This in-person workshop series brings together founders who have launched AI products, with researchers at the frontier of AI. During the workshop they will share what they are working on, the problems they are trying to address and future trends that are on their radar.
When?
Wednesday 18 November, 4pm for 5pm start
Who will we hear from?
We'll be in conversation with Neal Lathia and Anil Stocker.
Neal is a co-founder and CTO of Gradient Labs, which builds AI agents for regulated financial services. Before that, Neal was Director of Machine Learning at Monzo, and he did his PhD at UCL.
Anil has spent over a decade building Kriya, one of the UK’s longest-running fintechs, using data and technology to reinvent how businesses access finance.
We'll get into:
How do you compete when the foundation model companies keep moving into your territory?
What makes an AI business defensible, now that the model itself isn't a moat?
Which technical capabilities are still missing, and what founders wish academics were working on
Who are the workshops for?
We are looking for a small, committed cohort of:
Researchers & academics - Open to all career stages, including postdoctoral researchers and PhD students. If you are interested in commercialisation and how your work might land in the world, this is the place.
Founders - founders who have launched AI products that generate revenue who can talk in depth about the underlying machine learning models and technical nuances behind a product
If that sounds like you, register your interest using the button at the bottom of this page.
Where?
Every session is in person at the UCL Centre for AI in Holborn, central London.
How each session runs
Participant-led: No tutorials. No curriculum. Every session is shaped by technical founders and researchers and their specific experiences
This will be a "pitch-free" workshop, no specific product idea needed to take part
Monthly workshops: small group sessions. Enough time to build genuine intellectual connection
Social by design: every session is followed with time to continue the conversation informally
We welcome academics at all stages of their career. Each session runs from 5pm–7pm, with a social beforehand which starts at 4pm.
Who’s organising these sessions?
The workshop is a collaboration between the AI Hub in Generative Models, UCL Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Martin Goodson (Evolution AI) and Magda Woods (And The Robots).
Interested?
Register your interest on Luma using the button below.