London — Week of 16 Mar 2026

TechUK's annual Tech Policy Conference — the flagship gathering for UK technology policy makers, industry leaders, and regulators. Sets the agenda for the year ahead on digital regulation, AI governance, and tech investment.

Structured networking event at Blue Fin Building connecting tech startup founders with service providers (legal, finance, marketing, HR). South Bank venue.

Sold out with 95+ on the waitlist — Women in Tech UK and Amazon have convened an exceptional panel asking the questions that matter right now: who sits at the table when AI systems are designed, deployed and governed? Speakers include Sasha Rubel (Head of Public Policy for Generative AI, AWS EMEA), Gina Neff (Executive Director, Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy, Cambridge), and Minisha Goel (Founder, MindShift AI).

Practical working session to help founders get capital-ready for their next fundraise. Covers: how investors evaluate your business, what financial models they want to see, and how to structure your pitch narrative.

Morning gathering at London AI Hub for women working at the intersection of deep tech and building — particularly those who've gone (or are going) from AI practitioner to founder. Intimate breakfast format, structured conversations. If you're a woman building in AI or making the leap from research to product, this is the right room.

Anthony Rose, founder of SeedLegals — the platform that has helped thousands of UK startups raise funding — shares lessons on getting investment ready. Practical session covering SEIS/EIS, term sheets, cap tables, and what investors really look for.

The fifth edition of Deeptech Futures from UCL Engineering explores quantum sensing in healthcare — specifically how quantum biosensing and medical imaging are moving toward real clinical applications. Speakers include Rachel McKendry (Executive Director of Discovery, Wellcome Trust) and Dom Jones (Head of Innovation Business Development, NHS England). If you're building in health tech, biotech, or deep tech, this is a rare chance to hear where the science actually is.

29th edition of AI Signals — London's running series on the latest in AI research and applications. This edition covers affective computing (AI that reads emotions) and AI digital twins — two fast-moving frontier topics.

Pitch night for health and biotech startups with partner-level judges from Ascension (impact VC), Breega (European VC), and Supernode Global. Live pitches, investor feedback, and networking.

TechUK roundtable in partnership with Make UK. Explores how UK can build the communications backbone for advanced manufacturing — covering 5G, private networks, IoT, and Industry 4.0.

Bi-weekly networking for startup founders, investors, and professionals in a cocktail-party format. Includes opportunity to pitch your startup to VC representatives, angel investors, and startup ecosystem professionals.

Annual conference for the UK's lending sector — 600+ senior executives, fintech operators and credit innovators at County Hall. 120+ speakers across consumer credit, SME lending, embedded finance, and AI-driven risk. Includes an AI-powered hosted meetings programme for pre-arranged deal conversations.

Europe's largest insurtech conference — 6,000+ executives, founders, investors and regulators across two days at The O2. 400+ speakers covering AI underwriting, embedded insurance, climate risk and the next wave of insurtech disruption.

The UK's premier practitioner-led software architecture conference returns to the QEII Centre — 75+ peer-selected speakers, 15 curated tracks including Production AI Engineering. The standout conference for senior engineers and architects this week.

Encode Club's monthly AI demo night where builders showcase live — no slides, just working products. One of the most consistently buzzy AI events in London.

Technical deep-dive into Ray for distributed AI training, hosted at Balderton Capital with speakers from Anyscale and Weights & Biases.

Pitch your startup while running around St Paul's — a novel networking format led by VCs including Nihal Mehta (Eniac Ventures). Early morning, high energy.

The UK's flagship forum for women in technology returns with 700+ attendees, leadership panels, AI career workshops, and mentorship circles. A genuinely high-signal room — whether you're building, investing, or hiring.

TechMeetups' flagship hiring event connects 250+ tech professionals with employers in a speed-dating format. Open to all levels from students to senior hires.

The 6th edition of London's dedicated Agentic AI meetup — covering autonomous AI agents, multi-agent systems, orchestration frameworks, and real-world deployments. Hosted at Zopa's impressive Canary Wharf offices.

Colorintech and Arm partner for an online Discovery Evening exploring careers, innovation, and opportunities for underrepresented communities in tech.

48-hour startup building sprint. Arrive with an idea or just curiosity — form a team, build a prototype, test with real users, and pitch your venture. Facilitated by award-winning social entrepreneur Yoon-Joo Jee. Runs Fri 20 – Sun 22 Mar.

Relaxed Friday pub networking for startup founders and tech professionals in Shoreditch. No pitches, no agenda — just good conversation.

The headline day of codebar's six-day festival for underrepresented groups in tech — workshops, career panels, CV reviews, and a full day of community at Newspeak House. Sponsored by T. Rowe Price UK, B2C2, and Skyscanner.