Agenda
Registration, Coffee and Networking
Morning Session Part 1
Registration, Coffee and Networking
8.30am – 9.30am GMT, 29 January 2025 ‐ 1 hour
Morning Session Part 1
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Morning Session Part 1
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
9.30am – 9.40am GMT, 29 January 2025 ‐ 10 mins
Morning Session Part 1
Ministerial Keynote
Morning Session Part 1
Ministerial Keynote
9.40am – 9.50am GMT, 29 January 2025 ‐ 10 mins
Morning Session Part 1
techUK Report Launch
Morning Session Part 1
techUK Report Launch
9.50am – 10.15am GMT, 29 January 2025 ‐ 25 mins
Morning Session Part 1
Panel 1: Enabling security and resilience for the UK tech sector
Morning Session Part 1
Panel 1: Enabling security and resilience for the UK tech sector
10.15am – 11.15am GMT, 29 January 2025 ‐ 1 hour
Morning Session Part 1
As nations develop new economic security frameworks, this panel will examine how key partners can work together in coordinating a range of instruments – from industrial strategies, to export controls and sanctions – in order to strike the right balance between openness and security in critical technologies. This conference will convene leading industry executives, policymakers and academics to explore how the UK tech industry can navigate these challenges while capitalizing on emerging opportunities. Discussions will focus on fostering innovation, ensuring supply chain resilience, and strengthening global partnerships in an increasingly fragmented world.
Panel 2 – Accelerating growth through trade and international cooperation
Morning Session Part 2
Panel 2 – Accelerating growth through trade and international cooperation
11.40am – 12.40pm GMT, 29 January 2025 ‐ 1 hour
Morning Session Part 2
With the UK Government’s Trade Strategy expected in 2025, this panel explores UK’s role in a complex international trade policy space and the geopolitical context it operates in. Discussions will focus on the UK-EU reset, the scope of digital trade agreements, the future of the WTO and the implications of all of these for our leadership in tech and digital.Ministerial Fireside Chat
Morning Session Part 2
Ministerial Fireside Chat
12.40pm – 1.05pm GMT, 29 January 2025 ‐ 25 mins
Morning Session Part 2