Deloitte UK is set to open a new AI Studio at its London campus in late July, in partnership with Google Cloud, marking a major push to help British businesses scale autonomous “agentic” AI systems that deliver real-world outcomes beyond basic productivity gains.
The studio will function as a co-innovation hub where Deloitte experts and clients collaborate to build and deploy production-ready agentic AI solutions. It will initially focus on high-impact sectors including the public sector, financial services, retail, healthcare, and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), with particular emphasis on transforming business models and workflows in healthcare and TMT.
Speaking at the Google Cloud London Summit, Deloitte UK’s Chief AI Officer Hayley McKelvey said clients are demanding more than incremental improvements.
“Our clients are looking for more than just productivity gains – they want AI that can take action and drive real-world business outcomes,” McKelvey said. “With our new AI Studio and continued investment in our people, we are providing the physical and technical infrastructure necessary to make agentic AI an industrial reality in the UK.”
The initiative builds on the longstanding partnership between Deloitte and Google Cloud. As part of the announcement, Deloitte revealed plans to train 1,000 members of its UK AI and data workforce on Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise platform, significantly expanding its AI talent pool to support clients.
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Maureen Costello, VP UK, Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa at Google Cloud, welcomed the development:
“We are witnessing British organisations move their AI initiatives into production, building a new era of agentic AI that delivers tangible value. By launching this AI Studio and putting these advanced tools into the hands of 1,000 Deloitte specialists, Deloitte is ensuring that the UK remains at the heart of this technological journey.”
The studio will also host regular innovation labs, allowing clients to prototype and validate agentic solutions in as little as four weeks, dramatically shortening time-to-market for complex AI deployments.
Matt Lacey, Global Chief Commercial Officer for Alphabet Google at Deloitte, highlighted the strategic importance of the investment:
“Our investment with Google Cloud in our latest AI studio in London represents a further expansion of our alliance with Google. Together, we will bring AI technology to life for a cross-section of industries in a physical setting that facilitates experimentation, collaboration and innovation.”
The move aligns with Google Cloud’s broader push toward “agentic AI,” where intelligent agents operate autonomously to enhance business efficiency. The announcement comes amid growing momentum in enterprise AI, including Google Cloud’s recent launches of new Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
