{"id":12640,"date":"2026-04-22T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surpass.com\/?p=12640"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:38:06","slug":"2026-ao-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surpass.com\/en-gb\/news\/2026\/2026-ao-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"AO Forum 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: April <strong>22<\/strong><\/strong>,<strong> 2026. <br>Location: London,<\/strong> <strong>UK. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AO Forum is\u00a0an annual conference which attracts 100-150 delegates each spring. 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