techUK has partnered with FOV Ventures who are hosting Vantage Point — an investor summit and startup showcase uniting Europe’s leading robotics founders with global investors and strategic partners. As embodied intelligence, spatial computing, and AI-driven autonomy accelerate, technology is moving beyond screens and into the physical world.
Europe has exceptional teams at this frontier. What’s been missing is a high-signal stage worthy of them.
Vantage Point — Robotics Edition is that stage. Designed to surface a small number of teams with real traction and investor relevance, as well as furthering the discussion and knowledge of investing in this fast growing area.
If you’re a startup that would like to showcase or an investor that wants to attend, head over to the Vantage Point site to sign up by clicking ‘Book Now’.
Agenda
- 1:00pm · DOORS OPEN Coffee, pastries + networking
- 1:30pm · OPENING REMARKS
- Liam Ward, Venture Cafe London
- Dave Haynes, FOV Ventures
- 1:50pm · KEYNOTE: STATE OF PHYSICAL AI POST-GTC '26
- Mozhgan Kabiri Chimeh, Nvidia
- 2:00pm · FIRESIDE CHAT: TOWARDS GENERAL PURPOSE ROBOTS
- Svetlana Grant, Google DeepMind
- 2:10pm · PANEL: FROM RESEARCH TO REVENUE: Closing the gap between breakthrough science and deployable products
- Kirsty Lloyd-Jukes, Stateful
- Alex Li, UCL/Cortica
- Svetlana Grant, Google DeepMind
- Muji Ahmedi, ARIA
- Moderator: Rory Daniels, techUK
- 2:30pm · MEET THE STARTUPS (DEMO ROOM) + NETWORKING
- 3:00pm · PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: NEBIUS
- Daniel Woods, Nebius
- 3:05pm · PANEL: INVESTING IN EUROPE'S NEXT WAVE OF PHYSICAL AI: How Europe builds, funds, and scales the next generation of intelligent machines
- Troy Estes, Nvidia
- William Godfrey, Tangible Finance
- Dominic Keen, Britbots
- Moderator: Dave Haynes, FOV Ventures
- 3:25pm · PANEL: FROM PILOT TO PRODUCTION: The real path to robotics at scale in logistics & warehousing
- Andrei Danescu, Dexory
- Robert Mackenzie, ANYbotics
- Alex Gorrod, Ocado
- Moderator: Roberta Franchi, Honda Innovations
- Parallel Roundtable: The Finance Stack for Hard Tech Startups, Hosted by Tangible Finance
- Aishwarya Dahanukar, Tangible Finance
- Will Anderson, Tangible Finance
- 3:45pm · PANEL: BEYOND DUAL-USE: How the lines between defense, autonomy, and commercial tech are disappearing
- Rosalyn Moran, Stanhope AI
- Samuel Burrell, Expeditions Fund
- Gui Wainwright, Occam Industries
- Moderator: Tishomir Jenkut, Presto
- 4:05pm · FIRESIDE CHAT: THE EUROPEAN TECHNICAL ADVANTAGE, WITH TUM
- Dr Máté Péntek, TUM Venture Labs
- Moderator: David Ripert, FOV Ventures & VRARA
- 4:30pm · MEET THE STARTUPS (DEMO ROOM) + NETWORKING + DRINKS
- 6:00pm · VIP DINNER Invite only · Speakers, partners + select guests
