UK National Showcase: Next Generation Professional & Financial Services

Watch the complete playlist below, or follow links in the agenda for each individual video.

This prestigious event offered a brilliant opportunity to discover how different technologies are transforming accountancy, insurance, finance and legal services sectors, as well as giving participants the chance to network with industry leaders and gain invaluable insights into cutting-edge developments and initiatives of the sector.

Our latest innovation industry-wide mapping report was launched at this National Showcase: learn how UK professional and financial services players are adopting new technologies whilst exploring emerging regional clusters and future trends.

About the Event

Attendees

• Professional and financial services firms of all sizes
• Innovative businesses developing digital technology solutions and services
• Academic institutions and research organisations
• Private investors
• Trading associations and professional membership organisations
• Government departments and agencies

Why should you watch?

• Discover how digital technologies are transforming these dynamic sectors
• Hear from organisations that have developed world-class innovative solutions
• Build new connections with industry leaders, academic experts, high-growth entrepreneurs, investors and venture capitalists
• Be part of the professional and financial services sector innovation ecosystem

The UKRI Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme is proud to fund the projects featured at this event.

Agenda

09:30–10:00 – Arrival and Registration

10:00–10:10 – Welcome

• Stephen Browning, Challenge Director – Next Generation Services, Innovate UK

10:10–10:30 – Keynote 

• Lee Bryant, Co-Founder & Director, Shift*Base

10:30–11:00 – AI for Services 2025 Report Launch: Unlocking Future Innovation Opportunities

• Astrid Ayel, AI for Services Lead, Innovate UK Business Connect
• Julian Wells, Director, Whitecap Consulting
• Michael Fletcher, Consultant, Whitecap Consulting

11:00–11:45 – Up-skilling & Accelerating Digital Adoption – Lessons Learnt

• Sarah Blair, Director of Technology and Transformation, Thorntons Law LLP
• Nathan Long, Senior Policy Analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown
• Rachael Magowan, Chief Technology Officer, Moneyline
• Mark Hewitson, Partner, Ensors
• Chair: Martin Spring, Principal Investigator, TiPS Accelerator Programme, Lancaster University

11:45–12:30 – Small Steps for Big ESG impact

• Alex Lu, CEO, PortF
• Paul Massey, CEO, Tabled
• Rozálie Ryčlová-Pribadi, Head of Strategy, Maximum Information
• Andrew Tucker, CEO, Mettle Capital
• Chair: Martin Martinoff, Innovation Lead, Innovate UK

12:30-12:40 – Afternoon Briefing (not recorded)

12:40-14:00 – Lunch & Meet the Exhibitors (not recorded)

14:00–14:45 – Boosting Productivity through Automation

• David Ardagh, Product and Business Lead, Auquan
• Gemma Fulbrook-Felstead, Director of Operations, Collaborative Conveyancing
• Shoayb Patel, Founder & CEO, RDvault
• Nick Jordan, Managing Director, BrokerCentral
• Chair: Winn Faria, Professional & Financial Services, Innovate UK Business Connect

14:45–15:30 – Digital tools for Inclusion & Empowerment

• Minesh Patel, CEO, Amplified Global™
• Amanda Bell, Co-founder, SeparateSpace
• Alessandra Tosi, Senior Scientist, Machine Learning, Mind Foundry
• Chair: Sarah Pagan, Senior Portfolio Manager, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

15:30–16:00 – Coffee Break

16:00–16:45 – Powering The Future Workshop (not recorded)

• Led and facilitated by Lee Bryant, Co-Founder & Director, Shift*Base and the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) team

16:45–17:00 Closing Remarks (not recorded)

• Stephen Browning, Challenge Director – Next Generation Services