A unique and timely event for professionals navigating the complexities of procuring, contracting and contracting managing AI.

You are invited to join Posterity Global for our 2026 AI Procurement & Contracting Unconference.

Date: Thursday 5th November 2026

Time: 9am to 4pm (followed by informal networking until 5.30pm)

Venue: sbarc|spark, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ

Cost: Free of charge

About the Unconference

Our Unconference will be a high-impact, "big tent" gathering bringing together diverse cross-sector stakeholders to discuss and develop practical approaches to the novel challenges posed by the procurement, contracting and contract management of AI capabilities.

Unconferences are participant-driven events, where the agenda is created by the attendees on the day, rather than pre-set by organisers. While the exact discussion topics on 5th November will be participant-led, we expect to prioritise the following themes:

Shifting from Spending to Investing: Moving past rigid, transactional procurement toward dynamic, agile commercial frameworks tailored for rapidly evolving AI systems.

Evaluating Hype vs. Reality: Cutting through vendor marketing to assess tools against true user needs, while addressing legacy IT infrastructure, data quality, and risk management constraints.

Contracting, Risk and Exit: Designing agile contracts that enable experimentation while accounting for continuous model updates, data security, vendor lock-in, and exit strategies from day one.

Building Capability and Confidence: Upskilling commercial and technical teams to focus on defining problems and meeting user needs, accurately evaluate AI bids, effectively governing supplier performance, and monitoring and evaluating evidence of improvements enabled by AI that deliver public value.

By adopting an unconference structure, we ensure discussions directly address the most pressing challenges and emerging issues affecting participants in procuring and contracting for AI products and services. If you haven’t participated in an unconference before, you can find out more here and watch this short YouTube video.

You can also read key takeaways from last year’s event here: AI Procurement Unconference 2025 Key Insights: What AI Procurement Really Looks Like on the Ground in 2025.

Apply for a place

To apply for a place to attend this Unconference, please click the 'Reserve a spot' button, share your details and the Posterity Global team will respond to your application within three working days.

London - 3rd November 2026

We are also hosting a version of this Unconference in London on Tuesday 3rd November. If this date and location would suit you better, please apply for a place here: https://posterity-global-london-2026.eventbrite.co.uk

Colleagues and Peers

If you know of other colleagues or industry peers who you think would also be interested to attend either event, please feel free to share this event link with them.

Community of Interest

If you can't make this Unconference but would like to be involved, please join our AI Procurement Community of Interest and please follow our LinkedIn page.

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