AI & Beers #8: Real AI Talks (W District)

⌖ Bangkok · W District

Hosted by AI & Beers 🍺🤖 (W District)

AI & Beers 10 brings founders, creators and operators to W District in Bangkok on 29 October 2026 for candid, practical conversations about AI. This relaxed, in-person meetup is for people who are actively using or building with AI, and anyone curious to learn quickly from those who are. There are no presentations, panels or pitches. Instead, attendees grab a drink, meet fellow builders and openly discuss: - Claude and Codex - AI agents and automations - Tools and practical workflows - What is working right now, and what is not - Real projects and use cases, including ChatGPT Beginners and experienced AI practitioners are equally welcome. Expect an informal, conversation-led format focused on useful exchanges rather than polished talks or sales pitches. The meetup runs from 7:00pm to 9:00pm ICT on Thursday 29 October 2026 at W District in Bangkok. Organisers will post a photo of the group’s table in the WhatsApp group when they arrive. Register for AI & Beers 10

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⌖ Birmingham · Moss House (University College Birmingham)

Hosted by BrumAI - Birmingham Artificial Intelligence Meetup

Explore how AI agents are being used to build a regulated fintech at BrumAI’s in-person meetup in Birmingham on 28 October 2026. Hosted at University College Birmingham’s Moss House campus and sponsored by Griffiths Waite, the evening combines a practical founder talk, an interactive session, food and networking. It is aimed at entrepreneurs, researchers, academics, students, engineers, AI practitioners and anyone curious about applying AI in real products. Talks and activities Peet Denny, founder of BrumAI and Tekka, will explain how he is building a regulated fintech with AI agents operating across Claude, Grok and GPT, connected to Cursor and Linear. He will unpack the custom harness behind the system, including how it works, what went well and what he got wrong. The session is particularly relevant to people already shipping products with agents, or considering doing so. Dr Anandhi Vivek Dhukaram, a responsible AI specialist and EU AI Act compliance strategist, will then lead an interactive session. Its specific topic has not yet been published. Schedule: - 17:30, Arrival and named reception check-in - 17:50, Welcome and introduction from Griffiths Waite - 18:00, Peet Denny’s talk - 18:30, Free food and refreshments - 18:45, Interactive session - 19:25, Close; attendees must leave by 19:30 Capacity is limited. You must provide your first and last name when RSVPing and may attend only with a confirmed RSVP, not a waiting-list place. Registration closes at 18:30 on Tuesday 20 October. Do not arrive before 17:30. Register for the BrumAI October meetup

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Sponsors: Griffiths Waite

◎ Online

Hosted by AI Automations For SME Business

A practical online AI workshop for business owners and managers, taking place Friday 30 October 2026 at 5:00 PM; the page does not specify a timezone. Hosted by Larry G. M. for AI Automations For SME Business, this session shows how generative AI can support everyday work without requiring a technical background. Live demonstrations will put Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other tools to work on practical tasks such as research, content creation and routine procedures. What to expect - Live demonstrations focused on ordinary business use cases - Open Q&A about your own challenges and how to use Claude effectively - Honest discussion with other owners and managers, including approaches that did not work - Session recordings and supporting files available afterwards to community members The workshop welcomes business owners, department heads, consultants, freelancers and self-employed professionals at every experience level, from people opening an AI tool for the first time to those already building with one. Bring a real problem you want to solve and leave with a clearer view of where AI, automation and specific tools could create efficiencies in your daily work. This is an online event, with the access link visible to attendees. It runs weekly on Fridays until 18 December 2026. Register for the workshop on Meetup

