The London AI Startup Conference 2025

The London AI Startup Conference 2025 brought together 120 pre-approved leaders of the UK’s AI startup ecosystem for a dynamic half-day gathering of learning, discussion, and networking.

Where: Google Pancras Square

When: Thursday, 11th of December, 2025 (9:00AM-1:00PM)

Theme: Scaling the Next Generation of AI Startups

This Conference was hosted by Startup Network Europe, and supported by Google Cloud.

A Unique Format

Attendance is capped at 120 hand-picked participants, including:

• 60 AI Startup Founders (UK-based, early-stage, selected from thousands of applications)
• 30 AI Startup CTOs & Tech Leaders
• 20 Venture Capital Investors
• 10 Ecosystem Stakeholders (Accelerators, Incubators, Government, Innovation & Research Centres, News Organisations, etc)

Unlike typical startup events, this conference is carefully curated to foster meaningful connections among the UK’s leading AI players. The four-hour programme balances two hours of dynamic content sessions with two hours of structured networking, supported by a dedicated networking app.

Agenda

9:00am-10:00am: Networking, with pre-arranged meetings facilitated by a networking app

10:00am-10:20am: Introduction

• Adam Fulham, Founder of Startup Network Europe
• Emma Osman, Strategic Partnerships Manager – Early Stage Startups UKI at Google Cloud

10:20am-11:00am: Panel Discussion, with breakfast provided at tables for attendees.

• Moderator:

• • Georgina Owens, Former CTO of William Hill International and Playnetic; CTO Startup Mentor

• Panellists:

• • Lucile Cornet, Partner at Eight Roads
  • Edward Keelan, Partner at Octopus Ventures
  • Razvan Ranca, Co-Founder & CTO of Tractable
  • Emma Burrows, Co-Founder & CTO of Portia AI
  • Barry Downes, Managing Partner at Sure Valley Ventures

​11:00am-12:00pm: Table Talks, moderated by table captains such as VCs and senior tech leaders

• ​Table 1: 
  • ​Moderator: Esha Vasta, Partner at Mercuri
  • ​Topic: The Due Diligence Deep Dive: What VCs Really Scrutinise
• ​Table 2:
  • Moderator: Angela Chou, Investor at Felix Capital
  • Topic: Building a Cult Brand: A VC’s Playbook for AI-Powered Consumer Ventures
• ​Table 3: 
  • ​Moderator: Seb Hunte, Investment Director at AlbionVC
  • ​Topic: Beyond the API: The CTO’s Playbook for a Defensible & Profitable AI Stack
• ​Table 4: 
  • ​Moderator: Dipesh Savani, Chief Venture Capital Officer of The Saudi Investment Bank; CEO & Founding Member of S60 Ventures
  • ​Topic: “Pitch Teardown” for AI Fintech Startups
• ​Table 5: 
  • ​Moderator: Roy Tuvey, Founder & CEO of Vertice (Sifted Article: Why Vertice is The UK’s Fastest-Growing Startup); Previously Founder & President of Wandera (acquired by Jamf for $400 million) and Scansafe (acquired by Cisco for $200 million)
  • ​Topic: Data as Your Greatest Asset: A Founder’s Playbook for Measurement, Scale, and AI Moats
• ​Table 6: 
  • ​Moderator: Nick Black, Deep Tech Advisor, Creator of the VECTOR Framework & Exited Co-Founder of Cloudmade (acquired by Stellantis)
  • ​Topic: From First Revenue to Repeatable Sales: GTM Strategy for Deep Tech Founders
• ​Table 7: 
  • ​Moderator: Anastasia Amerikova, Product Lead at IAG Transform; Product Mentor
  • ​Topic: Product Management for AI Startups
• ​Table 8: 
  • ​Moderator: Shankar Bhaduri, GTM Leader & Board Advisor; Executive in Residence at Lakestar; Strategic Advisor at Atomico Expert Network
  • ​Topic: GTM and Product/Market Fit
• ​Table 9: 
  • ​Moderator: Meri Williams, CTO & Advisor
  • ​Topic: Scaling the Engineering Team and Culture: CTO Lessons from 1M to 4M Users
• ​Table 10: 
  • ​Moderator: Google Cloud Engineer
  • ​Topic: Building Production-Ready RAG Agents with Your Data
• ​Table 11: 
  • ​Moderator: Google Cloud Engineer
  • ​Topic: Deep Dive: Unlocking ML Performance & Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• ​Table 12: 
  • ​Moderator: Google Cloud Engineer
  • ​Topic: Deep Dive: Unlocking ML Performance & Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

​12:00pm-1:00pm: Networking, with pre-arranged meetings facilitated by a networking app

About Startup Network Europe

Startup Network Europe is an Irish Company that has hosted 250 AI and Startup Conferences across 50 European Cities since 2021. Our most notable events include:

• The European AI Conference 2024 (Full-day event in Google’s European HQ)
• The European Startup Conference 2022 (Online event with speakers including Steve Wozniak)

Our hundreds of previous speakers include:

• Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple
• Sabeer Bhatia, Co-Founder of Hotmail
• Joel Perlman, Co-Founder of OakNorth Bank
• Nathalie Roos, CEO of Lipton Teas and Infusions
• Spenser Skates, Co-Founder & CEO of Amplitude
• Katya Denike, Chief Product Officer at Holland & Barrett
• James Eddison, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Octopus Energy

For more information on SNE, please visit our website:

https://startupnetwork.eu/

For any questions on this event, please reach out to:
adam@startupnetwork.eu