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09/16/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/16/2024 04:40

Meet the Innovators: Mark Bjornsgaard, Founder and CEO at Deep Green

16 Sep 2024

Meet the Innovators: Mark Bjornsgaard, Founder and CEO at Deep Green

Find out how Deep Green are promoting a healthy UK innovation ecosystem.

Featuring:

Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies

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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.

Email:[email protected]LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorydaniels28/

Mark Bjornsgaard

Founder and CEO, Deep Green

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Mark Bjornsgaard

Founder and CEO, Deep Green

Mark is the founder and CEO of Deep Green Technologies. Deep Green are building GWs of data centre capacity, across thousands of metro sites (with heat reuse) across the UK.

techUK members interested in contributing to this series should reach out to [email protected].

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techUK - Unleashing UK Tech and Innovation

The UK is home to emerging technologies that have the power to revolutionise entire industries. From quantum to semiconductors; from gaming to the New Space Economy, they all have the unique opportunity to help prepare for what comes next.

techUK members lead the development of these technologies. Together we are working with Government and other stakeholders to address tech innovation priorities and build an innovation ecosystem that will benefit people, society, economy and the planet - and unleash the UK as a global leader in tech and innovation.

For more information, or to get in touch, please visit our Innovation Hub and click 'contact us'.

Tech and Innovation Summit, 6 Nov (rescheduled date)

Emerging technologies will be debated and explored at our annual Tech and Innovation Summit, taking place on 6 November. This campaign week will directly feed into the themes discussed at the Summit.

techUK's flagship Tech and Innovation Summit returns to traverse the extraordinary and ground-breaking discoveries made possible by the application of emerging and transformative technologies.

Secure your ticket now.

Upcoming events:

Latest news and insights:

09 Jul 2024

techUK's 'Web3 & Immersive technologies' campaign is now live

Find out more about how to get involved!

17 Jul 2024

Event round-up: Future Visions: Web3 and AI

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

26 Jul 2024

Event round-up: How is AI driving the creation and adoption of immersive technologies?

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

13 May 2024

techUK Unleashing Innovation Week 2024

#UnleashInnovation - techUK's Technology and Innovation programme is excited to host its innovation campaign week, as part of the Unleashing Innovation campaign, from 13-17 May.

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Sign-up to get the latest updates and opportunities from our Technology and Innovation and AI programmes.

Learn more about our Unleashing Innovation campaign:

Sprint Campaigns

techUK's sprint campaigns explore how emerging and transformative technologies are developed, applied and commercialised across the UK's innovation ecosystem.

Activity includes workshops, roundtables, panel discussions, networking sessions, Summits, and flagship reports (setting out recommendations for Government and industry).

Each campaign runs for 4-6 months and features regular collaborations with programmes across techUK.

New Space

This campaign explored how the UK can lead on the development, application and commercialisation of space technologies and ultimately realise the benefits of the New Space Economy.

These technologies include AI, quantum, lasers, robotics & automation, advanced propulsion and materials, and semiconductors.

Activity has taken the form of roundtables, panel discussions, networking sessions, Summits, thought leadership pieces, policy recommendations, and a report.

Get in touch below to find out more about techUK's ongoing work in this area.

Event round-ups

26 Sep 2023

Event round-up - Industries of the Future: Space

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.

31 Oct 2023

Event round-up - Supercharging Investment in Space

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

12 Dec 2023

Event round-up - Lessons from Yorkshire: How Space Clusters are supporting the UK to become a tech superpower

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

Report

Read techUK's first Emerging Space Technologies report

This sets out the key technologies, industries, enablers and actions that will make future UK leadership in space a reality.

Read the report now

Insights

06 Sep 2023

How emerging space technologies are transforming agriculture on Earth

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

24 Oct 2023

Meet the Innovators: Oliver Lanestead, Head of Systems Engineering, Development & Test at Reaction Engines (advanced propulsion)

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

27 Oct 2023

How the Treasury can boost space SMEs and make the UK a Space Finance Hub

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

03 Nov 2023

The CAA overhauls its Space Regulation website

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

17 Nov 2023

Moving beyond the Clusters: How UK space companies can make the most of international collaboration

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

28 Feb 2024

Institutions of Innovation: Civil Aviation Authority

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

Get in touch

Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies

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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.

