A hands-on AI festival for developers, enterprise leaders, startup founders, and investors — exploring robotics, quantum AI, and real-world.

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A hands-on AI festival for developers, enterprise leaders, startup founders, and investors — exploring AI across a range of industries.

Welcome to DAY TWO of the AI Festival 2026 at the award-winning XR Labs, West Suffolk College. This full day is packed with cutting-edge AI talks, interactive workshops, and immersive demonstrations designed to give you practical insights, inspiration, and networking opportunities.

Whether you’re a developer, founder, or enterprise innovator, this day explores AI’s transformative impact across healthcare, creative industries, XR, and agriculture, plus opportunities to meet investors and experience emerging startups.

What to Expect

🤖 Visionary AI Leaders
Hear from founders, researchers, and industry pioneers shaping the future of AI in healthcare, media, agriculture, and immersive experiences.
Example speakers: Dr. Sarah Lee – AI HealthTech Lead, MedTech Labs | Alex Chen – Founder, Creative AI Studio

💡 Deep-Dive Industry Sessions
Practical, sector-specific talks exploring real-world AI applications across healthcare, creative media, XR, and agriculture.
Sample takeaway: Learn how AI is revolutionizing diagnostics, immersive storytelling, and smart food production.

🔥 Intimate Fireside Conversations
Unfiltered discussions with AI innovators on scaling startups, building AI products, and navigating the future of intelligent systems.

🖥️ Live AI Demonstrations
Hands-on demonstrations of AI tools, XR experiences, and robotics, giving attendees first-hand experience of applied AI.

🤖 Robotics & Applied AI Showcase
See cutting-edge robotics systems and applied AI technologies in action across multiple industries.

🚀 Startup Pitch Stage
Watch emerging AI startups pitch breakthrough ideas to investors and industry leaders, showcasing the next wave of innovation.

💰 Investment Village
Connect with venture capital firms, angel investors, and strategic partners seeking to fund innovative AI solutions across healthcare, media, XR, and agriculture.

🎛️ Interactive Exhibitions
Explore AI platforms, XR systems, and emerging technologies from startups and industry pioneers in an interactive setting.

🛠️ Live Build & Hack Sessions
Observe developers and AI builders demonstrate how real AI systems are created, deployed, and scaled in real time.

🤝 400+ Delegate Networking
Meet founders, developers, investors, and enterprise leaders, building meaningful connections across the AI ecosystem.

Here’s the lineup for DAY 2:

Healthcare

Creative & Media

XR & AI

Agriculture & Food

PitchFest

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STEM Centre West Suffolk College 73 Western Way Bury St Edmunds IP33 3TB
Organiser: Orbital Global Group

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