The UK government has vowed to restore Britain’s standing as a global science and technology superpower – yet the question remains: how do we fully unlock the country’s innovation potential to catapult global Britain?
8:30 Registration & Breakfast Networking
9:20 Chair’s opening remarks
9:30 Opening Keynote: Perspectives of a Supercluster
Sir Jonathan Symonds CBE, Chairman of the Board, GSK
9:50 Panel discussion: Accelerating Innovation as a Key Driver of our Economic Future
Chair: Barbara Ghinelli, UKRI STFC
- Lord David Willetts, President of the Resolution Foundation, Chair of UK Space Agency
- Steve Rees OBE, Vice President of Discovery Biology, AstraZeneca
- Sir Peter Knight - Imperial College London, National Quantum Strategy Baroness Nicola Blackwood, Chair of Genomics England and a Member of the House of Lords Science & Technology Select Committee
10:35 Keynote The Rt Hon Chloe Smith MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
10:55 Networking and refreshment break
11:20 The Power of Clusters: Unleashing Scientific Convergence Sue Foxley, Research Director, Bidwells
11:30 Panel discussion: Creating a World Class Supercluster through the Convergence of Science and Technology
- Chair: Sarah Haywood, Managing Director, Advanced Oxford
- Isobel Stephen, Executive Director, Strategy, Performance and Engagement, UKRI
- Kristen-Anne Rutter, Executive Director, Cambridge Biomedical Campus
- Katherine Morgan, Head of High Growth & Entrepreneurs, Barclays Eagle Labs
- Sharon Parker-Lines, Deputy Managing Director and Operations Director, Astroscale UK
12:15 Panel discussion: Evolution of Real Estate for a New Era of Science & Technology
- Chair: Richard Todd, Head of Oxford, Bidwells
- Emma Cariaga, Joint Head of Canada Water & Head of Residential, British Land
- Jenny Gardner, Director of Development, ARC
- Artem Korolev, Founder & CEO, Mission Street
- Orestis Tzortzoglou, Vice President of Development, Biomed Realty
13:00 Lunch break
13:45 Panel discussion: Revaluation of Science & Technology: The Investor Outlook
- Jim Wilkinson, Chief Financial Officer, Oxford Science Enterprises
- Dr Glenn Crocker, Executive Director, Pioneer Group
- Rebecca Todd, Investment Director, Longwall Venture Partners
14:30 Keynote: Cementing the UK as a Scientific Superpower
14:55 Networking and refreshment break
15:20 Panel discussion: Unleashing the Oxford-Cambridge Corridor as an Engine for Growth
- Sir John Peace, Chair Midlands Engine
- Dr. Andy Williams, Chair, Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board
- Professor Andy Neely, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise and Business, Cambridge University
16.05 Keynote: The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
16:25 Panel discussion: Breaking Boundaries: Global Science and Tech Giants Investing in the UK
17:15 Closing remarks
