📍 1 Triton Square, London NW1 3BF
In collaboration with Venture Café London, Grow London Global invites founders, innovators, employers and policymakers to explore how agentic AI, deeptech and HR innovation are reshaping the future of work. From autonomous AI agents and workforce optimisation tools to people development platforms, these technologies are changing how work is organised, managed and experienced. The session will examine how human-AI collaboration is redefining productivity, skills, leadership and career pathways, highlighting what this shift means for individuals, organisations and the wider economy.
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In partnerhip with London & Partners
Our Thursday Gatherings are for you to make serendipitous connections and make things happen!
There will be meaningful networking opportunities throughout the night, accompanied by a selection of refreshments and activities:
Fun Zone
Get to know your fellow change-makers in a fun, interactive, and exciting way!
Take a quick break from changing the world and recharge by pinning your hometown on our giant map.
Conversation Corner
Looking to connect beyond the name tags?
Drop into our relaxed Conversation Corner, a cosy space where founders, ecosystem builders, and global thinkers come together to share stories, swap lessons, and innovate. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and jump into the discussion.
We're excited to welcome a brilliant lineup of startups:
- Moonhub - Transform your training through data-powered immersion.
- Ask Ollo - The agentic OS for mid-market companies.
- Wittario - Turn your content into active learning in minutes.
- Notchup - The AI chief of staff: engineering capacity planning software.
- alteam - Senior AI-native teams that prototype, automate, and ship real solutions fast.
- Immersive Fox - AI training platform for corporate learning and education.
- EGA Tech - Future-proof your business with automation, systems integration, and AI-powered learning.
- MetaTalent.ai - The next-generation HR transformation platform powered by artificial intelligence.
- inploi - AI-powered candidate engagement.
- Profinda - Revolutionizing resource management.
- Occasio - curate a legacy of knowledge, one insight at a time.
- LEVRA - AI-powered platform, measuring, tracking and developing Human Skills critical for employability and career success.
A creative, hands-on workshop where speculation meets paper and pen. Bring your ideas about human-AI collaboration, skills and identity - and express your vision of the human navigating an AI-native world. Facilitated by Vivian Su of Assemblage Collective.
Introduction from Venture Café London and Partners.
Chris Thomas is a Policy Fellow in the LSE Data Science Institute. His work focuses on the development of AI governance mechanisms and regulatory policy to support ethical AI and the management of AI-driven societal transformation.
At LSE, Chris leads on work supported by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office advising policymakers around the world on AI regulatory strategy and capability development. Chris also plays a central role in delivering the LSE Global Forum on AI and the Social Sciences and producing its accompanying State of AI and Society report.
Before joining LSE, Chris was a Senior Research Associate at The Alan Turing Institute where he led a project on regulatory readiness for AI and advised UK regulators on emerging policy challenges. He also led research for the AI Standards Hub, examining the role of standards in the governance of foundation models.
Alongside his role at the Turing, Chris served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, via the Government’s Expert Exchange Programme. Chris was the lead author of the AI Regulatory Capability Framework and Self‑Assessment Tool, co-developed with UK regulators and government departments.
Chris co‑authored the AI Assurance Roadmap at the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and has contributed to the UK Government’s AI Strategy (2021) and AI Policy Paper (2022). He has represented the UK as an expert in the Council of Europe’s CAHAI Policy Development Group, contributing to the Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law Impact Assessment for AI.
Previous positions include at the Oxford Internet Institute, where Chris co-authored a methodology for interpreting and applying ethical AI principles in high‑risk settings, and at the Ada Lovelace Institute, where he researched the ethical and societal implications of health data use outside of clinical settings.
