techUK's Productivity & Automation insight series

This webinar explored the space industry of tomorrow and panellists spoke about what steps the UK can take to become a superpower across a broad spectrum of emerging and transformative space technologies.

This event explored how the UK can improve access to growth capital for space SMEs looking to scale.

Click here to view the event recording, speaker slides, and written summary.

Hear from Agri-TechE about how space technologies are supercharging innovation in agriculture.

In our first video interview of the series, learn about Reaction Engines and how they're leading on innovation.

Published in advance of techUK's Supercharging Investment in Space event.

The changes are a welcome boost for UK companies seeking a space license.

A guest insight published in advance of our "Lessons from Yorkshire" space clusters webinar on 5th December.

Learn about how the CAA is at the forefront of driving UK innovation through space regulation.

Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies

Rory joined techUK in June 2023 after three years in the Civil Service on its Fast Stream leadership development programme.

During this time, Rory worked on the Government's response to Covid-19 (NHS Test & Trace), school funding strategy (Department for Education) and international climate and nature policy (Cabinet Office). He also tackled the social care crisis whilst on secondment to techUK's Health and Social Care programme in 2022.

Before this, Rory worked in the House of Commons and House of Lords alongside completing degrees in Political Economy and Global Politics.

Today, Rory leads techUK's emerging technologies activity across everything from immersive, web3, AI and robotics to space, gaming & metaverse.

This involves co-running techUK's flagship Innovation campaign, managing four series (including the 'Meet the Innovators' interview series), and launching 4-6-month 'sprint campaigns' on transformative technologies and sectors.

This webinar explored the gaming industry of tomorrow and asked what steps businesses can take to lead in the development, commercialisation, application and adoption of the key emerging technologies that will underpin it.

On January 31 techUK was delighted to collaborate with Shoosmiths on this web 3.0 and metaverse event.

Click here to view the event recording.

This webinar explored the key technologies behind the future of Esports in the UK and asked what more the UK can do to lead on their development and application.

What's round the corner at the intersection between emerging tech, gaming and regulation?

Contribute a case study for techUK's first Gaming and Esports report by 25 July.

Find out how Sharkmob are promoting a healthy UK innovation ecosystem.

Read Shoosmiths' key reflections from techUK's Exploring the future of Esports webinar.

Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies

Rory joined techUK in June 2023 after three years in the Civil Service on its Fast Stream leadership development programme.

During this time, Rory worked on the Government's response to Covid-19 (NHS Test & Trace), school funding strategy (Department for Education) and international climate and nature policy (Cabinet Office). He also tackled the social care crisis whilst on secondment to techUK's Health and Social Care programme in 2022.

Before this, Rory worked in the House of Commons and House of Lords alongside completing degrees in Political Economy and Global Politics.

Today, Rory leads techUK's emerging technologies activity across everything from immersive, web3, AI and robotics to space, gaming & metaverse.

This involves co-running techUK's flagship Innovation campaign, managing four series (including the 'Meet the Innovators' interview series), and launching 4-6-month 'sprint campaigns' on transformative technologies and sectors.

Re-discover the key topics explored during this week of activity in May.

This webinar explored how these technologies are expected to intersect and what opportunities this will create for businesses.

This webinar explored how future advances are set to influence the development and adoption of web3 technologies and artificial intelligence.

This webinar explored how key emerging technologies will shape the future military operating environment.

Click here to view the event recording.

On January 31 techUK was delighted to collaborate with Shoosmiths on this web 3.0 and metaverse event.

This features 8 future tech trends, case studies, and recommendations for Government to make future leadership in gaming and Esports technologies a reality.

Learn about RiVR and how they're leading on innovation.

This guest insight examines three key areas of legal risk and the role of technology in helping to mitigate these.

Read this guest blog about the future of medical innovation.

What's round the corner at the intersection between emerging tech, gaming and regulation?

Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies

Rory joined techUK in June 2023 after three years in the Civil Service on its Fast Stream leadership development programme.

During this time, Rory worked on the Government's response to Covid-19 (NHS Test & Trace), school funding strategy (Department for Education) and international climate and nature policy (Cabinet Office). He also tackled the social care crisis whilst on secondment to techUK's Health and Social Care programme in 2022.

Before this, Rory worked in the House of Commons and House of Lords alongside completing degrees in Political Economy and Global Politics.

Today, Rory leads techUK's emerging technologies activity across everything from immersive, web3, AI and robotics to space, gaming & metaverse.

This involves co-running techUK's flagship Innovation campaign, managing four series (including the 'Meet the Innovators' interview series), and launching 4-6-month 'sprint campaigns' on transformative technologies and sectors.

Opportunities include speaking, writing, partnering and shaping policy recommendations.

Find out how our members are exploring the future of productivity & automation.

Breakthroughs in AI are transforming robotic abilities, but the development of robot bodies has not kept pace with advances in computation.

AI and automation are no longer futuristic concepts; they are transforming industries today, redefining efficiency, and reshaping how businesses operate.

In today's business landscape, the adoption of AI has become a given, but productive applications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) are less exciting than the hype suggests.

Automation has long been seen as a way of boosting productivity within enterprises. However, the UK lags behind other countries in this process.

The modern NHS doesn't just need better analytics - it needs smarter systems. Systems that reduce manual effort guide decision-making and ensure every insight is secure, explainable, and auditable.

As robotics continue to transform industries-from manufacturing and logistics to healthcare and smart cities-one of the key challenges remains interoperability.

The financial sector is increasingly recognising the need for AI systems that combine the power of Large Language Models with the precision and accountability of deterministic systems.

Our automation journey over the past two decades shows why experimentation is such a crucial step in product development.

Reinforcement Learning (RL) and Computer Vision (CV) are no longer emerging technologies on the horizon-they're already shaping the way UK industries function and compete.

Members and stakeholders can submit blogs or vlogs exploring the future of productivity & automation.

Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies

Rory joined techUK in June 2023 after three years in the Civil Service on its Fast Stream leadership development programme.

During this time, Rory worked on the Government's response to Covid-19 (NHS Test & Trace), school funding strategy (Department for Education) and international climate and nature policy (Cabinet Office). He also tackled the social care crisis whilst on secondment to techUK's Health and Social Care programme in 2022.

Before this, Rory worked in the House of Commons and House of Lords alongside completing degrees in Political Economy and Global Politics.

Today, Rory leads techUK's emerging technologies activity across everything from immersive, web3, AI and robotics to space, gaming & metaverse.

This involves co-running techUK's flagship Innovation campaign, managing four series (including the 'Meet the Innovators' interview series), and launching 4-6-month 'sprint campaigns' on transformative technologies and sectors.