London, Ontario · Thursday, September 24, 2026

Readiness, opportunity, and what's next for AI in your business.

The AI Leap is where London's builders, buyers, and decision-makers get a plain-language, jargon-free read on AI — and leave with three real introductions, not three hundred business cards.

100–150Attendees, by design — not by accident
0Pay-to-play speaker slots
3–4Curated introductions per attendee
Why this event exists

Every other AI event goes over your head or talks down to you.

We ask the one question the hype skips: is your business even ready — and who gets hurt if you get this wrong?

  • No jargon. Every session is built for a 5th-grade-clear explanation.
  • Human-in-the-loop, always — AI transforms roles, it doesn't erase people.
  • Structured matchmaking, not a coffee-station shuffle.
Save my seat
The problem we exist to fix

AI adoption is moving faster than most businesses can responsibly evaluate it.

Companies are cutting roles before exploring reskilling, and bolting AI onto processes that were already broken — solving the wrong problem faster instead of fixing the right one first. That's not an AI failure. That's a readiness failure wearing an AI label.

Ask “should we” before “how do we.”

Before tools, we ask if your data and processes are even AI-ready — the unglamorous prerequisite most hype skips entirely.

Keep humans in the loop.

On the decisions AI touches, and on the reasoning behind what it produces. “Why did it produce that result” deserves a real answer, not a shrug.

Connect the ecosystem.

London already has the builders, buyers, researchers, and institutions to do this well. They're just not talking to each other — yet.

How the day works

Content is table stakes. Introductions are why you come back.

Multi-Perspective Panels

20 min

Tight, structured discussions translating complex guardrails into real-world operations — legal, MSP, and operations perspectives, back to back, no rambling keynote theater.

Solution Stations

5 min consults

Not vendor booths. Bring a real workflow problem to a curated MSP or legal expert for a focused, practical consultation.

Role-Based Roundtables

Peer groups

CIOs with CIOs, CFOs with CFOs. Implementation realities from people in your seat — not a panel of five different worlds.

Matchmaking, done by a human

At 100–150 people, an algorithm is overkill. At registration you tell us who you are and what you're solving for — a real organizer matches you to 3–4 pre-booked 15-minute conversations with the people in London you actually need to meet.

Tell us your AI question.

A two-minute form at registration.

We match you by hand.

Curated by our organizing team, not an algorithm.

Leave with real conversations.

3–4 pre-booked 15-minute meetings, on the calendar before you arrive.

Who's talking

Speakers earn their slot by relevance — never by revenue.

Meet all speakers

Chris Kulbaba

The Big Picture: What AI Actually Is

Olivia Erimsah

Is Your Data Actually AI-Ready?

James Smith

Human-in-the-Loop, By Design

Ashis Parajuli

Data Sovereignty for SMBs

Who this is for

Built for London's small and mid-sized businesses — not just the enterprise crowd.

CEOs & CFOs

See concrete ROI examples. Learn what to ask your tech team and what to prioritize first.

CTOs & Technical Leads

Implement AI without breaking what already works. Hear from peers solving the same problems.

Emerging Leaders

AI literacy is a career accelerator. Meet the people actually doing this work in London.

Consultants & Vendors

Find your next partnership. Build relationships with decision-makers who need you.

Registration opens soon. Get on the list first.

Early access to tickets, the full agenda, and a spot in the matchmaking queue — before we open to the public.

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. See our Privacy Policy.