London — Week of 8 Jun 2026

with Aravind Srinivas (Co-Founder & CEO, Perplexity AI) · Alex Kendall (Founder & CEO, Wayve) · Darren Hardman (Corporate VP & CEO UK & Ireland, Microsoft)

Europe's largest annual tech festival returns to Olympia London (8–10 June) with a fringe programme running across the city until 12 June. The 2026 edition features the new Founders Stage with 50+ unicorn founders — including Aravind Srinivas (Perplexity), Alex Kendall (Wayve) and Anne Boden (Starling Bank) — plus the AI Arena, Deep Tech Stage, and Innovation Stage. Standard passes from £95; fringe events are largely free.

A 30-minute, no-fluff LTW Fringe talk from full-stack developer Ahmed Anifowose on building a Claude-powered code snippet manager — what worked, what didn't, and the practical lessons for anyone shipping AI-integrated developer tools in 2026. Honest builder energy at the start of LTW.

Tech Nation's OnetoWin finalist reception brings together the UK's most promising early-stage startups with top investors, industry leaders and ecosystem champions at Soho House White City. Drinks, canapés and curated networking with the startups vying for one of the UK's most coveted early-stage tech honours. Official LTW 2026 fringe event.

LTW Fringe session on circular IT, digital inclusion and ESG-aligned tech reuse — hosted by The Tech-Takeback Foundation at SEC Newgate's Farringdon offices. Libby Peake (Senior Fellow, Green Alliance) speaks on how corporate IT flows, secure reuse and community delivery can hit measurable social and net-zero outcomes.

Opening-night LTW Fringe networking reception hosted by InvestHK and the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office. Useful for any UK tech company exploring expansion into Hong Kong or APAC. Register by 3 June by emailing Invitation_InvestHK@hketolondon.gov.hk with name, title and company.

An exceptional LTW Fringe session at Chatham House where policymakers, business leaders and academics interrogate how AI adoption is reshaping labour markets and national competitiveness. The room is heavyweight: Baroness Minouche Shafik (Chief Economic Adviser to the UK Prime Minister), Stephanie Flanders (Head of Economics, Bloomberg), Blake Lawit (LinkedIn) and Olivia O'Sullivan (Chatham House) lead the discussion, grounded in LinkedIn Economic Graph data. This is where AI policy meets enterprise reality.

Future Worlds Demo Day is the annual showcase where ambitious founders pitch deep tech startups born from world-class university research — live on stage at Ministry of Sound. Expect standout pitches, an interactive expo of emerging spinouts, and an after-party with investors, founders and sector experts. If you back companies before anyone else does, this is the room. Official LTW 2026 fringe event.

A rare format flip: VCs pitch their propositions to founders, not the other way around. rev™'s London Tech Week Special at Level39 brings together pre-seed to Series B founders across FinTech, Cyber, Data & AI, GreenTech, and Life Sciences, with a preceding warp session for accelerators pitching to early-stage founders. Official London Tech Week fringe event.

with Lucia Rodriguez-Lacasa (Healthtech Investor, Albion VC) · Esther Reynal de St Michel Richardot (Founding General Partner, THENA Capital) · Valerie Evans (Principal, Five Seasons Ventures) + 1 more

Rare Founders and Nexus Connected bring together women's health founders, investors and operators for a pitch competition, open mic stage and networking evening at The Ministry. Five pre-selected finalists compete before a panel of investors from Albion VC, THENA Capital and Five Seasons Ventures, followed by rapid-fire open mic pitching where any fundraising founder can take the stage. Official LTW 2026 fringe event.

Monthly networking drinks at the Gherkin's Sterling Bar for tech startups, VCs, developers, and AI professionals — timed for London Tech Week when the city's ecosystem is buzzing. Over a decade of proven London startup networking in one of the most iconic rooms in the City.

Startup Valley's monthly demo and pitch night where startups get 5 minutes to present live to investors, angels, and founders, with VC feedback and Q&A. Sectors span AI, SaaS, web3, and climate tech. Investors attend free.

The AI Summit London's 10th anniversary edition brings 4,500+ enterprise AI leaders, technologists, and investors to Tobacco Dock for two days across 10 stages and 14 content tracks. Speakers from NVIDIA, AWS, AstraZeneca, JPMorgan Chase, M&S, and the UK Government cover AI deployment, governance, infrastructure, and transformation. The Start-up & Investor Village connects early-stage AI companies with investors. Flagship AI event of London Tech Week.

An LTW Fringe forum at the British Library's Knowledge Centre, gathering cultural leaders, technology pioneers and contemporary thinkers around the questions where archive meets digital and ancient wisdom meets emerging intelligence. Themed around ARTIFACT Futures' forthcoming journal 'The Future is Behind Us'. Long-form (14:00–22:00) curated assembly for the strategic-tech crowd.

A King's College London showcase running during LTW, with researchers from the Department of Informatics and the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe and Trusted AI (STAI CDT) demonstrating practical applications across LLMs, robotics, cybersecurity, digital healthcare and education. The afternoon mixes speaker sessions with live demo and poster floors, closing on an STAI CDT panel — a quality venue for industry teams scouting collaborators or emerging AI talent.

Tech in Ghana returns for its 17th edition during London Tech Week, convening founders, investors, corporates, DFIs and policymakers from Ghana, the UK and across Africa. The day covers fintech, AI, digital infrastructure, education, creative industries, health and mobility — moving the African tech conversation from awareness to scale. A strong day-long format at a serious legal venue for anyone investing or operating across the UK-Africa corridor.

AbilityNet's free LTW Fringe webinar unveils the 2026 Tech4Good Awards finalists — projects using technology to drive accessibility, digital inclusion, sustainability and social impact. A useful lunchtime hour for anyone whose work touches assistive tech, inclusive product design, or impact-focused innovation. Hosted by Mark Walker (AbilityNet) and Leigh Smyth (Impact Match).

LTW Fringe roundtable hosted by Global SportsTech Advocates and Penningtons MC. Sport executives, technology founders, performance directors and investors examine athlete biometric data ethics, simulation as a bridge between virtual and real-world sport, and athletes-as-investors vetting sportstech. Strong specialist room.

An intimate closing reception during London Tech Week for women in tech to process the week's inspiration and build connections beyond the main conference circuit. An official LTW fringe event — one of the few dedicated to community and relationship-building rather than content.

An LTW Fringe summit covering the asymmetric impact of AI, building a global business in a digital age, and Women & FinTech. Hosted at iFAST Global Bank in Canary Wharf, with Inayat Kashif (CEO, iFAST Global Bank) and Sophia co-founders Nicole Denholder and Christine Yu among the speakers. Open to founders, technologists, investors and allies — closing networking drinks until 9pm.

A free one-day unconference during London Tech Week fringe, designed to make AI genuinely understandable for everyone — not just technical specialists. Attendee-led sessions emphasise real-world impact, clarity, and practical application. A refreshing counterpoint to the flagship conference circuit.