09:00-09:10 Welcome: The UK’s Mission to Lead Global Innovation
Frames the UK as a global scientific powerhouse, driving breakthroughs in AI, engineering, life sciences, climate, and deep tech.
09:10-09:40 The Future of UK Science & Engineering – Leading the World
How UK labs are reshaping global frontiers in AI, robotics, cyber-physical systems, and computational sciences.
Panellists:
Moderator: Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB, CEO, Royal Academy of Engineering
Professor Tim Rocktäschel, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University College London
09:40-10:10 Research Spotlight: UK Breakthroughs with Global Impact
Breakthroughs in deep learning, climate/food systems, genomics, and materials – and their global implications.
Panellists:
Prof. Susan Rosser, Professor of Synthetic Biology, University of Edinburgh
Douglas J Paul OBE, Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies, University of Glasgow
Prof. Anita Grigoriadis, Professor of Molecular and Digital Pathology; CEO, PharosAI
10:10-10:40 Panel: The UK’s Innovation Engine – Policy, Funding & Global Competitiveness
Aligning UK research excellence with funding strategy, deployment models, sovereign capability, and industrial competitiveness.
Panellists:
Michael, Moore, Chief Executive, UK Private Capital
Duncan Johnson, CEO, Northern Gritstone
Dr Phil Clare, CEO, Queen Mary Innovation
Dame Anne Glover, Chief Executive and Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners
10:40-11:00 Coffee & Networking
11:00-11:30 Investing at the Edge of Science
How investors can support frontier science, AI agents, robotics, and high-risk R&D.
Panellists:
Sir John Lazar, President, Royal Academy of Engineering
Alex Van Sommeren, Honorary Professor of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, Former Chief Scientific Adviser, National Security, UK, Former Managing Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners, Executive Chair, Photonic Inc.
11:30-12:00 Sovereign Tech: National Security, Resilience & Global Positioning
How UK research underpins security, compute sovereignty, and dual-use innovation.
Panellists:
Prof. Sir Colin Humphreys, Professor of Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Kris Naudts, Founding & Managing Partner, Firgun Ventures
CEO, National Security Strategic Investment Fund
12:00-12:30 Panel: Industry as a Research Partner – UK Labs, Global Deployment
Case studies of industry–research partnerships accelerating technology deployment.
Panellists:
Kavita Reddi, Chair, Board of Trustees, University of London
12:30-13:15 Roundtables: Turning UK Discovery Into Global Advantage
AI & Compute – Professor Elena Simperl, Professor of Computer Science; Co-Director, King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Life Sciences – Professor Graham Lord, Senior Vice-President (Health & Life Sciences), King’s College London
Climate & Materials –
Robotics & Autonomy – Prof. Christos Bergeles, Director, Robotics and Vision in Medicine Lab, King’s College London
Quantum & Photonics – Prof. Bob Coecke, Founder and CEO of Relational Intelligence, Former Chief Scientist, Quantinuum, Professor of Quantum Foundations, Logics and Structures, University of Oxford
13:15-14:15 Lunch
Networking lunch for researchers, investors, corporates, founders, and policymakers.