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⌖ Washington · Zorba's Café

Hosted by The DC Digital Minds Meetup

Explore machine souls, human identity and meaningful AI coexistence through an informal philosophical discussion in Washington. The first Human-AI Coexistence Salon from The DC Digital Minds Meetup takes place at Zorba’s Café on Sunday, 1 November 2026, from 12:00–1:30pm EST. Rather than a formal talk or technical workshop, this is a casual, open-ended conversation about the questions emerging where artificial intelligence meets philosophy, ethics and deeply held beliefs. The opening discussion will consider whether machines could have souls and what it means to remain human in a world increasingly shared with digital minds. It is inspired by a recent New York Times article about Anthropic’s conversations with the Vatican; attendees can read the article through this gift link beforehand, although advance reading is not required. Bring your questions, curiosity and personal perspective while enjoying Greek food and conversation. People of all faiths or none are warmly welcome, and the organisers encourage a broad range of viewpoints. No formal speaker line-up is listed. Venue: Zorba’s Café, 1612 20th St NW, Washington, DC 20009. Register for the Human-AI Coexistence Salon

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⌖ Amsterdam · NEMO Science Museum

Hosted by AppForce1

Do iOS 2026 brings Europe’s iOS developer community to Amsterdam for three days of hands-on workshops, technical talks and networking from 10–12 November 2026. The event opens on Tuesday with two full-day workshops: - Daniel Steinberg: on-device Apple Foundation Models, covering sessions, prompts, instructions, tools, private cloud compute, images, dynamic profiles and evaluations. Attendees need a Mac running Xcode 27 and an iOS 27 or macOS 27 deployment device. - Peter Friese: building a production-ready meal-planning and calorie-tracking app with Apple Foundation Models, Gemini and Firebase AI Logic. The conference follows on 11–12 November. Confirmed sessions explore scalable SwiftUI design systems, hybrid agentic apps using on-device and cloud models such as Claude and Gemini, FDA readiness for medical apps, iOS security testing, advanced App Intents, production visionOS use cases, adaptive interfaces, Object-Oriented UX and SwiftUI’s graph architecture. Douglas Hill will also introduce Rust through a Swift-shaped lens, while Ekaterina Volkova will discuss staying resilient as technical expertise evolves. Hosts Jeroen Leenarts and Daniel Steinberg lead a programme featuring Peter Friese, Raluca Bujor, Dharam Kapila, Alex Antonov, Cyril Cermak, Matvei Novoselov, Caitlin Steele, Mihaela Mihaljevic, Emanuele Agosta and others. The agenda remains preliminary, with some talk topics still to be announced. Workshop-only, conference-only and combined passes are available. Conference days include talks, lunch, community time and a walking dinner on Wednesday. The venue is NEMO Science Museum, Oosterdok 2, a short walk from Amsterdam Central Station. Get tickets for Do iOS 2026

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⌖ Singapore · Grand Hyatt Singapore

Hosted by Economist Enterprise

AI Innovation Asia brings senior business and government leaders to Singapore on 26 November 2026 to turn AI investment into measurable business value. Closing the AI value gap Held at the Grand Hyatt Singapore, this third annual conference from Economist Enterprise focuses on one of the most urgent questions facing organisations: why do some companies generate tangible returns from AI while others spend millions without moving beyond experimentation? The programme moves past hype to examine how leading organisations are implementing AI in practice. Through independent, editorial-led discussions, executive panels and real-world case studies, attendees will explore what it takes to convert investment into operational improvements, growth and durable competitive advantage. Key themes include: - Moving successful AI pilots into organisation-wide deployment - Measuring business value and tangible return on investment - Redesigning organisations, workflows and decision-making for AI - Avoiding costly implementation failures - Identifying where chief executives are directing their AI budgets for 2027 - Learning from organisations already putting AI to work across Asian markets Hear from leaders making AI pay The announced line-up combines editorial perspective with senior operational and technology experience. Tom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist and editor of The World Ahead, brings a long-standing focus on technology’s business, cultural and historical significance. He is joined by Binu Jacob, chairman and chief executive of Nestlé Vietnam, whose career spans almost three decades of FMCG leadership across Asia, Europe and the US. Other featured leaders include Rahil Ansari, chairman and chief executive of Volkswagen Group Taiwan, drawing on more than two decades in the automotive industry, and Simon See, chief solution architect and global head of the NVIDIA AI Technology Centre and AI Nation at NVIDIA. Who should attend?… Register for this event

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