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The AE Global Summit runs from October 28-30th, 2025 at Friends House, Euston, London.

Tickets here: https://luma.com/6ejli5ky

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

Location
Friends House
173-177 Euston Rd., London NW1 2BJ, UK
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