AI future-proof your business — and your role.
A one-day, hands-on conference for UK SMEs that are experimenting with AI but want a plan. Keynotes from the people doing it at scale, plus practical breakout sessions you choose. Leave with a 90-day AI plan, not a hangover of hype.
1 day
Full-day conference
6
Speakers & facilitators
5
Breakout tracks
3
Sessions you choose
For the bewildered, the curious and the quietly worried.
You run or lead an SME.
Professional services especially — consultancies, agencies, accountants, lawyers, recruiters.
You're experimenting, not executing.
ChatGPT subscriptions and scattered pilots, but no coherent plan for the business — or your own role.
You want decisions, not demos.
Leave knowing what to adopt, what to skip, what it costs, and who on your team does what next.
People doing it at scale. Not people selling it.
Azeem Azhar
Founder, Exponential View
Keynote
Jen Jamie
Director, Communications & Public Affairs, UK & Ireland
Vincent Mastin
Digital Growth & Strategy
Paul Dongha
Head of Responsible AI & AI Strategy
NatWest Bank
Gori Yahaya
Founder & CEO
UpSkill Digital
Fola Yahaya
Founder, Strategic Agenda
Facilitator
Three sessions. Five tracks. You choose.
Small, hands-on breakout sessions run three times across the day — pick the three that matter most to your business.
AI agent workflows
Build agentic workflows that take real work off your team's desk — not just chat with a bot.
AI marketing
Content, campaigns and analytics with AI in the loop — what actually moves the needle.
AI upskilling your team
How to take a bewildered team to confident, safe, everyday AI use.
Vibe-coding your applications
Build working internal tools and applications with AI — without a development team.
Measuring AI value vs cost
A grounded framework for what AI is really costing you and what it's really returning.
The day at a glance.
- 09:00
Registration & coffee
- 09:30
Welcome — the state of play
Fola Yahaya, Strategic Agenda
- 09:45
Keynote: thriving in the exponential age
Azeem Azhar, Exponential View
- 10:30
Panel: AI in the real world
Google, NatWest and UpSkill Digital on what's working — and what isn't
- 11:30
Breakout session 1
Choose your track
- 12:45
Lunch & networking
- 13:45
Breakout session 2
Choose your track
- 15:15
Breakout session 3
Choose your track
- 16:30
Closing: your 90-day AI plan
Turning the day into a plan you'll actually execute
- 17:00
Drinks & networking
Timings indicative — final agenda published closer to the event.
Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre
On London's South Bank, two minutes from Waterloo — one of the best-connected venues in the city. Step-free access throughout.
108 Stamford Street, South Bank, London SE1 9NH
- 2 minutes' walk from Waterloo station
- Full-day catering: coffee, lunch and closing drinks included
- Step-free access and accessible facilities
- Bright, purpose-built conference and breakout rooms
One day that pays for itself.
29 November 2026 · Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, London
Early bird
£399
Limited allocation — ends when it's gone.
- Full-day conference pass
- All breakout sessions
- Lunch, coffee and closing drinks
Standard
£499
Full-price conference pass.
- Full-day conference pass
- All breakout sessions
- Lunch, coffee and closing drinks
Charity & non-profit
£299
For registered charities and non-profits.
- Full-day conference pass
- All breakout sessions
- Lunch, coffee and closing drinks
Group rates available for teams of three or more — get in touch.
From the team behind SA Training.
This conference is run by Strategic Agenda's training arm — the team delivering hands-on AI and communications training to UK organisations all year round.
29 November 2026 · London
Stop experimenting. Start executing.
One day, six speakers, a plan you'll actually use. Early-bird tickets are limited.
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