Building tech communities remains my passion for long time. I was building communities in London since 2012 if you see my meetup profile, I have built communities in DevOps, Test Automation space but building London Agentic AI was completely different experience. In this post I will try to share few things about  how London Agentic AI built from ground up and future plans.

Coming back to the community after six years

Although, I was part of tech community for long time, I joined Apple in July 2019. After spending six years at Apple, I stepped out on 24 April 2025 into a very different world. During those years, I had no real presence in the public community. No social media reach, no visible network in the London tech scene especially in AI, and very little interaction outside of my immediate work environment. Before that, I had been organising meetups in London since around 2012. I had hosted events with different companies, built communities, and spent a lot of time bringing people together. But once I joined Apple, I moved into a completely different environment, and over time I lost touch with that side of my life.

Very next day after leaving Apple, on 25 April 2025, I registered London Agentic AI  on the Meetup website. Coming back into the community space after six years felt unfamiliar and felt like a new beginning.  It was not just about starting something new, It was about rebuilding from zero in a different field, with a different audience, and without the network I once had. I started by attending meetups across London again, introducing myself, listening more than speaking, and gradually reconnecting with people. I met individuals who were doing serious work in AI and began forming relationships slowly. Those early events and small interactions helped me understand where the space was heading and what was missing.

Why I started London Agentic AI

At that time, there were quite a few events happening in London but none of them were specific to agent AI. I realise that agent is the next big thing in AI. I wanted to start the Meetup around this topic as I named my company Superagentic AI, I thought London agent is the best name for this event and the time the agents have just started to get shapes and the coding agents are just started to arrive so everything at the early stage at that time so that was the right time to kick off this agent AI events in London. I was following the technical conferences and events from San Francisco, but there was nothing similar to Agentic AI in London so I spotted that opportunity and started the Meetup with that nothing was concrete. Nothing was planned. Just wanted to throw on the idea and start something new in the agentic AI space.

The quiet beginning

On 25 April 2025, the day after leaving Apple, I created theLondon Agentic AI meetup. Two days later, on 27 April, I announced it. Around 40 people signed up on the first day. It was a small but meaningful start. After that, I did not immediately run events. For the next couple of months, I was focused on starting my company, building its foundation, and figuring out direction. During that time, people continued to join quietly. There was a steady, organic interest that showed there was something worth building. As I was busy building Superagentic AI and hardly getting any time to host events but people started noticing the Agentic AI boom and I feel there is a need to put something together, I found it pretty challenging to compete with established AI groups in London and justifying how London Agentic AI is different. It was almost end of July and there was no point hosting event in August so event got postponed to September.

The first event: AutogenAI + DSPy and Friends

The first event finally planed in September at AutogenAI,  main speaker was Mike Taylor, who I met to talk about the DSPy and it was bit of new topic to London audience and good enough for AI/ML engineerings but hard for software people. We also got Leo who introduced the new concepts to the London AI community. Mike and Leo sets perfect stage for this community and I can’t thanks them enough for their support to promote this meetup group on their network and giving excellent talks in the first meetup. Also huge thanks to the AutogenAI for providing venue for the inaugural event. London Agentic AI was fortunate to have strong speakers who spoke about DSPy and real agents and semantic layer. That session marked a turning point. It set the tone for what the community could become in the future and kind of technical depth it can offer to the community. I think first time ever London AI scene has learned something different and unique as part of the tech events. And the journey started.

Building Community events at  Tessl and Databricks on Meetup

After first meetup, momentum has built already, there is new startup Tessl who had excellent event space for hosting tech events. Tessl has sponsored our second event on MCP and we have again amazing talks from Macey and Guillaume from StackOne. We had more than 150+ people in the room and scene was electric on the second meet on 16 October. After that, hosted amazing events on Agent evaluation at Databricks with support of Sultan as my connection from Databricks.

As I was using meetup website since 2012, I was thinking its the best way to host events but I was not aware other tools like Luma came in the market when I was at Apple for 6 years and they are even powerful.  However, my old fashioned brain was hesitating to move the community to Luma. At the end of the 2025, I convinced to give a Luma a try and host next event with Google DeepMind on Luma and things changed drastically.

Luma and Unprecedented event  with Google DeepMind

First event hosted on Luma with Google DeepMind and the results were shocking. We received 1952 registration for this event for space for 120. I was new to Luma and wasn’t aware of all features. People kept signing up and I kept watching, There was 200 signed up on meetup as well. The situation became touch to choose 100 people from 1925 and some from meetup. Unfortunately, I have to kept that meetup Luma approval only had to tell meetup members that spaces are limited. The lesson learned in the first event hosted in Luma and after that decided not to take registration from meetup as it doesn’t have ticket/pass system and RSVP process is too brittle. Google DeepMind event was epic and huge thanks to Ian, Amit, Ricardo and other panelists from Google DeepMind for making this event amazing of the community.

