📍 1 Triton Square, London NW1 3BF
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, in collaboration with Venture Café London and ARIA, is hosting an event that addresses a central challenge: technological disruption is inevitable but prosperity is not. As advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum and advanced manufacturing continue to accelerate, the question is no longer whether change will happen, but who will capture its value.
The United Kingdom has world-class strengths in research, talent and entrepreneurship, yet too often struggles to translate these into globally competitive industries. Whether the country will thrive or decline during this next wave of technological change will depend on its ability to build a full-spectrum innovation economy – one that not only generates ideas but also scales them successfully into firms, industries and national capability.
This event will bring together investors, founders, corporates, policymakers and researchers from across the UK’s innovation ecosystem. It will provide a platform for cross-sector dialogue and an opportunity to energise the ecosystem, uniting those who shape policy, capital and technology to actively drive the UK’s next phase of growth.
Join us to be part of this conversation.
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Our Thursday Gatherings are for you to make serendipitous connections and make things happen!
There will be meaningful networking opportunities throughout the night, accompanied by a selection of refreshments and activities:
Fun Zone
Get to know your fellow change-makers in a fun, interactive, and exciting way!
Take a quick break from changing the world and recharge by pinning your hometown on our giant map.
Conversation Corner
Looking to connect beyond the name tags?
Drop into our relaxed Conversation Corner, a cosy space where founders, ecosystem builders, and global thinkers come together to share stories, swap lessons, and innovate. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and jump into the discussion.
Welcome remarks from VCL and Partners.
ARIA is a UK R&D funding agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone.
Society’s most important advances have stemmed from those willing to think differently about what might be possible.
The Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) empowers scientists and engineers, from our Programme Directors to the teams we fund, with the resources and freedom to pursue breakthroughs at the edge of the possible.
Many will fail to meet their target, but their efforts will inspire the next generation. Those that do succeed will generate massive social and economic returns.
The Tony Blair Institute is launching a new Innovation Policy Programme.
Join us to learn more about TBI’s work at the intersection of science, technology and policy, and explore how you can help shape the policy dialogue to strengthen the UK’s innovation ecosystem.
How can the UK scale the next generation of national winners, build prosperity, and secure technological sovereignty? The UK has world-class strengths in research, talent, and entrepreneurship — yet too often struggles to translate these into globally competitive industries. Join leaders from across investment, technology, and policy to examine where the innovation pipeline breaks down, what value capture means in practice, and how Britain can build a full-spectrum innovation economy that doesn't just generate ideas, but scales them into firms and industries.
📍 1 Triton Square, London NW1 3BF
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, in collaboration with Venture Café London and ARIA, is hosting an event that addresses a central challenge: technological disruption is inevitable but prosperity is not. As advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum and advanced manufacturing continue to accelerate, the question is no longer whether change will happen, but who will capture its value.
The United Kingdom has world-class strengths in research, talent and entrepreneurship, yet too often struggles to translate these into globally competitive industries. Whether the country will thrive or decline during this next wave of technological change will depend on its ability to build a full-spectrum innovation economy – one that not only generates ideas but also scales them successfully into firms, industries and national capability.
This event will bring together investors, founders, corporates, policymakers and researchers from across the UK’s innovation ecosystem. It will provide a platform for cross-sector dialogue and an opportunity to energise the ecosystem, uniting those who shape policy, capital and technology to actively drive the UK’s next phase of growth.
Join us to be part of this conversation.
Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency
In partnership with
Our Thursday Gatherings are for you to make serendipitous connections and make things happen!
There will be meaningful networking opportunities throughout the night, accompanied by a selection of refreshments and activities:
Fun Zone
Get to know your fellow change-makers in a fun, interactive, and exciting way!
Take a quick break from changing the world and recharge by pinning your hometown on our giant map.
Conversation Corner
Looking to connect beyond the name tags?
Drop into our relaxed Conversation Corner, a cosy space where founders, ecosystem builders, and global thinkers come together to share stories, swap lessons, and innovate. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and jump into the discussion.
Welcome remarks from VCL and Partners.
ARIA is a UK R&D funding agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone.
Society’s most important advances have stemmed from those willing to think differently about what might be possible.
The Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) empowers scientists and engineers, from our Programme Directors to the teams we fund, with the resources and freedom to pursue breakthroughs at the edge of the possible.
Many will fail to meet their target, but their efforts will inspire the next generation. Those that do succeed will generate massive social and economic returns.
The Tony Blair Institute is launching a new Innovation Policy Programme.
Join us to learn more about TBI’s work at the intersection of science, technology and policy, and explore how you can help shape the policy dialogue to strengthen the UK’s innovation ecosystem.
How can the UK scale the next generation of national winners, build prosperity, and secure technological sovereignty? The UK has world-class strengths in research, talent, and entrepreneurship — yet too often struggles to translate these into globally competitive industries. Join leaders from across investment, technology, and policy to examine where the innovation pipeline breaks down, what value capture means in practice, and how Britain can build a full-spectrum innovation economy that doesn't just generate ideas, but scales them into firms and industries.