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Kent AI Conference 2026
We had an incredible day at the Kent AI Conference!!
🏃♂️ It was a actioned packed day from start to finish…
Nick Potter opened the day alongside Tudor Price, Chairman of the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, setting the tone with the excitement around AI and announcing our new AI Accelerator Programme.
This was immediately followed by the opening keynote from our invitee Ashley Jeggo from Microsoft- who showed us the 3 stages of AI adoption. Spoiler: agents will be your new BFFs. 💜💜
James Wilson (another of our invitees) from Illuminate Learning (a Microsoft partner) demonstrated how to build AI agents 🕵️♀️ using Microsoft Copilot Studio and had standing room only in his session!
Our AI and Innovation Lead, Nick Ellis spoke about how peoples roles were never the admin, but the expertise, and how using AI we can free a person from the shackles of admin, with a live demonstration! ⛓️💥
Simon Moore led a lively panel on “the first 90 days of AI”, sharing practical steps that actually work, alongside Sean Henry, Annabelle Webster and Ijlal Hassan.
We had the team out in force, having some brilliant conversations. From how AI can improve business efficiency, it’s impact on SEO or even the wider AI debate of its impact to the workforce. Of course we still had fun, with games and prizes to be won.
Our Lego winners
Congratulations to Sam Fisk from Cottier Contracting Ltd who won our spin the wheel prize draw, from a galaxy far far away – a LEGO C3PO! 🤖
Congratulations to Bradley Carswell from AW Construction who had the highest score of the day on our Danger light game – Bradley you won a Lego GameBoy! 🎮
The AI Accelerator Programme
A structured, outcome-driven programme designed to give you complete
visibility of your organisation and a clear path forward.
Jig Mehta
Is a Digital Marketing Manager at Select Technology, he has been part of the team for over 6 years, and has a keen interest in technology, whether its technical specs, cybersecurity or AI!