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CoSTAR Emerge-AI Information Webinar with Q&A

CoSTAR Emerge-AI Information Webinar with Q&A

CoSTAR Emerge-AI has been developed to support businesses in the tech and creative industries with early stage AI-inspired innovation. Through the National CoSTAR network, Emerge-AI offers a tailored programme that provides essential support aligned with each company’s unique needs.

Over the course of three months, the programme will guide companies from an initial idea through early validation, help them choose the right development pathway, refine their prototype, strengthen how they present it, test it with potential customers, and ultimately pitch their early‑stage business concepts to key members of the CoStar Network.

To ensure each team progresses meaningfully toward making their AI startup a reality, the programme combines in‑person workshops, tailored mentoring from CoStar Network experts, direct access to programme leads, and structured user‑testing sessions designed to trial ideas with real target customers.

​​This Information Session is an opportunity for you to ask questions to the ​National Lab Team prior to submitting your application.

To find out more about CoSTAR Emerge-AI, please visit our website.

Who you’ll hear from:

Abi Bowman, Dir. Partnerships, Head of Enterprise & Commercialisation, an award-winning leader in innovation and strategic partnerships, Abi has secured over £20m in funding and transformed R&D initiatives into commercial success. As former Chief Collaboration Officer at Disguise, she helped the company win both a Primetime Emmy Award (2022) and the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation. Recognised in the Industry Leaders Circle Power Book 2023, Abi brings deep experience bridging academia and industry, from building innovation departments to advising government funding programmes, to expertly delivering complex projects with partners including the BBC, Intel, EPIC, and VFX Studios.

Lisa Gray, Founder and Director, is a strategic adviser, award-winning executive producer, and founder of a media-tech innovation lab. Her company, the Black Meteor Group, has worked with clients worldwide, including BBC Studios, The Johnny Carson Foundation, Global Citizen, NBCU, Channel 5, MARS Academy, BILD Studios, L-Acoustics, Sony Music, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, and The Guardian, helping to support their businesses, particularly through Creative Technology. In addition to leading CoStar Programmes, she has collaborated with commercial innovation enterprises, academic institutions, global media platforms, and public service organisations. Her clients span diverse sectors, including entertainment, technology, business, and education, across the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, India, and Europe. She moved to the United Kingdom in 2015 on a Global Talent Visa, citing her contributions to interactive entertainment in the US and Australia. Alongside her career achievements, she has served as a fellow at Greenwich University and as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of Plymouth, and has been a judge for the International Emmys since 2016, as well as serving on the board of Mediale.

Nicole Stewart Rushworth, Enterprise & Commercialisation Producer at CoSTAR National Lab, responsible for the day to day running of the E&C programmes. Nicole has a background in immersive technology and has worked across the creative industries supporting Start Ups and organisations to achieve the next steps in their growth journeys.

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Event details

7 July 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Event Organiser: CoSTAR National Lab

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