Stop talking about AI. Start making it work.
Leave with the two or three AI use cases worth funding next quarter, what they cost peers to run, and the people who made them work. 70+ speakers, including operators from the Met Office, Virgin Atlantic, Scania, Ipsos and WPP. No predictions, no product pitches. Leading AI in-house? You may be eligible for a complimentary guest pass.
Most AI events end with a notebook. This one ends with a plan.
On 21 October you’ll know which two or three AI use cases are worth funding, what they cost peers to run, and who to call to get them live. Every session shows AI already running in a real organisation, with the numbers behind it.
In one day you can watch Sierra’s AI agent build another agent live, build your first AI agent with Microsoft in 45 minutes, and hear how Scania got 65,000 people using AI without a mandate.
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
70+ speakers, each showing a real piece of AI work: the problem, what it cost, and what they would do differently.
and more announced each week. See all speakers.
Every hour ends with something you can use
aiblLIVE is a working day. You build, test and decide, rather than sit and listen.
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 freely across all five tracks and every format and build your own day. You are never tied to a single track.
At the centre is the Discovery Zone, the working hub that runs from the first coffee to the closing drinks.
Operator case studies
20 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
One-hour closed-door peer discussions under the Chatham House Rule, by invitation.
Smart Networking
Boardy, our AI super-connector, calls you before the day and lines up warm introductions to the peers worth meeting, in a room that is 78% C-suite, MD or business owner.
Micro-consultations at the Expert Bar
Pre-booked 20-minute one-to-ones with specialists matched to the challenge you bring. Leave with a next step, not a brochure.
Do the work, in the room
Hands-on workshops: 12 across the day
Boardroom roundtables: four, by invitation
Workshops are open to every delegate, first come, first seated. Boardroom seats are by invitation and limited, so register now to request one. Plus Notion, BCC AI Academy, Henley Business School and Baltic Augment workshops, operator case studies, Expert Bar clinics, live demos and the Discovery Zone. See every workshop and boardroom, or the full agenda.
What you’ll leave with
Six things you take back to the office on 21 October.
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.
Start in your own track, then take what you need from the rest
Five tracks, one for each function where AI is paying back, plus a strategy layer for whoever owns the whole agenda.
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 team, leave with one plan
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, and 30% of delegates are already coming with a colleague. See who attends.
Under two weeks to go. Don't hear about it second-hand.
Tuesday 20 October, London. By the next morning you will have a shortlist of use cases, a benchmark against your peers and the names of the people who have done it.
Workshops are first come, first seated. Boardroom seats are by invitation and limited. In-house leaders at UK and Ireland organisations may be eligible for a complimentary guest pass: apply when you register.
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?
1,000+ leaders are registered, and 30% are coming with a colleague. Speakers include leaders from the Met Office, Virgin Atlantic, Scania, Ipsos, WPP, Royal Mail and JP Morgan Chase.
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?
Your pass is transferable to a colleague at any time, so if your diary changes, someone from your team can take your place.