Lunch + Learn: Brighton
Lunch+Learn is a monthly series at Plus X Innovation designed to support the growth of entrepreneurs, founders, and scaling businesses.
Each session brings practical learning, expert advice, and real-world examples across various topics relevant to the challenges of today’s businesses.
Whether you're looking to scale, improve leadership skills, or understand key funding routes, these sessions are tailored to provide actionable insights you can apply right away.
Sessions include a mix of presentations and Q&A, along with lunch to keep you energised while networking with like-minded individuals.
Join our next Lunch + Learn:
Why AI Can't Find You (And How to Fix It)
📅 19th May 2026, 12:30 - 1:30 PM
AI search is already changing how organisations get discovered, and most teams haven’t caught up yet.
Tools like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity are now answering your customers’ questions before they ever click a link. The organisations that show up in those answers are shaping perception early, often before someone even visits a website.
This practical, hands-on session will demystify how AI search actually works and what it means for your visibility.
What you'll learn
You’ll leave with a clear, actionable framework to make your content more likely to be surfaced, cited and trusted by AI tools, without needing a technical background or a big budget.
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Who should attend
Founders, startups, marketing managers, content leads and communications teams who want to:
- Understand how AI search is reshaping discovery
- Know why their organisation isn’t being surfaced
- Learn what actually influences AI-generated answers
- Take practical steps to improve visibility this week
Lunch + Learn Experts
Stu Davies is a digital strategist and founder of Brighton-based agency Creative Bloom, specialising in search strategy, AI visibility, and content for purpose-driven organisations.
With over 20 years in digital marketing, Stu helps founders, marketing teams, and ambitious organisations cut through complexity and build search presence that actually works - in Google and increasingly in AI.
Why attend
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Besides the workshop facilities, the best thing about working in the Brighton hub has got to be being able to collaborate with people in the same building as you. The variety of expertise and experience in the building is awesome.
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Through my time at Plus X Innovation my business has turned from a student project into a registered R&D company. My favourite thing about being at Plus X Brighton is having a mini family in the office and a beautiful space to be the best you and make the best connections.
The Lunch + Learn experience
What to expect on the day:
- Bite-sized learning sessions designed to fit into a lunch break.
- Engaging mix of presentations and live Q&A with industry experts.
- Complimentary lunch included to keep you energised and support relaxed networking.
- Hands-on discussion segments or peer exchange moments - share your challenges and learn from real examples.
