Agentic Society: Panels by Day, Hackathon by Night
We're entering an era where autonomous agents act, transact, and coordinate across products and markets. Agentic Society brings together builders, founders, and researchers at the London School of Economics to explore the opportunities and risks of the agentic economy.
What to expect:
Daytime (April 11) Panel discussions with industry experts on agentic payments and the agentic economy. Topics include what full-system agents like OpenClaw mean for trust, UX, and monetisation, and the rise of apps built primarily for AI-agent audiences, including what that implies for payments, permissions, and revenue capture.
Food and networking with founders, builders, researchers, and investors.
Overnight Hackathon (April 11-12) After the panels, stay to build. Form teams, scope your idea, and build a working prototype overnight at LSE. The best projects earn a direct path into Hedera's incubator launching May 18, with mentorship and funding pathways.
Prize pool: ~$10,000
Who should attend: This event is for developers, founders, researchers, and professionals interested in AI agents, agentic payments, tokenisation, and decentralised infrastructure. Whether you're building a product, exploring a research idea, or looking for collaborators, this is your starting point.
Venue: LSE Life (Workspace 4), within the LSE Library Capacity: 100 (hard cap) Date: April 11-12, 2026
Important: All external attendees will need to sign in and out on the day, and your details will be shared with LSE security in advance. By registering, you consent to your registration details being shared with the event organisers and LSE for security and event management purposes.
About the hosts
Hedera — An open, enterprise-grade public network enabling fast, secure, and sustainable applications for the next generation of the internet.
LSE — A world-leading social science university shaping ideas, policy, and innovation at the intersection of technology, economics, and society.
Redwood Founders — Redwood gives young people the tools, confidence, and community to become builders of their future.
Kickstart — Kickstart is a free, cross-university incubator backing ambitious young founders across the UK. Alumni have already built over $500m in value.
Uncooked Labs — A curated community for hardware, engineering, deep tech, and builders from 55+ universities across 40+ UK cities.