Local AI Innovation in Action: Meet the Innovators


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Brighton & Hove isn’t just a brilliant, creative city by the sea – it’s fast becoming a testbed for AI innovation. From researchers, to startups & scale ups, to long-established businesses, our community is experimenting with new ways of building, creating, and solving problems with AI.
At this month’s Brighton AI, we’re showcasing three very different local innovators who are putting AI to work in the real world.
- Cecilia Drevon-Barbecot from 15gifts (https://www.15gifts.com)
For over a decade, Brighton-based 15gifts has been driving digital sales success for some of the world’s leading Telcos across the UK and US.
This year, 15gifts launched Humara - a specialist AI sales agent. Powered by 13+ years of expertise and trained by top performing salespeople, Humara combines agentic AI with sales psychology to power intelligent digital conversations that build trust and drive confident buying decisions. - James Devonport – Co-Founder of Create With, the No Code community & conference (https://createwith.com) and Founder of UserLoop.
James will share how the Create With conference uses AI automations to super-power their organisation, and how they built their entire conference app with Bubble. - Shaun Ring – PhD researcher at the University of Sussex and Co-Founder of LHC Labs.
Born out of a collaboration with Oracle, Quistor, and Sussex, LHC Labs is building an AI toolbox and consultancy that delivers a range of AI solutions across research, operations, and innovation - including hate speech & social media analysis.
This isn’t theory – it’s AI in action, right here in our city 🤩. You’ll hear how they approached it, what they're learning, and what’s next.
Who's it for?
Whether you’re a founder, a freelancer, part of a team, a researcher, or just curious to learn more, you’ll leave with fresh ideas and a sense of what’s possible when AI meets Brighton's creative energy.
Everyone is welcome. Come along, bring your questions and ideas, and be part of a friendly community learning about AI together.
As always, there’ll be time for questions, connections, and conversations over drinks in Plus X's relaxed, welcoming space.

Local AI Innovation in Action: Meet the Innovators