Who's in the room at aiblLIVE
Built for 2,000 senior UK leaders: the people who own AI in their organisation, across five pillars and the strategy layer that connects them.
It is built for the people held to account for what AI delivers in their business.
Built for the leaders accountable for AI, and the people delivering it.
Every AI programme needs two things in the room: someone who owns the mandate, and someone who makes it happen.
aiblLIVE is built for both, and for the function leaders whose results depend on getting AI right.
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 leadership roundtables go deep enough to be worth your day.
Come 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 go home with one agreed plan rather than five disconnected pilots. Teams of three or more get a group rate.
You’ll get the most value if…
You own AI outcomes, not just awareness
You are accountable for what AI delivers in your business or function, not just for having a view on it.
You have an active mandate
Whether you are deciding where to start, unsticking a stalled pilot, or scaling what works, you have a remit to act this year.
You are under board pressure to show results
You need direction and proof, not more inspiration.
You want honest peer comparison at your scale
You would rather hear from a business like yours than an enterprise case study you cannot replicate.
You are adding AI to an existing business
Your organisation was not built on AI, and you are integrating it into real operations and teams.
You want to leave with a plan
You are here for decisions and next steps, not a notebook of ideas.
Some of the operators attending aiblLIVE
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, plus Retention, CRM and Lifecycle leaders.
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 layerMicrosoft, 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…
The room and our research
aiblLIVE is a room of senior operators who own AI in their business, not a general audience. In 2026, 900+ leaders attended: 75% at director level or above and 43% in the C-suite. The 2027 edition is built for 2,000 leaders from UK organisations with £20m+ turnover. Below is who attends, and the research behind the programme.
The people in the room
- 78% are C-suite, MD or business owner.
- 43% of 2026 attendees were in the C-suite.
- 65% approve new tools in days or weeks, not quarters.
- 900+ leaders attended aiblLIVE 2026.
Backed by the research
The programme is built on our State of UK AI Adoption Survey, 755 UK mid-market leaders, run with Executive Summary. It reflects who is actually in the market and what they are accountable for.
The two roles every AI programme needs in the room
The organisations getting returns from AI have two roles pulling together: the mandate-holder, a CEO, MD or founder who owns the outcome and the budget, and the deliverer, an AI Champion, Head of AI or transformation lead who makes it happen day to day.
aiblLIVE puts both in the same room, alongside the function leaders whose results depend on it, so strategy and delivery leave with the same plan.
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Who attends: your questions
Who actually attends aiblLIVE?
Senior UK business leaders accountable for AI: CEOs and MDs, functional and C-suite leaders (CMO, CFO, COO, CHRO, CCO, CIO, CTO), Chief AI Officers and Heads of AI, and the AI Champions delivering adoption. 78% are C-suite, MD or business owner.
What seniority level is it for?
Director level and above, people who own accountability for AI outcomes. In-house leaders at UK and Ireland organisations may be eligible for a complimentary guest pass: apply when you register. It is built for business leaders, not a hands-on-keyboard technical audience.
I’m an AI Champion without a C-suite title. Is it for me?
Yes. You own the implementation challenge, and the programme, peer discussions and the Expert Bars are built for you.
I’m a CEO or MD. Is it relevant to me?
Yes, and you are exactly who it is built for. You move across tracks, benchmark against peer CEOs and MDs, and use the leadership roundtables to test your plan. In 2026, 43% of attendees were in the C-suite.
My role spans more than one track. Which should I choose?
Start with the track where your board pressure is highest, then move across the others through the day. One pass gives you all of them.
What size of organisation attends?
Senior leaders from UK organisations of every size, from scale-ups to FTSE-listed groups and public bodies, across financial services, professional services, manufacturing, retail and more. For everything else, see the full FAQ.
Find your track. Book your place.
13 July 2027, InterContinental London, The O2. One pass, all five tracks. Register your interest and we will tell you first when passes open. In-house leaders at UK and Ireland organisations may be eligible for a complimentary guest pass.
