The London AI Startup Conference 2026

Following the big success of The London AI Startup Conference 2025, Startup Network Europe is honoured to announce a 2026 version for Thursday, 3rd of September.

Hosted at Google London, this is an exclusive event that will bring together 120 pre-approved AI Startup CTOs, Founders, Investors, and Ecosystem Leaders, selected from 2,000+ applications.

This Conference is hosted by Startup Network Europe, and supported by Google Cloud.

A Unique Format

Attendance is capped at 120 hand-picked participants, including:

60 AI Startup Founders (UK-based, early-stage, selected from thousands of applications)30 AI Startup CTOs & Tech Leaders20 Venture Capital Investors10 Ecosystem Stakeholders (Accelerators, Incubators, Government, Innovation & Research Centres, News Organisations, etc)

Unlike typical startup events, this conference is carefully curated to foster meaningful connections among the UK’s leading AI players. The four-hour programme balances two hours of dynamic content sessions with two hours of structured networking, supported by a dedicated networking app.

Agenda

9:00am-9:20am: Registration (note: entry is strictly limited to 9.45am at the latest, due to security precautions)

9:20am-9:30am: Introduction

9:30am-10:30am: Panel Discussion, with breakfast provided at tables for attendees. This session will also be streamed live to over 1,000 online attendees.

10:30am-11:30am: Table Talks, moderated by table captains such as VCs and senior tech leaders. Due to attendee feedback, this year's tables will be limited to a maximum of 8 attendees each.

11:30am-1:00pm: Networking, with pre-arranged meetings facilitated by a networking app.

About Startup Network Europe

Startup Network Europe is an Irish Company that has hosted 280 AI and Startup Conferences across 50 European Cities since 2021. Our most notable events include:

The London AI Startup Conference 2025The European AI Conference 2024 (full-day event in Google’s European HQ)The European Startup Conference 2022 (online event with speakers including Steve Wozniak)

Our hundreds of previous speakers include:

Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of AppleSabeer Bhatia, Co-Founder of HotmailJoel Perlman, Co-Founder of OakNorth BankNathalie Roos, CEO of Lipton Teas and InfusionsSpenser Skates, Co-Founder & CEO of AmplitudeKatya Denike, Chief Product Officer at Holland & BarrettJames Eddison, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Octopus EnergyLucile Cornet, Partner at Eight RoadsEdward Keelan, Partner at Octopus VenturesRazvan Ranca, Co-Founder & CTO of TractableEmma Burrows, Co-Founder & CTO of Portia AIBarry Downes, Managing Partner at Sure Valley Ventures

For more information on SNE, please visit our website:

https://startupnetwork.eu/

For any questions on this event, please reach out to:adam@startupnetwork.eu