love AI

AI is changing
how companies work.

loveAI brings technology, product and AI leaders together to work through what needs to change next in teams, workflows, decision-making and how work gets done.

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loveAI event details

Brought to you by loveholidays and OC&C Strategy Consultants with support from CodeScene
London, UK
12:00 - 18:30

Practical, evidence-led accounts of making AI work, with ideas that can be put into practice across organisations.

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A little about loveAI

The story so far

loveAI brings together people making AI part of everyday work to share the choices, trade-offs, dead ends and lessons along the way.

After our first gathering in July, we’re going bigger this October, exploring how teams, decisions and ways of working need to adapt. Expect honest conversations and a practical next step for your organisation.

Our pixel-inspired identity reflects that spirit: small building blocks coming together to create something useful, just like shared ideas and experience.

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The people behind the ideas

Meet the speakers

More speaker announcements are coming soon.

George Malamidis

George
Malamidis

VP Engineering

loveholidays

Stuart Caborn

Stuart
Caborn

Distinguished Engineer

loveholidays

Charlie Bain

Charlie
Bain

Associate Partner

OC&C Strategy Consultants

Zeeshan Ashraf

Zeeshan
Ashraf

Partner

OC&C Strategy Consultants

Adam Tornhill

Adam
Tornhill

CTO & Founder

CodeScene

Ben Gregory

Ben
Gregory

Partner

OC&C Strategy Consultants

Katie Robinson

Katie
Robinson

Associate Partner

OC&C Strategy Consultants

Athena Peppes

Athena
Peppes

Director

Beacon Thought Leadership

Millie Braddock

Millie
Braddock

Senior Product Manager

loveholidays

Matt Koevort

Matt
Koevort

Lead Engineer

loveholidays

Mark Duce

Mark
Duce

Staff Software Engineer

loveholidays

Gayathri Thiyagarajan

Gayathri
Thiyagarajan

Senior Engineering Leader

Amazon

Achillefs Charmpilas

Achillefs
Charmpilas

Technical lead

Toptal

WHAT'S ON

Agenda

A focused afternoon for CEOs and senior business, product and engineering leaders.

Full page agenda

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Lunch and networking

Main room

Opening keynotes

  • – WelcomeMike Jones, CTO, loveholidays
  • – Making Work Count with AIGeorge Malamidis & Stuart Caborn, loveholidays
  • – Rewiring the Customer Journey: Search, Agents, Products - driving commercial value in companiesCharlie Bain & Zeeshan Ashraf, OC&C Strategy Consultants
  • – AI coding in the enterpriseAdam Tornhill, CodeScene

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Break

Main room

AI Organisations

Embracing AI as a wider Organisation

  • – How organisations are transforming themselves to capture the value of AIBen Gregory & Katie Robinson, OC&C Strategy Consultants
  • – Beyond “Drop and Hope”: Five practices that turn AI activity into valueAthena Peppes, Beacon Thought Leadership
  • – Building a content factoryMillie Braddock & Matt Koevort, loveholidays

Breakout room

AI Team

Building and Deploying your AI Capabilities

  • – How overnight oats helped me leave a legacy of skills to empower othersMark Duce, loveholidays
  • – Trust but Verify: Developing Agentic SoftwareGayathri Thiyagarajan, Amazon
  • – Closing the Loop: A guide to Agentic enablement for Engineering teamsAchillefs Charmpilas, Toptal

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Break

Main room

Closing talks

  • – CEO PanelHosted by OC&C Strategy Consultants: Rhian Woods & Colin Tyler
    Donat Rétif, loveholidays
    Niall Walsh, Direct Ferries
    Alidad Moghaddam, Blue Light Card
  • – Tokenmaxing to Valuemaxing: How organisations think about attributing value to AIOpenAI
  • – Wrap upMike Jones, CTO, loveholidays

Networking

  • – NetworkingOC&C Strategy Consultants Offices
  • – Speakers & sponsorsThe Refinery, New Street Square

FAQs

Who is loveAI for?

loveAI is for technology, product and AI leaders who are deciding how AI should change the way their organisation works.

When and where is it?

loveAI takes place on 27 October 2026 at OC&C Strategy Consultants, 6 New Street Square, London EC4A 3AT. We’ll share the event timings and travel details with registered attendees.

Is it free to attend?

Yes. Tickets are free.

How do I register?

Register through the loveAI event page on Luma: Register for loveAI. Places are limited and advance registration is required to attend.

Can I join the waitlist?

If registration is full, join the waitlist through the Luma event page: Join the loveAI waitlist. If a place becomes available, we’ll contact you.

Will the event be recorded?

We’re confirming whether talks will be recorded and what content can be shared afterwards. We’ll share an update once this is confirmed with speakers.

Can I submit a talk?

Speaker submissions for the October event are now closed. We hope to host another loveAI event in the future and will share details when plans are confirmed.

Who should I contact with questions?

Email loveai@loveholidays.com and the event team will get back to you.

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Event location

Meet us at OC&C near Farringdon

OC&C Strategy Consultants, 6 New St Square, London EC4A 3AT
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