- Kevin Fuller, Founding Partner at NoBa Capital
- Oliver Latham, Vice President for Enterprise Sales & Business Development (EMEA & Asia), Pearson
- Jei Zheng, Technology Team Lead, Innovation Hub, TUI
- Hannah Williamson, Senior Investment Manager, Edge VC
- Yoann Lewkowitz, Global Innovation Lead, Linklaters
📍 1 Triton Square, London NW1 3BF
In collaboration with Venture Café London, Grow London Global invites founders, innovators, employers and policymakers to explore how agentic AI, deeptech and HR innovation are reshaping the future of work. From autonomous AI agents and workforce optimisation tools to people development platforms, these technologies are changing how work is organised, managed and experienced. The session will examine how human-AI collaboration is redefining productivity, skills, leadership and career pathways, highlighting what this shift means for individuals, organisations and the wider economy.
Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency
In partnerhip with London & Partners
Our Thursday Gatherings are for you to make serendipitous connections and make things happen!
There will be meaningful networking opportunities throughout the night, accompanied by a selection of refreshments and activities:
Fun Zone
Get to know your fellow change-makers in a fun, interactive, and exciting way!
Take a quick break from changing the world and recharge by pinning your hometown on our giant map.
Conversation Corner
Looking to connect beyond the name tags?
Drop into our relaxed Conversation Corner, a cosy space where founders, ecosystem builders, and global thinkers come together to share stories, swap lessons, and innovate. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and jump into the discussion.
We're excited to welcome a brilliant lineup of startups:
- Moonhub - Transform your training through data-powered immersion.
- Ask Ollo - The agentic OS for mid-market companies.
- Wittario - Turn your content into active learning in minutes.
- Notchup - The AI chief of staff: engineering capacity planning software.
- alteam - Senior AI-native teams that prototype, automate, and ship real solutions fast.
- Immersive Fox - AI training platform for corporate learning and education.
- EGA Tech - Future-proof your business with automation, systems integration, and AI-powered learning.
- MetaTalent.ai - The next-generation HR transformation platform powered by artificial intelligence.
- inploi - AI-powered candidate engagement.
- Profinda - Revolutionizing resource management.
- Occasio - curate a legacy of knowledge, one insight at a time.
- LEVRA - AI-powered platform, measuring, tracking and developing Human Skills critical for employability and career success.
A creative, hands-on workshop where speculation meets paper and pen. Bring your ideas about human-AI collaboration, skills and identity - and express your vision of the human navigating an AI-native world. Facilitated by Vivian Su of Assemblage Collective.
Introduction from Venture Café London and Partners.
Chris Thomas is a Policy Fellow in the LSE Data Science Institute. His work focuses on the development of AI governance mechanisms and regulatory policy to support ethical AI and the management of AI-driven societal transformation.
At LSE, Chris leads on work supported by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office advising policymakers around the world on AI regulatory strategy and capability development. Chris also plays a central role in delivering the LSE Global Forum on AI and the Social Sciences and producing its accompanying State of AI and Society report.
Before joining LSE, Chris was a Senior Research Associate at The Alan Turing Institute where he led a project on regulatory readiness for AI and advised UK regulators on emerging policy challenges. He also led research for the AI Standards Hub, examining the role of standards in the governance of foundation models.
Alongside his role at the Turing, Chris served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, via the Government’s Expert Exchange Programme. Chris was the lead author of the AI Regulatory Capability Framework and Self‑Assessment Tool, co-developed with UK regulators and government departments.
Chris co‑authored the AI Assurance Roadmap at the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and has contributed to the UK Government’s AI Strategy (2021) and AI Policy Paper (2022). He has represented the UK as an expert in the Council of Europe’s CAHAI Policy Development Group, contributing to the Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law Impact Assessment for AI.
Previous positions include at the Oxford Internet Institute, where Chris co-authored a methodology for interpreting and applying ethical AI principles in high‑risk settings, and at the Ada Lovelace Institute, where he researched the ethical and societal implications of health data use outside of clinical settings.
- Kevin Fuller, Founding Partner at NoBa Capital
- Oliver Latham, Vice President for Enterprise Sales & Business Development (EMEA & Asia), Pearson
- Jei Zheng, Technology Team Lead, Innovation Hub, TUI
- Hannah Williamson, Senior Investment Manager, Edge VC
- Yoann Lewkowitz, Global Innovation Lead, Linklaters