Digital Planning partners with Gulf Medical University to advance healthcare AI

Digital Planning and Gulf Medical University formalised a strategic partnership during the International Conference on Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Society (ICA2S). The agreement was signed in the UAE by Chancellor, Professor Manda Venkatramana, marking an international industry-academia collaboration. This partnership will further advance the development of Digital Planning’s AI resource allocation platform Metis – […]

Digital Planning founders shortlisted for tech and business awards

Digital Planning co-founders Mark Underwood and James Ferraby have been shortlisted in Business Desk’s East Midlands Leadership Awards 2026.  The company directors are finalists in both the Technology Leader and Company Leader categories. Winners will be announced at the Crowne Plaza in Nottingham on 19 March next year.  The awards recognise regional leaders across 19 […]

Digital Planning becomes East Midlands Chamber’s strategic partner

Digital Planning is now a strategic partner of East Midlands Chamber – formalising a relationship built through joint innovation projects and regional skills initiatives.  The partnership positions Digital Planning’s commercial R&D expertise at the heart of Chamber activity on productivity, cyber resilience and digital transformation across the East Midlands.​ Co-founder Mark Underwood said the partnership […]

Digital Planning joins expert panel at Future Flux growth conference

Digital Planning joined a panel discussion of innovation and growth at the regional Future Flux conference at De Montfort University.  Co-founder James Ferraby was invited by East Midlands Chamber to speak at the event, which brought together business leaders, policymakers and academics from across the region. During several panels, presentations, and speeches they discussed the […]

Digital Planning discusses Budget on BBC Politics East Midlands

James Ferraby on BBC Politics East Midlands

    Digital Planning co-founder James Ferraby provided Business reaction to the 2025 Budget on the BBC Politics East Midlands. The DP director was interviewed after speaking on a panel at the East Midlands Chamber’s Future Flux economic and innovation conference at De Montfort University. The conference – which focused on regional economic growth – […]

Ben Hutchings appointed as Chief Science Officer

Ben Hutchings has been appointed as Chief Science Officer, strengthening Digital Planning’s focus on research, development, and delivery. Digital Planning is further advancing technical innovation in digital transformation, with Ben taking lead as Chief Science Officer (CSO). Ben, previously a leading AI/ML engineer, brings renowned expertise in artificial intelligence and applied machine learning to his […]

Digital Planning attend as industry leaders at Dubai international advances in AI for society conference

Digital Planning were represented as industry leaders at the International Conference on Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Society. They attended the two-day event, alongside other industry partners including Zoom and Turnitin, to showcase their expertise and contribute to discussions shaping the future of AI-driven healthcare innovation. The ICA2S conference at Gulf Medical University in UAE […]

Digital Planning backs West Midlands Health Tech AI hackathon

Ben Hutchings presented challenge brief to Birmingham City University students.

Digital Planning is proud to back healthcare innovation at the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator hackathon, hosted by Birmingham City University.  Chief Science Officer Ben Hutchings represented Digital Planning as an industry partner. He brought deep sector experience to to support the development of breakthrough ideas and prototypes. This comes as Digital Planning founders, Mark […]

Digital Planning founders celebrate growth at Barclays Entrepreneur Awards 2025

Barclays Entrepreneur Awards ceremony

Digital Planning’s high-growth achievements were recognised last night as founders Mark Underwood and James Ferraby joined entrepreneurs from across the country at the Barclays Entrepreneur Awards 2025. Shortlisted in the UK-wide High Growth Company category, the team stood among eight finalists – each recognised for driving consistent growth, market impact, and innovation. The annual event […]

Digital Planning co-authors AI research paper with University of Derby

An AI research paper co-authored by Digital Planning will be presented at a leading science and technology conference in Morocco. The conference paper, Recognizing Cardiovascular Risk Patterns using Ensemble Learning Algorithms, demonstrates how combining multiple artificial intelligence models can improve the predictive accuracy of heart attack risk.  This approach of combining multiple AI models is […]