The No Stupid Questions Supper: Second Sitting

​By popular demand: a second sitting. The first No Stupid Questions Supper on Wednesday 18 November filled up faster than we could lay the table. Rather than turn people away, we're throwing a second dinner the night before, on Tuesday 17 November, for everyone we couldn't fit in. Same format, same promise, new room full of people worth meeting.

​Dinner for people who make, move and sell food and drink, plus a table of people who understand the robots.

​Everyone in FMCG is being told AI will change their business. Very few have had the chance to ask what that means for their own P&L, their own supply chain and their own Tuesday morning, without it turning into a sales demo.

​So we're hosting a dinner. Well, two.

​Around the table: founders, C-suite, ops leads and commercial directors from challenger and established food and drink brands, alongside a few investors and distributors worth knowing. Dotted through the room are AI practitioners who build this stuff, enjoy talking about it, and are under strict instructions to answer every question, however basic, without making anyone feel daft.

​What this isn't

​No pitches. No slide decks. No "quick ten minutes on our platform". Nobody will be selling to you between courses. If they try, you can have their pudding.

​What it is

​A good dinner, interesting company, and a room where you can finally ask:

• ​Can AI forecast my demand, or is that a fairy tale with a dashboard?

• ​What should my ops team automate first, and what should they leave alone?

• ​Is anyone in my category actually using this, or is it all LinkedIn posts?

• ​Where's the line between useful and expensive novelty?

• ​Honestly, where do I start?

​The one rule

​Bring one question. Write it on the card at your place setting. The sillier it feels, the more likely half the table is wondering the same thing.

​Who's in the room

• ​Founders and C-suite from food and drink brands

• ​Operations, supply chain and procurement leaders

• ​Investors backing the category

• ​Distributors and route-to-market partners

• ​AI practitioners who build and apply these tools

​The evening

• ​18:30 Drinks and introductions

• ​19:15 Dinner, seated deliberately so you meet someone new

• ​20:30 Open floor: the question cards come out and the AI table answers whatever turns up

• ​21:30 Drinks for anyone still debating

​Good to know

​30 seats, guest list curated. Registration is by approval: tell us your role and company and we'll confirm your place. Venue details go to approved guests. If you're on the waitlist for the 18th, this one's for you.

​Hosted by Opply.