The window between now and mid-May is unusually strong. Three face-to-face sessions land in quick succession: a full-day responsible AI workshop at the University of Southampton Business School on 12 May, a hands-on content AI half-day at Fareham Innovation Centre on 13 May, and a workforce strategy session in Brockenhurst on 14 May. The 12 May USBS event - run in partnership with Business in the Community - is the most substantive offering in the region this year: a full day of governance, strategy, and live expert access. The next Hampshire AI community evening at Axis Conference Centre is confirmed for 16 June. Submit anything you know about to the link below.
Top Picks
Tue, 12 May - University of Southampton Business School, Bolderwood Innovation Campus
Responsible AI in Action
Full-day workshop with USBS academics and Business in the Community; covers AI governance, strategy, the BITC Responsible AI Framework, and a live Ask the Experts panel. Free to attend.
Wed, 13 May - Fareham Innovation Centre
Turn AI Into Your Content Sidekick
Hands-on half-day at Fareham Innovation Centre applying AI tools to content creation; ideal for founders and marketing leads.
Thu, 14 May - Beaulieu Inn, Brockenhurst
AI and Redesigning the Workforce
Half-day workshop at Beaulieu Inn examining how AI is reshaping hiring, skills and job roles; relevant to founders, HR leads and public sector managers across the New Forest district.
Full Event Listings (Mar-Apr 2026)
Date & Time | Event (Host) | Venue / City | Type | Cost | RSVP / Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue 5 May, 18:00 | Women in tech: a panel & networking event | University of Southampton, Highfield Campus | Networking event | Free | |
Thu 7 May, 9:30-14:00 | AI Impacts | Hilton Hotel, Bournemouth | Workshop | From £99.60 | |
Thu 7 May, 18:30-20:30 | AI Made Simple for Small Business | Roast & Sip, Totton | Workshop | Free | |
Tue 12 May, 10:00-16:00 | Responsible AI in Action | University of Southampton Business School, Bolderwood Innovation Campus | Workshop | £29 | |
Wed 13 May, 10:00 | Turn AI Into Your Content Sidekick | Fareham Innovation Centre | Workshop | Free | |
Thu 14 May, 10:00-13:00 | AI and Redesigning the Workforce | Beaulieu Inn, Brockenhurst | Workshop | £30 | |
Thu 21 May, 18:30 | Practical AI for Digital and Green Maritime Transformation | Carnival House, Southampton | Lecture | Free | |
Thu 21 May, 19:00-21:00 | Designing Context First AI Systems & Building a Modern Day Language - and AI | The Avenue, Southampton | Workshop | Free | |
Tue 16 Jun, 18:00-20:00 | Hampshire AI: AI & Data: Turning Insight into Impact | Axis Conference Centre | Meetup / Talks | Free |
📰 Hampshire AI in the News
University of Southampton Business School launches Responsible AI in Practice workshop with BITC
The first public session of this USBS/Business in the Community partnership brings governance, strategy, and the BITC Responsible AI Framework to Hampshire practitioners on 12 May; significant as the first university-anchored responsible AI day in the region this year.
Stanford AI Index 2026 finds AI adoption outpacing the PC and the internet at equivalent stages
Directly relevant to Hampshire organisations deciding how fast and how far to invest; the report also flags that most economic value is flowing to a small group of AI leaders, not the majority still in pilot mode.
University of Southampton and UCB launch AI platform to accelerate drug development
Southampton researchers and biopharma company UCB have launched DARC (Digital Antibody Research Collaboration), a three-year initiative using AI to design therapeutic antibodies in silico - a direct stake in the ground for Southampton as a centre for AI-driven life sciences, with the potential to cut drug-to-trial timelines significantly.
University of Southampton enrolls 150 staff in AI and data apprenticeships
The university's largest Multiverse cohort yet covers AI productivity, data analysis, and predictive modelling; a pilot already cut admin bottlenecks and reduced room inspection failures - a model other Hampshire public sector organisations could replicate.
British Science Festival comes to Southampton in September with AI thinking in the programme
The 195th British Science Festival will be hosted by the University of Southampton 16–20 September 2026, with one of the seven award lectures dedicated to how AI thinks; 90 free public events are planned across the city, signalling Southampton's growing role as a regional venue for public AI engagement.
Hampshire Chamber of Commerce lists Responsible AI in Action workshop in April roundup
The Hampshire Chamber's April 2026 newsletter includes the USBS/BITC workshop as a featured event, marking the first time a responsible AI session has appeared in the Chamber's regional bulletin - a signal that AI governance is entering mainstream Hampshire business conversation.
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