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7 workshops · 2 challenges · 2 days

The workshops.

Seven practical workshops and two collaborative challenges. Make something useful, strengthen an idea or practise a difficult decision, then leave with work you can use. Programme subject to securing facilitators and delivery partners.

Make something useful

Make.

Monday 2 November·90 minutesStorytelling Stage

Make your first AI short film

From a blank page to your first screening. Working in a small crew, turn a supplied brief into a 20–30 second short with guidance from a filmmaker. Shape the story, create selected shots and assemble your edit using prepared assets and a guided AI workflow. Finish by watching the films together.

For
Filmmakers, storytellers, marketers and curious beginners
Experience
Beginner-friendly
Equipment
Shared production setup and prepared assets provided
Host
Host to be announced
You leave with · Your team’s film or rough cut, an editable project and a guide to making your next one.
Access · Roles are shared so you can contribute without operating software or speaking at the screening.
Monday 2 November·90 minutesSonic Stage

Write a song with Daniel Bedingfield

How do you turn something you feel into something people want to sing? Join Daniel Bedingfield to explore how an idea becomes a lyric, a melody and a memorable hook. Working in small groups, develop a chorus from a shared starting point, record a rough demo and hear Daniel work through selected ideas with the room.

For
Writers, artists, producers and anyone curious about how songs are made
Experience
No songwriting experience or singing confidence required
Equipment
All recording equipment provided; bring an instrument if you play
Host
Daniel Bedingfield
You leave with · A rough recording of your group’s chorus, your lyrics and a practical approach to developing it into a song.
Access · Singing is always optional. You can contribute through writing, listening or a production role.
Monday 2 November·90 minutesOperator and Growth

Build an automation that earns its keep

Pick a repetitive job: sorting enquiries, following up leads or organising content. With an automation specialist, adapt a ready-to-build workflow, connect its steps and test it using sample data. Then deliberately throw it a problem to find out where it needs a human.

For
Operators, founders, marketers and small teams
Experience
Beginner-friendly
Equipment
Bring a laptop; sandbox tools and sample data provided
Host
Host to be announced
You leave with · A tested sandbox automation, a reusable template and a setup guide showing what you need before using it in your business.
Access · No live customer data. A guided planning route is available if you do not use a laptop.
Move an idea forward

Grow.

Monday 2 November·90 minutesScale Up and Investment

Fix your pitch with an investor

Bring a three-minute pitch or a one-page business outline. In small feedback groups, put your proposition through the questions investors ask: what problem matters, what evidence supports it, how does the business work and what will the money unlock? Rewrite your weakest section, then try it again.

For
Founders and people developing a business idea
Experience
Bring a three-minute pitch or a one-page business outline
Equipment
Bring your pitch on paper or a device
Host
Reviewers to be announced
You leave with · A revised pitch section, feedback on your proposition and three priorities before your next investor meeting.
Access · Capacity will reflect confirmed reviewers so every founder receives expert feedback. Investment is never promised.
Tuesday 3 November·90 minutesOperator and Growth

Find the AI project worth doing

Bring one business problem you want to solve. Map how the work happens today, challenge where AI would actually help and compare the likely benefit with the cost, effort and risk. With an experienced operator, design one small experiment you can run in the next 30 days.

For
Leaders, operators and teams deciding where to start
Experience
No technical experience required
Equipment
Bring a business, project or role; worksheets provided
Host
Host to be announced
You leave with · A one-page experiment plan with a budget, a success measure and a clear decision point: continue, change or stop.
Access · You can work privately on a fictional example rather than sharing confidential information.
Make better decisions

Decide.

Tuesday 3 November·60 minutesAIMI Main Stage

Would you publish it?

Your campaign is ready to launch. It includes AI-generated images, a synthetic voice, music and a claim that might not stand up. Working as an editorial team, decide what you would publish, change or hold back. Compare your decisions with an expert’s assessment and explore the questions you missed.

For
Creative, media, marketing and communications teams
Experience
No legal knowledge required
Equipment
Campaign materials and checklist provided
Host
Rights and editorial specialist to be announced
You leave with · A reusable pre-publication checklist and practice spotting issues that need further checks or specialist advice.
Access · The exercise is practical guidance, not individual legal advice. Materials are available digitally and in print.
Tuesday 3 November·60 minutesTrust and Planet

Your AI launch has gone wrong. Now what?

A fictional organisation has launched an AI product. Now evidence of harm is emerging, a journalist wants answers and your team disagrees about what to do. Take a role, respond to new information and decide whether to pause, change or defend the launch. Then face questions about your decision.

For
Teams responsible for technology, policy, risk or public trust
Experience
No technical experience required
Equipment
Scenario materials provided
Host
Facilitator and scenario to be announced
You leave with · A decision log, an expert debrief and a crisis exercise you can take back to your team.
Access · You can participate in writing or through a smaller role without presenting publicly.
Headline experiences

Two collaborative challenges.

These are substantial commitments rather than drop-in sessions. Register separately so we can build balanced teams.

One day on Monday, with a Tuesday finalist showcase· Deep and Edge

The FLIRT Build Challenge

Build something that gives people time back. Pick a focused problem, build a small prototype with AI coding tools, test it with another team and demonstrate it.

For
Mixed teams of beginners, designers, developers and people with a problem to solve
Equipment
Bring a laptop if you have one; team tools and guided roles to be confirmed.
Host
Hosts and challenge brief to be announced
Finish
Selected teams present on stage on Tuesday.
You leave with · A demonstrable prototype, project files and feedback on usefulness, usability and responsible design.
Half day on Tuesday, ending with a listening session· Sonic Stage

The FLIRT Music Hack

Start with a cleared stem pack and creative brief, then build a 60–90 second track or remix with producer support. AI tools are optional.

For
Producers, musicians, vocalists and curious beginners in balanced teams
Equipment
Production setup, cleared stems and team roles to be confirmed.
Host
Hosts and creative brief to be announced
Finish
Selected tracks get a playback slot at the closing gathering, subject to programme and rights approval.
You leave with · A team track, project files, agreed credits and feedback from music professionals.
Booking

Getting a seat.

  • An initial workshop reservation allocation opens once capacities are confirmed.
  • Challenge participants register separately so balanced teams can be assembled.
  • The investor workshop has a smaller capacity based on confirmed expert reviewers.
  • Popular workshops may repeat if demand and staffing justify it.
  • An accessible waitlist runs alongside reservations, with access requirements collected privately.
  • Equipment and preparation details are sent ahead of the event.
Programme status

Concepts first.

The seven workshop concepts and two challenges are the proposed programme. Hosts, creative briefs, capacity, equipment and exact timetable will be published once delivery is secured.

Accessible participation.

Materials come in accessible digital and print formats. Every contributor gets a microphone, screens are readable from the back, seating is a choice, and there is always a way to take part without speaking publicly. Tell us what you need when you book and the access lead will follow it up. We budget for captioning and requested support.

Accessibility →Full agenda →

Work stays yours. We use cleared media, fictional business examples and sample data, and we do not record workshop screens, founder feedback or access needs by default. Any public music release or film showcase needs separate clearance.