2–3 November 2026 · Brighton
Get Hands-OnWith the Future.
Two days of ideas, practical workshops and unexpected connections exploring how AI and emerging technology are changing how we work, create and live.
Talks. Workshops. New technology. After hours.
FLIRT 2026 · 2 November · Brighton
Speakers
All speakers →
Seth
Clement-Jones CBE
Bedingfield
Parris
Roebuck
McStay
Blackwood
Easton
Butcher
Hensinger
McCargow
Breslin
Barnfield OBE
Slattery
Zones, stages, workshops and gatherings, scoped around what you want to say, not banner sizes.
One city. 6+ venues.
Full agenda →
Macro StageFrontier technology, science, the economy and society, made understandable to founders, institutions and the public.
The Wing, Brighton Centre
Film, TV, journalism, publishing, games and visual storytelling, on the AIMI Conference at FLIRT programme.
Fabrica
Music, audio, artist careers, production and live performance.
Tempest
Changing jobs and skills, inclusive organisations and technology people can actually use. Explore technology that opens doors, with the people whose experiences should shape its design.
Revolution
Practical ways to improve operations, reach customers and measure whether the technology actually works.
No32
Accountable deployment, public-interest technology, rights, and the energy and climate cost of compute. Tackle the big questions behind the technology: who controls it, who benefits and what it costs the planet.
Wagner Hall (Mon) · Fabrica (Tue)
Meet founders building their next chapter and investors looking for theirs. Talk traction, tackle the hard questions and find your next collaborator.
The Wing
Brighton · 6+ venues
The city is part of the programme.
From The Wing at the Brighton Centre to Fabrica and the seafront. Find your next talk, a networking window or an evening gathering.
- 1
Fabrica
40 Duke St, Brighton BN1 1AG
Storytelling Stage · Trust and Planet
- 2
Wagner Hall
Regency Rd, Brighton BN1 2RU
Trust and Planet
- 3
Tempest
159 Kings Rd, Brighton BN1 1NB
Sonic Stage
- 4
The Wing · Brighton Centre
Brighton Centre, Russell Rd, Brighton BN1 2RL
FLIRT Macro Stage · Startup and Scale Up
- 5
No32
32 Duke St, Brighton BN1 1AG
Operator and Growth
- 6
Revolution
77 West St, Brighton BN1 2RA
Work and Access
- 7
The Oculist
2 Boyce's St, Brighton BN1 1AN
Policy drinks · evening
The conversations carry on.
Fabrica · Evening
Gen AI video meetup
Meet the generative video community at the Storytelling Stage venue.
Revolution · 18:30–20:30
Get Shit Done evening
Get together with Get Shit Done at the Work and Access venue.
No32 · Evening
Startup and VC drinks
Founders and investors meet at No32.
Tempest · Evening
FLIRT party at Tempest
Continue the conversation at the Sonic Stage venue on the seafront.
The Oculist · Evening
Policy drinks
An evening gathering for the policy and governance community.
Why FLIRT is not another summit.
From the Brighton Centre to venues across the city. Discover talks, workshops and unexpected encounters along the way.
Small gatherings, shared interests and proper conversations. Meet people to build with, learn from and exchange ideas with.
Explore emerging startups, meet founders and connect with investors across both days.
Get hands-on with emerging technology. Build a prototype, test an idea or develop a skill you can put to work.
The storytelling and sonic stages bring creative practice and responsible technology into the same conversation.
FLIRT is a city-wide festival-conference about the future, and how we embrace technological growth responsibly. A portion of net revenue funds AIMI, research, policy and practitioner programmes.
Buy your
tickets.
Join 1,000+ people across Brighton for two days of ideas, workshops, gatherings and conversations about what comes next.
General admission
- Both days, all venues and stages
- Talks, panels and demos
- Workshops subject to space
Startup pass
- Everything in general admission
- Startup and Scale Up floor access
- Investor introductions
- Workshop priority
Inner circle
- Everything in the startup pass
- Hosted dinners and small group tables
- Speaker and host gatherings
- Reserved seating at headline sessions
Team
- General admission for four or more
- From the same organisation
- One shared booking
- Group check in