Technical: Nick Jakobi, Director of Product at Cohere, will discuss RAG, tools, and agents. His background spans tech leadership roles at ComplyAdvantage, Culture Trip, and Facebook, with experience at Google and as a CEO. Nick holds degrees in Mathematics, Philosophy, Computer Science, and AI from Cambridge and Sussex.

Entrepreneurial: Philip Winter, Nebia's co-founder and former CEO, led the San Francisco startup in creating water-saving showers. Their products, in over 100,000 homes, saved 500 million gallons. Backed by Tim Cook and Y Combinator, Nebia was acquired by Brondell in 2022.

Technical: Professor Nic Lane—Cambridge University computer science expert leading the Machine Learning Systems lab and co-founder of Flower Labs. Specializes in scalable, robust ML systems with a focus on privacy-preserving AI. Extensive experience includes roles at Samsung AI, Oxford University, and Microsoft Research.

Entrepreneurial: Andrea Castiglione—Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur who has worked with Steve Wozniak. Leads SilentUnicorn venture studio, focusing on disruptive tech in blockchain, digital payments, and cybersecurity. Expertise in product definition and design, applying user research and design thinking to product strategy and company growth.

Web3: Tagus Capital. Gui Silva, CFA, managing partner at Tagus Capital, will present on ClimateTech trends. Tagus Capital is a blockchain-native VC firm focusing on Web3 Deep Tech. They support entrepreneurs combining blockchain with advanced technologies like Quantum Computing and AI.

Compute/Hardware: Youlian Tzanev, Co-Founder and CSO of NexGen Cloud, leads Europe's top GPU-as-a-Service provider. His experience includes $2 billion in real estate sales. NexGen Cloud, NVIDIA's largest European partner, offers sustainable, high-performance computing solutions up to 75% cheaper than traditional providers.

Climate: Jason Kibbey (Worldly founder) and Henrik Jones (Buckhill Capital) will discuss impact in consumer products and sustainable fashion. Buckhill invests in sustainable systems, targeting supply chain upgrades and waste reduction. Worldly, trusted by 40,000+ brands, provides sustainability insights across value chains.

FinTech: VC Landscape Evolution Phoebe Kitchen, VP at Inovia Capital, will present ClimateTech trends. Inovia, managing US$2.2B, partners with founders to build impactful global companies, offering multi-stage support across North America and Europe.

LegalTech: Alexander Samuel Kardos-Nyheim and Jonathan Richard Schwarz will share first-hand experience on legaltech market dynamics and trends. They led their legaltech startup, Safe Sign Technologies, to acquisition by Thomson Reuters in August 2024.

MedTech: Billy Boyle, Cambridge engineering graduate, co-founded Owlstone Inc for FAIMS technology. His wife's cancer diagnosis led to Owlstone Medical, aiming to save 100,000 lives and $1.5B through Breath Biopsy. Partnering with Cleveland Clinic and Astra Zeneca, they've published 100+ papers and raised $150M. Billy, awarded an MBE, is active in Cambridge institutions, cancer research, fundraising, and E-Lab, as entrepreneur-in-residence.