Europe's Leading Closed-Door Summit for Enterprise Leaders Operationalising, Scaling & Embedding AI
When we first launched the Generative AI Summit four years ago, everything felt new - the ideas, the energy, the sense that we were standing at the edge of something transformative. Back then, the conversations were about experimentation and imagination. Today, they're about scale, structure, and impact.
Watching this community evolve has been incredible. Each year, we've seen organisations move from early pilots to real-world adoption - from testing to transforming. What began as isolated experiments has become enterprise strategy. And now, in 2026, we've reached a turning point.
Now, in 2026, the focus is on scaling: orchestrating people, processes, and technology to build intelligent systems that can adapt, act, and evolve.
The challenge isn't whether to adopt AI - it's how to embed it: across teams, systems, and decisions. Enterprises are shifting from AI-ready to AI-native - building adaptive architectures, aligning governance with innovation, and designing for autonomy at scale. But with this progress comes pressure. The expectations are higher, the stakes are greater, and the speed of change is unlike anything we've seen before.
That's why this summit matters. The Generative AI Summit 2026 is where the leaders shaping this era come together - not to speculate, but to share what's real: what's working, what's hard, and what's next.
This remains the only independent, closed door, practitioner-led summit dedicated to scaling and operationalising Generative and Agentic AI. I can't wait to see the conversations, the collaborations, and the breakthroughs that emerge as we continue to define what the AI native enterprise truly looks like.
Two summits, one pass! When you register for the Generative AI Summit, you also get access to the Agentic Commerce Summit. Explore the latest in AI innovation, connect with top leaders, and discover new strategies - twice the insights, twice the opportunities!
Key Themes
Workforce Transformation
Technical Orchestration & Optimisation
Responsible AI at Scale
Data as the Backbone
New for This Year
Agentic AI & Orchestration
Technical Deep-Dives
Roundtable Discussions
Autonomous Systems & Security
What's back in store?
Our 2025 audience told us what they loved - and we listened. Returning this year are the formats and themes that made the Generative AI Summit the UK's leading event for enterprise AI leaders. What's back:
Cross-Industry Case Studies: Practical, outcome-driven stories from financial services, retail, energy, and public sector, with Q&A after every session
Peer-Led Panels: Senior leaders discussing governance, risk, operating models, and the economics of autonomy.
Revived, Interactive Deep-Dive Workshop Day: Action-oriented sessions on AI operating models, workforce fluency, and responsible AI frameworks.
Closed-Door Networking: The same intimate, executive-only environment designed for honest conversations and practical takeaways
A cut above many in the increasingly crowded marketplace of Data/AI conferences. Fantastic speakers sharing a wide variety of thought-provoking and high-quality content.
Outstanding focus on delivering what attendees really need.
At GenAI Summit, you can catch the most important trends, benefits, and challenges of companies across all industry sectors.
Really interesting event, lots of relevant speakers and insights. I came away energised and enthusiastic
2026 Speakers
Kirstine Dale – Chief AI Officer, Met Office
Kaan Cetinturk – Global CIO, UNICEF
Henrietta Ridley – Chief AI, UNICEF
Julia Peyre – Head of AI Strategy and Innovation, Schneider Electric
Jeremy Steventon Barnes – Chief Technology & Information Officer, V.Group
Rohit Dhawan – Group Head of AI, Lloyds Banking Group
Paul Dongha – Head of AI Strategy & Responsible AI, NatWest
Philippa Penfold – Responsible AI & Data Science Manager, Elsevier
Nataliya Tkachenko – ESG Data & AI Strategy Lead, Lloyds Banking Group
Ime Akpan – Head of Data Engineering, Vanguard
Detlef Nauck – Distinguished Engineer and Head of AI & Data Science Research, BT
Mohit Agarwal – Head of Digital Transformation & IT Procurement Governance, Wockhardt
Ahmet Hasanbeseoglu – SC IT Global Value Partner for Digital Transformation, Arla Foods
Bryan Carmichael – Director, Digital Innovation & Data Science, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Bogdan Vrusias – Global Head of AI and Data Engineering, The Economist
Nigel Guy – Director, Head of Data Migration & Data Transition, AI Adoption & Strategy Lead, SMBC
Robert Chilvers – VP Data & AI, dLocal
Tharun Loknath – Lead AI Architect, Just Group
Jie Zheng – Technology Team Lead, TUI Innovation Hub – Sourcing, TUI
Ahmed Elahi – Senior Director of AI & Technology Transformation, SkyShowtime
Anton Hinel – VP, Machine Learning Research, American Express
David Vinagre Solans – Head of Data Science, Santander
Elettra Damaggio – Director Internal Data Science, Visa
Kai Zenner – Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP Axel Voss (EPP Group), European Parliament
Gabriela Commatteo – Head of AI Regulation, Policy and Projects, MHRA
Will Cohen – EMEA Executive Director of Technology, JLL
Rui Pedro Silva – Global VP, Leadership & Development Transformation (Technology & Behaviours), adidas
Gary Brown – Chief Privacy Officer and AI Governance Corporate Lead, Westinghouse
Antonio López González – Chief Data Officer (Spain), Decathlon
Neil Thewlis – Head of AI and Model Transformation, HSBC
Ajwad Ali – Head of AI Engineering, AXA
Suzanne Brink – Group Head of Responsible AI, Lloyds Banking Group
Madhur Hemnani – Head of Data Strategy and Data Governance, Zurich Insurance
Hisham Mohamed – Director, Generative AI Platform, Expedia Group
Joanne Biggadike – Head of Data Governance, Schroders
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Venue
Novotel London West 1 Shortlands, W6 8DR Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
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