Two days of in-depth, no-hype talks on the AI driving today’s biggest games. Built by practitioners, vetted by an editorial board, attended by the people shipping the systems behind the scenes.
12 — 13 Nov 2026
Central London
Expected attendees in 2026
Days, two parallel tracks
Companies represented in 2025
Senior game AI professionals
Expected attendees in 2026
Days, 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.
+ VAT
£249
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£449
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£549
+ VAT
All passes are sold via Ticket Tailor. Select the right tier at checkout — early bird pricing is applied automatically.
Every talk is mentored by our editorial board — no marketing, no hype, just engineers and researchers showing you how it actually works.
Fill in a short form: your talk title, a 300-word abstract, and a brief bio. We review on a rolling basis and aim to get back to you within 3 weeks.
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.
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 — free for ticket-holders, and eventually openly accessible to the global community.
We have a limited number of partnership slots at each tier. Download our 2026 partnership pack for the full breakdown of what’s available and pricing, or get in touch directly.
Tickets are fully refundable up to 60 days before the event. Within 60 days, 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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All talks from previous editions are available free on our YouTube channel — open access for the global game AI community.
