BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//The ICG - ECPv6.3.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:The ICG
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://theicg.co.uk
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The ICG
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260716T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260716T100000
DTSTAMP:20260813T164916
CREATED:20260609T120210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T074721Z
UID:39937-1784192400-1784196000@theicg.co.uk
SUMMARY:SomeBOTy to Love: New Findings on Social Relationships & AI
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome Brooke Schlesinger\, YouGov (Australia) to talk through their work which explores AI companionship. \nAI chatbots have moved further into everyday life\, as tools for productivity and information\, and as social and emotional actors embedded within people’s routines. As these technologies become more culturally present\, YouGov wanted to better understand how Australians are negotiating this shift. \nThe first wave of research was conducted in 2025\, and the second in early 2026. The 2026 wave explored more deeply the differing social roles AI chatbots are beginning to play: from companionship and emotional support to entertainment\, intimacy\, and everyday conversation. \nThis research also examines the self-reported impacts of these interactions beyond the screen itself: how engagement with AI may be influencing loneliness\, social connection\, behaviour\, relationships\, and broader perceptions of human interaction in contemporary Australian life. \nWhilst the two waves of research focused on Australia\, Brooke will also share some global findings on the subject at the end the talk. \nWe will then conclude with a q&a and discussion. \n  \nBrooke Schlesinger \nBrooke is an Associate Director at YouGov in Sydney\, specialising in qualitative and quantitative research at the intersection of culture\, politics\, and society. With over a decade of experience\, she has led studies on social issues\, political sentiment\, and cultural trends\, helping clients understand what people think\, and why. \nHer work is driven by a curiosity about how people engage with modern phenomena\, and what those responses reveal about our values\, our deepest desires\, and the futures we may be moving toward. Brooke’s background includes roles at TED Talks and the Ad Council in New York\, where she worked at the nexus of research\, media and communications\, and cultural insight. This experience\, combined with academic training in history\, gives her a distinctive ability to pair rigorous analysis with compelling storytelling. \nSince joining YouGov\, Brooke has designed and delivered custom research for government\, public sector\, and other organisations\, as well as leading YouGov self-initiated research. Her work bridges the granular and the global: whether understanding how Australians respond to a specific issue\, behaviour\, or piece of creative\, or identifying the broader mindsets shaping those responses. The result is insight that is both deeply human and strategically useful. \nBrooke’s research has attracted national and international media coverage. Her 2025 study on Australians and AI companionship was featured across ABC platforms\, reached millions of listeners\, was cited in academic research\, and led to an invitation to present internationally. Her analysis of Australians’ attitudes toward Artemis II also received significant coverage\, including on ABC\, and was featured on the Australian Space Agency’s homepage. \nA dual citizen of the US and Australia\, Brooke brings both local expertise and a global perspective. \nLink to the first wave findings here\n  \nRegister for this webinar here 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/somebotytolove/
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theicg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/people-aged-50s-working-vibrant.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T123000
DTSTAMP:20260813T164916
CREATED:20260226T110821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T151056Z
UID:39562-1789642800-1789648200@theicg.co.uk
SUMMARY:ICG Member AI Survey -  Wave Three Results (With Discussion About AI Agents)
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us at this ICG-member only discussion which will cover;\n\nThe results of the third wave of the ICG-member survey about AI (including responses to the questions about AI Agents) \nHow these results  compare to previous waves\nFurther feedback and discussion about use of AI Agents*\nOverall next steps for us all as Indies.\n\n  \n*If you have experience of using AI Agents\, or have an opinion about them in any way\, please get in touch with us now – we’d like to kick off the discussion with your thoughts.  \nWith special thanks to those involved in this survey; \nAakanksha Haran \nAakanksha runs Smart Move Ventures\, a UK data and research consultancy specialising in quant and qual methodologies\, with a significant part of her business currently run via AI tools. She has run all three waves of the ICG AI monitor survey\, the results of which will be shared. Aakanksha will be joined by her colleague\, Swaraj Hanmante\, who was heavily involved in the preparation of these findings. \n  \nTom Woodnutt  \nTom is the founder of Feeling Mutual\, a  strategic qualitative research consultancy. He has been a co-lead on the ICG AI survey initiative. \n  \n  \nSally Alsop \n \nSally runs Agfora Ltd –  a market research consultancy that has been providing bespoke research services and strategic advice for almost 20 years.They provide qual and quant market research services for organisations operating in B2B and some of the trickier B2C sectors. Sally has been running the ICG webinar programme for many years. \n\n\nRegister for this session here \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/ai-wave3-results/
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theicg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/geralt-artificial-intelligence-4389372_1920-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR