AI for operational efficiency
Less manual work. More capacity.
Real AI in action at the UK’s practical AI adoption event
The quickest AI wins are the boring ones: the manual work that eats your team’s week. The Efficiency track shows who has taken it off their plate, what it cost, and what broke along the way.
Bidwells cut a two-week research workflow to ten minutes. Mintel built a model for what Copilot actually costs. Terrapinn rebuilt an AI rollout after the first one failed. Twelve sessions in all, including hands-on workshops with monday.com, Microsoft and Replit.
Tuesday 20 October 2026. Convene Sancroft, London.
1,000+ leaders are already registered, and 30% are bringing a colleague. The two Leadership Series events that led here scored +75 and +85 NPS.
Built for the leaders running operations and transformation
For the leaders who own operations and cost, and need hours back they can actually count
COOs, CFOs, and leaders in transformation, shared services and process. You leave with the workflows worth automating first, what they cost to run, and the controls finance will ask for.
Build your own schedule across the event
Your pass is for the whole event, not a single track.
Move freely across the five pillars and every session format, from hands-on workshops to closed-door boardrooms, and build your days around your own interests and expertise.
Go deep in one track, or follow one problem across several, and drop into a boardroom roundtable for the board-level questions.
Transformation
The layer that connects every track, so you leave with a framework for making the pieces work together, not five sets of notes.
Explore the hubSome of the operators attending aiblLIVE
Three things you take back to your team
Process automation
See how Zencargo automated the freight workflow without cutting headcount, and which rules-based work to hand over first.
Document & data handling
Take the pattern behind Bidwells’ research workflow, cut from two weeks to ten minutes, and apply it to your own documents.
Operational productivity
Use Mintel’s model for what Copilot actually costs, so you can show the hours AI gives back before you buy more licences.
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!
Colt Technology Services, Chief Commercial Officer
A must for executives navigating AI strategy and implementation.
Hands-on workshops
45-minute live builds on real efficiency problems. At the monday.com workshop you work out how to hand 30% of your own job to AI.
Operator case studies
20-minute, honest accounts from operations leaders who have automated real work with AI.
Micro-consultations at the Expert Bar
Pre-booked 1:1 appointments with enablement partners who have solved efficiency-AI problems, matched to your challenge before you arrive.
Boardroom roundtables
A closed-door peer discussion for senior operations leaders: one hour, by invitation, under the Chatham House Rule.
Live demos
Real efficiency-AI tools on real data, at the monday.com, Mendo and Q5 demo pods in the Discovery Zone.
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Smart Networking
Boardy, our AI super-connector, calls you before the day and lines up warm introductions to the peers and partners most relevant to your challenge.
Featured Sessions
Case studies and demos
- Two weeks to ten minutes: the research workflow Bidwells built
- What Copilot actually costs: building a usage model at Mintel
- The second attempt: rebuilding an AI rollout after the first one failed (Terrapinn)
- Becoming the AI freight forwarder: automating the workflow, not the headcount (Zencargo)
- How to access government funding to upskill your workforce in AI (AELP)
Workshops and clinics
- How to give 30% of your job to AI, with monday.com
- Build your first AI agent in 45 minutes with Microsoft Copilot
- From idea to working app: vibe-code with Replit
- See all 12 workshops and 4 boardroom roundtables
- Book a 20-minute Expert Bar consultation with an enablement partner
Why this track?
The quickest AI wins are the boring ones. This is where you find out which ones pay.
Twelve sessions from operations leaders who have automated real work, with the costs and the failures left in.
You’ll hear what saved real hours, what didn’t, and how Terrapinn rebuilt after its first rollout failed.
If you own operations, process or cost, you leave with the first workflows to automate and a way to measure them.
Related on aiblmedia.com: Find process and document automation partners · AI Foundations guides · All aiblLIVE tracks
Connect with our partners
Connect with the AI providers helping organisations automate operations and cut cost.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the Efficiency track for?
Senior leaders who own operations and cost. Typically COOs and heads of operations, transformation, shared services and process, responsible for AI strategy and delivery in the operating model.
What AI use cases does the Efficiency track cover?
AI across operations: process and workflow automation, document and data handling, back-office and finance operations, cost-to-serve, and the controls that keep automated work accurate and accountable.
Can I attend sessions from the other tracks?
Yes. One pass gives you the whole event, across all five pillars: Growth, Customer, Efficiency, Workforce and AI Infrastructure.
How much does it cost to attend?
aiblLIVE is a paid event with tiered pricing that rises as the date approaches. See the current ticket price on the booking page. In-house leaders at UK and Ireland organisations may be eligible for a complimentary guest pass: apply when you register.
Will I meet technology providers?
Yes. You’ll meet carefully selected AI providers relevant to operations and automation, in formats built for real conversations rather than a busy exhibition floor.
Will I meet Enablement Partners?
Yes. The Expert Bar is where you meet them. You pre-book a one-to-one clinic with a vetted AI enablement partner, matched to the problem you bring, so the time goes on solving it. Come with a live AI challenge and leave with a clear next step.
Leave with hours you can count
Under two weeks to go. Join senior operations and transformation leaders on 20 October. Find the workflows worth automating first, what they cost to run, and the people who have done it.
