{"id":654728,"date":"2025-12-25T21:34:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T21:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/654728\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T21:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T21:34:34","slug":"london-tech-week-2026-opens-registration-and-announces-first-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/654728\/","title":{"rendered":"London Tech Week 2026 Opens Registration and Announces First Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Insider Brief<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>London Tech Week 2026 has opened registration for its 8\u201310 June event at Olympia London, positioning itself as a major European forum on AI, quantum, deep tech, and frontier innovation.<\/li>\n<li>Organizers announced the first wave of global speakers across AI, quantum, robotics, biotech, and enterprise technology, alongside Microsoft and AWS as headline partners.<\/li>\n<li>The 2026 edition introduces a redesigned structure with separate Enterprise and Startup \u201cWorlds,\u201d an expanded VIP programme, and new interactive formats including hackathons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PRESS RELEASE \u2014<strong> <\/strong>Registration for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/londontechweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London Tech Week 2026<\/a>\u00a0is now open, marking the launch of Europe\u2019s most influential technology gathering, taking place\u00a08 \u2013 10 June 2026\u00a0at\u00a0Olympia London. The campus will host tech\u2019s most influential figures, including leading founders, enterprise leaders, investors and policymakers from around the world, at a pivotal moment for Europe\u2019s technological future.<\/p>\n<p>Against a backdrop of rapid advances in AI, quantum, deep tech and frontier innovation, the next ten years will shape Europe\u2019s competitiveness, resilience and ability to lead on the global stage. London Tech Week will provide one of the central forums for insight, debate and collaboration on the critical issues facing the continent\u2019s tech ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 edition welcomed more than\u00a030,000 attendees from 128 countries, including 12,500 enterprise leaders, 5,500 startup attendees and over 1,000 investors. With attendees from enterprise CIOs and unicorn founders, to global investors and policymakers, London Tech Week has built a reputation as a globally significant platform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thequantuminsider.com\/data\/\" onclick=\"_gs(&#039;event&#039;, &#039;DATA IN CONTENT NEW&#039;)\" class=\"responsive-image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Banner-Quantum-2.gif\" alt=\"Responsive Image\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>First Wave of Global Speakers &amp; Headline Partners Announced<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>London Tech Week also today unveiled its first confirmed speakers for 2026, highlighting preeminent European and global voices in AI, robotics, quantum computing, biotech, and frontier science. Learn from most influential figures about what\u2019s capturing their attention and where they are placing their bets, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mati Staniszewski<\/strong>, Co-Founder &amp; CEO,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>ElevenLabs Anton Osika<\/strong>, Co-Founder &amp; CEO,\u00a0<strong>Lovable<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alan Chang<\/strong>, Co-Founder &amp; CEO,\u00a0<strong>Fuse Energy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alex Kendall<\/strong>, Founder &amp; CEO,\u00a0<strong>Wayve<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeannette Zu Furstenburg<\/strong>, Managing Director &amp; Head of Europe,\u00a0<strong>General Catalyst<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Luca Ferrari<\/strong>, Co-Founder &amp; CEO,\u00a0<strong>Bending Spoons<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom Hale<\/strong>, CEO,\u00a0<strong>\u014cURA<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Will Marshall<\/strong>, Founder &amp; CEO,\u00a0<strong>Planet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Toyin Ajayi<\/strong>, Co-Founder,\u00a0<strong>Cityblock Health<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Max Junestrand<\/strong>, Co-Founder &amp; CEO,\u00a0<strong>Legora<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Sarah Tabrizi<\/strong>, Director,\u00a0<strong>UCL Huntington\u2019s Disease Centre<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alex Zhavoronkov<\/strong>, Founder &amp; CEO,\u00a0<strong>Insilico Medicine<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furthermore, London Tech Week 2026 Headline Partners are\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0and\u00a0AWS\u00a0reflecting deep industry support for the event. They will also shape a week dedicated to showcasing the technologies, ideas and leaders redefining the future of business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEurope has entered a Decisive Decade for technology innovation, and London Tech Week 2026 will bring together the most influential figures shaping that future,\u201d said\u00a0Carolyn Dawson OBE, CEO of Founders Forum Group. \u201cOur focus this year is on practical, real-world innovation. The UK and Europe\u2019s ability to be competitive in technology requires founders, industry leaders, investors, talent and policymakers to come together, tackle the barriers, and create the opportunities for innovators to scale into