AE Global Summit 2026 · Friends House, London

Three days on the open problems in AI.

Wed 25 to Fri 27 November 2026. Researchers, founders, investors and policymakers, with speakers from Google DeepMind, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Wayve, Oxford, UCL and many more.

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AE Global Summit, Open Problems for AI. 25 to 27 November 2026, Friends House, London. Mystic Mountain, Hubble Space Telescope
Programme Coming soonStartups £5,000 prizeTickets From £15 a dayBy Thinking About Thinking

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Wed 25 to Fri 27 November

The Three Days

Day 1, Wednesday 25 November: AI Research Breakthroughs and Infrastructure

Day 1: AI Research Breakthroughs and Infrastructure

  • AI Research Breakthroughs
  • AI Breakthroughs in Industry
  • AI Infrastructure

Patron reception

Day 2, Thursday 26 November: AI Safety, Enterprise and Society

Day 2: AI Safety, Enterprise and Society

  • AI x Safety
  • AI x Enterprise
  • AI x Society

Patron reception

Day 3, Friday 27 November: AI Entrepreneurship and Applications

Day 3: AI Entrepreneurship and Applications

  • AI x Entrepreneurship
  • AI x Biology
  • AI x Medicine

Startup competition final

The main stage at the AE Global Summit 2026

AE Global Summit 2026

Open Problems for AI

Three days at Friends House, London, 25 to 27 November. Researchers, engineers, founders, investors and policymakers in one room. Keynotes and panels on the main stage. Breakout rooms, an expo and a startup competition final. Receptions in the evening.

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AE Global Summit 2026

Speakers

Some of our speakers.

Researchers, founders and investors from Google DeepMind, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Wayve, Imperial College London and General Catalyst. More are added as the programme is settled.

Prof Tim Rocktäschel
Prof Tim RocktäschelRecursive and UCL
Dr Raia Hadsell
Dr Raia HadsellGoogle DeepMind
Prof David Barber
Prof David BarberSOFAIR
Dr Katja Hofmann
Dr Katja HofmannMicrosoft
Dr Ed Hughes
Dr Ed HughesInherent
Prof Oana-Maria Camburu
Prof Oana-Maria CamburuImperial College London
Dr Danyal Akarca
Dr Danyal AkarcaCallosum
Dr Vassia Simaiaki
Dr Vassia SimaiakiWayve
Dr Jonathan Richard Schwarz
Dr Jonathan Richard SchwarzReuters
Talfan Evans
Talfan EvansCursive
Dr Leon Chlon
Dr Leon ChlonHassana Labs and PhysicsX
Tobias Halloran
Tobias HalloranNVIDIA
Dr Artemis Seaford
Dr Artemis SeafordFormerly ElevenLabs
Prof Skyler Wang
Prof Skyler WangMcGill
Carles Reina
Carles ReinaBaobab Ventures
Kriti Sharma
Kriti SharmaIFS Nexus Black
Antonia Kerle
Antonia KerleBBC
Gabriele Papievyte
Gabriele PapievyteXTX Markets
Carina Namih
Carina NamihPlural
Patrick Gilday
Patrick GildayUCL x NVIDIA
Dr Trias Gkikopoulos
Dr Trias GkikopoulosInnovate UK
Dr Jakob Mökander
Dr Jakob MökanderGeneral Catalyst
Mandeep Singh
Mandeep SinghAngel investor
Dr Philip Lorenz
Dr Philip LorenzBasecamp Research
Dr Hannah Madan
Dr Hannah MadanPrima Mente
Dr Kärt Tomberg
Dr Kärt TombergExpressionEdits
Dr Tonya Frolov
Dr Tonya FrolovGathered.Bio
Inga Van den Bossche
Inga Van den BosscheUniversity of Oxford
Dr Iman Mouloudi
Dr Iman MouloudiRenaissance Philanthropy

From the archive

2024 and 2025

Past speakers and past talks.

