This series, developed exclusively by techUK, will bring together the UK Venture Capital and investment community with UK innovators and UK Government to address the challenges holding back sustainable investment stream around specific emerging technologies.
The first iteration of this series will explore Quantum technologies, and the formidable opportunity these technologies may unlock. The session will include an overview of Quantum in the UK, the current landscape for British finance and a panel discussion with VC firms and quantum companies.
The session will be followed by a chance for VC and investment firms, quantum companies, and industry stakeholders to network. Places are limited so please register now to avoid disappointment
Speakers include:
- Roger McKinlay, Challenge Director–Quantum Technologies, UK Research and Innovation
- Glenn Manoff, Chief Marketing Officer, Riverlane
- Richard Murray, CEO and Co-Founder, ORCA Computing
- Rick Hao, Partner, Speed Invest
- Manjari Chandran-Ramesh, Partner - Early Stage Funds, Amadeus capital
What is the Investing in emerging tech series?
Underpinning the UK’s ambition to become a science and technology superpower is a thriving start-up and investment community that can turn the latest innovations into blossoming businesses and services.
The UK has a strong emerging tech start-up scene and has more tech unicorns than Europe, coupled with leading emerging tech industries in AI, fintech and Quantum. However, there are still bottlenecks to overcome if the UK is to become a world leading investment hub, competing internationally as the place for emerging technologies to thrive.
From building awareness around the opportunities of different emerging technologies, their timelines towards development, and how short-term to long-term return on investment may differ; to exploring the larger questions facing the UK investment ecosystem such as dealing with uncertain macroeconomic environments and how to signal to businesses that they can scale long term and internationally from the UK.
These sessions will facilitate the opportunity for these groups to identify and address these challenges together, and navigate how UK Government can bolster this investment ecosystem and enable it to thrive.
Find out more about techUK's Supercharging UK tech campaign
