LTW 2026: UK-APAC Tech Forum

Asia-Pacific is one of the most important growth regions for UK tech — home to major digital markets, fast-moving innovation ecosystems, and governments taking increasingly active positions on technology, trade, and industrial strategy. The opportunity is real. So is the complexity. 

As part of London Tech Week, techUK's UK-APAC Tech Forum brings together tech firms, policymakers, and market experts to cut through that complexity. Join us on Tuesday, 9 June from 9:30-11.30am as we examine the commercial opportunities, policy shifts, and geopolitical currents reshaping the region — and what they mean for UK companies looking to export, scale, invest, or build lasting partnerships. 

Expect frank discussion on how APAC markets are approaching technology development and regulation, where the strongest openings for UK firms lie right now, and how business and government can work together to deepen UK-APAC tech ties.  

Why attend? 

• Meet potential clients, partners, or competitors that have an APAC-focus 

• Get practical, market-specific insight into the APAC opportunities that matter most 

• Hear senior voices on tech and trade policy 

• Explore concrete pathways for exporting, investment, and cross-border collaboration 

• Connect with businesses, policymakers, embassies, and ecosystem partners spanning both regions 

Who should attend? 

• UK tech companies with ambitions to scale internationally 

• APAC firms looking to meet UK customers and partners 

• Companies with existing operations or partnerships across the region 

• Policy, trade, and international teams tracking APAC developments 

• Investors, advisers, embassies, and partners active in UK-APAC tech 

Agenda:

9:30 - 9:40 - Opening Speeches

• Julian David OBE, CEO, techUK 

9:40 - 10:30 - Panel 1: Strategy and Scale: Government Approaches to Growing Tech Across the UK and APAC

Asia-Pacific (APAC) is home to some of the world's most dynamic tech ecosystems, from established hubs in Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul to fast-growing markets in Vietnam, Taiwan, and Indonesia. This panel takes a closer look at how governments across the region, and in the UK, are working to grow their tech sectors through industrial strategy, talent and skills policy, R&D investment, and regulation. What does each ecosystem actually look like for tech firms on the ground, where are the genuine points of complementarity with the UK, and what can policymakers in Whitehall learn from their APAC counterparts, and vice-versa?

• Speakers:

• Chair: Daniel Clarke - Senior Policy Manager, International, techUK
  

  • Dr Edwin Hidayat Abdullah - Director-General, Digital Ecosystem, Government of Indonesia

  • Jakob Edberg - President & CEO, The GR Company

  • Richard Murray - Co-founder & CEO, ORCA Computing

  • Minette Navarrete - President and Managing Partner, Kickstart Ventures

  • Andrew Price, Deputy Director, Industrial Strategy, Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, UK Govt

10:30 - 10:40 - Coffee & Networking Break

10:40 - 11:30 - Panel 2: Doing Business in the UK-APAC Tech Corridor

UK-Asia-Pacific (APAC) tech trade does not flow in one direction. Just as UK firms are looking to scale in APAC, a growing number of APAC tech firms are choosing the UK as their base for Europe and beyond. This panel brings together legal, commercial and market advisory experts to look at both sides of the trade. For UK firms heading east, the discussion will cover market entry routes, intellectual property (IP) protection, contracting, regulatory compliance and the role of UK government support. For APAC firms coming the other way, it will examine what good UK market entry looks like, how to work with UK regulators, and where the strongest commercial and investment partnerships are being built.

• Speakers:

• Chair: Ed Bevan - Head of SME Engagement, techUK
  

  • Wenmiao Yu - Co-Founder & Director of Business Development, Quantum Dice

  • Winnie Seow Mei - Ecosystem Development Director – APAC & MEA, Santander UK

  • Jeremy Shaw, COO - Intralink

  • Jeremy Wastall, CEO - GoGlobal

If you are interested in speaking at this event, please email daniel.clarke@techuk.org.