Overview
AE Global Summit 2026 is a three-day, in-person conference exploring open problems in artificial intelligence. It brings researchers, engineers, founders, investors and policymakers together at Friends House in London from 25 to 27 November 2026. The programme combines main-stage keynotes and panels with breakout rooms, an expo, a startup competition final and evening receptions. The summit is organised by Thinking About Thinking, with Dr Ruairidh Battleday and Professor James Whittington as co-founders and conference chairs.
Programme
Wednesday 25 November: AI Research Breakthroughs and Infrastructure. Topics include AI research breakthroughs, AI breakthroughs in industry and AI infrastructure. A Patron reception is also listed for the day.
Thursday 26 November: AI Safety, Enterprise and Society. Sessions are organised around AI and safety, AI and enterprise, and AI and society, followed by a Patron reception.
Friday 27 November: AI Entrepreneurship and Applications. The day covers AI and entrepreneurship, AI and biology, and AI and medicine. The startup competition final takes place on the main stage. The summit also lists “Open Problems for AI” as a programme theme. Detailed session times and individual talk titles are not provided on the page.
Speakers
The announced speakers include researchers and practitioners from Google DeepMind, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Wayve, Imperial College London and other organisations. Names include Prof Tim Rocktäschel of Recursive and UCL, Dr Raia Hadsell and Prof Zoubin Ghahramani of Google DeepMind, Dr Katja Hofmann of Microsoft, Prof Oana-Maria Camburu of Imperial College London, Dr Vassia Simaiaki of Wayve, and Tobias Halloran of NVIDIA. Other listed speakers represent Reuters, McGill, the BBC, General Catalyst, UCL, the University of Oxford, Innovate UK, startups and investment organisations. The organisers say additional speakers will be added as the programme is settled. Past speakers and talks from earlier summit editions are also featured on the website, but they are not all part of the 2026 programme.
Startup competition
The competition is open to pre-seed through Series A AI companies based in the UK or in London on 26 and 27 November. Six finalists will pitch on the main stage on Friday 27 November, and the winner receives £5,000. Applications are invited through the event website.
Tickets and participation
Tickets are offered by day or for all three days. A student three-day pass is £45, a general pass is £90, and a Patron pass is £1,000. Single-day student tickets cost £15 and general day tickets cost £30. Student status is verified during registration. Patron benefits listed include private seminars, access to a Patron room, meals and receptions. The page also describes opportunities for ambassadors and fellows to host events around the summit, a limited allocation of 50 free general passes for programme members, and community-partner discount codes. The event is scheduled to take place at Friends House, 173 to 177 Euston Road, London.
