The AE Global Summit | Day 3
The AE Global Summit runs from October 28-30th, 2025 at Friends House, Euston, London.
Theme: Open Problems for AI
Focus: How can Britain leverage AI research breakthroughs safely to drive productivity and growth?
Day 3 | Thursday | AI Entrepreneurship & Applications
🕖 08:00 – 08:40
REGISTRATION
📍 Main Entrance
🕣 08:40 – 10:00
Opening Remarks & Fireside Chat – AI × Entrepreneurship: Winning in the UK’s AI Start-up Ecosystem
📍 Light Auditorium – Ground Floor
Speakers:
Dr Ruairidh McLennan Battleday (Thinking About Thinking)
Kanishka Narayan (UK Government)
🕙 10:00 – 10:40
Panel – “AI × Entrepreneurship: How to Build a Trillion-Pound AI Company”
📍 Light Auditorium – Ground Floor
Speakers:
Alexander Straub (Straub Ventures)
Dr Trias Gkikopoulos (Innovate UK)
Erwann Le Lannou (XTX Markets)
Emily Turner (HSBC Innovation Banking UK)
Matt Hawkins (Cudo Compute)
Eric Davison (Cooley LLP)
☕ 10:40 – 11:00
BREAK
📍 Waldo Williams – Ground Floor
Networking space with refreshments
💡 11:00 – 12:00
Spotlight Session – New UK AI Companies to Watch
📍 Light Auditorium – Ground Floor
Presentations from promising AI startups in the UK ecosystem
Speaker:
Emma Osman (Google)
Rupert Elston (London AI Hub)
🥗 12:00 – 14:00
Lunch & Expo
📍 Waldo Williams – Ground Floor & Breakout Rooms
Visit exhibition booths from sponsors and AI companies. Network with industry leaders and explore partnership opportunities.
Breakout Sessions:
Abraham Darby – 1st Floor AI Startups Showcase
Kathleen Lonsdale – 1st Floor Investor Office Hours
George Bradshaw – 1st Floor AI Demo Zone
Hilda Clark – 1st Floor Sponsor Booths
Elizabeth Fry – 2nd Floor Networking Lounge
🎓 14:00 – 14:30
Keynote – AI × Education
📍 Light Auditorium – Ground Floor
Speaker:
Dr Irina Jurenka (Google DeepMind)
🧠 14:30 – 15:10
Panel – “AI × Education: Moonshots and Future Vision”
📍 Light Auditorium – Ground Floor
Chair:
Rehana Al-Soltane (Raspberry Pi Foundation)
Speakers:
Dr Irina Jurenka (Google DeepMind)
Prof. Rose Luckin (UCL & Educate Ventures)
Dr Timo Hannay (Project X)
Ed Cooke (MindMax Labs)
☕ 15:10 – 15:30
BREAK
📍 Waldo Williams – Ground Floor
VIP Break: Ada Salter Room – Ground Floor
(Speakers, Sponsors, VIPs only)
Networking space with refreshments
🧬 15:30 – 16:00
Keynote – AI × Medicine
📍 Light Auditorium – Ground Floor
Speaker:
Prof. Thore Graepel (Altos Labs & UCL)
🏥 16:00 – 16:40
Panel – “AI × Medicine: Rebuilding Healthcare from the Tech Up”
📍 Light Auditorium – Ground Floor
Chair:
Prof. Dan Nicolau Jr (KCL)
Speakers:
Prof. Pearse Keane (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology & Moorfields Eye Hospital)
Dr Lucinda Scharff (Google Health)
Dr Haris Shuaib (Newton’s Tree)
Dr Hannah Madan (Prima Mente)
🍷 17:00 – 18:00
Closing Reception
📍 Waldo Williams – Ground Floor
Join us for the final networking event of the Summit