Agenda
Opening Keynote
Keynote
Opening Keynote
9.10am – 9.25am GMT, 5 November 2025 ‐ 15 mins
Keynote
Presentation by Zoho Corporation
Presentation
Presentation by Zoho Corporation
9.25am – 9.40am GMT, 5 November 2025 ‐ 15 mins
Presentation
Presentation from the Headline SponsorFireside chat
Session
Fireside chat
9.40am – 10.10am GMT, 5 November 2025 ‐ 30 mins
Session
Opportunity at the Convergence: Where Emerging Technologies Collide
Panel session
Opportunity at the Convergence: Where Emerging Technologies Collide
10.10am – 11am GMT, 5 November 2025 ‐ 50 mins
Panel session
From AI-enabled biotech to quantum-powered cybersecurity, technologies are no longer evolving in silos. But what does this mean for UK policymakers, regulators and businesses? After exploring how powerful synergies between AI, robotics, quantum, IoT, wearables, and beyond are reshaping sectors and creating new business models, our expert panel will ask whether the UK is truly ready to seize the opportunities at these intersections. And if they conclude that we’re not, we’ll investigate what must change to make UK leadership at the convergence a reality.
Discussion Topics:
- Which technologies are converging most rapidly and what are the key drivers behind this?
- How convergence is creating entirely new markets and reshaping traditional sectors like healthcare, energy, and manufacturing
- Is the UK’s technology, policy and regulatory landscape ready to operate at the convergence? If not, what needs to change?
- How UK businesses can embrace these convergences to innovate and scale
The Automation Age: Is the UK Ready for Robots, Smart Machines & Autonomous Systems?
Panel session
The Automation Age: Is the UK Ready for Robots, Smart Machines & Autonomous Systems?
11.20am – 12.10pm GMT, 5 November 2025 ‐ 50 mins
Panel session
Autonomous systems are moving out of the lab and onto factory floors, into hospitals, onto farms and even into UK homes. But are we ready? This panel takes a clear-eyed look at the readiness of UK industry, infrastructure, and regulation for robotics and physical AI and asks what more the UK must do to seize the opportunity and drive deployment at scale.
Discussion Topics:
- The key findings and recommendations from techUK’s Robotics & Automation sprint campaign and report (launching today)
- Which technologies are advancing or converging to set the scene for the mass deployment of robots, smart machines and autonomous systems?
- Real-world use cases: where is deployment already happening and how does it look?
- How can the UK place crucial ethical, safety and workforce implications at the heart of deployment?
- Infrastructure, interoperability and regulation: what more should the UK do to seize the automation opportunity and lead on deployment at scale?
Quantum Means Business: Commercialising UK Innovation in the International Year of Quantum
Panel session
Quantum Means Business: Commercialising UK Innovation in the International Year of Quantum
12.10pm – 1pm GMT, 5 November 2025 ‐ 50 mins
Panel session
2025 has been designated the International Year of Quantum, setting the foundations for innovation and growth. Nowhere has this been recognised more than in the UK. Following the Spending Review and Modern Industrial Strategy, and with the National Quantum Strategy in motion, the UK is well positioned to build on its success and ensure that over the next decade we transform research excellence into commercial and geopolitical advantage. This panel will explore how this can be achieved.
Discussion topics:
- What the International Year of Quantum means for the UK and why 2026 is a significant opportunity to showcase UK ambition, accelerate innovation, and shape the global quantum agenda
- How UK-led quantum breakthroughs are already transforming sectors like finance, pharmaceuticals, logistics, and cybersecurity
- What’s needed to deliver the UK’s 10-year National Quantum Strategy, from funding and regulation to skills and infrastructure
- Supporting commercialisation, scaling startups, and attracting private investment across the quantum value chain
- How the UK can shape international standards, partnerships, and responsible governance in a fast-moving geopolitical context
Fireside chat
Session
Fireside chat
2pm – 2.30pm GMT, 5 November 2025 ‐ 30 mins
Session
A second in-depth discussion with a senior technology leader at the forefront of innovation in the UK.Looking beyond the AI Horizon: Can the UK lead the world in AGI, and if so, how?
Panel session
Looking beyond the AI Horizon: Can the UK lead the world in AGI, and if so, how?
2.30pm – 3.20pm GMT, 5 November 2025 ‐ 50 mins
Panel session
As the global conversation and competition to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) begins to intensify, the UK possesses unique strengths that could position it to lead in the development of foundational technologies potentially set to underpin this future evolution of AI – ranging from neuromorphic computing and quantum systems to brain-computer interfaces, photonics, and advanced mathematics. So, could the UK lead the world in the development of AGI? And if so, do we have what we need to do this technically and in an ethical and responsible way? This panel will explore how the UK could harness its world-leading academic research, deep tech expertise, and track record in AI technologies to shape the next wave of AI innovation.
Discussion topics:
- Which technologies are set to underpin AGI and what makes the UK well placed to lead on their development and deployment in the future?
- How can organisations such as the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) catalyse bold, high-risk research that advances the underlying science and engineering of AGI? What kinds of missions could position the UK as a global pioneer in future AI infrastructure?
- How can UK policymakers and regulators enable ambitious innovation while ensuring safety, ethics, and public trust in technologies that may eventually support AGI? What models of agile regulation and foresight are needed to stay ahead of the curve?
Building the Future: How Can the UK Lead on Innovation in 2026 and Beyond?
Panel session
Building the Future: How Can the UK Lead on Innovation in 2026 and Beyond?
3.40pm – 4.30pm GMT, 5 November 2025 ‐ 50 mins
Panel session
As global competition in emerging technologies such as AI and Quantum intensifies and government sets its sights on creating the UK’s first trillion-dollar technology business, does the UK have the right ingredients – skills, infrastructure, capital, and policy – to lead the next wave of transformative innovation? Where are the gaps that will hold us back or opportunities to leapfrog competitors? This session brings together tech trailblazers and key decision-makers to ask big questions about just where the UK’s heading in 2026 and beyond.
Discussion Topics:
- Where is the UK genuinely world-leading? What must we do to maintain this position and where must we improve?
- How can the UK better connect R&D, startups, scaleups, and public institutions to accelerate innovation?
- What does it take to build a public sector that’s fit for the future? Are there lessons to be learned from other countries?
- How do we leverage public policy, regulation and investment to develop and deploy innovations at scale?
- Bold bets the UK must place now to remain competitive in 2026 and beyond