A relaxed café meet-up for parents and carers on parental leave to hear what’s new in AI and connect with others.

Register your interest
Thu 18 June 2026 · Arrive 10:30 · Starts 10:45Canary Wharf
London E14

The session starts with a short, practical AI update so you can stay current while on parental leave or balancing caring responsibilities.

We then walk through what matters most right now: useful new tools, key trends, and what is genuinely changing in day-to-day work.

After that, we open up for informal discussion, questions, and time to connect with other parents and carers.

Babies welcome

Feeding, changing, naps, noise, coming and going - all completely fine.

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Who it's for

01.
People who work in AI or tech.
01 / professional
02.
People who use AI tools at work.
02 / practitioner
03.
Anyone who is just interested in how AI is being applied in Industry
03 / curious
Vol. 01

Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf · Thursday 18 June 2026
Speaker

Dr Janet Bastiman

Dr Janet Bastiman is the Chief Data Scientist at Napier AI. Napier delivers data science and AI solutions to prevent and detect financial crime. She is also Chair of the Data Science and AI section of the Royal Statistical Society, and sits on the Financial Conduct Authority's synthetic data expert group.

Date
Thu 18 June 2026
Time
Arrive from 10:30 · Session starts 10:45 (ends 12:15)
Format
Short talk + discussion in Canary Wharf
Babies
Welcome
RSVP

Please RSVP to confirm your place - we'd love to have you, but we can't accommodate walk-ins on the day.

Once you've RSVP'd, we'll send location details in your confirmation email.

Cost

The event is free to attend, and we'd love to have you with us.

You're very welcome to order food and drinks to the table during the talk or discussion around the table, and enjoy them while we chat—just note these are at your own cost.

Getting there

The best station is Canary Wharf on the Jubilee line: it's step-free.

Canary Wharf Elizabeth line station is also step-free.

Full location details will be sent in your confirmation email.