Title: AI Salon Groningen: edition #2, 5 Nov | AI Heroes
URL: https://aiheroes.io/en/ai-salon
Description: AI Salon Groningen edition #2, Thursday 5 November 2026. A free, bimonthly evening for AI founders, builders, investors, researchers and partners. Register on Luma.

# The #1 AI networking event, now in Groningen.

Edition #2 of AI Salon Groningen is on Thursday 5 November 2026, doors open at 17:30. Free and in English, for AI founders, builders, investors, researchers and partners.

Register for edition #2

The programme

- 5 Nov: edition #2, from 17:30
- Free: and in English
- 70+: guests at the sold-out kick-off

## What is the AI Salon?

Every two months we bring together people in Groningen who build with AI, invest in it or research it. Two short talks, one-minute pitches, then food, drinks and networking.

- A global network · AI Salon connects local AI scenes with founders and investors around the world. In the Netherlands there are also chapters in [Amsterdam](https://www.aisalon.ai) and Brabant.
- Every two months, free · The evenings are free and in English. Sponsors keep it that way, edition after edition.
- Who it is for · AI founders, builders, investors, researchers and partners from the northern Netherlands and beyond.

## The programme

Edition #2, Thursday 5 November 2026. Hosted by Kadans Science Partner, on the ground floor of Plus Ultra Groningen on the Zernike Campus.

- 17:30 · Doors open
- 18:00 · Two talks of around twenty minutes
- 18:40 · One-minute pitches · Want to pitch? Email salon@aiheroes.io.
- 19:00 · Food, drinks and networking · Until 21:00.

## The speakers

Two talks of around twenty minutes per edition. Want to speak at an upcoming evening? Email salon@aiheroes.io.

- Ilse Gosliga · AIMZ · Energiso · “Buildings that learn: 26% less energy, no renovation”
- Alex van Ginneken · Entrepreneur and business coach · Topic to follow

## The sponsors

Sponsors keep the evening free. The contribution is deliberately affordable, so small and mid-size companies can join too.

- [Your logo](mailto:salon@aiheroes.io?subject=AI%20Salon%20Groningen%20Edition%20%232%20%C2%B7%20Sponsorship)
- [Your logo](mailto:salon@aiheroes.io?subject=AI%20Salon%20Groningen%20Edition%20%232%20%C2%B7%20Sponsorship)
- [Your logo](mailto:salon@aiheroes.io?subject=AI%20Salon%20Groningen%20Edition%20%232%20%C2%B7%20Sponsorship)
- [Your logo](mailto:salon@aiheroes.io?subject=AI%20Salon%20Groningen%20Edition%20%232%20%C2%B7%20Sponsorship)
- [Your logo](mailto:salon@aiheroes.io?subject=AI%20Salon%20Groningen%20Edition%20%232%20%C2%B7%20Sponsorship)

## Register for edition #2

Thursday 5 November 2026, doors open at 17:30, Plus Ultra Groningen, Zernikelaan 14, Groningen. Registration runs through Luma.

[Register on Luma](https://luma.com/AI-Salon-Gro-2)

[Follow the Luma calendar](https://luma.com/aisalon-groningen)

[Follow AI Heroes on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aiheroes)

## The editions

1. Thu 5 Nov · Edition #2 Plus Ultra Groningen, Zernikelaan 14, Groningen · Speakers: Ilse Gosliga and Alex van Ginneken · [Register](https://luma.com/AI-Salon-Gro-2)
2. Thu 3 Sep · Kick-off Chordify, Groningen · Speakers: Ruben Molenaars and Lilian Peters · Sponsors: DryDock, Chordify, Helm · Sold out, with more than 70 guests. · Sold out

## Get involved

Everything runs through salon@aiheroes.io.

- [Speak](mailto:salon@aiheroes.io?subject=AI%20Salon%20Groningen%20Edition%20%232%20%C2%B7%20Speaking) · A twenty-minute talk about what you build, research or have learned.
- [Pitch](mailto:salon@aiheroes.io?subject=AI%20Salon%20Groningen%20Edition%20%232%20%C2%B7%20Pitching) · One minute to show your product, your question or your vacancy.
- [Sponsor](mailto:salon@aiheroes.io?subject=AI%20Salon%20Groningen%20Edition%20%232%20%C2%B7%20Sponsorship) · Keep the evening free and get seen by the AI scene of the northern Netherlands.
- [Host a venue](mailto:salon@aiheroes.io?subject=AI%20Salon%20Groningen%20Edition%20%232%20%C2%B7%20Venue) · A space in Groningen for around seventy people, for one evening.

## Organised by AI Heroes

AI Heroes runs the Groningen chapter. We build AI tools that teams use every day, from Groningen.

[About AI Heroes](https://aiheroes.io/en/about)