We turned the one-day BridgeAI Showcase 2026 into a reusable evidence base, capturing stage content, event feedback and sector insight.

Impact

• Main stage report: Gave Business Connect a clear, revisitable record of the policy, governance and adoption themes discussed on the day
• Attendee insight report: Delivered a sector-focused view of how delegates were thinking about AI in practical settings — distinguishing broad AI interest from the specific conditions that shape real adoption
• Organiser feedback report: Provided the event team with practical material for future planning, kept separate from sector insight so different teams could use the right evidence for the right purpose
• Overall value: Transformed a live showcase into three evidence-led assets for internal review, communications, stakeholder engagement and future event planning

The challenge

The showcase generated insight across several different layers of activity. Main stage sessions explored the wider BridgeAI programme, the relationship between regional and national innovation, governance in practice, and applied AI use cases across key growth sectors.

Alongside the formal programme, attendees and exhibitors shared direct views on AI adoption in agriculture, creative industries, transport and construction. These conversations captured how delegates were thinking about trust, decision support, data quality, workflow fit, sector context and practical next steps.

The opportunity was to bring these different evidence streams into a structured evidence base. Innovate UK Business Connect needed outputs that could separate event feedback from sector insight, while also preserving the substance of the main auditorium discussions and the wider attendee conversation.

The approach

Lorefully acted as a knowledge capture partner across the showcase, capturing both programme content and direct participant insight.

The main auditorium sessions were recorded, transcribed, reviewed and organised into a structured discussion report. This covered the welcome and keynotes, regional and national innovation discussion, AI governance in practice, and applied AI in key growth sectors.

In parallel, Lorefully captured attendee and exhibitor contributions through guided conversations. These explored what participants wanted from the event, how they were thinking about AI adoption, what barriers they saw in their sectors, and what support could help them take a practical next step.

The material was then processed into three connected outputs: a main stage discussion report, an attendee insight report and an organiser feedback report. AI supported transcription, thematic organisation, synthesis and drafting, while human review and editorial oversight ensured the outputs remained grounded in what contributors and speakers actually said.

Evidence gathered

Lorefully captured 165 contributions from attendees, delegates and exhibitors, alongside formal programme content from 4 sessions on 1 stage. Together, the full evidence base represented 59,163 words captured across the showcase. This combined main stage discussions, direct participant feedback, sector insight, structured prompts, follow-up questions, transcripts, direct quotations and thematic analysis into a clear body of material that could be reviewed, structured and used after the event.

Outputs delivered

Lorefully delivered three practical outputs for Innovate UK Business Connect.

The main stage discussion report gave the client a structured record of the formal programme. It captured the keynotes, panel discussions and applied AI case studies, organising the material into a clear narrative around AI adoption, collaboration, governance, skills and responsible deployment.

The attendee insight report focused on what delegates said about AI adoption in practice. It separated sector insight from event feedback and organised the material across agriculture, creative industries, transport and construction. This gave the client a clearer view of how different audiences were thinking about AI use cases, trust, data readiness and the conditions required for adoption.

The organiser feedback report provided a separate view of the event experience. It covered logistics, operations, venue and environment, programme format, networking, communications, exhibitor and attendee experience, audience fit and practical suggestions for future improvement. The report included NPS and satisfaction analysis as part of the private client reporting, without publishing those scores in this case study.

Together, the outputs gave the client three complementary views of the showcase: what was discussed on stage, what participants were saying about AI adoption, and how attendees and exhibitors described the event experience.