Science and Innovation Zone Agenda - Day 2
27 March 2025
Agendas are subject to change
10.35 - 10.55
Category Management in Action – Contracting for the Future via R-Cloud
Speakers
Clare McGinn
Principal Commercial Manager
Dstl
Suzanne Carlisle
Senior Commercial Manager
Dstl
11.00 - 11.20
How DE&S are Accelerating S&T into Operations
Speakers
James Gavin
Head of Future Capability Innovation
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)
11.25 - 11.45
Approaches to Apply Quantum Computing to Address Real End User Problems
Speakers
Paul Ceely
Director of Technology Strategy
Digital Catapult
11.50 - 12.10
Agentic AI: Warfare and Workflows
Speakers
Andrew Otterbacher
Director National Security
Scale
12.15 - 12.35
Autonomous Sensor Management: Using Open Tools and Standards to Ease Operator Burden
Speakers
Russell McKinlay
Principal Data Scientist
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
13.05 - 13.25
From Concept to Capability: Boosting Businesses to Achieve Real-World Impact
Speakers
Tracey North
Business Growth & Finance Lead
Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)
13.30 - 13.50
Should a post-quantum world be keeping you awake now?
Speakers
Alistair Leuchars
Deputy Director – Cyber & Digital
ADS Group
Trevor Graham
CEO and Co-Founder
Ampliphae
13.55 - 14.15
Technology, Resilience and National Security
Speakers
Libby Valance-Bull
AI and Technical Strategy Advisor
Women Empowering Defence
14.20 - 14.40
Pivoting - How do utilise Social Value in Defence now?
Speakers
Quincey Ankrett
Executive Director
e50k
Elizabeth Newman-Earl
Partner/Founder
e50k
