Why attend aiblLIVE
Go from overwhelmed to action in a day.
aiblLIVE is the UK’s practical AI adoption event for business leaders: real case studies at your scale, hands-on workshops, and honest answers on what works, what it costs and what to do first.
You leave with a plan and a way to measure the return, not a notebook of ideas.
Not more AI theory. A day that gets you to action.
Most leaders do not have an AI problem, they have an execution problem: a board mandate, a handful of half-started pilots, and no clear way to prove the return. aiblLIVE is built to close that gap in a single day, with people who have already done it.
Does this sound familiar?
A board mandate, no operating playbook
You have been told to do AI. Nobody has told you how.
Every AI event is a sales pitch in disguise
You leave with vendor logos, not decisions.
Enterprise case studies everywhere, nothing at your scale
The examples assume a budget and a team you do not have.
Endless talk of agentic AI
None of it tells you what to do next quarter.
The hard part goes unspoken
Integration, change, getting your teams to actually use the tools. That is where it stalls, and where most events go quiet.
You can run AI, but you can’t yet prove it
Adoption is up, provable return is not, and the board wants the number.
Build your own journey across the event
Most AI events cover AI in the abstract.
aiblLIVE covers AI in your function. The day is organised around the five areas where mid-market businesses are making AI work right now, with a strategy layer running through all of them.
Follow one track end to end, or build your own journey across all five.
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 hubAI Infrastructure
How to build an AI-ready organisation safely and compliantly, at your scale.
AI Infrastructure TrackSome of the operators attending aiblLIVE
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 sessions
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.
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.
Colt Technology Services, Chief Commercial Officer
A must for executives navigating AI strategy and implementation.
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!
Why aiblLIVE?
Built for the mid-market
Case studies from businesses at your scale, not billion-pound enterprise programmes you could never replicate. Company size is not the filter. Relevance is.
Operators and partners, not sales pitches
The people presenting have done the work: operators who deployed AI, and the platforms and enablement partners who helped them, sharing method rather than pitching product.
Practical and hands-on
You build with the tools yourself, work through real challenges, and leave able to act, not just to explain.
Focused on the return
An honest thread through the day on measuring AI ROI and proving it to the board.
A peer room at your scale
A day among leaders under exactly the board pressure you are under, not a conference hall of strangers.
Backed by real research
Grounded in the largest survey of UK mid-market AI adoption, so the agenda reflects what is actually happening, not what is trending.
The room and the research behind it
The people in the room
- 78% are C-suite, MD or business owner.
- 83% hold an active board mandate to invest in AI in 2026.
- 65% approve new tools in days or weeks, not months.
- 1,000+ senior leaders across five tracks.
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 shapes every track and session, so the day reflects what leaders like you are actually doing and where the returns are showing up.
Come as a leadership team
aiblLIVE is built for the leaders accountable for AI: CEOs, MDs and founders who own the mandate; functional and C-suite leaders (CMOs, CFOs, COOs, CHROs, CCOs, CIOs and CTOs) accountable for results in their part of the business; and AI leaders and champions, from Chief AI Officers and Heads of AI to the people delivering adoption without the title.
The organisations getting the most from AI are the ones where these functions move together, not where five teams run five disconnected pilots. So bring your fellow function leaders, cover the five tracks between you, and leave with one joined-up plan. Teams of three or more get a group rate. See who attends.
Why attend: your questions
Is aiblLIVE worth a day out of the business?
Yes, if you would rather leave with a plan than a notebook. The day is built around outputs: a use-case shortlist, a draft 90-day plan, a way to measure the return, and partners matched to your challenge.
We have barely started with AI. Is it too early?
No. Whatever your stage, the case studies, demos and workshops show what is genuinely possible in your function and give you a first plan to act on.
Is it relevant to my sector?
Yes. The five tracks map to business functions, not industries, and delegates come from financial services, professional services, manufacturing, retail and more.
How is it different from other AI events?
No plenary keynotes and no vendor showcase floor. Operator-led sessions, hands-on formats, an honest focus on measurable ROI, and any commercial conversation kept to the Discovery Zone on your terms.
Will I actually leave with something usable?
Yes: a shortlist of two or three AI use cases proven at your scale, a draft 90-day plan, a way to measure the return, honest peer benchmarks, and enablement partners matched to your challenge.
Should I bring my team?
Yes, and we would encourage it. The organisations that get the most from AI are the ones where functions move together, so bring your leadership team, cover the tracks between you, and leave with one joined-up plan. Teams of three or more get a group rate. For everything on tickets and venue, see the full FAQ.
Ready to go from overwhelmed to action?
20 October 2026, Convene Sancroft, London. One pass, all five tracks.
