Past event
London Information Retrieval & AI Meetup September 2026
About the event
On September 9, London’s search community is coming together for a special evening dedicated to Search, Information Retrieval and AI. This event is a collaboration between the London Information Retrieval & AI Meetup Group, the [London Search & AI User Group](https://www.meetup.com/search-and-ai-london/) and [Vespa AI Live](www.vespaai.live), bringing together three communities around a shared interest: exploring how search is evolving, from established Information Retrieval techniques to the latest AI-powered approaches.
📅 September 9, 2026 🕕 From 6:30 PM 📍 Lumiere London *[[How to get there](https://maps.app.goo.gl/feQaznGSWKjAKePF8)]*
----- [Remember to fill out the form in order to complete your registration](https://forms.gle/NMxdgi9DWckTCztn7) ----- For this special edition, we’ll have three technical talks, each followed by time for questions and discussion.
Schedule
6:30 PM — Doors open & welcome
Talk #1 "Introducing Vector-Native Faceting" - Philippe Bouzaglou, Technical founder @ Vectra
Talk #2 "Patterns from Shipped Migrations" - Ravindra Harige, Founder @Searchplex
Talk #3 "Making Filtered HNSW Fast Again" - Radu Gheorghe\, Software Engineer @Vespa ai
Buffet+Networking
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The event is free, but [registration](https://forms.gle/NMxdgi9DWckTCztn7) is required. More details about speakers, talks and timing will be announced soon.
