Overview
About this event
London Tech Week is the UK's flagship technology festival and the gateway to the UK and European tech ecosystem. From June 8 to 12, 2026, Olympia London and venues across the city host founders, global leaders, investors and enterprises to explore how technology is transforming business and society.
The 2026 edition introduces two distinct worlds for the first time: Enterprise World and Startup World, with a heavy emphasis on applied AI, deep tech, robotics, and scaling global innovation. Organizers expect 30,000 attendees and 600 speakers from 130 countries, alongside daily demonstrations in the Sandbox area.
What Usually Happens at London Tech Week?
London Tech Week runs across three main days of content and expo at Olympia London, with a fringe programme extending across the city through the full week. The format includes keynote stages, panel sessions, masterclasses, startup competitions, 1-on-1 matchmaking, and evening networking events. Government policy announcements have been a consistent feature of the opening keynote across multiple editions.
When Is London Tech Week 2026 Taking Place?
The expo and content stages run June 8 to 10, 2026, at Olympia London. The fringe event programme runs June 8 to 12 across venues throughout London. Full schedule and registration at londontechweek.com.
London Tech Week 2026: Latest Updates
6 topicsThe event opened on June 8. Here is everything confirmed and announced from official sources.
Prime Minister Starmer Opens with £400 Million AI Compute Pledge
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer used the opening keynote to announce a national AI compute strategy that includes £400 million to buy specialist AI compute capacity. The aim, he said, is to let British firms start, scale and stay in the country rather than decamp for cheaper hardware abroad. Starmer framed AI as a national opportunity that must reach every part of the UK, pointing to Warrington in Cheshire where a former Unilever soap factory has been transformed into an AI datacentre as an example of how new investment can bring skilled jobs to former industrial communities.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on London as Global AI Capital
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan made the case for the capital as a place where innovation should serve its communities, backing Starmer's AI agenda with a focus on how London can position itself as the leading global city for AI investment and talent.
Two Distinct Worlds: Enterprise and Startup
The 2026 edition introduces a redesigned structure with separate Enterprise World and Startup World, an expanded VIP programme, and new interactive formats including hackathons.
Full Agenda Now Live
London Tech Week confirmed the full agenda for 2026 is now live, featuring a new wave of global speakers spanning Europe's most influential technology founders and the enterprise leaders deploying AI and frontier technologies at scale.
LTW On Air Studio Launches
A new LTW On Air Studio launched at Olympia London in partnership with Dojo Films, a dedicated live broadcast space built for headline interviews and standout content moments, amplifying the leaders shaping what comes next.
Tech Nation Report: The Next Wave of UK AI
The Tech Nation Report on The Next Wave of UK AI was announced during the AI Arena programme on June 8, presented by Marco De Novellis, Head of Content and Insights at Founders Forum Group.
Main Topics at London Tech Week 2026
5 topicsThe 2026 programme is built around AI in the enterprise, sovereign AI, quantum computing, deep tech, and the UK's role in the global technology landscape.
AI Strategy and Sovereign AI
Opening keynotes focused on national AI strategy, digital transformation, and government tech reforms. Core topic sessions highlighted sovereign AI, quantum computing, automation, fintech, and future mobility.
Enterprise AI and Agentic Systems
Customer operations and AI sessions covered supply chain control, scaling agentic AI, and scaling enterprise AI, featuring brands including Heineken and ASOS on the Transformation Stage. techUK also led a dedicated session on scaling the responsible adoption of agentic AI on June 10, covering practical pathways, risks, benefits, and viable operating models.
Quantum Computing
A Quantum Showcase ran on the Core Stage covering the UK's quantum strategy, software for quantum computers, and public sector quantum use cases.
Deep Tech, Robotics and Life Sciences
Daily demonstrations in the Sandbox area included a strawberry-picking robot built by Versatile RobotX and the University of Essex, and Shadow Robot's humanoid hand.
UK-APAC Tech Forum
A dedicated UK-APAC Tech Forum was held at techUK, focusing on tech regulations and market complexities between the UK and Asia-Pacific.
Event Experiences
8 topicsLondon Tech Week 2026 runs across multiple stages at Olympia London and a city-wide fringe programme, offering content, networking and matchmaking across five days.
AI Arena
The AI Arena is the primary content stage for AI strategy, enterprise AI, sovereign AI and frontier technology sessions, featuring government ministers, AI founders and enterprise leaders throughout the three main conference days.
Transformation Stage
The Transformation Stage runs enterprise-focused sessions on scaling AI, agentic systems, digital transformation and operations, with speakers from global brands and technology providers.
Core Stage
The Core Stage hosts deep tech and quantum computing sessions, including the UK quantum strategy showcase and sessions on AI infrastructure.
Startup World and Founders Fuse
Founders Fuse and LTW Connect offer expanded 1-on-1 matchmaking for startups, budget holders and investors, connecting the startup ecosystem with enterprise buyers and venture capital.
