AIR26 DEMO DAY
Wednesday 4 March 2026
14:00 - 18:00
KPMG Canary Wharf
The agenda
14:00 Grab a drink, visit the AI startup expo and meet other attendees
14:50 Take your seat for our panel discussion: Superpower or subcontractor? How to scale UK AI
16:00 Startup pitches from the incredible AIR26 Cohort
17:00 Another chance to meet the founders and network (with drinks and canapés)
18:00 The main event wraps; we'll be heading to a nearby bar if you want to continue your conversations
The pitching startups
Deep Fabrication
Using advanced AI to eliminate nanometre defects in semiconductors. Enabling manufacturers increase yields and improve margins, powering the future of advanced chips.
Smart Offshore Design
Design bottlenecks stifle floating offshore wind. Using AI-driven surrogate modelling to accelerate the design process, delivering optimal platform performance and unlocking the sector’s full potential.
DefChat
Building trust infrastructure for expressive AI. Providing a verifiable layer to enforce consent and attribution, ensuring voice use is secure across all platforms.
FairMD
AI-powered platform that accelerates clinical trials by eliminating recruitment bias. Ensuring radically more diverse patient cohorts while removing the industry's most significant operational bottleneck.
Dyador
Equipment-free DNA detection for bacterial infections in 15 minutes.
AI discovers genetic fingerprints to enable rapid, machine-free testing for global veterinary markets.
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