Hear it from the people who were there

"I’m genuinely excited to connect with people who are exploring new ways of doing things. I believe having an open mind is one of the most valuable qualities to have right now. There are so many technologies to learn, and they evolve rapidly, but being experimental and adaptable is, in my view, the most important skill at the moment. 

I think the key soft skill is being open to meeting new people and understanding what they’re learning, integrating, and adapting to at pace. Ultimately, it’s about embracing change."
 
Alison Scorgie
AI Creative Director & Filmmaker, House of Antigone 

"I’ve been deeply involved with the Creative AI panel and am fascinated by the innovative ways AI is being used creatively. I believe we’ve only scratched the surface of its potential applications. 

It’s exciting to see how partners and budget holders are beginning to explore AI from a creative perspective. I’m also intrigued by the technical foundations behind these advancements, particularly the agentic AI software solutions focused on digital identity. Some of these products are supported by better infrastructure, and I’m eager to see how they drive conversations and shape the future." 

Benjamin Woollams,
Founder / Chief Executive Officer , TrueRights 

“These days, every vendor claims to have AI built into their software. At The AI Summit London, I’m keen to separate signal from noise. As a leader in AI, I want to see how AI is genuinely woven into product delivery, whether it meets real business needs, and whether resilience is designed in from day one.  

If I invest, I expect accountability: the context, the evidence, and the support to contain issues and move forward.  

I’m attending to learn from peers, stress-test vendor claims in live demos, and leave with confidence about what will actually work in my organisation.”

Kam Karaji,
Director, Cyber Security & Risk Management, NFL

"The AI Summit London stood out for me. I had a fantastic time connecting with peers and came away with fresh perspectives.  

Unlike more theory-heavy conferences, I spent time with practitioners actively deploying AI in production and learned about the real challenges and hard-won lessons of making systems work at scale.  

As an industry professional, those practical insights were incredibly valuable—and immediately applicable."

Pratima Upadhyay, 
Software Engineer, Air BnB

"The AI Summit London is a true temperature check for the industry—showing where researchers and startups are heading. 

It’s reassuring to see that the choices we’re making as a company are aligned with the market—and in some areas, a step ahead—with innovative work on how to accelerate AI agents in a responsible way." 

Dr. Pedro Freire,
Lead Data & AI Scientist, Lloyds Banking Group

"The AI Summit London is a milestone event in the UK Tech calendar. 

It is a great opportunity to bring together academic, business and experimental AI practitioners in one place. I hope it gets bigger and bigger in the years ahead."

Attendee at the 2026 Conference

"The AI Summit London gave me validation and perspective—proof we’re scaling for the right reasons and moving in the right direction. 

Hearing peers at The AI Summit London confirmed we’re ahead of the pack, learning from others while staying focused on doing it right."

Peter Brown, 
Head of Engineering, Lloyd’s Banking Group

"The AI Summit London was a fantastic experience. I connected with people who truly understand the business from different perspectives, which made it easy to share challenges and learn from one another. It’s a great platform for building meaningful relationships that lead to real collaboration—I’m leaving energised and inspired."

Giovanna Martinez Arellano,
Assistant Professor in Manufacturing Systems, University of Nottingham 

"This morning at The AI Summit London, I spoke about what it really takes to build an AI strategy: balancing a top-down approach—where leadership places a few big bets and sets clear direction—with a bottom-up engine that empowers teams to apply advanced tools to complex tasks. 

Many assume AI belongs solely at the top, but the real breakthrough comes when teams spot workflow opportunities, build AI agents and assistants to support how they work, and share those solutions across the organisation. That’s how AI shifts from an individual skill to a true team capability—and that’s where transformation happens. 

Jules Love, 
Co-Founder and Chief AI Guru, wearespark.ai

“Europe is emerging as a pivotal hub for AI adoption, driven by the density of highly regulated sectors—healthcare, telecommunications, banking, and insurance. 

Scaling AI across these environments is challenging, which is exactly why The AI Summit London matters: it brings together the practical playbooks, peers, and platform expertise needed to move beyond pilots and deploy safely, securely, and cost-effectively at enterprise scale.” 

Steve Mortefolio, 
Vice President, Product Marketing, IBM Data & AI 

"Over the past few days at The AI Summit London, conversations with senior executives underscored just how large the organisations deploying AI now are—and the extraordinary scale of their ambitions.  

Many tools were originally built for consumers rather than the workplace and must be re-engineered for secure, compliant deployment in the enterprise. The real opportunity is to make “work AI” truly work-ready—moving beyond last year’s experiments toward systems purpose-built for safety, governance, and measurable business impact." 

Joel McKelvy,
Head of Production, Glean

"I’ve attended The AI Summit London for the past four or five years, and it’s been inspiring to watch it grow. It’s a lot to take in over a couple of days, but what I love most echoes what I heard from the headliners yesterday: practitioners learning from practitioners.  

There are no egos, no so‑called “experts”—just people learning from one another and pushing the frontier together. The networking is excellent, and everyone is friendly and helpful."

Sudeshna Sen,
Data Product Portfolio Manager, Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) 

"It was a brilliant day! 

Everyone is moving at 100 miles an hour with AI. Some are adopting it because it’s a shiny new thing, others because it’s the right thing to do, and many because it will make life easier across the organisation.  

That’s why I come to The AI Summit London: to hear from those who’ve actually implemented AI—how they did it, the lessons learned, the pitfalls, and what they’d do differently if they started again.  

The learning opportunity these gatherings provide is invaluable. Today has been fabulous: I’ve met some brilliant people, had genuinely enlightening conversations , and I’m looking forward to the rest of the day. If you’re serious about AI, you should be here.” 

Anupama Hatti,
Head of Programme Delivery, NHS Blood and Transplant 

"As a first-time attendee at The AI Summit London, it’s been a fascinating and genuinely practical experience.  

The rooms are filled with practitioners who are building, breaking, and rebuilding—openly sharing what works and what doesn’t—so it’s no longer theory in motion. You can see products in practice and real-world applications, which is far more convincing than a purely theoretical lecture.  

That spirit carried into my panel on the applied AI track, where we focused on how industry is deploying AI today.  
I’d gladly come back for that hands-on candor and momentum alone." 

Sourav Das,
Data Product Portfolio Manager, Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)

"Speaking at The AI Summit London has energised me to deliver more hands-on workshops—both here and with the summit in New York. 

A speaker once sparked my own journey, and I want to create that same inflection point for others: opening minds, solving real business challenges, and empowering SMEs that don’t see themselves as tech companies. AI is for them, too, and I want to show just how far they can go by embracing these tools."

Katie Debrah,
Founder and Creative Director, Halo and Echo