SCHEDULE
Schedule
The full programme for Build: AI Festival 2026.
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Day 1
09:00 - 10:00
Doors Open & Breakfast
social
10:00 - 10:15
Welcome by AI Engine, UCL, HPE, NVIDIA
Zoe Qin, Welcome · AI EngineRui Rui Xie, Event Briefing · AI EnginePatrick Gilday · UCLAlex Podmore · HPEJessica Driscoll · NVIDIA
keynote
10:15 - 10:45
Opening Panel: Building Startups in the Age of AI
From college to startup, hear from these founders first hand on how they build, grow, and adapt in the age of AI.
Sabba Keynejad, Founder · VEED.ioSanj Ahilan, Founder · Solve IntelligenceRaymond Zhao, Founder · Structured AIMeryem Arik, Founder · Doubleword.aiZoe Qin, Investor · Dawn Capital (mod)
keynote
10:45 - 11:00
Partner Introduction & Bounty Set
Anthropic, Encord, Prolific
Anna Cachadina Abello, Mentors & Judges Introduction · CraneViraj Bajpai, Challenge Unveil, Judging Criteria & Prize · N47
workshop
11:00 onwards
Introduction and Hacking Begins
workshop
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
social
17:30 - 18:30
Dinner
social
22:00
Doors Close
deadline
Day 2
09:00
Doors Open & Breakfast Served
social
12:00
Lunch Served
social
14:00 - 15:00
Judging
deadline
15:00 - 15:30
Closing Panel: Lessons from Angels Who Practice
Operators, founders, and advisors share frontline lessons, building in Europe vs the US, and how AI is reshaping who can start.
Angus Miln, Partner · CooleyMandeep Singh, Angel Investor · TrouvaCharles Delingpole, Angel Investor · ComplyAdvantageSophia Nabil, Community & Growth · LovableShamillah Bankiya, Partner · Dawn Capital (mod)
keynote
16:00 - 16:30
Top 6 Demos
keynote
16:30 - 16:40
Event Video Preview
social
16:40 - 17:00
Prize Ceremony
keynote
18:00
Doors Close
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