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Join us for an unmissable evening of insight, discussion, and lively debate at The High Performance Data and AI Debate, hosted by Chris Tabb — a unique Big Data London special running from 6:00–8:00 PM. This fast-paced, interactive event brings together some of the brightest minds in data and AI to tackle the most pressing questions shaping the future of teams, architecture, and products in an AI-first world.

The evening kicks off at 6:00 PM with a welcome and free drinks. Then, across three rapid-fire 20-minute debates, our expert panels will explore:

• AI & Data – Teams (Chair: Eevamaija Virtanen)

Mehdi Ouazza, Paul Rankin, Jesse Anderson, Hugo Lu

• AI & Data – Architecture (Chair: Adi Polak)

Chris Freestone, David Richardson, Nick White, Karl Ivo Sokolov

• AI & Data – Products (Chair: Jai Parmar)

Kelsey Hammock, Jean-Georges (jgp) Perrin, Taylor McGrath, Jon Cooke

Refuel with free pizza at 6:50 PM, then stay for the Town Hall Debate, where all speakers return to the stage for an open-floor Q&A — your chance to challenge their ideas, share perspectives, and shape the conversation.

Expect fresh perspectives, healthy disagreement, and practical takeaways you can bring back to your organisation. Whether you’re leading a data team, designing cutting-edge architectures, or building AI-powered products, this is your space to engage with the people shaping what’s next.

What happens when a system becomes more than just the sum of its parts?

In this session, we’ll explore the idea of emergence — the surprising patterns, behaviors, and structures that arise when simple elements interact in complex ways. We’ll begin with a substantial presentation that draws on two key papers: • Philip Anderson’s classic “More Is Different”, which argues that new rules emerge at higher levels of complexity, even when the components are identical • And a more recent piece by David Krakauer and Melanie Mitchell, exploring how emergence plays out in evolutionary and computational systems composed of diverse, interacting elements.

While the presentation will provide key framing, we’ll pause throughout for brief questions or comments. The main open discussion will follow the talk, allowing space for deeper exploration, debate, and connection.

You’re welcome to join whether you’ve read the papers or not — many of our members enjoy simply absorbing the flow of ideas — but some find the experience more engaging with a bit of background. For those interested, both papers and discussion links will be shared in our group Discord (link will be posted in the comments).

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