Format A · Hands-on
Build Along with AI
One session. One room. One AI thing built and ready to use by the time you leave. No theory dumps, no demos in disguise.
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Practical, hands-on AI events for UK business owners and leaders. Two formats running right now.
Format B · Stories from the field
Guest Speakers
Hear from people running AI inside real businesses, then talk to them. Two or three voices each session, plenty of time for questions and conversations.
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17 September 2026
The AI Foundry Live
Our quarterly free live event. Two short talks from guest speakers, then time to compare notes with other UK business owners over an afternoon coffee.
White City, London, in person · 3 hours
Free, in person
Guest Speakers
The AI Foundry Live
About this session. The AI Foundry Live is our quarterly free event for UK business owners and leaders. Two short talks from guest speakers, plenty of time to network, then the latest updates from the Foundry team. Come for practical AI thinking and the chance to compare notes with people running real businesses.
Who it’s for. UK business owners and leaders who want practical AI thinking and the chance to meet others running real businesses. No technical background needed, just an interest in using AI well.
What’s included.
- Two short talks from guest speakers
- Time to network over an afternoon coffee
- The latest updates from the Foundry team
- Free to attend
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28 July 2026 · Ended
Claude Essentials
A hands-on hour to get you confident with Claude, from your first prompt to a real piece of work you can use straight away.
Online · 1 hour
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Claude Essentials
About this session. One hour, live and online. We open Claude together and work through the jobs it's genuinely good at, drafting and rewriting, summarising long documents, thinking through a problem and turning messy notes into something useful. You follow along in your own account, so you leave having actually used it rather than just watched. Plain English, no jargon, questions welcome throughout.
Who it’s for. Business owners, leaders and teams who keep hearing about Claude and want a proper, practical first go rather than another article about it. No technical background needed.
What’s included.
- One hour live online, hands-on
- A run through Claude's most useful everyday jobs
- Prompts you can reuse straight away
- Time for your questions
- Free to attend, open to anyone
Guest Speakers
23 July 2026 · Ended
Ask Us Anything about AI
An afternoon in person with Scott and Richard. Bring whatever you're stuck on and we'll work through it together. Drop in for twenty minutes or stay the afternoon.
White City, London, in person · 4 hours
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Ask Us Anything about AI
About this session. An afternoon in person with Scott and Richard, with no agenda and no slides. Bring whatever you're stuck on. A tool that isn't landing with your team, a question you've been embarrassed to ask, the thing your team keeps arguing about, a policy you're not sure is right. We'll work through it together, in the room, on the day. There's nothing to book and nothing to pay. Turn up any time between one and five, and stay as long as it's useful.
Who it’s for. Business owners, leaders and teams who have a real AI question and nowhere sensible to ask it. Whether you've been using these tools for a year or you haven't started, the format works the same. No technical background needed.
What’s included.
- Four hours of open floor, drop in any time
- One-to-one time with Scott and Richard
- Other business owners working through the same questions
- Coffee and a seat for as long as you need it
- No booking, no ticket, no cost
Build Along with AI
21 July 2026 · Ended
Microsoft Copilot Essentials
A hands-on hour to get you actually using Microsoft Copilot at work, from a blank prompt to a real result you can use the same afternoon.
Online · 1 hour
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Microsoft Copilot Essentials
About this session. One hour, live and online. We open Copilot together and walk through the everyday jobs it's genuinely good at, drafting and summarising, tidying up documents, getting through your inbox and pulling sense out of a spreadsheet. You follow along on your own account, so you leave having done it once rather than just watched a demo. Plain English, no jargon, questions welcome throughout.
Who it’s for. Business owners, leaders and teams who have Microsoft Copilot (or are about to) and want to get real value from it rather than letting the licence sit unused. No technical background needed.
What’s included.
- One hour live online, hands-on
- A run through Copilot's most useful everyday jobs
- Prompts you can reuse straight away
- Time for your questions
- Free to attend, open to anyone
Guest Speakers
14 July 2026 · Ended
Staying Safe with AI
Most AI safety advice boils down to “be careful”. This session does the opposite and shows you how to use AI properly across your business without landing yourself with a fine or a data breach.
Online · 1 hour
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Staying Safe with AI
About this session. One hour, live and online. We look at where your data actually goes when you use AI tools, the shadow AI already running in your business without anyone signing it off, and the one-page policy that fixes most of the risk. Practical and plain English throughout, with Dan Mousley and Bob Chen from Upmotion AI, both members of the Foundry community. No technical background needed.
Who it’s for. Business owners and leaders who want their team using AI without putting client data, company information or their reputation at risk. If you've got people using AI tools and no rules around it yet, this one is for you.
What’s included.
- One hour live online, with time for questions
- A plain-English look at where your data goes
- How to spot the shadow AI already in your business
- The one-page AI policy template we walk through
- Free to attend, open to anyone
Guest Speakers
9 July 2026 · Ended
The AI Foundry Live
Our quarterly free live event. Two short talks from guest speakers, then time to compare notes with other UK business owners over an afternoon coffee.
White City, London, in person · 3 hours
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Guest Speakers
The AI Foundry Live
About this session. The AI Foundry Live is our quarterly free event for UK business owners and leaders. Two short talks from guest speakers, plenty of time to network, then the latest updates from the Foundry team. Come for practical AI thinking and the chance to compare notes with people running real businesses.
Who it’s for. UK business owners and leaders who want practical AI thinking and the chance to meet others running real businesses. No technical background needed, just an interest in using AI well.
What’s included.
- Two short talks from guest speakers
- Time to network over an afternoon coffee
- The latest updates from the Foundry team
- Free to attend, no cap on places
Build Along with AI
9 July 2026 · Ended
Build an AI Strategy and an AI Policy
Leave with an AI strategy and an AI usage policy for your business, both drafted in the session and ready to share with your team.
White City, London, in person · 2 hours
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Build an AI Strategy and an AI Policy
About this session. A working session, not a presentation. You arrive with your laptop. We walk you through building your AI strategy first, then your AI usage policy. Both are drafted live, with help in the room when you need it. By the end, you walk out with two documents you can put in front of your team on Monday morning.
Who it’s for. Business owners and leaders who know AI matters but haven't pinned down their strategy or their policy on how the team should use it. No technical background required.
What’s included.
- The session itself (two hours)
- All materials and templates used in the room
- A prompt library tailored to executive use cases
- Refreshments
- 30 places, small-group format
How our events actually run
No theory dumps. No demos in disguise.
Build Along with AI
Build Along with AI is a working session, not a presentation. You arrive with your laptop and one problem on your mind. By the end of the session, you walk out with one AI tool, workflow or asset that you can actually use in your business.
Sessions run two to five hours. Group sizes are kept small enough that everyone gets help if they need it. Both online and in-person formats run from time to time.
Guest Speakers
Guest Speakers sessions are conversations, not keynotes. Two or three speakers who are doing real AI work in real businesses share what they've built, what's working, what isn't and what they'd do differently.
Plenty of structured time for questions and discussion. Usually two to three hours. Mostly in person, occasionally online.
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