Across industries, the ground is shifting.
AI is breaking the rules. Budgets are under pressure. Pipelines are straining under complexity.
The gap between what needs to be delivered and how we deliver it grows wider every day.

RESET exists for this moment.

Not as another conference.
But as a closed-door executive summit where leaders from VFX, animation, AECO, automotive, games, digital twins, education, and real-time innovation confront reality together and architect what comes next.

FROM LONDON 25 → LA 26 → LONDON 26

• RESET London 25 named the crisis.
  Leaders exposed the structural problems: misaligned incentives, legacy workflows, “translation tax” between tools and standards, and the shockwave of AI.
• RESET LA 26 begins solving it.
  A small, high-trust cohort in Los Angeles prototypes concrete strategies around AI workflows, interoperability, AECO transformation, and education.
• RESET London 26 is where we bring it all back — and scale it.
  London becomes the stage where:
• Pilot projects and working groups report back with real results
• Cross-industry frameworks are tested, challenged, refined
• Leaders move from actionable ideas to measurable impact

Theme for RESET London 2026:

From Insight → to Action → to Impact

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WHY RESET LONDON 26?

RESET London 26 focuses on:

• Turning AI from chaos to controllable value
  How do we move beyond demos and “AI theater” to production-grade, auditable workflows?
• Building the economic case for change
  How do you justify short-term disruption to leadership that’s already under pressure?
• Bridging silos inside and between organizations
  Business, creative, and technology leaders in the same room, solving the same problems.
• Scaling cross-industry breakthroughs
  What works in one vertical (games, AECO, automotive, VFX) can often be adapted in another. London 26 is where those bridges are built.

CORE THREADS AT RESET LONDON 26

1. AI Integration & Workflow Reinvention

Beyond hype: what’s real, what’s marketing, and what genuinely changes the economics of production?

• GenAI for ideation, visualization, and pre-production
• Efficiency AI layered onto existing pipelines (asset ingest, publishing, layout, QC)
• Agentic AI and “co-pilot” systems that accelerate teams without losing control
• Real-time vs offline: when to converge, when to separate

2. Executive Decision-Making & New Economics

How do leaders sign off on transformation when:

• Margins are razor-thin
• First deployments are more expensive, not cheaper
• Competitors can burn investor cash while you must stay profitable

London 26 will explore:

• New investment models for AI & real-time
• Shifting from man-hours to value-based and outcome-based models
• Balancing IP-driven strategies with service work
• Concrete narratives and metrics executives can use to unlock change

3. AECO, Digital Twins & the Built World

From isolated BIM models and fragmented standards to living, interoperable systems.

Topics include:

• AI for planning, cost analysis, documentation, and compliance
• USD, IFC, glTF, Gaussian splats & reality capture in real projects
• Real-time visualization as a shared decision medium for architects, engineers, owners, and the public
• Digital twins as ongoing services — not just one-off deliverables

4. Education & The New Fundamentals

The skills we teach — and the ones we don’t — will determine who thrives in the next decade.

At London 26, education and industry leaders will tackle:

• What “fundamentals” still matter — and which are silently becoming obsolete
• How to bust AI myths and teach critical judgment about tools, not blind adoption
• How to retrain working professionals at scale without stopping production
• A cross-institution initiative that runs from London 26 to RESET 27

5. Standards, Interoperability & the “Translation Tax”

The more tools we add, the more we pay a hidden tax in translation, re-work, and brittle integrations.

London 26 will:

• Share cross-industry case studies on reducing manual translation work
• Map standards efforts (USD, MaterialX, MCP, ACES, IFC, etc.) and where bridges are missing
• Identify where the community must drive alignment — not just wait for vendors
• Feed real-world input into existing standards bodies and open ecosystems

6. Working Groups, Pilots & The RESET Action Playbook

London 26 isn’t just talk.

Between RESET LA 26 and London 26, working groups will:

• Prototype AI-accelerated workflows
• Test interoperability scenarios across tools and industries
• Explore modern production models and management frameworks
• Define training / education patterns that actually match industry needs

In London, we:

• Share what worked and what didn’t
• Consolidate insights into a RESET Action Playbook
• Identify the next wave of experiments and collaborations

WHAT MAKES RESET DIFFERENT?

• Closed-door, high-trust environment
  No cameras. No press. No public streaming. Participants can speak candidly.
• Ignition statements, not endless keynotes
  Short, provocative talks that set the context — then the room takes over.
• Audience-led conversations
  The value comes from the participants: executives, technologists, creatives, and educators working things through together.
• Concrete outcomes
  Working groups, shared frameworks, pilot concepts, and a roadmap that continues after everyone flies home.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• C-suite and senior executives
• Studio and facility heads
• Heads of Technology, R&D, and Pipeline
• Product and platform leaders at tool / infrastructure companies
• Architecture, engineering, and construction leaders driving digital transformation
• Educators and program directors shaping the next generation of talent
• Investors and strategists focused on real-time, AI, and next-gen production

EXPERIENCE & FORMAT

Location:
Bentley Systems HQ — 43rd Floor, 8 Bishopsgate, London
Skyline views, high-end hospitality, and spaces designed for focused work and intimate conversation.

Over three days, you can expect:

• Morning ignition sessions framing the key challenges
• Deep-dive conversations and cross-industry breakouts
• Small working groups focused on specific problems and pilot concepts
• Evening receptions designed for honest, off-the-record exchanges
• A closing synthesis that consolidates insights into next steps

HOW TO JOIN RESET LONDON 26

• Express Interest / Stay Informed
  Not ready to commit yet? Sign up to receive program updates, working group invitations, and partnership opportunities.
• Partnership & Sponsorship Opportunities
  A limited number of partners help make RESET possible. In return, they gain high-value visibility with a curated group of senior decision-makers — without turning the summit into a trade show.