Connected Places Catapult - The UK's innovation accelerator for cities, transport & place leadership.

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 71

In Conversation with Dan Labbad, CEO of the Crown Estate

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 70

In Conversation with Andrew Barr, President of Hitachi Europe

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 69

Highlights from the Connected Places Summit – 2025

Event

Gemini Call: NUAR in action – unlocking safer, faster infrastructure delivery with the National Underground Asset Register

Join us for an essential Gemini Call session to see how NUAR is transforming the way the UK plans, builds and maintains infrastructure.

Event

SME Excellence Series: The Basics of Procurement

Join us online for a session on winning public sector contracts. From bidding to success.

News / Neil Sachdev MBE appointed as new Chair of Connected Places Catapult

Article / Carbon busting materials specialist set to scale

Article / Show us your demonstrations in the field; investors advise freight innovators

Two people sorting various colorful plastic bottle caps on a conveyor belt.

Article / Recycled materials firm set to 10x production

Event / Gemini Call: Geospatial digital twin for Port of Larne Net Zero

News / More big names join Connected Places Summit lineup

Article / Meet the innovator scaling a business to make travel more accessible

Event / i3P talks with Costain: How production thinking is improving infrastructure productivity

Case Study / Transforming manual asset verification from two weeks to 35 seconds at HS2

Projects, opportunities

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Case Study

Transforming manual asset verification from two weeks to 35 seconds at HS2

AI company, BuildPrompt, were partnered with the high-speed rail programme through the HS2 Accelerator to create a solution designed specifically for infrastructure delivery.

Case Study

Improving energy efficiency in Birmingham’s homes

Delivering home retrofit at scale is essential for meeting the UK’s net zero targets, but for local authorities it can be complex, time-consuming and fragmented.

Opportunity

AI for public realm challenges

Case Study

Harnessing AI to enhance passenger experience

The AI in Transport Enhancing Passenger Experience competition, a collaboration between the Department for Transport (DfT) and Connected Places Catapult, aimed to find innovative ideas that embed responsible AI into a resilient transport system, in alignment with the UK government’s vision.