London — Week of 9 Mar 2026

Leading international banking & payments conference. 1,700+ attendees, 60% C-level/director. Startup City hub for scale-ups. Themes: AI, open finance, digital identity, CBDCs, counterfraud. Fintechs' Pitch Live competition.

Rory Sutherland — author of Alchemy and vice chairman of Ogilvy — delivers a lecture in the tradition of the 1776 series. Expect contrarian thinking on marketing, behavioural economics, and why irrationality drives the best ideas.

An event focused on bringing more women into angel investing. Practical sessions on how to start angel investing, deal flow, due diligence, and building a portfolio.

A focused co-working / networking session for founders who want to get things done. No pitching, no keynotes — just a productive few hours in a room full of ambitious people.

In-person event for anyone building with Stripe. Evening focused on user experiences, product insights, best practices, and community. Food, drink, and SWAG provided.

Side event running alongside SuperReturn International — the world's leading private equity and venture capital conference. Focused on women in finance in the PE/VC world.

Monthly flagship founders meetup with fireside chats and speed networking. Colour-coded badges: fundraising founders (red), team-building (blue), community (green). Hosted by serial founders, sponsored by Howard Kennedy Ignite.

Fireside chat with Matt Wilson, co-founder of Jack & Jill, a consumer brand that built a passionate community. Discussion covers brand building, community-led growth, and founder lessons from scaling a consumer startup.

Market engagement session for innovative suppliers to transform technology-enabled care. Council seeking solutions to help residents live with greater independence. Relevant for HealthTech and GovTech startups seeking public sector contracts.

The 76th meetup of the AWS User Group UK — London's longest-running AWS community. Technical talks, live demos, and networking for developers and cloud engineers building on AWS.

Post-summit debrief drinks following the India AI Impact Summit. Bringing together AI policy, industry, and investment professionals to discuss outcomes and opportunities in the UK-India AI corridor.

Networking event at Tide Bank HQ for startup founders, entrepreneurs, B2B and fintech professionals. Structured networking format with elevator pitches.

Networking mixer for startup founders, tech entrepreneurs, and investors at Be At One Shoreditch. Free entry with 50% off selected tickets deal.

Deep dive into coding agents and the Agent Communication Protocol (ACP) with the JetBrains team. Hosted at Tessl — a company building AI-native development tools.

Partner event from TechUK focused on helping firms move beyond AI readiness to active AI deployment. Practical content for tech leaders and enterprise founders.

Founder stories paired with real legal realities — what founders wish they'd known about contracts, IP, employment law, and fundraising legal docs. Practical, candid, and community-driven.

The first NSLondon meetup of 2026 — London's leading iOS and macOS developer community, hosted at Apple's Battersea office. Technical talks on Swift, Apple platforms, and mobile development.

Special edition of the Women in Data & AI London meetup, hosted at Datatonic's Canary Wharf offices on level 45. Focused on allies — men and women working together to advance women in data and AI careers.

Social networking evening with structured elevator pitches for business founders and startup teams. Chelsea venue with a relaxed but purposeful format.

UK & Ireland's largest pitch competition. 12 regional finalists compete for a £25k prize package at Google King's Cross. Live 90-second pitches, investor panel feedback, buzzing networking.

Evening networking event targeted at startup founders and business investors who are also in full- or part-time employment. A specific and underserved audience segment.