Bringing Agent Client Protocol to London with Jetbrains and Zed

After amazing events with DeepMind, London Agentic AI community introduced another protocol for coding agents. Agent Client Protocol. We covered the state of the Art from the lead maintainers of the ACP Sergey and Ben. It was fantastic event at Tessl Office. On that day there are other events from Google and Anthropic but still we managed to get more than 150+ people in the room with great questions from audience. Sergey, Ben ad other speakers traveled to London for this amazing event.

From zero to a growing High Signal community: Non Stop

From that point onward, the community started to grow with momentum. Each event brought together people who were deeply involved in building agent systems. Over time, London Agentic AI grew to more than 2,000 members on Meetup and over 2,500 members on Luma, with a combined reach of more than 4,500 people. We hosted events with teams and organisations such as Google DeepMind, Databricks, JetBrains, Tessl, Zed, and AutogenAI. The topics evolved naturally as well, covering MCP, ACP, coding agents, evaluation frameworks, agentic RAG, and production systems.

Scaling the community and moving to Luma

As the community grew, the challenge changed. It was no longer about finding people. It was about managing scale while keeping the quality of the room intact. Most venues in London can host around 80 to 100 people, and demand often exceeded that capacity. Meetup did not provide enough control over attendance, and it became difficult to manage RSVPs or ensure that the right mix of people could attend.

This led to the decision to gradually move events to Luma. It offered better control over registrations, approvals, and access. It made it possible to curate the room more intentionally. At the same time, it introduced a new challenge. Choosing who gets access to a limited number of seats is not easy. There is always more interest than space. I try to bring together a mix of engineers, researchers, founders, and practitioners so that every event feels valuable for both attendees and sponsors. Mainly right gender balance. It is an ongoing process and something I continue to refine.

Launching the website: londonagenticai.com

Alongside this, another problem became clear over time. People kept asking where they could find everything in one place. Events were split across Meetup and Luma, and it was not always easy to keep track. The search feature on both platform is almost broken and load of other events popping up in London with similar themes. London Agentic AI has become high signal event but hard to find. I realised it would be great idea if I can build the website for this so that everything can be at the same place.

To mark the first year, I am launching the official website, londonagenticai.com. The website brings together upcoming events, past sessions, speakers, videos, and an overview of the different areas within agentic AI that the community explores. It is designed to make it easier for people to discover the community and stay connected without searching across platforms.

The people behind it

The past year has been shaped by the people involved. Speakers who shared real work, sponsors and hosts who supported the events, and attendees who showed up, asked thoughtful questions, and kept coming back. The feedback across LinkedIn and other platforms has been encouraging and has reinforced the value of keeping the community focused and technical. I’m so grateful that I could manage to build this community that helped many people to learn from it also build the connections and shape of the entity AI in London. I truly respect all the speakers all the sponsors and all the people who help me organising these events. I managed to make good relationship and friendships with most of the people I worked with during those events.

Building Solo

Over the years, I have learned that I work best building communities solo.. Having co-organisers and co-hosts doesn’t work for me. It often slowed things down or created unnecessary friction. I made a conscious decision to build London Agentic AI on my own, and that decision has worked well. It allows me to move fast, stay consistent, and keep a clear direction for the community. Of course, this does not mean doing everything alone without any support. I have been fortunate to have friends, founders, and people in the community who have helped when needed, often without expecting anything in return. That kind of support has made a big difference. But at its core, I prefer to build as a solopreneur. I plan to continue running the community this way, and carry the same approach into future work, whether it is growing London Agentic AI further, building conferences, or continuing with Superagentic AI. I believe one person, with the right focus and intent, can build something meaningful.

The ecosystem is growing, What Next?

It is also interesting to see how the ecosystem is evolving. There are now other communities emerging with similar themes and even similar names. I see that as a positive sign. It means more people care about this space. There is room for multiple communities, and there is value in growing the ecosystem together in London.

Looking ahead, the focus is on continuing to build depth. More technical sessions, more real-world case studies, and stronger connections with teams working on agent systems across research labs and companies. London has the potential to become a strong centre for this space, and this community can contribute to that in a meaningful way.

Final thoughts

London Agentic AI and my company, Superagentic AI  started one day apart. One became a place where I learn in public alongside other builders. The other is where I focus on building. Both are still early, and both continue to evolve.One year in, the community feels established but still at the beginning of a longer journey. There is a sense of direction, a growing network of people, and a clear need for spaces like this. I will try my best to offer something meaningful in the coming year.

Join the network

If you are working in this space or interested in it, you can explore more on the website, join events through Luma, or connect through Meetup. If you would like to speak, sponsor, or collaborate, you can reach out to us on London Agentic AI .

This is just the beginning. Stay Tuned with London Agentic AI