WILL POLSTON AND THE EVOLUTION INSTITUTE PRESENTS
AHEAD in AI
15O SEATS. 6 WORLD-CLASS SPEAKERS. 1 ROOM
AHEAD in AI
Tuesday 10th Nov 2026 Down Hall, Essex
The Practical AI Event For Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Operators, Investors, And The People Responsible For Introducing AI Into Their Businesses
THE LINEUP
THE LINEUP
6 WORLD CLASS AI SPECIALIST SPEAKERS
Mo Gawdat
Former Chief Business Officer, Google XChief AI Officer, Flight Story
Piers Linney MBE
Co-Founder, Implement AI
Former Dragon
Co-Founder and Chairman of Atherton Bikes
Daniel Priestley
Co-Founder, Dent Global
Co-Founder, ScoreApp
Best-Selling Author
Carly Meyers
Founder, Made for MoreAI
AI Consultant
Podcaster
Mike Koenigs
Founder, AI Accelerator
AI Pioneer
19x Best-Selling Author
Lee Russel
Founder, Minimal Viable Launch
Best-Selling Author
MVP Launch Expert
WILL POLSTON AND THE EVOLUTION INSTITUTE PRESENTS
AHEAD in AI
15O SEATS. 6 WORLD-CLASS SPEAKERS. ONE ROOM
Tue 10th Nov 2026 Down Hall, Essex
The Practical AI Event For Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Operators, Investors, And The People Responsible For Introducing AI Into Their Businesses
THE LINEUP
6 WORLD CLASS AI SPECIALIST SPEAKERS
Mo Gawdat
Former Chief Business Officer, Google XChief AI Officer, Flight Story
Piers Linney MBE
Co-Founder, Implement AI
Former Dragon
Co-Founder and Chairman of Atherton Bikes
Daniel Priestley
Co-Founder, Dent Global
Co-Founder, ScoreApp
Best-Selling Author
Carly Meyers
Founder, The Superpower Accelerator
AI Pioneer
19x Best-Selling Author
Lee Russel
Founder, Minimal Viable Launch
Best-Selling Author
MVP Launch Expert
KEY EVENT INFORMATION
Created for entrepreneurs, business owners, senior leaders, investors and the people responsible for introducing AI into their businesses
DATE
Tuesday 10th November 2026
VENUE
Down Hall, Matching Road, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 7AS
THE DAY INCLUDES
- Words from your host, Will Polston
- 6 live keynotes from AI specialist speakers
- 1:1 Photo opportunities with Mo Gawdat and Daniel Priestley (selected ticket tiers)
- Private VIP dinner with Mo Gawdat & Daniel Priestley (selected ticket tiers)
EVENT TIMINGS (Subject to change)
08:00
09:00
12:30
13:30
17:30
19:00
Doors Open [All]
Event starts Morning speakers
Lunch & networking
Afternoon speakers
Event ends [General]Networking drinks [Premium & VIP]
Private VIP dinner [VIP]
GETTING THERE
ADDRESS
BY TRAIN
BY AIR
Down Hall, Matching Road, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 7AS
The closest station is Sawbridgeworth station, ~4 miles (-9-minute drive)
Stansted Airport, ~6.5 miles
BY CAR
REGION
~ 35 miles / ~45 minutes from central London. Free on-site parking for all attendees.
Near Hatfield, close to Bishop Stortford & the Essex/Hertfordshire border
KEY EVENT INFORMATION
Created for entrepreneurs, business owners, senior leaders, investors and the people responsible for introducing AI into their organisations.
DATE
Tuesday 10th November 2026
VENUE
Down Hall, Matching Road, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 7AS
THE DAY INCLUDES
- Words from your host, Will Polston
- 6 live keynotes from AI specialist speakers
- Photo opportunities with Mo Gawdat & Daniel Priestley (selected ticket tiers)
- Private VIP dinner with selected speakers, including Mo Gawdat & Daniel Priestley (selected ticket tiers)
EVENT TIMINGS (Subject to change)
Doors Open [All]
Event starts Morning speakers
12:30
Lunch & networking
13:30
Afternoon speakers
17:30
Event ends [General]Networking drinks [Premium & VIP]
19:00
Private dinner [VIP]
GETTING THERE
ADDRESS
Down Hall, Matching Road, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 7AS
The closest station is Sawbridgeworth station, ~4 miles (-9-minute drive)
BY AIR
Stansted Airport, ~6.5 miles
BY CAR
~ 35 miles / ~45 minutes from central London. Free on-site parking for all attendees.
REGION
Near Hatfield, close to Bishop Stortford & the Essex/Hertfordshire border
CHOOSE YOUR SEAT
Only 150 tickets are available.
