AI Champions Programme · Autumn 2026 · London
Become the AI leader your organisation needs
Go from confident AI user to the person who builds their own assistants, agents and workflows, and leads AI adoption around them. Eight in-person Tuesday evenings in Central London.
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST · Starts 6 October
Autumn 2026 · London
Eight Tuesday evenings in Central London
One cohort of up to 25 participants. Each weekly session lasts 2.5 hours and is recorded.
Tuesday evenings
19:30 to 22:00 · 8 weeks · in person
6, 13, 20, 27 Oct · 3, 10, 17, 24 Nov 2026
Exact Central London venue confirmed before the first session.
Get a feel for the programme
Beyond Workshops: Building Real AI Leadership
Hands-on skills
Build real AI solutions during each session - from your first Claude Skills to autonomous agents and multi-agent workflows.
Strategic thinking
Learn to make AI work in your own daily workflow AND lead adoption around you - identify high-impact use cases and build the business case that convinces leadership.
Measurable impact
Every session builds on our capability framework. You start with a personal baseline, grow across defined skill levels, and finish with a certified level profile backed by the solutions you built.
Programme curriculum
8-session AI Champions Programme
Autumn 2026 · Tuesday evenings · 6 Oct to 24 Nov · Central London
20 hours of practical training (8 sessions x 2.5 hours), with about 2 hours of homework a week so you keep applying what you learn at work.
Session 1
Exploring AI knowledge & capabilities
Discover the full spectrum of AI capabilities through hands-on exploration of the leading platforms. Learn how capabilities differ across tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, and master the right prompt techniques for reasoning models versus traditional models.
In practice: learning outcomes
- ✓Explore how Deep Research, Reasoning, and Analysis capabilities differ across ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Perplexity
- ✓Master different prompting techniques for reasoning models versus traditional models
- ✓Understand strategic approaches to selecting the right AI tool for specific use cases
- ✓Develop the mindset needed to champion AI adoption across your organisation
Tools covered
In person in Central London. Every session is recorded. The exact venue is confirmed before the first session.
Participant feedback
What previous participants say
I gave it a 10 because the programme is genuinely practical and valuable. It feels like learning how to tell the time without having to build the watch first. Everything is immediately usable in my day-to-day work.
People think they know how to use AI - I did too. But you need to understand the basics to get truly good output. This course sets you up for success.
There's so much I can take back to colleagues - the high pace, the depth of knowledge, the amount of background information. The learning continues beyond the sessions. I genuinely feel you are ahead of the curve.
Your programme leads
Led by experienced AI practitioners
Martine Uijland
Programme lead
Martine leads the London edition of the AI Champions Programme.
Robin Jackson
Programme lead
Robin shapes the AI Champions Programme and leads sessions across the cohorts.
Investment
£4,995
per person (excl. VAT)
What's included
- ✓20 hours of hands-on, practical training (8 sessions x 2.5 hours)
- ✓All session recordings to rewatch
- ✓Exclusive AI Champions community access
- ✓Implementation templates and frameworks
- ✓Annual professional conference
- ✓Ongoing instructor and peer support
- ✓A certified level profile of the skills you developed
6 Oct to 24 Nov 2026
Tuesday evenings, weekly, 19:30 to 22:00 · Central London · in person
Beyond the programme
You graduate into our alumni network
Finishing the programme is the start, not the end. Every graduate joins our growing WAIMAKERS alumni network: a community of AI builders across companies, with ongoing events and first access to what we build next.
Interested in becoming an AI Champion in London?
Maximum 25 places in the London cohort. Register your interest and we will follow up personally.
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London · Autumn 2026
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There are up to 25 places in the cohort. Leave your details and we will follow up personally about the London edition.