What's happening: Week of 13 April 2026
Nobel Prize winner Demis Hassabis — CEO of Google DeepMind — in conversation with Sebastian Mallaby about The Infinity Machine. Presented by Intelligence Squared at Friends House, Euston.
The go-to after-work drinks for London's startup crowd. Third Friday of every month at The Windmill in Shoreditch - free entry, no pitches, no sponsors, just founders, investors, and tech…
JavaScript turns 30 and London's biggest JS conference brings together Douglas Crockford (creator of JSON) and Rich Harris (Vercel, Svelte) at Kensington Town Hall. Three days: community workshops Apr 15-16…
The go-to after-work drinks for London's startup crowd. Third Friday of every month at The Windmill in Shoreditch - free entry, no pitches, no sponsors, just founders, investors, and tech people who enjoy good conversation over a pint. One of London's most reliable community meetups.
The flagship event of UK Fintech Week gathers 2,000+ fintech leaders, founders, investors and regulators at the historic Guildhall -- 100+ sessions across AI-powered finance, open banking and civic fintech…
Europe's premier tech founder-investor summit returns to the QEII Centre -- two days of sessions with leaders from OpenAI, Wise, NATO Innovation Fund, Morgan Stanley and more. Built around execution,…
The first AgentCon in the UK lands at London South Bank University -- a free, full-day Microsoft-backed developer conference dedicated to AI agents in production. No hype: real codebases, deployment…
A rare opportunity to meet ten hand-picked Berlin fintech startups and their backers from House of Finance & Tech at Level39. Welcome remarks from Berlin Senator Franziska Giffey. For investors with EU appetite or UK founders with expansion plans, this is a high-signal room.
The flagship event of UK Fintech Week gathers 2,000+ fintech leaders, founders, investors and regulators at the historic Guildhall -- 100+ sessions across AI-powered finance, open banking and civic fintech on four stages. The 11th IFGS brings together 70+ country delegations with FCA Office Hours for startups seeking direct regulator access. The must-attend room of the fintech year.
Europe's premier tech founder-investor summit returns to the QEII Centre -- two days of sessions with leaders from OpenAI, Wise, NATO Innovation Fund, Morgan Stanley and more. Built around execution, not aspiration: what's working right now in AI-native businesses, how to navigate funding dynamics, and Europe's real competitive position. A high-signal room for serious builders and investors.
The headline event of UK Fintech Week 2026: ten carefully selected fintech companies compete in three-minute pitches at Level39, judged by the audience. Organised by Innovate Finance - the UK's independent fintech industry body - Pitch360 is the room where the next wave of UK fintech gets its moment. Free entry, serious crowd.
The UK's largest monthly climate tech gathering at The Conduit. Three climate tech leaders give 7-minute talks, followed by facilitated discussions and drinks. The room is high-signal: VCs, angel investors, and founders all show up. Free office hours from 4pm for early arrivals.
UK Fintech Week's closing evening session at Level39: Grow London (London's official growth agency) brings high-growth fintech founders and senior leaders together for candid conversation on scaling and emerging trends. Free entry, strong room.
with Scott Wilson (Founder & CEO, Covecta) · Laurence Mitchell (Director of Analytics & Automation, MQube) · Ben Leonard (CEO & Co-Founder, Life Moments)
The fourth edition of MQube's Unplugged series - talks and panel discussion on real-world technology impact, with four named speakers including a fintech CEO, analytics director, and two founders. Free entry at The Playhouse in Southwark; structured format with dedicated networking slots.
Silicon Roundabout — the UK's biggest deeptech community — runs a structured bi-weekly online intro round. Quick, low-overhead way to surface who's building what in UK deeptech.
Weekly networking event for AI and tech professionals in the startup ecosystem. A consistent community format from Networxlondon, based at Sycamore Covent Garden.
A friendly morning coffee for Greenwich and South East London founders to meet locally and trade notes. Good quiet-week filler for founders outside the central London circuit.
The UK's premier software developer conference returns to the Business Design Centre in Islington for two intensive days. Devoxx UK features 100+ sessions across 8 tracks — from Java and…
MongoDB's flagship London conference brings together AI builders and architects at the iconic Old Billingsgate venue. The speaker lineup is one of the strongest of the week: MongoDB CEO CJ…
The third edition of the NexGen Banking Summit brings 500+ banking executives and fintech innovators to the Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel for two days on AI-powered banking, generative AI, and…
Annual summit for venture capital investors and founders at The Tower Hotel, covering deal flow, investment trends, and ecosystem building.
Evening networking at The Anthologist in the City for AI/ML startup founders, investors, and tech professionals.
MongoDB's flagship London conference brings together AI builders and architects at the iconic Old Billingsgate venue. The speaker lineup is one of the strongest of the week: MongoDB CEO CJ Desai, 20VC founder Harry Stebbings, and Sequoia partner Luciana Lixandru share the stage alongside Hugging Face and enterprise tech leaders. A must for developers building production AI applications.
Monthly fintech networking breakfast at Bonds Mayfair, Piccadilly. A consistent format for fintech founders, investors, and professionals to connect over early morning coffee.
Practical investment readiness workshop at Bayes Business School (City, University of London). Covers what investors look for, pitch structure, and fundraising preparation — free entry.