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London Tech Week 2026: The Essential Guide to Olympia London

Jun 8-12, 2026 · London, UK · 4 min read

London Tech Week 2026 brings 45,000 innovators to Olympia London from June 8-12. Here's everything exhibitors and visitors need to know before they arrive.

Five days. Forty-five thousand people. Over 400 speakers. London Tech Week is not a niche conference tucked into a hotel ballroom. It is the UK's largest technology event, organized by Informa Tech and Founders Forum with backing from London & Partners and the Mayor of London, and it lands at Olympia London from June 8-12, 2026. The agenda spans AI, fintech, climate tech, health tech, cybersecurity, quantum, robotics, and more, making it one of the most vertically diverse technology gatherings in Europe. If any of those sectors sit in your roadmap for the next 12 months, this is where the conversations are happening.

You can also track the full event listing on London Tech Week on TradeShowIntel.

Who Shows Up at London Tech Week 2026: Founders, Funders, and Enterprise Leaders

The audience at London Tech Week spans a wide range of roles, but a few profiles dominate the floor:

• Startup founders and product leads across AI, fintech, and deep tech verticals, many actively seeking investment or commercial partnerships
• Venture capital and growth equity investors evaluating deal flow across climate tech, health tech, and emerging sectors like quantum and space
• Enterprise technology buyers from financial services, healthcare, and government, looking at AI deployment, cybersecurity posture, and cloud migration
• Chief Technology Officers and innovation directors at large organizations benchmarking what is coming next across robotics, IoT, and immersive tech

The mix of early-stage builders and senior enterprise decision-makers in the same venue is what makes London Tech Week genuinely useful rather than just impressive on paper.

What to Expect on the Floor: AI, Climate, Fintech, and the Full Tech Stack

Olympia London will host the main expo and content stages, with 70+ fringe events running across the city throughout the week. On the show floor itself, expect exhibitors and demos spanning the full breadth of the event's sectors.

AI takes up considerable real estate, with platforms showcasing everything from enterprise large language model deployments to AI-powered analytics for financial services. Climate tech and clean energy innovation has grown into a major strand, with startups and scale-ups presenting solutions in grid optimization, carbon tracking, and sustainable infrastructure. Health tech exhibitors will be demonstrating diagnostic AI, remote patient monitoring, and digital therapeutics. The cybersecurity contingent tends to attract serious attention from enterprise buyers, particularly given the regulatory environment in the UK and EU.

Beyond the big verticals, immersive tech, robotics, IoT, and quantum computing all have representation, making this one of the few shows where a deep tech founder and a FTSE 100 CTO are genuinely looking at adjacent problems.

Exhibitor Strategy for London Tech Week 2026: Cutting Through a 45,000-Person Crowd

If you are exhibiting, the sheer scale of this event creates a specific challenge: the buyers you want are here, but so is everyone competing for their attention.

The enterprise technology buyers at London Tech Week, particularly those evaluating AI and cybersecurity investments, are being approached by dozens of vendors across five days. Arrive with a point-of-view, not just a product sheet. If you are selling an AI platform, know which specific operational pain points your buyers are benchmarking against their current stack. A sharp 90-second explanation of why your approach is different from what they saw two booths ago is worth more than any slide deck.

Do not underestimate the investor traffic. Climate tech and health tech founders in particular should treat this as a dual-track event: commercial conversations in the morning, investor meetings in the afternoon. The fringe events across London during the week are often where the more candid investor conversations happen, so build those into your schedule rather than staying booth-bound all day.

For teams working the floor across multiple days, contact capture becomes a real operational problem fast. Use Habsy to scan badges and cards on the spot, attach a quick voice note about what each contact is evaluating and their buying timeline, and have your team's shared lead list building in real time. At a show this size, the follow-up window closes fast, and knowing on day three which enterprise prospects still need a callback is the difference between a pipeline and a pile of cards.

Visitor Tips for London Tech Week 2026: Getting Value from Five Dense Days

The content programme across multiple stages means genuine scheduling conflicts are unavoidable. Before you arrive, map your must-attend sessions by sector rather than by speaker name. If your priority is quantum or defence tech, those strands tend to be scheduled in tighter clusters, and knowing that in advance saves you the frustration of realizing you missed the relevant block.

If you are a CTO or innovation lead at a financial services or healthcare organization, the fintech and health tech exhibitor zones are worth a structured walk rather than a casual browse. Come with specific questions about integration, compliance, and deployment timelines. Vendors at London Tech Week expect informed buyers and will give you a better conversation if you signal what your actual constraints are.

For capturing the contacts you make across the week, treat it like a research project. Use Habsy's business card scanner to save each contact instantly and add a typed or voice note while the conversation is still fresh. Across five days and dozens of introductions, the context you capture in the moment is exactly what makes your follow-up relevant rather than generic.

Why London Tech Week 2026 Belongs on Your June Calendar

Very few events put 45,000 technology professionals across sectors as varied as quantum computing, climate tech, and fintech into one venue with a genuinely curated speaker programme and active investor presence. London Tech Week 2026 is that rare combination of scale and substance.

Before you go, set up Habsy for your team so every lead captured across the week lands in one shared dashboard, tagged by sector and follow-up priority. Five days of conversations should generate five days of pipeline. Make sure the contacts you make in London are still working for you when you get home.

Frequently asked questions

When is London Tech Week 2026?

London Tech Week 2026 runs from June 8-12, 2026. The main expo and content stages are held at Olympia London, with 70+ fringe events taking place across London throughout the week.

Where is London Tech Week 2026 held?

London Tech Week 2026 is held at Olympia London, with additional fringe events spread across the city during the five-day programme. Olympia London is located in the Hammersmith area of west London and is accessible by tube and overground rail.

Who organizes London Tech Week?

London Tech Week is organized by Informa Tech and Founders Forum. The event also has institutional backing from London & Partners, the Mayor of London, and UK government departments.

How many speakers are at London Tech Week 2026?

London Tech Week 2026 features 400+ speakers across its content stages. The event also draws around 45,000 attendees and spans more than 70 events during the week.

Is London Tech Week a B2B event or is it open to the public?

London Tech Week is a B2B event. It is designed for founders, investors, enterprise technology buyers, CTOs, and innovation leaders rather than general consumers.

What industries does London Tech Week 2026 cover?

London Tech Week 2026 covers a wide range of technology sectors including AI, fintech, climate tech, health tech, cybersecurity, quantum computing, robotics, IoT, immersive tech, space, defence, martech, and cloud. It is one of the most vertically diverse technology events in Europe.

How do I register for London Tech Week 2026?

Registration for London Tech Week 2026 is handled through the official website at londontechweek.com. Check that site directly for ticket types, pricing, and any early registration deadlines.

What is the best way to capture leads at London Tech Week 2026?

At an event with 45,000 attendees across five days, using a dedicated lead capture tool is the most reliable approach. [Habsy](https://habsy.ai/event-lead-capture?utm_source=tradeshowintel&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=london-technology-week&utm_content=faq) lets you scan badges and business cards on the spot, attach voice notes with context about each contact, and build a shared team lead list in real time so nothing falls through after the event.

Does London Tech Week happen every year?

London Tech Week does not have a confirmed annual recurrence listed in its current event data. Check londontechweek.com for announcements about future editions after the 2026 event concludes.

Are there networking events at London Tech Week outside the main venue?

Yes, London Tech Week includes 70+ fringe events held at venues across London throughout the week, separate from the main expo at Olympia London. These fringe events are often where more informal investor and partnership conversations take place.