The Bonsai Academy

A full day with Laura Holden on the legal fundamentals of deploying AI responsibly - from understanding the legal landscape across contracts, IP and data, to building scalable governance frameworks.

Summer 2026 | In-person Central London | Full day

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AI is moving faster than most legal teams were trained for. The Academy is a calm, pragmatic day to close that gap — no fluff, no consultant speak, no incomprehensible slides.

Who’s the Academy for?

  • In-house legal counsel grappling with AI vendor contracts

  • Privacy and data protection leads navigating new obligations

  • Procurement teams buying AI-enabled tooling

  • Founders and GCs at AI-first companies

  • Anyone shaping AI governance

“The Academy is the day I wish someone had given me when I first started working in AI. Everything I've learned the hard way, in one room.”

Laura Holden, CEO and Founder of Bonsai

Paced to feel like a good day, not a firehose.

We are still finalising the details but this is the rough plan.

  • Fresh pastries. Name-only introductions.

  • Where law and AI meet in 2026.

  • Grab a coffee, have a chat, answer emails.

  • The clauses that actually matter and how to negotiate them.

  • Conversation over food. No panels, no pitches.

  • Frameworks that actually work and scale with your organisation.

  • Ownership and information flow.

  • Bring a live problem, we solve it in small groups.

  • Optional drinks for those who'd like to stay on.

Hold a seat.

We're gauging interest before locking the date and finalising the agenda. Drop your details and we'll email you first when tickets go live - with a heads-up for everyone on this list before general release.