West Suffolk College · Bury St Edmunds
AI Festival UK 2026
The UK's premier AI festival. Two days of keynotes, PitchFest, and 10 tracks — from Quantum & Cyber to Healthcare, XR, and AgriTech — at West Suffolk College's £2M XR Lab.
30% early bird · Full festival from £89
10 tracks
20 speakers
Speakers
Industry leaders from BT, AWS, DeepMind, NHS, BBC R&D, Barclays Eagle Labs, Meta, Adobe, and more
Dr. Sarah Mitchell
Head of AI, BT Group
AI in Critical Infrastructure
James Chen
Quantum Lead, AWS
Quantum Computing & AI
Dr. Emma Watson
Director, Robotics Lab
Autonomous Systems in Industry
Marcus Webb
CISO, Barclays Eagle Labs
AI-Powered Cyber Defence
Dr. Priya Patel
Chief Medical AI, NHS
AI in Diagnostics
Alex Rivera
Creative Director, BBC R&D
Generative AI in Media
Dr. Tom Hughes
XR Lab Lead, West Suffolk College
Spatial AI & Immersive Learning
Dr. Fiona Green
AgriTech Director
AI for Sustainable Farming
Rachel Kim
Partner, Tech VC
PitchFest: What Investors Look For
David Okonkwo
Founder, AgriAI
From Farm to Pitch
Dr. Helen Zhang
VP AI Research, DeepMind
Foundation Models & Society
Oliver Knight
CTO, CyberShield
AI in Threat Detection
Dr. Maya Johnson
Head of Robotics, Ocado
Warehouse Automation at Scale
Sophie Turner
Sustainability Lead, National Grid
AI for Grid Optimisation
Dr. Raj Mehta
Chief Data Officer, NHS Digital
Healthcare Data & AI Ethics
Elena Vasquez
Creative AI Lead, Adobe
Generative Design Tools
Dr. Ben Foster
XR Research, Meta
Spatial Computing & AI
Claire Williams
AgriTech Investor
Investing in FoodTech AI
Marcus Lee
Founder, QuantumStart
PitchFest: Building in Quantum
Dr. Anna Kowalski
Director, EU AI Office
AI Regulation & Innovation
Programme
Two days of keynotes, panels, PitchFest, and XR Lab demos
Partners & Sponsors
Supported by leading organisations across tech, academia, and innovation
Where it happens
Venue
West Suffolk College STEM Centre — £2M XR Lab, immersive tech, and spatial computing
West Suffolk College STEM Centre
73 Western Way, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3TB, UK
£2M state-of-the-art XR Lab. Immersive tech, spatial computing, and AI-powered experiences.
Bury St Edmunds station · 15 min walk to venue · Direct from Cambridge, Ipswich
Suffolk County Council routes · Stop near STEM Centre
On-site parking at West Suffolk College
Beyond the Festival
Hotels, dining, coffee, and things to do near West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds
The Angel Hotel
8 min walk · ★★★★
£120/night · Map →
Premier Inn Town Centre
12 min walk · ★★★
£75/night · Map →
Ravenwood Hall
15 min drive · ★★★★
£180/night · Map →
Premier Inn North
10 min drive · ★★★
£65/night · Map →
Tickets
Early bird pricing — full festival access from £89
Join 1,200+ innovators at AI Festival UK 2026
Two days of AI, quantum, robotics, cyber, healthcare, and PitchFest. Early bird pricing ends soon.
Get Tickets — £89