Masterclasses
A 60-minute Agentic AI Masterclass is among the confirmed masterclass formats at Olympia London, giving attendees hands-on access to applied AI frameworks.
LTW On Air Studio
The new LTW On Air Studio at Olympia London is a dedicated live broadcast space for headline interviews and standout content moments, in partnership with Dojo Films.
Fringe Event Programme
The fringe event programme runs June 8 to 12 across venues throughout London, extending the main conference into a full city-wide technology festival. Events include founder dinners, investor roundtables, community meetups and the London Tech Week Party.
Sandbox Demonstrations
The Sandbox area at Olympia London hosts daily live demonstrations of emerging technology, including a strawberry-picking robot built by Versatile RobotX and the University of Essex, and Shadow Robot's humanoid hand.
Why London Tech Week 2026 Matters
5 topicsLondon Tech Week is the only event in Europe where government policy announcements, AI founders, enterprise leaders and deep tech investors share the same stage over the same week.
For Enterprise and Technology Leaders
Sessions on agentic AI, enterprise transformation and AI infrastructure give technology and business leaders a direct view of where the UK and European enterprise AI market is heading, with speakers from Microsoft, AWS, Deloitte and AMD.
For Founders and Startups
Startup World, Founders Fuse and LTW Connect provide structured access to investors, enterprise buyers and the UK startup ecosystem, with 1-on-1 matchmaking and pitch opportunities across the week.
For Investors
The speaker mix across AI, quantum, deep tech and life sciences gives investors a concentrated view of where European technology funding is flowing, with senior voices from Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures and Tencent confirmed.
For Policymakers and Government Teams
The UK Government's active participation, including opening keynotes from the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Science and the Minister for AI, makes London Tech Week the primary venue in Europe for tracking UK technology policy direction.
For the Global Tech Ecosystem
With 30,000 attendees and 600 speakers from 130 countries, London Tech Week is Europe's most internationally diverse technology gathering.
Agenda
Times shown in British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1).
| Date | Programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 8 | Opening keynote; AI Arena Day 1; Core Stage; Transformation Stage; Sandbox opens; Fringe events begin | Olympia London |
| Tuesday, June 9 | AI Arena Day 2; Core Stage; Transformation Stage; Startup World; Masterclasses; Sandbox; Fringe events | Olympia London + across London |
| Wednesday, June 10 | AI Arena Day 3; Core Stage; Founders Fuse; Masterclasses; Sandbox; Closing programme | Olympia London + across London |
| Thursday, June 11 | Fringe events across London | Across London |
| Friday, June 12 | Fringe events across London | Across London |
Full agenda at londontechweek.com/agenda.
Registration and Access
| Pass Type | Details | Access |
|---|---|---|
| General Admission | Expo floor, content stages, fringe events | londontechweek.com |
| Premium Pass | Priority access, VIP networking, premium seating | londontechweek.com/pay-full-access |
| VIP Experience | VIP Village, exclusive networking, curated matchmaking | londontechweek.com/vip-experience |
| Press Pass | Media accreditation for press coverage | londontechweek.com/press-media |
Registration interest for London Tech Week 2027 is open at get.knect365.com.
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Venue
Olympia London
Easy transit access; cafés and hotels nearby. Detailed wayfinding ships with your registration confirmation.
Date & Time
Jun 8–12
Starts 9:00 AM GMT+1
Location
London
Olympia London, United Kingdom
Format
In-person
On location only
Olympia London
Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UX, London, United Kingdom
Speakers14
Engineers shipping the work, not theorizing about it
Every speaker is hands-on with a system in production. No theory tracks, no vendor pitches.
Recap: 2025 & 2024
The biggest announcements from the last 2 London Tech Week editions.
London Tech Week 2025 Recap
London Tech Week 2025 took place June 9 to 11 at Olympia London, attracting more than 45,000 attendees from over 90 countries. Session recordings from 2025 are available at londontechweek.com/london-tech-week-2024-highlights.
Main announcements included:
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang opened the event together on stage, discussing the UK's AI future and announcing new partnerships between Nvidia and the UK Government's Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Financial Conduct Agency (FCA).
- Over £4 billion in new investments were announced across the week, with the UK tech sector hitting a $1.2 trillion combined valuation.
- Starmer announced a £1 billion government fund for additional AI compute power and faster data center building approvals.
- Liquidity, an AI-driven private credit firm, announced opening new London headquarters with a £1.5 billion investment.
- Mistral AI unveiled Magistral, a multilingual large language model, at the event.
- The OpenBind consortium announced plans to put the UK at the cutting edge of AI drug discovery, aiming to cut £100 billion from pharma development costs.
- The event doubled in size versus 2024, occupying the full Olympia London venue with expanded fringe events across the city.
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