The UK government and private sector announced multi-billion pound investments at London Tech Week this week.

The conference felt notably busier than last year, I even had to queue to walk downstairs onto the main floor

Conversations on AI shifted from theoretical possibility to practical implementation, which was the defining theme.

A bright double-decker bus, a click and collect, and a patient queue. I was standing in the latter, waiting to descend onto the main floor at London Tech Week, overlooking the others.

The conference, now in its 12th year, welcomed over 30,000 people. I say hello to an investor I know as we pass by one another. Later, a different VC intersects my line of sight and waves from across the room. I was in the middle of an interview, my train of thought then lost like that bus from its fleet.