11:45
Lunch
12:30
Welcome to the Guildhall
Professor Andy Neely, Chair, Innovate CambridgeRobert Pollock, CEO, Cambridge City Council
12:40
Session 1 - Momentum, opportunity and building the future of innovation-led growth: An Innovate Cambridge update
Kathryn Chapman, CEO, Innovate CambridgeMichael Anstey, Partner, Cambridge Innovation Capital
Special appearance from the winners of the Young Pathfinders programme at North Cambridge Academy
13:10
Session 2 - Cambridge’s role in powering UK growth: Why Cambridge is so well placed to take global innovation leadership in quantum
Professor Deborah Prentice, Vice-Chancellor, University of CambridgeProfessor Sir John Aston, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, University of Cambridge
Panel session
Host: Professor Sir John Aston, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, University of Cambridge
Speakers: Professor Mete Atatüre, Head of Department, Cavendish Laboratory, University of CambridgeJonny Davidson, Associate Director - Business Development, RiverlaneNicole Mather, Life Sciences Lead, UKI & EMEA, IBM Consulting, and Chair of the Wellcome Genome Campus Science & Technology Advisory GroupWaseem Shiraz, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Quantinuum
13:55
Session 3 - Scaling innovation through city partnerships: Why Cambridge and Manchester are proving that growth is a positive-sum game
Faye Holland, Partnership Director, The Cambridge x Manchester PartnershipProfessor Deborah Prentice, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge
Spotlight presentations
Host: Shaun Grady, Chair, AstraZeneca UK
Speakers: Professor Florian Block, R&D Lead, AI and Immersive, dock10Esme Ward, Director of Manchester Museum, The University of ManchesterMatt Burman, Artistic Director and CEO, Cambridge JunctionJessica Gardner, University Librarian & Director of Library Services, University of Cambridge Libraries & Archives
14:35
Break
15:00
Session 4 - Should I stay or should I go: What will it take for the UK to win the next generation of global companies?
Speakers: Jason Pontin, General Partner, DCVCDebbie Toms, Chief of Staff, CuspAIAlex McCracken, Head of Venture Relationships, J.P.Morgan
15:55
Session 5 - Start. Scale. Stay: Lessons from the companies building global success from Cambridge
Stan Boland, Entrepreneur and Founder, Icera IncAnna Rule, Director, Private Markets and Real Assets, Railpen
Spotlight presentations
Host: Anna Rule, Director, Private Markets and Real Assets, Railpen
Speakers: Professor Dame Clare Grey, Founder and Chief Scientist, NyoboltDavid Moore, CEO, Pragmatic SemiconductorSteven Barrett, Founder & CEO, Cambridge AerospaceProfessor Allan Bradley, Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, T-TherapeuticsDebbie Toms, Chief of Staff, CuspAI
16:40
Session 6 - Prosperity with purpose: Building a Cambridge that works for everyone
Kathryn Chapman, CEO, Innovate CambridgeProfessor Roderick Watkins, Vice Chancellor, Anglia Ruskin UniversitySara Allen, Executive Director, The Cambridge Pledge
Panel session
Host: Tabitha Goldstaub, Co Founder, Lichen AI
Speakers: Roland Sinker, Chair, Inclusive Innovation and Growth Review, University of CambridgePeter Freeman, Chair, Greater Cambridge Development CorporationMayor Paul Bristow, Mayor, Cambridgeshire & PeterboroughRebecca Porter, CEO, Cambridge Science CentreCouncillor Katie Thornburrow, Leader, Cambridge City Council
17:20
Round up and close
Kathryn Chapman, CEO, Innovate CambridgeMayor Paul Bristow, Mayor, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
17:30
Networking reception
18:30
Event ends