GPS feels invisible until it is not. Satellite signal disruption, whether through interference, spoofing, or geopolitical risk, is a growing vulnerability for aviation, logistics, defence, and critical national infrastructure. The UK has a credible answer in quantum navigation, and Mission 4 of the National Quantum Missions sets out how we get it from the lab to the runway by 2030.
This webinar unpacks what that journey looks like and where the commercial opportunities lie along the way.
What this webinar covers
Two expert presentations will explore the potential of quantum navigation systems, covering:
- What quantum clocks, accelerometers, and gyroscopes can do that conventional systems cannot
- How to prioritise R&D assets and avoid the classic valley-of-death trap
- Where early commercial opportunities exist beyond aviation, including robotics, drones, and wider transport systems
- How to de-risk adoption of quantum sensing and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies in advanced connectivity systems
An open Q&A will follow, giving attendees the chance to put their questions directly to the experts.
Why it matters now
The UK government's PNT Policy Framework has already signalled the direction of travel, and Mission 4 is the delivery mechanism. With the target of chip-scale quantum navigation within reach, the window for shaping R&D priorities, building supply chains, and securing early-mover advantage is open now, not in ten years.
Key mission outcomes include:
- Deploying quantum navigation systems on aircraft, independent of satellite signals, by 2030
- Reducing the size, weight, and power of current systems to enable broader integration
- Demonstrating capabilities in real-world settings to de-risk adoption for business
- Exploiting the UK's lead in frontier navigation technology across sectors including robotics and autonomous systems
- Strengthening national resilience against GNSS-denial
Who should attend
This session is for technology companies, investors, policymakers, and researchers working across telecoms, digital infrastructure, aerospace, transport, defence, and autonomous systems. Whether you are deep in the technology or exploring where quantum fits your sector, this webinar is designed to help you make sense of the landscape and spot where to act.
This session sits within techUK's Secure and Resilient Connectivity series, part of our Advanced Connectivity Technologies programme, and Quantum Readiness Series which helps industry prepare for commercially viable quantum technologies.
Register now to secure your place.
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Meet the team
Tales Gaspar
Programme Manager, UK SPF and Satellite, techUK
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +44 (0) 0207 331 2000
- Website:
- www.techUK.org
- LinkedIn:
- www.linkedin.com/in/talesngaspar
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Sophie Greaves
Associate Director, Digital Infrastructure, techUK
Sophie Greaves is Associate Director for Digital Infrastructure at techUK, overseeing the Telecoms Programme, the Data Centres Programme, and the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie leads our work across telecoms networks, security and resilience, supply chain diversification, advanced communications technologies, spectrum policy, and data centres - bringing these areas together into a dedicated Digital Infrastructure unit. She was previously Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 0207 331 2038
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegreaves/,https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegreaves/
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Josh Turpin
Programme Manager, Telecoms and Net Zero, techUK
Josh joined techUK as a Programme Manager for Telecoms and Net Zero in August 2024.
In this role, working jointly across the techUK Telecoms and Climate Programmes, Josh is responsible for leading on telecoms infrastructure deployment and uptake and supporting innovation opportunities, as well as looking at how the tech sector can be further utilised in the UK’s decarbonisation efforts.
Prior to joining techUK, Josh’s background was in public affairs and communications, working for organisations across a diverse portfolio of sectors including defence, telecoms and infrastructure; aiding clients through stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, media outreach as well as secretariat duties.
Outside of work, Josh has a keen interest in music, painting and sailing.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2038
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-turpin/
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