Submit your
Speaker proposal
Sancroft Convene, London & Virtually, 19th – 20th March 2025
Accelerate Innovation. Together
Speakers
Alan Welby
Alex Cousins
Andrew Chadwick
Andrew Haines
Chris Jones
Dr Michèle Dix CBE
Elliot Christou
Erika Lewis
Evan Jones
Graeme Craig
Jaime Bartley
Justin Anderson
Kellie Beirne
Lolita Jackson MBE
Mark Wray
Prof Greg Clark CBE
Rikesh Shah
Sam Markey
Stephen Turner
Steve Turner
Theo Blackwell MBE
How do you contribute to
innovation in Connected Places?
A connected place is where more than just people, infrastructure, economy and planet come together. It’s also where the digital world, new modes of transport and mobility, and exciting new networks for trade and exchange coincide. A connected place is integrated, inter-dependent, interoperable and ultimately more productive and innovative.
The call for speaker proposals is now open until 20th September 2024
The vision of a connected place
The Summit will be guided by the vision of a connected place, and how to make it possible through:
Collaboration
We want to support place leaders from across government and industry to rise to the generational challenges and opportunities that new technologies, mobility modes and business models are bringing with them. The Summit is an opportunity to help empower our leaders with the ideas, tools and networks to spend smarter, invest with confidence, and create sustainable, innovation-led local economies.
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Innovation
Innovation is the engine of transformative change and sustainable, economic growth. Not only do innovative businesses create jobs and investment, place-based innovations improve the UK’s physical and digital infrastructure. That is why local leaders, policy makers, business and industry are coming together like never before – across every mode of transport, every infrastructure sector, every tier of government.
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Key themes
Connected Places Summit 2025