OXFORD, England, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As Artificial Intelligence increasingly integrates into society, leaders across industry, government, and civil society face critical questions on how to unlock its value practically, responsibly, and sustainably. They must also weigh difficult decisions that will shape the trajectory of AI, from how it is impacting the economy, jobs and skills to geopolitics and how we safeguard critical thinking and human agency.
Returning as a landmark annual Summit, the Oxford Generative AI Summit (‘OxGen AI Summit’), hosted by OxGen AI Limited, will take place on 15–16 October 2026, at the Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub, a state-of-the-art venue at Jesus College, University of Oxford.
The Summit will gather over 200 in-person global leaders spanning business, government, academia, and the media for high-level, cross-sector dialogue. Designed as an intimate two-day event, it will feature keynotes, panel discussions, and fireside chats led by distinguished global leaders exploring the practical adoption, societal impacts, and future of AI.
The Summit will convene over 70 global expert speakers from across industry, government, academia, and media. Confirmed speakers include The Honourable Dr Kevin Rudd AC (Global President & CEO, Asia Society; 26th Prime Minister of Australia), Rt Hon George Osborne CH (Managing Director & Head of OpenAI for Countries, OpenAI), Sir John Lazar CBE FREng FBCS (President, Royal Academy of Engineering), Kenneth Cukier (Deputy Executive Editor, The Economist), Baroness Beeban Kidron (Member, House of Lords; Founder, 5Rights Foundation), Rebecca Finlay (CEO, Partnership on AI), Sharon Doherty (Chief People & Places Officer, Lloyds Banking Group), Jeremy Kahn (AI Editor, Fortune), Bryan Tsao, (Chief Product Officer, Legora), Daniele Magazzeni (Group Chief AI Officer, UBS), Danielle Belgrave (VP of AI & Machine Learning, GSK), alongside leading Oxford researchers including Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Carl Benedikt Frey, Professor Xiaolan Fu FAcSS, Prof. Philip Torr FREng FRS, and Professor Lord Tarassenko CBE FREng FMedSci, among others.
The agenda is structured around two core tracks: Practical AI Adoption: Exploring how AI can benefit industry and society, and how leaders are harnessing agentic AI to unlock enterprise value. Societal Impacts of AI: Addressing the profound present and future societal footprint of AI, including its impacts on jobs, skills, and the economy; geopolitics; truth, trust, and critical thinking; and other important topics.
“The Summit is the foremost forum convening multi-stakeholder leaders to examine and share their approaches to AI adoption in practice, responsibly and at scale, while also addressing its profound societal implications. Together, they discuss and debate the most pressing topics in AI that will shape our shared future,” said Cassidy Bereskin, Founder of OxGen AI. “We are honoured to welcome preeminent global leaders to Oxford and to provide a space for meaningful cross-sector dialogue on the future of AI and society.”
“It is rare to have industry, government and academia in one room thinking hard about the real impact of AI. The OxGen AI Summit provides precisely the diverse forum that legal technology needs at this time. Legora is proud to be the Platinum Sponsor of OxGen26,” said Adamantia Velonis, Director of AI Transformation & Applied Research, Legora.
“I’m honoured to be a speaker at the Oxford Generative AI Summit again this year, representing Razorfish, bringing our perspective into the room and — as always — leaving with a sharper one,” said Cristina Lawrence, Chief Social & Innovation Officer, Razorfish.
“Many of the most consequential ideas in AI emerge where research, policy, and industry meet. Salesforce Ventures is proud to support OxGen as it convenes that community in Oxford, and we look forward to meeting the founders and researchers shaping what comes next,” said Brian James Murphy, Head of Data Science and Technology, Salesforce Ventures.
For registration and additional information about the Oxford Generative AI Summit 2026, please visit the official website at oxgensummit.org.
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