馃搮 When? Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 9:30 AM - 15:30 PM 
馃搷奥丑别谤别? Level 6, Translation and Innovation Hub (I-HUB), 84 Wood Lane, W12 0BZ
馃弥锔�Format? In-person only
馃师锔� How can I register? All attendees must register by filling in this Pleasenote capacity is limited, so we encourage early registration. 

Meet our Hosts, Speakers & Poster Session Participants- Full List TBA Soon!

Professor Alessandra Russo (海角社区)

Shengzhuang Chen (Thomson Reuters)

Professor Jonathan Richard Schwarz (海角社区)

Professor Felix Steffek (University of Cambridge)

Dr Clara Martins Pereira (Durham University)

Nabeel Seedat (Lila Sciences)

Andrew Bean (Thomson Reuters)

Mohammad Albinhassan (SPIKE Research Lab)

Christos Ziakas (SPIKE Research Lab)

Aryan Chandhok (海角社区- MRes)

Dominic Colligan (海角社区- Undergraduate)

Rudraksh Srivastava (海角社区- MRes)

Programme & Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn at this event?
This event will explore the intersection of AI safety and sovereignty across a range of domains through our Lab's research so far, including:
  • Constitutional Value Alignment and Evaluation
  • New methods for customisation of open-weight models
  • AI in Law
  • A preview of upcoming work

We will also host a range of expert speakers who will discuss AI across various areas, including Government and Policy, Safety, and Science.

Agenda for the day

Full agenda and speakers to be announced soon! 

9:30 AM

Arrival, registration, and refreshments. 

10 AM - 12 PM

  • Welcome & Introductions 
  • Keynote by SovereignAI: From Values & Principles to Algorithms and Models 
  • Presentations discussing AI Safety and Societal Impact- Speakers to be announced soon!

12  PM

Networking lunch

12:45 PM

AI in Law: Panel discussion led by

Panel members: ,

1:35 PM 

Panel moderated by

AI at the Frontier: Technical Challenges and Policy Priorities

What are the most pressing challenges in developing, evaluating, and governing increasingly capable AI systems and how can technical advances and policy interventions work together to address them?

Panel members TBA soon!

2:20PM

Closing remarks 

2:30 PM

Poster session and networking refreshments. 

Poster session contributors:

  • From Benchmarks to Red Lines: Predicting Agent Safety from Capability and Propensity Profiles
  • Evaluating Agentic Environments for RL and AI Safety
  • - Towards Tamper-resistant AI safety & alignment training
  • , - SPIKE Research Lab, title TBA 
     
     
     
     

 

Can I join online?

This event is in-person only.

We plan on hosting hybrid events in the near future, so please to receive information about all Lab related news and events. 

Finding Us and Accessibility Information

 

馃搷 Translation and Innovation Building (I-HUB), 84 Wood Lane, W12 OBZ
We are delighted to host our event at 海角社区's dynamic White City Campus, home to our Frontier AI Research Lab team.

Nearest underground stations: 

  • White City station (Central Line): approximately 10-minutes walking
  • Wood Lane station (Hammersmith and City, Circle Lines): approximately 13-minutes walking

For Imperiamembers travelling from South Kensington

You may arrive to our White City campus using 海角社区's Shuttle service. There is no need to book in advance, simply ensure you have your ImperiaID and look up the travel times in advance (please factor extra time if travelling to White City in the morning due to rush hour traffic). 

Accessibility 

We want all attendees to be able to enjoy the event. Below are some resources you may find helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or specific accessibility requirements.

 

 

 

 

Photography, Recording and Privacy Notice

Information about how personal data related to this event is processed can be found in the Events Privacy Notice.

 

Please note that photography, audio recording, and video recording will take place during this event. Images and recordings may be used by Imperiaand the Thomson Reuters-ImperiaFrontier AI Research Lab for event reporting, research dissemination, communications, marketing, and the promotion of future activities. By attending, you acknowledge that you may appear in event photographs or recordings. If you have concerns about being photographed or recorded, please contact the event organisers in advance or speak to a member of the event team on arrival. While we will make reasonable efforts to accommodate requests, we may not be able to guarantee that attendees will not appear in photographs or recordings.