How do we adopt already existing tech and unleash its potential in new applications? How do investors look at the next generation of technological innovation and how can they judge what technologies will be the most dominant and influential in the future?

In this year’s Tech Forum we explore the future tech landscape as we bring together start-ups, SMEs, large corporations and investors to discuss the applications of blockchain, AI, AR/VR and other technologies, and what makes them successful.

What are the main barriers for start-ups to adopt existing tech and unleash its potential in new applications? What made the forerunners within their industries and how do they stay relevant after that big break? How do the investors foresee the potential of future innovations and how do they decide what to invest in?

Speakers from the realms of investment, SME's, large corporations, and start-ups will give different perspectives into new and existing technologies and look to the future.

KEYNOTES

Marielle Lindgren, CEO of Ericsson UK & Ireland

Marielle will speak on the countless opportunities with 5G and how it can act as a platform for future applications of tech and accelerate innovation in a broad set of industry verticals.

Paul Murphy, Partner, Northzone

As a partner at one of Europe’s most influential and successful Venture Capital firms, Paul is going to give us an insight into the European tech and investment landscape, and what are the dominant trends at the moment. 

FINTECH FIRESIDE CHAT 

Josef Darmark, CPO, Trustly

Luke Griffiths, VP & GM, Klarna

This intimate chat between two of Sweden's most successful fintech companies aims at exploring how the accelerating pace of technological change is shaping the financial services ecosystem.

PANEL DISCUSSION - Applying & Scaling Tech

Oliver N Oram, CEO & Founder, Chainvine

Edward Chessman, AI & Deep learning, Peltarion

Philip Maurer, Head of Customer Engineering, Public Sector & Life Science, Google

This panel discussion will be chaired by Cordelia O'Connell, Policy & Research Manager, Digital Catapult

PANEL DISCUSSION - INVESTING IN TECH

Magda Lukaszewicz, Investment Associate, Balderton Capital

Henry Gladwyn, Principal, OMERS Ventures

Thomas Rubens, Partner, DN Capital

Sitar Teli, Managing Partner, Connect Ventures

This panel discussion will be chaired by Heather Farmbrough, Forbes correspondant

The Tech Forum and Tech Fest form part of the SCC's London Tech Week programme events, which includes welcoming tech and startup delegations from Sweden.

Tech Fest will follow the Forum on the 11th floor at Google HQ. Due to a very limited number of tickets, the Tech Fest will be on first come, first serve basis. Please find more information about the event by clicking here:

Terms and conditions: Bookings are non-refundable, but at the discretion of the organiser, you can change the name of the person(s) attending by contacting events@scc.org.uk.