Email:[email protected]LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorydaniels28/
Gaming & Esports

This campaign has explored how the UK can lead on the development, application and commercialisation of the technologies set to underpin the Gaming & Esports sector of the future.

These include AI, augmented / virtual / mixed / extended reality, haptics, cloud & edge computing, semiconductors, and advanced connectivity (5/6G).

Activity has taken the form of roundtables, panel discussions, networking sessions, Summits, and thought leadership pieces. A report featuring member case studies and policy recommendations is currently being produced (to be launched in September 2024).

Get in touch below to find out more about contributing to or collaborating on this campaign.

Event round-ups

11 Jan 2024

Event round-up - Industries of the Future: Gaming

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.

08 Feb 2024

Event round-up: Redefining web 3.0: emerging economies, metaverse technologies, and the new age of the internet (with Shoosmiths)

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

09 Apr 2024

Event round-up - Future Visions: Immersive Gaming

Click here to view the event recording.

16 May 2024

Event round-up - Exploring the future of Esports

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.

Insights

23 Aug 2024

Game changer: Managing legal risks in the AI and Web3 powered video gaming revolution (by Linklaters)

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

25 Jun 2024

Call for contributions: techUK's first Gaming & Esports report

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

30 Apr 2024

Meet the Innovators: James Dobrowski, UK Managing Director at Sharkmob (Tencent)

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

16 May 2024

Reflections from Shoosmiths: techUK's 'Exploring the future of Esports' webinar

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

Get in touch

Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies

×

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.

Email:[email protected]LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorydaniels28/
Web3 & Immersive technologies

Running from July to December 2024, this campaign will explore how the UK can lead on the development, application and commercialisation of web3 and immersive technologies.

These include blockchain, smart contracts, digital assets, augmented / virtual / mixed / extended reality, spatial computing, haptics and holograms.

Activity will take the form of roundtables, workshops, panel discussions, networking sessions, tech demos, Summits, thought leadership pieces, policy recommendations, and reports.

Get in touch below to find out more about contributing to or collaborating on this campaign.

Event round-ups

09 Jul 2024

techUK's 'Web3 & Immersive technologies' campaign is now live

Find out more about how to get involved!

17 Jul 2024

Event round-up: Future Visions: Web3 and AI

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

26 Jul 2024

Event round-up: How is AI driving the creation and adoption of immersive technologies?

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

13 Jun 2024

Event round-up - Are Synthetic Environments and Immersive Technologies the new military operating environment?

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

09 Apr 2024

Event round-up - Future Visions: Immersive Gaming

Click here to view the event recording.

08 Feb 2024

Event round-up: Redefining web 3.0: emerging economies, metaverse technologies, and the new age of the internet (with Shoosmiths)

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

Upcoming events

Get in touch

Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies

×

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.

Email:[email protected]LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorydaniels28/

Campaign Weeks

Our annual Campaign Weeks enable techUK members to explore how the UK can lead on the development and application of emerging and transformative technologies.

Members do this by contributing blogs or vlogs, speaking at events, and highlighting examples of best practice within the UK's tech sector.

13 May 2024

techUK Unleashing Innovation Week 2024

#UnleashInnovation - techUK's Technology and Innovation programme is excited to host its innovation campaign week, as part of the Unleashing Innovation campaign, from 13-17 May.

18 Sep 2023

techUK Supercharging Innovation Week 2023

#SuperchargeUKTech - techUK's Technology and Innovation programme is excited to have hosted its innovation campaign week, as part of the Supercharging Innovation campaign, between 18-22 September.

Summits

Tech and Innovation Summit 2023

View the recordings

Tech and Innovation Summit 2024

View the agenda