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London has Europe's densest AI calendar. Launch hackathons with the labs' London teams, university activations across the city, research talks, and meetups from Shoreditch to King's Cross. It's a favorite of the Cerebral Valley team.
Tue, Oct 6 · 5:30 PM BST
London, UK
OpenAI and Lovable will host a hackathon for developers, technical founders, and startup teams to build and ship apps with GPT-6 Astra and Lovable. Teams of up to four will compete for $50,000 in credits, DevDay Exchange tickets, and a year of ChatGPT Pro for finalists.
Sun, Oct 4 · 12:00 AM BSTLIVE
London, UK
Leading AI experts will share practical strategies for deploying and managing production AI systems at scale, covering everything from integration to operational reliability in complex real-world environments.
Mon, Oct 5 · 6:00 PM BST
EVE
Ananya Chowdhury, Growth Equity Expert at The Craftory (a leading investor in challenger consumer brands), will share what actually moves the needle for product founders raising capital in today's AI-dominated landscape—covering what investors prioritize, how to leverage AI for lean operations, and why brand loyalty beats algorithms. Expect practical insights on the metrics and storytelling that land term sheets, plus food and drinks while connecting with fellow founders navigating the same fundraising journey.
Mon, Oct 5 · 6:30 PM BST
Peston Lecture Theatre
Lord Clement-Jones, Liberal Democrat spokesperson on AI and the Digital Economy, will bring his policy expertise to a discussion on these issues.
Tue, Oct 6 · 8:30 AM BST
Hilton London Tower Bridge
Top AI and financial industry experts will convene to explore groundbreaking innovations shaping the future of finance.
Tue, Oct 6 · 2:00 PM BST
London, UK
Government leaders and public sector innovators will gather to see six AI solutions (three built in-house by civil servants, three from growth-stage companies) demonstrate how they're transforming UK public administration with compliance-first implementations. The afternoon will feature live technical demos, ethics breakdowns, and direct dialogue on integration and 2026 AI strategy for departments ready to move beyond experimentation into full-scale deployment.
Tue, Oct 6 · 5:30 PM BST
London, UK
OpenAI and Lovable will host a hackathon for developers, technical founders, and startup teams to build and ship apps with GPT-6 Astra and Lovable. Teams of up to four will compete for $50,000 in credits, DevDay Exchange tickets, and a year of ChatGPT Pro for finalists.
Tue, Oct 6 · 5:30 PM BST
2 Soho Square
AI for Biotech Roundtables #3 will bring computational and experimental biologists, AI researchers, biotech founders, automation teams, pharma leaders and investors together to tackle practical challenges in turning AI into better experiments, insights and medicines. The programme will feature startup showcases, facilitated discussions and a synthesis panel, presented by London Longevity and Fifty Years, which supports science-led founders and has backed 135 companies.
Tue, Oct 6 · 6:00 PM BST
24 Eversholt Street
AI Security Night on October 6 will feature practical talks and technical discussions on securing AI systems, with insights from security practitioners, developers, engineers, and researchers. The education-first event will also welcome speaker proposals, from deep dives and demos to field lessons and experiments.
Tue, Oct 6 · 6:30 PM BST
Market Halls (Canary Wharf)
Startup founders, entrepreneurs, eCommerce owners and business professionals will connect through relaxed networking and optional introductions, with hosts GMax Card, Getshop Today and 3Edit representing digital business cards, eCommerce and AI website-building expertise. The evening will offer opportunities to exchange ideas, build partnerships and grow professional networks.
Tue, Oct 6 · 6:30 PM BST
Birkbeck
The program will cover taking agentic AI from prototype to reliable, observable production, alongside Python-based Bayesian inference for black-hole signals with missing data and a lightning talk on speeding up Python. Speakers Sultan Al Awar, Ksenia Shishkanova, Kavit Tolia, and Richard Hickling will share practical approaches for AI practitioners, data scientists, and Python developers.
Tue, Oct 6 · 6:30 PM BST
Sycamore
Founders, investors, and tech professionals will gather for an evening of relaxed networking centered around Agentic AI and emerging technologies, with biotech and life sciences innovators mixing in to explore new opportunities. No pitches, no pressure—just meaningful conversations and connections among peers driving innovation across AI and digital transformation.
Tue, Oct 6 · 6:30 PM BST
Anomalous Space,
AI and Machine Learning engineers will dive into how artificial intelligence is transforming education through technical discussions on ML models, adaptive learning, and intelligent tutoring systems—all while networking with EdTech founders and researchers over pizza and drinks. Glite's co-founder Pavel K. will kick things off with insights into their AI-powered education platform's core metrics and data architecture.
Tue, Oct 6 · 7:30 PM BST
London, UK
Attendees will explore AWS’s Kiro agentic IDE in an introductory session and demo, with Kiro credits provided. The session will be open to everyone, though basic coding experience will be helpful.
Wed, Oct 7 · 6:00 PM BST
Amazon UK Corporate Office LHR14
AI Exchange will feature AWS GenAI specialist Ben Atkinson presenting a live look at humanoid robot ARI, World Models and the gap between human and machine capabilities. Faculty machine learning engineer Callum Pender, experienced in deploying AI across national security, will explain how a Home Office partnership uses AI to detect Daesh propaganda online.
Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 AM BST
Polo Bar - 24 Hour Great British Cafe
Industry leaders and tech professionals will gather to explore cutting-edge AI applications and forge meaningful connections over breakfast.
Thu, Oct 8 · 9:30 AM BST
Corgi Cafe
Ten founders and operators will dive into real-world visual AI challenges with the viso.ai team, working through practical problems and exploring how Viso Now can solve specific business use cases—no ML expertise or coding required.
Thu, Oct 8 · 5:30 PM BST
London, UK
Meetup will connect people with shared interests to discover new activities and build communities around the things they care about.
Thu, Oct 8 · 6:00 PM BST
Tessl AI Limited
This month's London Agentic AI Meet-Up will feature BlackRock's financial engineer Sahiti Peesapaty and VP of AI Engineering Ning Lu discussing architectural transparency in AI systems, plus Pavo AI's CEO Rishabh Mehrotra diving into debiasing methods for recommendation systems. Practitioners, builders, and researchers will gather to explore real-world agentic AI challenges, emerging tools, and the latest research shaping the industry.
Thu, Oct 8 · 6:00 PM BST
London, UK
Thirty seasoned risk leaders, AI safety engineers, and ecosystem experts will gather to dig into the unglamorous reality of AI failures—from the first chaotic hours after an incident hits to navigating liability, comms strategy, and building crisis playbooks that actually work. You'll have structured conversations with carefully matched peers grappling with the same hard questions: who owns the problem when an AI system goes wrong, how to talk about it without torching your reputation, and what you'd do differently knowing what you know now from real incidents.
Thu, Oct 8 · 6:00 PM BST
AWS Office, London
AI engineers and builders will dive into the real challenges of shipping AI agents in Europe's regulated landscape, hearing directly from teams at Wise, Arize, and AWS on what actually matters for production deployments—from governance headaches to infrastructure decisions—before connecting with other builders in the space.