Introduction

The Human Edge: Navigating the Next Era of Technology, AI & Innovation in the London Insurance Market Bold thinking. Real conversations. Shared challenges. A Market moving forward together.

Technology is changing the London Insurance Market at an extraordinary pace. Generative AI is evolving, Agentic AI is opening up new possibilities, and data is becoming ever more central to how we assess risk, serve clients, make decisions and operate our businesses. But amid this incredible wave of innovation, one question matters more than ever: how do we bring our people with us?

Join LMF – London Market Forums for our annual Technology & Innovation Summit 2026, bringing together professionals from across the Lloyd's and London Specialty Insurance Market for an afternoon of fresh perspectives, challenging conversations, interactive discussions and meaningful collaboration.

And, as we approach the festive season, the Summit will be followed by our much-loved LMF Market Christmas Party – the perfect opportunity to reconnect with friends, make new connections and celebrate another extraordinary year in our Market!

Not just another technology conference.

At LMF, we believe the most valuable conversations happen when different perspectives come together.

This isn't an event where you'll simply sit and listen to presentations about emerging technology. It's an opportunity to challenge conventional thinking, contribute your own experiences, explore practical opportunities and help shape the conversation about our Market's future.

Our distinctive LMF Summit format combines inspiring thought leadership, expert panels, live audience interaction and cross-table collaboration, ensuring that delegates are genuine participants in the conversation.

Because the future of our Market won't be shaped by technology alone. It will be shaped by people, expertise, relationships and the decisions we make together.

What's on the agenda?

As we look towards the end of this decade, we'll explore some of the defining opportunities and challenges facing our industry, including:

• From Generative AI to Agentic AI: How might the next generation of intelligent technology reshape underwriting, broking, claims and Market operations?
• The Power of Data: Are we unlocking the full potential of our Market's data to improve decisions, understand risk and deliver better outcomes?
• The Human Edge: How do we preserve, develop and empower the expertise, judgement and relationships that make our Market unique?
• Innovation That Delivers: How can we move beyond experimentation to achieve tangible business value and meaningful transformation?
• The Changing Workforce: What skills, leadership approaches and cultures will we need as humans and intelligent technologies increasingly work together?
• Our Market in 2030: Where will the biggest opportunities emerge, what barriers must we overcome, and how can we make progress together?

And importantly, what do YOU think?

Where do you see the greatest opportunities? What concerns you? Are we moving quickly enough? Will our expert speakers agree with your views – or challenge them?

Through live polling, interactive exercises and collaborative discussions, we'll bring the collective intelligence of the room into the spotlight.

One Market. Many perspectives. Everyone has a voice.

Technology and innovation are no longer the exclusive responsibility of IT departments.

Whether you work in underwriting, broking, claims, operations, finance, compliance, risk, governance, transformation, data or technology, this Summit has been designed with you in mind.

We warmly welcome professionals from insurers, Lloyd's syndicates, brokers, MGAs, coverholders, Lloyd's and Market Trade Associations, alongside LMF Corporate Members, advisers, technology providers and service partners.

Our ambition is simple: to bring together a genuinely diverse cross-section of the Market, combining the experience of established leaders with the fresh perspectives of our next generation of professionals.

You don't need to be a technology expert to contribute. You simply need to care about the future of our Market.

Why attends?

You'll leave the Summit with:

• Fresh insight into the technologies and innovations likely to influence our Market over the coming years.
• Practical perspectives on the opportunities and challenges associated with AI, data and digital transformation.
• A stronger understanding of the human and cultural factors that can determine the success of technology investment.
• The opportunity to influence the conversation, sharing your views directly with Market leaders, experts and fellow practitioners.
• Valuable new relationships with professionals from across different disciplines, firms and generations.
• New ideas and inspiration to take back into your organisation.

Above all, you'll be part of a community that believes we achieve more when we learn from one another.

And then... it's time to celebrate!

Following the Summit, we're delighted to welcome delegates to our hugely popular LMF Market Christmas Party!
After an afternoon of stimulating discussion and collaboration, join friends, colleagues, fellow delegates and our wider LMF community for an evening of festive networking and celebration.

It's our opportunity to say thank you to the people and organisations who make the LMF community so special, while bringing the Market together in the spirit of friendship and collaboration.

Sponsorship & partnership opportunities

Would your organisation like to be at the heart of the London Insurance Market's technology and innovation conversation? We're inviting organisations to explore sponsorship and partnership opportunities across both the LMF Technology & Innovation

Summit and the LMF Market Christmas Party.

Position your brand alongside thought leadership, industry collaboration and one of the Market's most inclusive and connected professional communities.