Panel Discussion
A global conversation on how AI, compute, connectivity, and infrastructure will reshape economies and societies. Bringing together political leadership, deep-tech founders, investors, and an anchor industry partner to explore what's on the horizon and how to stay ahead of the curve.
Sir Anthony Finkelstein CBE FREng is President of City St George's, University of London, Professor of Software Systems Engineering, entrepreneur, consultant, and former UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser. Drawing on experience across academia, industry, and government, he is a leading voice on technology, innovation, AI, cybersecurity, and the future of digital transformation.
Lord Ranger of Northwood is a member of the House of Lords and a senior figure at the intersection of public policy, business, and frontier technology. Over a twenty-five-year career, he has played a significant role in shaping digital transformation across government and industry, with particular expertise in transport, urban innovation, and emerging technologies.
Lord Ranger was a key member of the team that delivered the London Oyster card, pioneering large-scale e-money adoption and transforming urban mobility. Working alongside Boris Johnson during his tenure as Mayor of London, he was responsible for transport and environmental policy and established the first Digital Office for London. He led and supported major initiatives including the iconic cycle hire scheme, the development of Tech City, the introduction of electric vehicles, contributed to London’s Olympic preparations, the England 2018 World Cup bid, and advocacy for the £18bn Crossrail (Elizabeth Line) project.
In the private sector, he was a senior executive at Atos, leading strategy and corporate communications across Northern Europe, Asia-Pacific, and India. He has served on influential boards including techUK, Transport for London, and the international steering group for C40 Cities. He currently serves as a non-executive director and adviser to several technology businesses and is Chair of the British Serbian Chamber of Commerce.
A recognised thought leader on emerging technologies, he is a frequent international speaker on artificial intelligence, digital assets, and governance innovation. He serves on the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, is Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Digital Money and Digital Markets, and Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for AI. He has been recognised in the Digital Leaders UK AI 100 and ranked 67th in the 2026 CCN Global Digital Assets Leaders list, and is co-founder of the Business AI Alliance, promoting responsible and practical AI adoption.
Lucy Yu is an award-winning technologist, venture builder and policymaker. She has more than twenty years’ experience building, scaling and leading venture-backed global consumer-facing and deep tech ventures in AI, mobile, energy, and mobility; and developing technology policy and regulation for the UK government, European Commission, and the UN.
Lucy is CEO at Centre for Net Zero, Octopus Energy Group’s non-profit energy and AI open research institute spearheading the transition to a citizen-centric, fossil-free global energy system. She is the UK Government’s AI Champion for Clean Energy, a member of the AI Energy Council, and the Smart Data Council.
Lucy holds several non-executive and advisory roles including chair of the board of trustees at Wikimedia UK, and non-executive director at E3G and Connected Places Catapult. She is a co-founder of the Institute for Ethical AI & Machine Learning, a global membership community of over 70,000 machine learning professionals. She sits on the Russell Group’s Industrial Strategy Expert Advisory Group, and she is an adviser to Form Ventures, a UK-based fund investing in start-ups building in highly regulated markets.
She studied computational and physical chemistry at Imperial College, public leadership at Harvard Kennedy School, and venture finance at Said Business School.
