Stop talking about AI. Start making it work.
One day with the senior UK leaders turning AI strategy into business impact. No predictions, no product pitches, just what is working and the people who built it.
Most AI events are built around talking. This one is built around doing.
The sessions show AI that is already running in a real business, and the numbers behind it, so you leave knowing what works, what it costs and what to do first.
You see it working in live demos. You build with the tools yourself in the workshops. And you work through the practicalities with peers and specialists who have already done it.
Some of the operators attending aiblLIVE
Learn from operators who have done it
30+ confirmed speakers, each presenting a real case study from their own AI work, not a roadmap pitch.
and more announced each week. See all speakers.
Practical, hands on AI adoption
aiblLIVE is a working day, not a spectator sport.
A handful of formats carry the day, each with a clear job, and your pass is the whole event: follow one track end to end, or move across the tracks and formats and build your own day.
At the centre is the Discovery Zone, the working hub that runs from the first coffee to the closing drinks.
Operator case studies
15 minutes from leaders who have put AI into production: the problem, the workflow, the result.
Hands-on workshops
45 minutes building with real AI tools on a real business challenge. Bring a laptop, leave with a workflow.
Live demos
Real tools on real data, run by the operators and partners who built them. Ask what worked, what broke and what it cost.
Boardroom roundtables
45-minute closed-door peer discussions under the Chatham House Rule.
Smart Networking
Meet the peers and partners worth your time, in a room that is 78% C-suite, MD or business owner.
Micro-consultations at the Expert Bar
Pre-booked 20-minute one-to-one appointments with specialists, matched to the challenge you bring.
Do the work, in the room
Hands-on workshops
Boardroom roundtables
Places in the workshops and boardroom roundtables are limited, and go to registered delegates first. Plus operator case studies, Expert Bar clinics, live demos, the Discovery Zone and Smart Networking before the day.
What you’ll leave with
aiblLIVE is built around outcomes. Every session gives you something you can act on the next day.
A shortlist of AI use cases proven at your scale
Two or three high-priority workflows realistic for the next three to six months, not generic ideas.
A draft 90-day plan for your function
Started in the room, using frameworks you can refine and deploy with your team.
A way to measure the return
How to attribute AI’s impact and build the business case your board and CFO will approve.
Honest benchmarks against your peers
A clear read on where you sit on the adoption curve for your size and sector.
Enablement partners matched to your challenge
Vetted partners, matched to the problem you bring, booked before you arrive.
A clear board narrative
The story you take back: why now, what first, and how to do it safely.
Microsoft, Acceleration Director
It was such a great event! Every speaker was so inspirational and I walked away with lots of learnings! From speakers and attendees!
VOOH, VP of marketing
Thanks to the AI For Business Leaders team for hosting a great event… cutting through the noise with some genuinely useful insights…
Wherever you are with AI
Just starting
You know AI matters but are not sure where to begin. The day shows what is genuinely possible in your function and gives you a first plan.
Stalled or stuck
Pilots are live but the value is not. You get the honest reasons programmes stall, and how peers got past them.
Scaling
Something is working and you are pushing it further. The strategic and boardroom roundtables go deep enough to be worth your day.
Build your own day across the event
aiblLIVE runs as five pillars, one for each function where AI is landing, plus a strategy layer.
Follow the one that matches your remit, or move across them and build your own day.
Customer
CCOs, CX Directors, Heads of Customer Success and Contact Centre Operations.
Explore the Customer trackEfficiency
COOs, CFOs, Chief Transformation Officers, VP Operations and Operational Excellence leads.
Explore the Efficiency trackAI Infrastructure
CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, Chief AI Officers, Heads of Data and AI Governance.
Explore the AI Infrastructure trackTransformation
CEOs, MDs, founders and Heads of AI or Transformation with the mandate across the business.
Explore the strategy layerCome as a leadership team
Our own research makes the case plainly. When an organisation’s senior leaders all name the same top AI priorities, 79% report a measurable return on AI. When they don’t, it falls to 30%. Alignment at the top is the single biggest step-change in the study (aibl State of UK AI Adoption 2026, n=755).
So don’t come on your own. Bring your fellow function leaders, split the five pillars between you, and leave on the same page, with one plan instead of five disconnected pilots. Teams of three or more get a group rate. See who attends.
The day you stop talking about AI.
London, 20 October. Make the jump with the leaders who already have.
Delegate places are limited and the price rises soon – book today.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a sales event?
No. It’s operators sharing what they actually built, what broke and what it cost. No predictions, no product pitches.
Who is in the room?
83% of leaders surveyed have an AI mandate. Organisations already registered include Microsoft, WPP, Ipsos, CityFibre, Scania and Mintel, with more joining each week.
What will I leave with?
Things you can act on straight away: workflows you can copy, a prototype you built, a benchmark of where you stand, and the right peers to keep talking to.
What if my plans change?
Delegate passes are fully refundable up to 30 days before, and transferable to a colleague at any time.