Only a few miles south of Oxford is one of the largest arrays of cutting-edge scientific equipment anywhere in the world – Harwell Campus.

​These facilities and institutes work with organisations of all sizes and all sectors to help create breakthroughs. Hear from giant synchrotron Diamond Light Source, the Rosalind Franklin Institute, the National Quantum Computing Centre, and the Satellite Applications Catapult alongside pioneering companies like quantum computing success Quera and diamond gurus Element Six.

​Whether you are science-serious or science-curious, starting out or scaling up, this fast-paced showcase will demonstrate science at the cutting edge in Space, Quantum, AI, Biotech, Life Sciences and Advanced Materials.

Confirmed Speakers:

• ​Professor Paul Matthews, Director, Rosalind Franklin Institute
• ​Dr. Najwa Sidqi, National Quantum Computing Centre
• ​Dr. Adrian Mancuso, Physical Sciences Director, Diamond Light Source
• ​Cornelis Ravensbergen, Senior AMO Physicist at QuEra Computing
• ​Anja Frey, Mission Manager for Beyond Earth at Satellite Application Catapult
• ​Matthew Markham, Research Scientist at Element Six
• ​Plus more speakers to be announced

Register here.

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