Learning Futures Meetup - Silicon Brighton

⌖ Brighton · Ironworks Theatre

Hosted by Kanban Coaching Exchange

Lean Agile Brighton brings agile practitioners to Brighton for a single-track day exploring AI, continuous delivery, product flow and human-centred teamwork. Taking place on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 9:00am to 5:30pm BST, this in-person conference features a hand-selected programme of industry experts. It is designed for agile practitioners, coaches, product and delivery professionals, technology leaders, and anyone interested in improving how teams collaborate and deliver value. Talks and themes The programme combines technical and organisational perspectives, examining how modern teams can make effective use of AI while strengthening the distinctly human capabilities behind resilient delivery: - Stuart Young, encouraging human skills in an AI world - Sarah Wells, keeping systems up to date in an ever-changing landscape - Nicola Sedgwick, why humility sits at the centre of team confidence - Thierry de Pauw, what Continuous Delivery is actually about - Sam Carpenter, using visual thinking to unlock collaboration and leadership - Nicolas Brown, using AI to scale product and flow expertise - Masha Gaganova, building a resilient career The single-track format means attendees share the same talks and ideas throughout the day, creating common ground for conversations about product flow, software delivery, leadership and team dynamics. Rather than splitting attention across parallel sessions, the event offers one focused programme spanning practical technology concerns and the interpersonal skills required to navigate change. Venue and community The conference is organised by the team behind the Brighton Lean Agile Meetup Group. It is a non-profit event celebrating the latest thinking in collaboration, delivery and technology, and has raised more than £50,000 for charity since it began in 2018. Ironworks Theatre is located at 30 Cheapside, Brighton, BN1 4GD, in the North Laine creative quarter. The venue is approximately five minutes’ walk from Brighton station and ten minutes from the seafront. Members of the Kanban Coaching Exchange can receive a 20% discount by using the code EXCHANGE20. Further conference information is available from Lean Agile Brighton. View the event and registration details

⌖ Brighton

Hosted by AI in Media Institute

FLIRT 2026 brings a practical blueprint for responsible, AI-native organisations to Brighton on 2–3 November, spanning media, marketing and operations. Taking over West Street and satellite venues across Brighton, this two-day, in-person festival-conference examines how organisations can implement AI in the real world,not simply discuss its potential. The programme explores how to operationalise AI across teams, prepare people for changing roles and workflows, and build systems that can last. Organised by the AI in Media Institute, FLIRT expands on the sold-out 2025 AIMI Conference, which brought together 600 attendees and 40 speakers across two stages. Its 2026 edition widens the focus beyond creative AI to cover the complete structure of an AI-native organisation: culture, creativity, infrastructure, governance, talent and execution. What to expect FLIRT combines conference content with practical exploration and city-wide experiences: - The Main Stage hosts keynotes, major ideas and perspectives intended to shape the industry agenda. - The Future Stage tackles the workforce conversation, including what is changing, what is breaking and how organisations are responding. - The Startup Village presents early-stage AI companies through live pitches, investor access and direct industry exposure. - Specialist satellite zones feature live demonstrations of frontier technology, including robotics and real-time generative AI. - Hands-on workshops, immersive experiences and debates create space to test ideas rather than passively consume them. - Flirt After-hours extends the programme into Brighton and makes networking and conversation part of the wider festival experience. Who should attend? The event is designed for anyone whose work is being reshaped by AI. That includes founders, CEOs, CMOs, brand and agency leaders, creative directors, producers, publishers, journalists, broadcasters, musicians, artists, content creators and game developers. Product leaders, engineers, XR builders, startup founders and CTOs will be represented alongside operations, finance, legal, IP, risk, governance, HR, People and L&D professionals.… Register for this event

⌖ Brighton · Brighton Dome

UX Brighton 2026 is a one-day conference on emerging UX methods, taking place at Brighton Dome in Brighton on Friday 6 November 2026. The fundamentals remain familiar,understand what people need, design solutions, test them and build them,but the methods available to UX teams are rapidly multiplying. This conference is designed to help attendees separate genuinely useful developments from noise, understand which techniques translate effectively into UX practice and identify established approaches that new technology has finally made practical. What to expect The programme brings together practitioners working at the edges of UX research, design and product development. Rather than focusing on novelty for its own sake, the day will explore what is actually working across new research techniques, design tools, testing methods and ways of working. Confirmed speakers include: - Vivek Gopinath, Lead User Researcher at IBM, whose mixed-method practice spans qualitative and quantitative research, machine learning, heuristic analysis, eye tracking, behavioural studies, cognitive psychology and predictive UX. His work examines how AI-driven personalisation can anticipate user needs while maintaining a deep, empathetic understanding of behaviour. - Prama Ayalasomayajula, a research leader at HubSpot with experience in service design, small-business products, Zalando sellers and Meta Shops. Her work investigates why discovery breaks down, how scalable UX processes hold together and what service blueprints can reveal beyond standalone insights. - Chiara Scarabotti, UX Lead at Springer Nature, specialising in complex publishing flows and multi-persona journeys. She focuses on problem framing, information architecture and turning messy systems into transparent, actionable practices for cross-disciplinary teams. - Kathy Neuss, Head of Research at Mercator Digital, with more than 25 years of experience across government, corporate and agency settings. She combines qualitative depth with quantitative rigour and has influenced major HMRC services through research, behavioural groupings, mental models and journey mapping. - Max Borodin, Senior Product Manager at Simple, who explores behavioural design, gamification, conversational coaching and AI in products intended to support long-term behaviour change. He also experiments with using AI to accelerate… Register for this event

