Attending the Kent AI Conference is your opportunity to move from AI curiosity to AI confidence, equipping you with the clarity, tools and practical insight to use AI effectively in your business.
Step 4 – Top Tips
Designed specifically for business leaders and teams, the event focuses on practical, real-world applications of AI, from strategy and productivity to governance and responsible adoption. It’s a packed day of insight, tools, demonstrations and actionable advice to help you feel prepared, not overwhelmed, when implementing AI.
To help you make the most of your day at the Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel on 24 June 2026, here are some simple, practical tips:
Before the Event
Define Your AI Objectives
Think about what you want to leave with. Are you looking to:
- Understand how AI fits into your business strategy?
- Improve team productivity using AI tools?
- Learn about governance, compliance and responsible AI adoption?
- Identify practical tools you can start using immediately?
Setting 2–3 clear goals will help you focus on sessions and conversations that matter most to you.
Plan Your Learning Journey
Review the conference programme in advance and highlight sessions aligned with your role — whether that’s leadership, HR, marketing, operations or finance.
Make time for:
- Strategy-focused talks
- Practical tool demonstrations
- Governance and compliance sessions
- Conversations with solution providers
Balance structured learning with informal networking — some of the most valuable insights come from peer discussions.
Start the Conversation Early
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Connect with fellow attendees and speakers on LinkedIn.
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Share that you’re attending and what you’re hoping to learn.
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Use the event hashtag #KentAIConference to join the conversation before the day begins.
Position yourself as someone proactively exploring AI — it opens doors before you even arrive.
During the Event
Focus on Practical Application
As you attend sessions, ask yourself:
- How could this work in my business?
- What would implementation look like?
- Who internally would need to be involved?
The conference is designed to give you practical, actionable insights, so capture specific ideas, not just inspiration.
Engage with Sponsors & Solution Providers
Make time to speak with the event sponsors and solution providers throughout the day. They are there to showcase practical AI tools, platforms and services that are already helping organisations improve productivity, efficiency and decision-making.
Ask them:
- How their solution could integrate into your existing systems
- What level of training or onboarding is required
- What quick wins you could implement within the first 30–60 days
This is a great opportunity to explore solutions you could realistically implement in your organisation and to leave with tangible next steps, not just ideas.
Be Curious – Even Outside Your Comfort Zone
AI impacts every department. Consider attending a session slightly outside your usual remit; you may uncover opportunities you hadn’t considered.
Ask questions. Speakers and panellists are there to help you translate ideas into action.
Talk to People
Everyone attending is navigating AI in some form. Use breaks and networking opportunities to ask:
- What AI tools are you already using?
- What challenges are you facing?
- What’s worked — and what hasn’t?
Peer insights can be just as valuable as keynote sessions.
Take Structured Notes
Instead of general notes, try dividing your page into:
- Immediate actions (next 30 days)
- Medium-term opportunities
- Risks or considerations
This will make post-event implementation far easier.
Pace Yourself
AI is a big topic and it can feel intense. Stay hydrated, take short breaks, and give yourself thinking time between sessions to properly absorb what you’re learning.
After the Event
Turn Insight into Action
Within 48 hours, review your notes and identify:
- 1–3 practical AI actions you can test
- Conversations you need to have internally
- Policies or governance considerations to explore
The goal is momentum – not perfection.
Follow Up
Connect with:
- Speakers whose sessions resonated
- Attendees you had meaningful conversations with
- Solution providers who offered relevant tools
A simple message works:
“Great to meet you at Kent AI Conference – I’m keen to explore how we can take this further.”Share Your Learning
Post your key takeaways on LinkedIn using #KentAIConference. This:
- Reinforces your learning
- Positions you as forward-thinking
- Signals that your organisation is taking AI seriously
Keep Building AI Confidence
The Kent AI Conference is designed to help you feel prepared, not pressured, to adopt AI responsibly and strategically.
Even small, well-considered steps can create meaningful change in productivity, performance and innovation.
Share Your Feedback
As this was the first-ever Kent AI Conference, your feedback is incredibly important to us.
We’d love to know how you found the event, what worked well, what added value, and what you’d like to see more of in the future. Your insights will help us shape and strengthen future conferences and ensure they continue to provide practical, confidence-building AI guidance for businesses.
Our feedback form will be emailed to you after the event, we’d really appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete it.
