Observed Signal · Jun 17, 2026 · Partnership · Source: https://martechseries.com/feed/ · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Deloitte and Google Cloud Open London AI Studio
Deloitte and Google Cloud announced the launch of a new Deloitte AI Studio on Deloitte’s London campus to accelerate UK adoption of agentic AI. Developed with Google Cloud, the studio will act as a co-innovation hub for building and deploying production-ready, action-oriented AI systems across sectors including public sector, financial services, retail, consumer products, healthcare & life sciences, and TMT. The facility is scheduled to open in late July and will run innovation labs that can prototype and validate agentic solutions in as little as four weeks. Deloitte also launched an upskilling programme to certify 1,000 UK AI and data staff on Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise. Company executives (Hayley McKelvey, Maureen Costello, Matt Lacey) are quoted emphasising the move from experimentation to production and the strengthening of the Deloitte–Google Cloud alliance.
Major consultancy (Deloitte) and a hyperscaler (Google Cloud) launched a physical AI co-innovation studio and a large upskilling programme (1,000 certifications), which can materially accelerate enterprise deployment of agentic AI across multiple industry verticals in the UK.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Deloitte announced a new AI Studio on its London campus developed in collaboration with Google Cloud.
- The Deloitte AI Studio is scheduled to open in late July 2026 and will operate as a co-innovation hub.
- Deloitte will train 1,000 UK AI and data workers on Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise certification programme.
- The studio will target multiple sectors including public sector, financial services, retail, consumer products, healthcare & life sciences, and Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT).
- The facility will host regular innovation labs enabling clients to prototype and validate agentic solutions in as little as four weeks.
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