Leading the Way
The first TenU Innovation Summit took place in May 2024.
Bringing together key stakeholders who play a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of innovation to solve global challenges, the inaugural Innovation Summit took place at The Mansion House, London.
A central aspect of the event was the launch of the USIT Guide for Software, a guide that provides clear and transparent recommendations with the goal of simplifying negotiations and accelerating software spin-out processes.
Innovation Summit 2024
Join the Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli in opening the event, Mr Andrew Griffith MP, Minister of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in offering the Ministerial Address and Lord Peter Mandelson on a fireside chat with Professor Dame Jessica Corner.
Daniel Hulme, Chief AI Office at WPP and CEO and Founder of UCL spin-out Satalia, will offer an exciting keynote on the risks and rewards of AI.
Watch each Session
Click the videos below for the individual keynotes, panel discussions and conversations from the day.
From start-up to scale up: maximising the UK’s economic growth potential
Early stage capital: from research to start-up
Chair: Diarmuid O’Brien, Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation, University of Cambridge
Fireside chat with Lord Peter Mandelson: How can Government build on USIT to deliver for economic growth?
Chair: Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Executive Chair, Research England
Scale up: the Mansion House Agreement
Chair: Tim Haines, Executive Partner, Abingworth
Keynote
Keynote: Daniel Hulme, Chief AI Officer, WPP and CEO and Founder, Satalia
Chair: Anne Lane, CEO, UCL Business
Venture capital: regional growth
Chair: Andrea Taylor, CEO, Edinburgh Innovations
USIT for Software Launch
Introduction to USIT for Software
Speaker: Simon Hepworth, TenU President and Chair of USIT for Software; Director of Enterprise, Imperial
Ministerial address
Speaker: Andrew Griffith, Minister of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
How will USIT for Software accelerate spinouts to solve global challenges?
Chair: Kerry Baldwin, Managing Partner, IQ Capital
Sector next steps
Global perspective on sector next steps
Chair: Dr Alison Campbell OBE, CEO, Government Office for Technology
Vision for the future
Speaker: Simon Hepworth, TenU President and Chair
of USIT for Software; Director of Enterprise, Imperial
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