London — Week of 13 Apr 2026

The Generative AI Summit brings 65+ senior enterprise AI leaders -- CAIOs, CIOs and CDOs from BBC, HSBC, Mastercard, BP and beyond -- to Hammersmith for three days of strategic and hands-on sessions. Workshop day Apr 13 focuses on AI operating models and responsible AI. Key tracks: agentic AI with MCP, EU AI Act compliance, and workforce transformation.

Five-day professional certification from The School of UX combining design with the latest AI tools. One of the most practical ways to upskill in AI-augmented workflows.

TechUK's World Quantum Day panel gathers UK quantum investors, founders, and policymakers to work through how to actually scale a UK quantum ecosystem.

A morning workshop for founders whose companies won't IPO in 18 months — tactics for raising capital when your product takes years to build. Hosted by sclr labs at Landmark Space.

The Data Science Festival's Wise Sandbox Session digs into the engineering challenges behind compliant GenAI and fraud prevention at scale -- three practitioner deep dives on model optimisation, ML infrastructure, and the transition to foundational representation learning. Ballot entry reflects high demand; apply early.

A reliable monthly networking for founders, co-founders, and startup professionals at Sycamore Covent Garden. Low barrier to entry (free), consistent crowd, and a track record of useful connections.

The must-attend event of the week: Nobel Prize winner Demis Hassabis — CEO of Google DeepMind — in conversation with journalist Sebastian Mallaby. Intelligence Squared at its finest.

TechUK's Women Forum hosts a breakfast panel on advancing women at work, with global perspectives — at TechUK's St Bride Street HQ.

JavaScript turns 30 at Kensington Town Hall -- Douglas Crockford (creator of JSON) and Rich Harris (Vercel/Svelte) headline a three-day celebration of the language that powers the web.

Monthly London hacknight for the developer community working on the ATProto (Bluesky) decentralised social stack — one of the few places in London to meet people actively building on open social protocols.

An accessible evening session on zero-knowledge proofs — theory, practical intuition, and real-world deployments. A solid primer for engineers getting up to speed on ZK cryptography.

A practical two-hour session on AI in creative and media workflows - no hype, no jargon, just five applicable techniques. Ideal for people in film, TV, animation, games, or digital content who want to understand where AI is landing in production pipelines in 2026.

Structured AI and fintech networking in the upmarket setting of the 2 Chesham Hotel Belgravia. London Connector runs a dedicated AI Connector session (4:30-6pm) before rolling into the broader evening. Business attire, professional crowd.

London's most reliable monthly startup community meetup. Third Friday, The Windmill Shoreditch. Free, no pitches, genuine crowd.