the revitalisation of public infrastructure and services.
Blaise actively participates in the tech community as a speaker at tech events, offering guidance and mentorship in universities across the UK. Additionally, he hosts the 'Automating Inequality Podcast,' where he discusses the societal impact of AI with scientists, researchers, and technologists.
His work has been recognised through awards such as the CFA Innovation Fellowship, Othoway Fellowship, Leap Social Innovation Fellowship, and the Quartz Atlas Award. He also co-designed the 'Healthy Artificial Intelligence' theme for the Mozilla Festival in London (2019 and 2021).
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