SUPER EARLY BIRD PRICING
REPLAY TICKET
GENERAL TICKET
PREMIUM TICKET
VIP TICKET
Full Price £250 + VAT
£150 + VAT
EVENT RECORDINGS ONLY
- Full event recordings of all speaker sessions
- Digital Event workbook
- Note: Provided 14 days post-event
Full Price £500 + VAT
£350 + VAT
(ONLY 90 SEATS AVAILABLE)
SOLD OUT
- Full event access, with lunch and coffees
- A signed Mo Gawdat Scary Smart Book
- Recordings of all speaker sessions
- Event workbook
- Networking with General delegates
Full Price £950 + VAT
£750 + VAT
(ONLY 40 SEATS AVAILABLE)
SOLD OUT
- Everything in General, plus:
- 1:1 Photo Opportunity with Mo Gawdat
- 1:1 Photo Opportunity with Daniel Priestley
- Premium seating
- Premium Delegate Networking
- Evening networking with premium and VIP delegates
- Post-event virtual AI mastermind session with Premium Delegates
Full Price £2500 + VAT
£1,750 + VAT
(ONLY 20 SEATS AVAILABLE)
SOLD OUT
- Everything in Premium. plus:
- VIP dinner with Mo Gawdat & Daniel Priestley on the night
- Lunch with selected speakers
- Front row VIP seating
- VIP networking
- Evening networking with VIP Delegates
- Post-event virtual AI mastermind session with VIP delegates
- A second signed Mo Gawdat Book - Solve For Happy
CHOOSE YOUR SEAT
Only 150 attendee places are available.
SUPER EARLY BIRD PRICING
REPLAY TICKET
Full Price £250 + VAT
£150 + VAT
EVENT RECORDINGS ONLY
- Full event recordings of all speaker sessions
- Digital event workbook
- Note: Provided 14 days post-event
GENERAL TICKET
Full Price £500 + VAT
£350 + VAT
(ONLY 90 SEATS AVAILABLE)
SOLD OUT
- Full event access, with lunch and coffees
- A signed Mo Gawdat Book
- Recordings of all speaker sessions
- Event workbook
- Networking with General delegates
PREMIUM TICKET
Full Price £950 + VAT
(ONLY 40 SEATS AVAILABLE)
SOLD OUT
- Everything in General, plus:
- 1:1 Photo Opportunity with Mo Gawdat
- 1:1 Photo Opportunity with Daniel Priestley
- Premium seating
- Premium Networking
- Evening Premium networking with drinks included
- Post-event virtual AI mastermind session with Premium delegates
VIP TICKET
Full Price £2500 + VAT
£1,750 + VAT
(ONLY 20 SEATS AVAILABLE)
SOLD OUT
- Everything in Premium. plus:
- VIP dinner with Mo Gawdat & Daniel Priestley on the night
- Lunch with selected speakers
- Front row seating
- VIP networking
- Evening VIP networking with drinks included
- Post-event virtual AI mastermind session with VIP delegates
- A second signed Mo Gawdat book (two intotal)
THE SPEAKERS
Six leading AI voices. One day. A clearer AI strategy
MO GAWDAT
Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer at Google [X], 5x international bestselling author, founder of the One Billion Happy movement, and co-founder of Emma.Love. With a career spanning 27 years at IBM, NCR, Microsoft, and Google, Mo helped launch close to half of Google’s global operations and later led business strategy at Google [X], home of projects like self-driving cars, Project Loon, andMakani.
Driven by a passion for solving humanity’s biggest challenges, Mo has cofounded more than 20 companies and mentored countless startups. After the loss of his son Ali, he developed the happiness model at the heart of his bestselling book Solve for Happy (2017), sparking his global mission to make one billion people happy.
He went on to launch Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat (2020), now a leading mental health podcast. His book Scary Smart (2021) predicted the rise of AI, gaining renewed recognition with the release of ChatGPT in 2022 and establishing him as one of the world’s most respected AI experts. He followed with That Little Voice in Your Head (2022), Unstressable (2024), and Alive (2025), all international bestsellers.
His latest project is Emma.love, a revolutionary group of advanced AI’s designed to address one of the modern world’s greatest challenges—finding and keeping genuine love—while at the same time teaching AI about what makes us most deeply human: the way we love
PIERS LINNEY MBE
Piers Linney MBE is an entrepreneur, investor, and former Dragon on the prime-time BBC show Dragons’ Den (Shark Tank in the USA). With a background in law and investment banking, Piers has established himself as a leading figure in the UK business world, particularly in the technology sector.
Piers is a co-founder of Implement AI which provides AI agent solutions to organisations of all sizes. Implement AI was voted ‘AI Startup of the Year – London' in the UK Startup Awards 2025. He has sat on the board of Nesta, the UK’s largest (£600m) innovation foundation, and British Business Bank during the roll-out of £90bn of Covid support. Piers is also an advocate for diversity in business and sits on Sky’s Diversity Advisory Council. He was a pioneer in the UK cloud computing sector and sat on the boards of the UK Cloud Industry Forum and TechUK.
