Tech Events by Bristol AI Shed

The last Bristol AI Shed of 2026, in the Watershed cinema, built around what actually worked this year rather than what might. Doors 08:30 with coffee and breakfast, introductions and AI show-and-tell from guests at 09:10, then a panel at 09:35 on where AI made a real difference in people's work and businesses, and where it did not or should not. Demo stations run alongside. On the panel: Kian Bakhtiari, founder of The People and a Forbes writer; David Sequiera, Global Executive VP at Skai; and Abby Salmon, UK&I People and Talent Partner at First Table. Co-founders Jake Hewlett and Stephen Honight host. Sponsored by VWV and Albert Goodman. 18+, breakfast included. Sold out as of 3 November; the organisers ask anyone who can no longer come to release their place for the waitlist. Why go: the panel brief is unusually honest for an AI event, with what didn't work getting airtime. Best for Bristol professionals putting AI into day-to-day work rather than building models.

Bristol AI Shed at Engine Shed on what AI changes about leading, developing and looking after people at work: how roles evolve, how to build confidence rather than anxiety, and what good leadership looks like when half a team is working alongside AI tools. Psychologist and coach Ed Cornfield, co-founder of MindsetOS, opens with a keynote on the mindsets that help people and teams adapt under uncertainty. A panel of practitioners then gets into what is actually working inside organisations right now and what is not. It closes with networking and hands-on demo stations showing AI tools built for people teams. Doors 08:15, programme 08:45 to 11:20. Aimed at HR directors, People and Culture leads, L&D professionals and business leaders. Ages 18 and over. Why go: most Bristol AI mornings are for the people building the tools. This one is for the people who have to carry a workforce through them. Best for anyone responsible for hiring, development or change.

Demo stations, breakfast and coffee, with a demo from PostHog. Deliberately pitched so you can turn up knowing nothing about AI and still get something out of it.

Launch event for Bristol AI Shed — a new professional community for those building with and learning about AI. Morning programme at Watershed featuring a panel of practitioners from Vero Financial, Lloyds Banking Group and UWE sharing what's actually working in AI adoption today, followed by hands-on stations pitched across all skill levels. Sold out at curation — joinable via waitlist.