⌖ Da Nang · Webe Coffee

Hosted by Lya

Explore AI and deep learning through project sharing, practical demos and community discussion in Da Nang on 18 October 2026. This informal meetup brings developers, data scientists, hobbyists and creatives together to exchange ideas, learn from one another and see what others are building. What to expect Hosted by Lya and presented by AI Fusion Labs, the meetup focuses on current trends and developments across artificial intelligence and deep learning. The format is deliberately open and community-led rather than a fixed conference programme, giving attendees room to discuss emerging ideas, swap project stories and demonstrate work in progress. Potential areas of conversation include: - Large language model projects and practical experiments - New developments and trends in AI and deep learning - AI applications across art, design and other creative fields - Short demonstrations, community-led AI news discussions and project showcases - Hands-on workshops using AI tools, contributed by attendees Bring a laptop if you would like to show the group what you are working on or participate in a practical session. Anyone interested in delivering a short hands-on workshop is welcome to contribute. Weekly topics and the precise mix of talks, demos and discussions are announced through the event’s Telegram group, so check there for the latest session details. Who should attend? The event is open to AI enthusiasts, software developers, data scientists, hobbyists and creative practitioners. It should suit people actively building LLM or deep-learning projects as well as those exploring how AI can support art and design. No specific experience requirement is stated; the emphasis is on curiosity, peer learning and sharing practical work with like-minded people. Venue and schedule This session takes place on Sunday 18 October 2026, from 11:00am to 1:00pm ICT, at Webe Coffee, 14–16 Nguyễn Hữu Thọ, An Hải, Sơn Trà, Da Nang. View the venue on Google Maps. The gathering runs weekly on Sundays until 18 February 2027. Attendance is listed as free, with a 100k suggested donation. You can also learn more about the wider AI Fusion Labs Da Nang community. Register for this event

◎ Online

Hosted by Packt Publishing Limited

Build, review and ship software with Claude Code in this live online bootcamp on 18 October 2026, from 2pm to 8:30pm UTC. Move beyond basic AI-assisted coding Claude Code Bootcamp Cohort 2 is an intensive, 6.5-hour hands-on workshop for developers who want structured, reliable and repeatable AI engineering workflows, not simply a longer list of prompts. Led by headliner Luca Berton and organised by Packt Publishing Limited, the session connects Claude Code’s individual capabilities into a practical system spanning codebase understanding, implementation, testing, review and preparation for production. Across 10 new advanced hands-on projects, you’ll explore how to: - Structure projects with CLAUDE.md and scoped rules - Create and apply reusable Claude Code Skills - Build specialised subagents for security and testing - Add hooks and guardrails that automate checks and block unsafe actions - Use Best-of-N workflows to compare AI-generated solutions - Test, review and verify AI-generated code - Assess whether work is ready to merge and ready for production - Develop more controlled and repeatable AI-assisted engineering processes Rather than treating these as isolated features, the bootcamp demonstrates how they work together across the software development lifecycle. The live, project-based format is designed to help attendees practise real workflows and leave with a more complete Claude Code toolkit. Who should attend? The programme is suitable for software developers, AI/ML engineers, platform and DevOps engineers, tech leads, developers exploring Claude Code, and people preparing for Claude certification. Basic programming ability and familiarity with Git are recommended, making this most relevant to technical attendees who already understand core development concepts but do not necessarily have extensive Claude Code experience. This is an independent Packt workshop rather than official Anthropic training. It is not endorsed by Anthropic, does not contain official examination questions, and completion does not guarantee success in an official certification exam. Refunds are available up to 10 days before the event. Get tickets for Claude Code Bootcamp Cohort 2

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⌖ Breda · Breda Campus, Breda, Netherlands (BUas)

Hosted by University of Central Florida (UCF) & Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas)

Teaching with AI in Europe: UCF & BUas Conference is a two-day, in-person unconference in Breda (Netherlands) on 19–20 October 2026 that brings together university professionals, lecturers, researchers, and policymakers to explore practical AI adoption in higher education. The core value is clear: you’ll walk away with actionable, field-tested ideas for integrating AI into pedagogy, digital learning, and safeguarding academic integrity within European Higher Education Area classrooms. This is not a traditional conference; it’s an unconference designed to be driven by attendees, with dialogue-driven sessions, collaborative workshops, and dynamic exchanges across disciplines. Key details and what to expect: - Dates and place: Breda Campus, Breda, Netherlands, 19–20 October 2026. The event is face-to-face only with no virtual option. - Audience: university professionals, lecturers, researchers, librarians, policymakers and other educators across Europe and beyond focused on practical AI use in teaching and learning. - Session format: two formats for presentations – 30-minute sessions intended to spark discussion and poster sessions for visual presentations (digital or print). Attendees may participate in up to two presentations, with certain sponsorship-related restrictions. - Tracks and topics: Practical AI Tools/Agents and Implementation; Ethics, Policy, and Governance; AI in Pedagogy and Curriculum Design; Institutional Strategy and Leadership; Assessment and Academic Integrity; AI Applications in the Workplace; AI Fluency and Faculty Development; Universal Design and Accessibility with AI; and related sessions on Art, Design, Media and more. The emphasis is on practical ideas and take-aways attendees can apply in diverse disciplines. - Proposals: the call for proposals is open for 2026. Submissions can cover classroom or library practices across modalities (face-to-face, blended, and online). Proposals should demonstrate transferable ideas and concrete take-aways. Deadline details: proposals close 15 May 2026 (11:59pm); acceptances issued after 29 June 2026. - Registration and pricing: registration is required for all attendees including presenters. Presenter and Early Bird registrations are €350 (deadline 10 August 2026); General registration is €375 (deadline 12 October 2026). - Agenda and logistics: an agenda-at-a-glance exists with a detailed two-day schedule including openings, keynote, concurrent sessions, meals, networking, and closing activities.

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