Piers is Chairman and a co-founder of Atherton Bikes, a world leading manufacturer of additive manufactured mountain bikes which won 1st and 2nd in the World Championship in 2023. He is a board director and investor in Sen, which operates the only live stream of Earth from space from the International Space Station (ISS).
Piers was awarded an MBE by the HM The King in 2026 for services to small business, entrepreneurs, investors, banking and diversity and social mobility.
DANIEL PRIESTLEY
Daniel is an internationally recognised entrepreneur, bestselling author and keynote speaker on entrepreneurship, business growth, leadership and the impact of AI on business.
Starting with nothing, he's built and sold multiple successful multi-million dollar businesses globally, and is the co-founder of Dent Global and ScoreApp.
He's been featured in the biggest podcasts in the world. Including being the most returned guest on Diary of a CEO.
Daniel will be speaking on AI & the Future of Business; How entrepreneurs and established businesses can adapt and thrive in an AI-powered world
CARLY MEYERS
Carly Meyers is an AI and automation consultant, keynote speaker and founder of Made For More AI, a SaaS agency that helps consultants and small businesses build with AI.
She started out as a performer with West End training, moved through marketing and agency work, and now helps business owners cut through the noise around AI. Along the way she has coached over 550 businesses, won a GoHighLevel Gold SaaS Award, and become an endorsed partner with the likes of GoHighLevel and ScoreApp.
Carly's core message is about creating clarity in a space that is full of hype and jargon, then sharing it in a way that actually lands, so even the non-techy people in the room walk away knowing what to do next. Her talks introduce practical frameworks like the Clarity Economy, built for real businesses rather than early adopters.
She hosts The Carly Meyers Podcast, where she has interviewed the likes of Daniel Priestley, Mo Gawdat and Marie Forleo, and she organises AI Business Live. When she is not on stage or building tools, she is a mum, and living proof that you can build something serious without burning your life down for it.
MIKE KOENIGS (LIVE VIRTUALLY)
Mike Koenigs - "Arsonist of the Mind" - is an AI pioneer, five-time serial entrepreneur with five exits, and 19-time bestselling author. He is the rare speaker who combines world-class entertainment with real business impact, leaving audiences with the strategies, tools, and AI-powered capabilities to grow faster than they thought possible.
Mike has taken the stage at NASA, the United Nations, MIT, Abundance 360, XPRIZE, Strategic Coach, Genius Network, and Tony Robbins' Platinum Partners, demonstrating practical, hands-on AI in real time that helps founders 3x–10x their business effectiveness. He teaches founders how to use AI as a creative partner that never sleeps, without losing the human heart of the business. His four-decade career includes work with Sony, BMW, AT&T, and 3M. A stage 3a colorectal cancer survivor and 14 years cancer-free, Mike brings urgency, reinvention, and practical execution to every room he walks into.
Rooms book Mike because he turns complex AI strategy into tools audiences implement the same day, is trusted on elite stages alongside Peter Diamandis, Joe Polish, and Dave Asprey, and creates visible "aha" moments that make organizers look like geniuses.
LEE RUSSEL
Lee Russel is the founder of Minimal Viable Launch (MVL), where he helps organisations transform ideas into successful AI products through structured product strategy, validation and launch planning. With a background spanning UX design, product development and innovation, Lee has worked with businesses across a wide range of sectors to reduce risk, validate customer needs and accelerate delivery in the world of AI.
He is the author of Minimal Viable Launch and is known for his practical, hands-on approach to product development, helping teams focus on solving the right problems before investing heavily in AI solutions. Lee regularly works with leadership teams and technology businesses, helping turn ambitious ideas into commercially successful products.
THE SPEAKERS
Six leading voices. One day. A clearer AI strategy
MO GAWDAT
PIERS LINNEY MBE
Piers Linney MBE is an entrepreneur, investor, and former Dragon on the prime-time BBC show Dragons’ Den (Shark Tank in the USA). With a background in law and investment banking, Piers has established himself as a leading figure in the UK business world, particularly in the technology sector.
Piers is a co-founder of Implement AI which provides AI agent solutions to organisations of all sizes. Implement AI was voted ‘AI Startup of the Year – London' in the UK Startup Awards 2025. He has sat on the board of Nesta, the UK’s largest (£600m) innovation foundation, and British Business Bank during the roll-out of £90bn of Covid support. Piers is also an advocate for diversity in business and sits on Sky’s Diversity Advisory Council. He was a pioneer in the UK cloud computing sector and sat on the boards of the UK Cloud Industry Forum and TechUK.