global leaders. We\u2019re curating everything in one place so attendees can discover new ideas, touch, test and interrogate the tech that\u2019s reshaping our world, and learn what works in practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s New for 2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For 2026, London Tech Week has been redesigned to deliver deeper, more focused engagement for the global technology ecosystem. Key enhancements include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>A New Event Architecture \u2013 Two Worlds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To deliver a personalised experience to delegates, the programme is now organised into:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enterprise World<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AI Arena<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 this is London Tech Week\u2019s flagship stage hosting the biggest names in global tech including Visionaries shaping AI, real-world applied AI, and enterprise transformation at scale<\/li>\n<li><strong>Core Stage<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 focused on developments in compute, cloud, connectivity, quantum and infrastructure<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transformation Stage<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 exploring how technology is reshaping critical sectors and enterprise functions, focusing on finance, sales and marketing, and customer operations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Startup World<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Deep Tech Stage<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 exploring advances in space, robotics, materials, life sciences, national security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Founders Stage<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 visionary entrepreneurs sharing their journeys and lessons learned in building from the ground up to Unicorn scale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ignition Stage<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 showcasing the next generation of startups and scale-ups transforming the world; will also host Tech Nation\u2019s grand pitch competition finale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expanded VIP Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A significantly enhanced VIP experience will convene a large and curated group of C-suite leaders, including CIOs, CTOs, CAIOs and CDAOs, for high-value networking, closed-door roundtables, private briefings and curated 1:1 meetings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Interactive Formats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the first time, London Tech Week will introduce\u00a0<strong>hackathons\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 of which more will be announced in the coming months. As well as the return of popular invite-only events including the\u00a0<strong>Investor Forum\u00a0<\/strong>(for VC\/CVC audiences only) and the\u00a0<strong>C-Suite AI Strategy Forum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tech Industry Leaders on London Tech Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>London Tech Week is the forum for bold, visionary leaders shaping ideas and the future. Darren Hardman, Microsoft UK CEO, in his London Tech Week 2025\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ukstories.microsoft.com\/features\/london-tech-week-ai-is-the-defining-opportunity-of-our-generation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Main Stage keynote<\/a>, said: \u201cTalent \u2013 not just technology \u2013 will decide which nations lead in the AI era.\u201d He described AI as \u201cthe defining opportunity of our generation\u201d that was \u201cfundamentally transforming how we work, how we live, and how we dream \u2013 on an unprecedented scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tanuja Randery, AWS Managing Director, EMEA in her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/59dzCnhQFt4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London Tech Week 2025 keynote<\/a>, emphasised AI\u2019s transformative potential for Europe. She highlighted London Tech Week as a key gathering for \u201cthe brightest, most creative and learning-oriented minds\u201d reimagining the future through AI innovation \u2013 positioning the event as central to fostering a culture of invention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration is now open<\/strong> \u2014 London Tech Week 2026 is welcoming delegates, founders, investors and technology leaders to now register for passes, with\u00a0limited early-bird pricing\u00a0available. You can visit the link to register today:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.londontechweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0www.londontechweek.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Insider Brief London Tech Week 2026 has opened registration for its 8\u201310 June event at Olympia London, positioning&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":654729,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[323,748,393,132223,4884,257,70803,3358,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-654728","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-enterprise-technology","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-london","14":"tag-london-tech-week","15":"tag-quantum-computing","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115782357562013039","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/654729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}