About the conference

Where AI meets
production.

Join us for the second instalment of the Jumping Rivers AI in Production conference!

Hosted in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, this conference will delve into the world of AI and Machine Learning, from model deployment, monitoring and observability to generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation and responsible AI.

Find us at The Catalyst, 3 Science Square, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle, NE4 5TG.

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Why attend

Talks from people doing the work.

Talks and workshops on what it takes to ship AI, from MLOps pipelines to LLM reliability to the team structures behind them.

Call for speakers

Got something to
share?

AI in Production is about the reality of running AI and machine learning systems, not just building them. We'd love to hear from people who've actually shipped something and lived with what came next, what worked, what surprised you, what you'd do differently next time.

We're looking for talks that have a production or operational thread running through them, they're grounded in a system that exists and is genuinely used. That could look like:

  • Deploying, scaling, or monitoring models in the real world
  • Observability, reliability, and incident response for ML/AI systems
  • Data pipelines and infrastructure behind production AI
  • LLM and agent reliability: evaluation, guardrails, cost, latency, failure modes
  • Fine-tuning, RAG, or generative AI in a live product
  • Responsible AI in practice: governance, safety, or compliance as it actually plays out
  • Team, process, or organisational lessons from keeping AI running day to day

We're not looking to be overly prescriptive about the exact topic, and we'd love a wide range of systems and industries represented. A useful test, if you're not sure whether your talk fits: if you swapped out “AI” for any other kind of software system, would the talk still hold up? If yes, it's not quite what we're after. If no, and the AI-specific parts are actually central to the story, that's what we're looking for.

We are now accepting proposals for talks at AI in Production 2027. Submit your title and abstract (max. 300 words), using the form below, by .

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Registration timeline

  • : Super early bird registration deadline
  • : Abstract submission deadline
  • : Early bird registration deadline
  • : General registration deadline
  • : Conference begins
Workshops and talks

The schedule.

AI in Production will take place over two days, split into a day of workshops and a day of conference talks. Tickets are available for either the conference only, or for the conference and one of the workshops.

Day 1 / Workshops

09:00 registration / 09:30–17:00 / reception until 19:30

Hands-on workshops run by Jumping Rivers pros and other experts in the field. Take one morning and one afternoon workshop; lunch is included. All tickets include the evening dinner and drinks reception in the atrium of the Catalyst building.

Full line-up and timings to be announced. Here's the shape of the day.

  • 09:00 Registration & coffee
  • 09:30 Morning workshops
  • 12:45 Lunch
  • 13:45 Afternoon workshops
  • 17:00 Dinner reception Social
Day 2 / Talks

09:00 registration / 09:30–16:15

A full day of talks and lightning talks from practitioners across industries.

Full line-up and timings to be announced. Here's the shape of the day.

  • 09:00 Registration & coffee
  • 09:30 Talks and lightning talks
  • 16:15 Conference close (approximate)
Hands-on day

The workshops.

Workshops will be announced soon.

The line-up

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Got something to share?

Standard and lightning talks are both welcome.

Submit a talk
The people behind it

Organising committee.

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Amieroh Abrahams
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Colin Gillespie
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Gigi Kenneth
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Emily Wales
Where we meet

The Catalyst,
Newcastle.

Photograph of the Catalyst building at night

Home to both the National Innovation Centre for Ageing and the National Innovation Centre for Data, The Catalyst sits at the heart of the Newcastle Helix, a state-of-the-art innovation district in the centre of the city.

Train
A ten-minute walk from Newcastle Central Station. Around three hours from London and ninety minutes from Edinburgh.
Air
Newcastle International, about 30 minutes on the Metro from Central Station.
Nearby
A short walk from the iconic St James' Park.
Where to find us →
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Our sponsors.

Last year

Watch 2026.

Wondering what to expect? The talks from AI in Production 2026 are on YouTube. Start with the opening and closing talks of the conference day.

Say hello

Get in touch.

Got a quick question? The FAQ probably covers it. If not, we would love to hear from you.

Everyone is welcome

Code of conduct.

AI in Production will follow the code of conduct as laid out by the R Consortium. Contact events@jumpingrivers.com if you have any concerns or wish to report an incident.