Piers is Chairman and a co-founder of Atherton Bikes, a world leading manufacturer of additive manufactured mountain bikes which won 1st and 2nd in the World Championship in 2023. He is a board director and investor in Sen, which operates the only live stream of Earth from space from the International Space Station (ISS).
Piers was awarded an MBE by the HM The King in 2026 for services to small business, entrepreneurs, investors, banking and diversity and social mobility.
DANIEL PRIESTLEY
CARLY MEYERS
Carly Meyers is an AI and automation consultant, keynote speaker and founder of Made For More AI, a SaaS agency that helps consultants and small businesses build with AI.
She started out as a performer with West End training, moved through marketing and agency work, and now helps business owners cut through the noise around AI. Along the way she has coached over 550 businesses, won a GoHighLevel Gold SaaS Award, and become an endorsed partner with the likes of GoHighLevel and ScoreApp.
Carly's core message is about creating clarity in a space that is full of hype and jargon, then sharing it in a way that actually lands, so even the non-techy people in the room walk away knowing what to do next. Her talks introduce practical frameworks like the Clarity Economy, built for real businesses rather than early adopters.
She hosts The Carly Meyers Podcast, where she has interviewed the likes of Daniel Priestley, Mo Gawdat and Marie Forleo, and she organises AI Business Live. When she is not on stage or building tools, she is a mum, and living proof that you can build something serious without burning your life down for it.
MIKE KOENIGS: (LIVE VIRTUALLY)
LEE RUSSEL
Lee Russel is the founder of Minimal Viable Launch (MVL), where he helps organisations transform ideas into successful AI products through structured product strategy, validation and launch planning. With a background spanning UX design, product development and innovation, Lee has worked with businesses across a wide range of sectors to reduce risk, validate customer needs and accelerate delivery in the world of AI.
He is the author of Minimal Viable Launch and is known for his practical, hands-on approach to product development, helping teams focus on solving the right problems before investing heavily in AI solutions. Lee regularly works with leadership teams and technology businesses, helping turn ambitious ideas into commercially successful products.
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Questions You May Have
Why is this event for me?
- Understand what is genuinely changing and what is simply hype
- Identify practical applications for AI within your business
- Make better decisions about investment, implementation and risk with AI
- Protect the human advantage as technology develops
- Connect with other entrepreneurs & business owners actively navigating the same challenges with AI
What's your refund policy?
All ticket sales are final and non-refundable. Refunds are only issued if the event is cancelled outright and not rescheduled.
How do I know I'll actually get a seat?
Seats are allocated in the order tickets are purchased. Down Hall holds 150 people. There are 90 General Tickets, 40 Premium Tickets & 20 VIP Tickets, Once those are sold, sales close for the event.
Is there a dress code?
Business casual. You don't need to wear a suit and tie. You just need to be engaged and want to attend an event when you leave with real skills and knowledge.
Is catering and accommodation included?
Morning and afternoon coffee and lunch is included for all ticket levels. VIP ticket holders receive a VIP networking lunch with select speakers. Accommodation is not included in the ticket price but you can get am AHEAD in AI event ticket holder discounted rate with the hotel.
Can I bring a colleague?
Yes, but each ticket is for one seat. Colleagues can book their own tier at the same link, or you can purchase multiple tickets.
150 SEATS. 6 AI SPEAKERS. 1 ROOM.
Down Hall - 10th November 2026 - Limited Spaces
All prices exclude VAT. VIP, Premium, and General tickets are booked separately.
Why is this event for me?
- Understand what is genuinely changing and what is simply hype
- Identify practical applications for AI within your organisation
- Make better decisions about investment, implementation and risk
- Protect the human advantage as technology develops
- Connect with other leaders actively navigating the same challenges
What's your refund policy?
All ticket sales are final and non-refundable. Refunds are only issued if the event is cancelled outright and not rescheduled.
How do I know I'll actually get a seat?
Seats are allocated in the order tickets are purchased. Down Hall holds 150 people. There are 90 General Tickets, 40 Premium Tickets & 20 VIP Tickets, Once those are sold, sales close for the event.
Is there a dress code?
Business casual. You don't need to wear a suit and tie. You just need to be engaged and want to attend an event when you leave with real skills and knowledge.
Is catering and accommodation included?
Morning and afternoon coffee and lunch is included for all ticket levels. VIP ticket holders receive a VIP networking lunch with select speakers. Accommodation is not included in the ticket price but you can get am AHEAD in AI event ticket holder discounted rate with the hotel.
Can I bring a colleague?
Yes, but each ticket is for one seat. Colleagues can book their own tier at the same link, or you can purchase multiple tickets.
150 SEATS.
6 AI SPEAKERS.
1 ROOM.
6 AI SPEAKERS.
1 ROOM.
Down Hall - 10th November 2026 - Limited Spaces
All prices exclude VAT. VIP, Premium, and General tickets are booked separately.
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