Prof David Silver
Prof David SilverGoogle DeepMind and UCL · London 2025
Prof Karl Friston
Prof Karl FristonUCL and Verses AI · London 2024
Prof Chris Summerfield
Prof Chris SummerfieldAISI and Oxford · London 2025
Dr Raia Hadsell
Dr Raia HadsellGoogle DeepMind · London 2025
Kanishka Narayan MP
Kanishka Narayan MPUK Government · London 2025
Prof Tim Rocktäschel
Prof Tim RocktäschelGoogle DeepMind and UCL · London 2024
Dex Hunter-Torricke
Dex Hunter-TorrickeGoogle DeepMind · London 2025
Dr Jakob Foerster
Dr Jakob FoersterOxford and Meta FAIR · London 2024
Dr Irina Jurenka
Dr Irina JurenkaGoogle DeepMind · London 2025
Dr Shane Gu
Dr Shane GuGoogle DeepMind · Tokyo 2025
Prof Taro Toyoizumi
Prof Taro ToyoizumiRIKEN CBS · Tokyo 2025
Dr Marc Warner
Dr Marc WarnerFaculty · London 2025
Prof David Silver, Era of ExperienceEra of ExperienceProf David SilverDr Raia Hadsell, Beyond ChatbotsBeyond ChatbotsDr Raia HadsellProf Chris Summerfield, AI, cognition and societyAI, cognition and societyProf Chris SummerfieldKanishka Narayan MP, Winning in the UK's AI start-up ecosystemWinning in the UK's AI start-up ecosystemKanishka Narayan MPDex Hunter-Torricke, AI and the crossroads for societyAI and the crossroads for societyDex Hunter-TorrickeThore Graepel, Development, ageing and rejuvenationDevelopment, ageing and rejuvenationThore Graepel

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Four ways in

Startups, events, tickets and societies.

Pitch on the main stage, host your own event around the Summit, claim one of 100 free tickets if you are an ambassador or fellow, or get your society a 20% members' code.

£5,000 Startup Competition. Apply by 30 October. Final 27 November, main stage. Judged by leading VCs.

Pre-seed to Series A AI companies, UK based or in London on 26 and 27 November. Six finalists pitch on the main stage on Fri 27 November. The winner takes £5,000.

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Call for side events. Host your own event, now to 27 November, for the Fellowship. Tell us by 6 November.

Ambassadors and Fellows can host their own event around the Summit. Approved events go on the ambassador Luma calendar. Tell us by Fri 6 November.

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Ambassadors and Fellows: 100 free tickets. General three-day pass, limited time only.

100 free General passes for members of the Ambassador Programme and the Fellowship, checked against our verified list. Limited time only.

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Community partners: 20% off for your members. Get your code by posting on LinkedIn.

Every community partner gets its own graphic and a members' code for 20% off. Post it on LinkedIn and the code goes live.

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Three days or one

Booking on Luma

Tickets from £15 a day.

Student£45Verified on registration.BookGeneral£90Everyone else.BookPatron£1,000Private seminars, the Patron room, meals and receptions.Book

Or one day

Day 1 · Wed 25 NovemberAI Research Breakthroughs and InfrastructureStudent £15General £30BookDay 2 · Thu 26 NovemberAI Safety, Enterprise and SocietyStudent £15General £30BookDay 3 · Fri 27 NovemberAI Entrepreneurship and ApplicationsStudent £15General £30Book

With thanks to

Partners and sponsors

Partners and sponsors.

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Silver

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Bronze

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Hosted by

Thinking About Thinking

Co-founders and conference chairs.

Dr Ruairidh Battleday
Dr Ruairidh Battleday
Professor James Whittington
Professor James Whittington

AE Global Summit

Past editions

Past summits

AE Global Summit, Boston, November 2023
Boston · November 2023 →
AE Global Summit, Mountain View, April 2024
Mountain View · April 2024 →
AE Global Summit, London, October 2024
London · October 2024 →
AE Global Summit, Boston, December 2024
Boston · December 2024 →
AE Global Summit, Tokyo, April 2025
Tokyo · April 2025 →
AE Global Summit, London, October 2025
London · October 2025 →

See you at Friends House,
25 to 27 November.

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