Two days of in-depth talks on the AI driving today’s biggest games. Built by the community of Game AI developers, researchers and enthusiasts.
10 — 11 Nov 2026
HERE EAST, OLYMPIC PARK, LONDON
Expected attendees in 2026
Days, each with two parallel tracks
Companies represented in 2025
Senior game AI professionals
For full-time students and those in unwaged academic positions. Self-certified at checkout.
£99
+£2.00 booking fee
£180
+£2.50 booking fee
£350
+£2.50 booking fee
£500
+£2.50 booking fee
All passes are sold via Ticket Tailor. Select the right tier at checkout — early bird pricing is applied automatically.
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Both days of talks across two parallel tracks, all networking breaks on both days, entry to the Tuesday-evening attendee social, access to the expo and meeting area, the printed programme, and full post-event access to the talk recordings once they’re published.
Early bird pricing closes at 23:59 BST on 30 June 2026, or sooner if we sell out of early-bird seats. We sold out our 2025 early-bird allocation three weeks early, so we’d recommend not waiting.
Yes. We hold a limited number of heavily discounted seats for students, unwaged researchers, and underrepresented voices in game AI. Apply via the link under the ticket grid; decisions are made on a rolling basis.
Every talk on both days is recorded. Recordings are released a few months after the event via our channels and are openly accessible to the global community. All recordings are subject to studio approvals.
We have a limited number of partnership slots at each tier. Get in touch with our team for a partnership pack for the full breakdown of what’s available and pricing.
Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets are transferable to a colleague at no charge — just email us with the new attendee’s details.
The AI and Games Conference returns for 2026 as we continue our efforts to provide a high-quality venue for professionals across the games industry to learn, network, and discuss applications of artificial intelligence for video games.
Our inaugural outing proved to be a great success, with a strong turnout and well-received programme. For 2025 we expanded our remit with a two-day event comprised of multiple tracks — and for 2026 we’re growing further, moving to a new Central London venue to accommodate a growing community.
You will hear from the leading minds in the sector on emerging trends, post-mortems, research breakthroughs, and broader business developments. Our expanded floorspace provides more opportunities for networking, business engagements, and demonstrating new and upcoming tools and projects.
Alan Zucconi is a Senior Lecturer, author and a passionate developer focused on the field of education. As a Science Communicator he is investigating the impact that AI has on society, from deepfakes to algorithmic bias. He currently works at Goldsmiths, University of London as Director of Postgraduate Studies, where he also directs the MA/MSc Computer Games programmes.
Duygu Cakmak is the R&D Director at Creative Assembly for the BAFTA award-winning Total War series. She oversees the R&D strategy and direction for the franchise. She joined Creative Assembly in 2015 as an AI programmer and after this, she moved into a Project Technical Director role.
Gabriel Robert has worked in Game AI since 1999 on titles such as Top Spin, Ghost Recon, and Assassin’s Creed. After earning his PhD in 2005, he focused on bridging academic research and production. Formerly a lead R&D Developer at Ubisoft La Forge, he now works on in-game AI at Final Strike Games.
Matthias is the head of AI at Splash Damage, and has worked as a programmer on titles including ‘Sacred 3’, ‘Portal Knights’, and was the AI lead on ‘Gears Tactics’.
Tommy consults with games studios and tech companies around the world on how to utilise AI in their projects: providing development support, consultancy, and professional training services on artificial intelligence in the video games.
With 20 years experience in AI for video games, Tommy has become a trusted voice in the game AI community as he acts as a public speaker, science communicator, and industry advocate. His successful YouTube series ‘AI and Games’, has accrued millions of views since it began in 2014.
George is the creator of Video Games Industry Memo and founder of Half-Space Consulting: a strategic consultancy that supports businesses as they seek to work within the video games industry.
Sally joins the team with decades of experience in event planning and logistics. She has run large-scale international events over five continents. She’s calm in a crisis, always patiently waiting for the drama to show its face so that she can pull on her experience and come up with a solution, fast.
Shraddha is a marketing and advertising strategist with 10+ years of experience designing and delivering tailored solutions that drive measurable business outcomes – working with the likes of Viacom, Twitter and more recently in gaming with modl.ai.
This policy applies to all participants of events organised or hosted by Game AI Events CIC — both in person and virtual. It also extends to all members of the organisational team.
Harassment and/or sexist, racist, or exclusionary comments or jokes are not appropriate. Harassment includes sustained disruption of talks, inappropriate physical contact, sexual attention or innuendo, deliberate intimidation, stalking, and photography or recording of an individual without consent.
All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience, including people from a variety of backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate.
We expect all delegates and organisers to be kind and not insult or put down others.
It is at the organiser's discretion to allow late entry to talks or the event itself.
All principles in section 2 apply to virtual events. Additionally:
Speak in confidence to a member of the organisational team. At in-person events, designated team members will be introduced at the start of the day. You may also email events@aiandgames.com.
Delegates asked to stop inappropriate behaviour are expected to comply immediately. Failure to do so will result in removal from the event without a refund.
In the event of escalation or suspected criminal offence, the matter may be reported to the Police or relevant authorities.
. The organiser’s resources should be used solely in respect of the event and the delegate’s role in the event. Delegates are not permitted to make use of equipment or facilities for other purposes.
. Game AI Events CIC has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and will investigate suspicious activity or if registration details appear fraudulent.
All talks from previous editions are available free on our YouTube channel — open access for the global game AI community.
The 2025 conference sold out three weeks before the doors opened.
Lock in your early-bird seat now and save £100 on the standard pass.
