'The Experimental Imagination' - Encode: AI for Science's Summer Salon
How can AI become a partner in scientific discovery, design and dreaming?
Join us for a celebration of creativity, curiosity and community. Expect to:
Meet our first cohort of Encode Fellows, recently expanded by no.10.
Hear lightning talks from luminaries at our ‘Speakers' Corner’.
Connect with valued Encode community members across policy, industry and academia.
Feast on a BBQ, set below The Shard.
In our Speakers' Corner, we'll hear 15 minute visions for the future from:
Jonathan Smith - Deputy Science Leader of the AI Lab, British Antarctic Survey: 'What if AI-piloted robots could predict the future of Antarctic and global climate?'
Jenny Read - Programme Director, ARIA: 'What if AI could develop robot bodies more capable than ours?'
Jason Chin - Founding Director, Generative Biology Institute, Ellison Institute of Technology: 'What if AI could help us to engineer biology?'
Ben Williams - Encode Fellow: 'What if AI is the missing link to understanding our natural world?'
This event is generously supported by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), V7, and The AI Security Institute (AISI).
Exact location will be shared once your registration is approved.
About Encode: AI for Science: Encode is a year-long fellowship for top AI researchers ready to tackle high-impact scientific challenges. Backed by Pillar VC and powered by ARIA, fellows are embedded in leading UK labs to work on projects in ARIA’s Opportunity Spaces. Over 12 months, selected fellows will advance frontier research, apply AI to accelerate discovery, and help launch new ventures or research organisations rooted in deep tech breakthroughs.
About Pillar VC: Pillar VC invests in scientific breakthroughs at the very earliest stages. Our firm's investments span over 90 companies, 50% with university roots and our firm manages $500M in assets.
About ARIA: ARIA was established by the UK Parliament to unlock transformative scientific and technological breakthroughs. It funds ambitious, high-risk research led by Programme Directors who identify underexplored areas with breakthrough potential.
About DSIT: The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology is a ministerial department positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement. DSIT's mission is to accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, ensure that new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK and drive forward a modern digital government for the benefit of its citizens.
About V7: V7 is an AI company headquartered in London with over $50 million raised and a growing team across London, New York and SF. With V7 Go we’re building practical agentic automation for high-stakes verticals - think Financial Services, Insurance and Real Estate. V7 Go is helping used by some of the world’s largest companies (McKinsey, KPMG, Sony and Fortune 100s) and raised from some the best VCs in the world. Our investors and advisors include AI visionaries like Ashish Vaswani (inventor of the Transformer), Oriol Vinyals (DeepMind, Gemini), and Christian Szegedy (X.ai), alongside leadership from Amazon, Isomorphic, and Google. We are growing our team both in London and NYC/SF - view open roles, and speak to us!
About AISI: The AI Security Institute is one of the world’s leading government teams dedicated to AI safety and security. We conduct research to understand the capabilities and impacts of advanced AI and develop and test risk mitigations. Our mission is to equip governments with a scientific understanding of the risks posed by advanced AI.