Global Innovation Summit 2026 – Day 1

Tuesday 23rd June

2:00 – 3:00 PM: Welcoming in person attendees

 

3:05 – 3:35 PM: Innovation for real-world impact: piloting and scaling sustainable solutions

    • Lamé Verre – Director Net Zero @ The Crown Estate
    • Julia Barrett – Fmr. Chief Sustainability Officer @ Willmott Dixon
    • (Chair) Jennifer Gardner @ Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

 

3:40 – 4:10 PM: Agentic AI in the boardroom: What NEDs need to ask before sign-off

    • Karen Silverman – CEO @ The Cantellus Group
    • Patrick Dunne – Chair @ Boardelta | Royal Voluntary Service | Visiting Professor @ Cranfield University

 

4:25 – 4:55 PM: Cybersecurity for an AI era

    • Sarah Armstrong-Smith – Member UK Government Cyber Advisory Board @ CABINET OFFICE | PERFORMANTA
    • (Chair) Henrietta Royle – CEO @ Allia Group | Senior Advisor @ PERFORMANTA

 

5:00 – 5:30 PM: Winning the AI race – practical lessons from AI implementation in large organisations

    • Yaro Zozulya – Director of Innovation and GenAI @ EXPERIAN
    • Christian Karam – NED | Investor | Cofounder @ Iron Mountain | VISTRA | Hidden Variable
    • Cornelia Schaurecker – Executive Committee Advisor @ STAR Program @ AIRBUS | NED @ F-Secure | Founder @ Innotech AI

 

5:30 – 7:00 PM: Drinks and networking