The Next Step Summit

​On Thursday 19 November 2026, The Next Step Summit comes to Birmingham, the historic city at the heart of the UK, with one of the youngest, most diverse and most entrepreneurial populations in the country. A city that has always been built by people who make things. The perfect home for a summit about exactly that.

​The Next Step Summit is the UK's AI business summit for non-technical business leaders, founders and marketers who build and ship real products, tools and automations with AI.

​Organised by Hiig Media, this is a full day built around a single promise: you leave having shipped something real, or knowing exactly how to.

​Across one packed day you will hear from real builders sharing real results, debate the business conversations that actually matter; governance, distribution, cost, security and get hands-on in workshops where laptops are open and something gets deployed before you leave the room. The day closes with the Shipped of the Year Award and The Fest; our evening celebration where the music starts, the drinks flow and the demos keep running.

​This is not just a conference about AI. It is a day where your business ships with it.

​Who is this for? SME owners, marketers, operators, intending founders; anyone who is ready to stop watching AI happen around them and start building with it. No coding background required. Bring a laptop and a problem you have been sitting on.

​Tickets from £49.
Birmingham · 19 November 2026

The Next Step Summit is a Hiig Media event.