Gloucestershire Tech Week: Day Five – All Access Pass

What’s Included

Future Gloucestershire (9:30- 11:00) Hub8 MX

As Gloucestershire builds its reputation as the UK’s leading hub for secure innovation, leadership across the county plays a vital role. Future Gloucestershire brings together leaders from across the county for a series of lightning talks focused on the future of place, technology, and collaboration. Each speaker will outline their place's distinctive role in realising a shared vision for Gloucestershire as the destination for trusted, tech-enabled growth. From cyber and advanced engineering to agri-tech, green energy, and digital connectivity, the event will showcase the diverse capabilities that make this county uniquely positioned to lead in secure technologies.

Lunch & Learn: The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) From Regulation to Real Products (11:30- 12:30) Hub8 MX

The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is reshaping how connected products are designed, developed, and delivered to market. For manufacturers in IoT, automotive, and consumer electronics, compliance is no longer a box-ticking exercise, it requires embedding security into every stage of the product lifecycle. In this interactive Lunch & Learn session, we will share practical lessons learned from real-world projects that have taken products from concept to compliance under the CRA framework. Attendees will gain insights into: how to integrate CRA security requirements directly into design and development workflows, the most common gaps uncovered during product security assessments and how to address them early, best practices for working with test laboratories and certification bodies to streamline the path to compliance and why early security design decisions can significantly reduce compliance costs and accelerate time to market.

AI in the Crosshairs: Navigating Risk, Trust and Innovation (13:00 - 15:00) Hub8 MX

In partnership with Golden Valley and Intralink, the UK–APAC Dialogue on Emerging Tech brings together six global voices to debate AI, quantum, semiconductors, biotech, and space. With a debate-style format and live audience input, this is where the future of secure technology takes shape.

VIP Networking & Cass Sunstein (14:15 - 17:00) The VIP Lounge, Cheltenham Literature Festival

The digital age has unleashed a new age of manipulation. Renowned lawyer, behavioural economist and nudge theory pioneer Cass Sunstein draws on decades of behavioural science to offer a new definition of manipulation for the digital age, outlining steps we can take to counteract it in our daily lives.

One registration, every experience. With the All Access Pass you don’t need to book multiple tickets, simply register once and you’re in for the entire day. This pass ensures you won’t miss a moment of Gloucestershire’s Tech Week.

Disclaimer: Please note that the VIP Networking & Cass Sunstein event carries a £5 ticket charge. 100% of proceeds will support Cheltenham Festivals’ mission to provide 80,000 children with access to arts, culture, and science.

Info: Gloucestershire has played a formative role in the development of a growing number of cyber and digital businesses, companies that have found both their footing and their future within the region.

This panel brings together founders and leaders from the cyber and tech sectors to examine how Gloucestershire’s unique innovation ecosystem has influenced their growth. Through their stories, we’ll explore the impact of regional resources, collaborative networks, and local expertise on business development.

Info: The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is reshaping how connected products are designed, developed, and delivered to market. For manufacturers in IoT, automotive, and consumer electronics, compliance is no longer a box-ticking exercise, it requires embedding security into every stage of the product lifecycle. In this interactive Lunch & Learn session, we will share practical lessons learned from real-world projects that have taken products from concept to compliance under the CRA framework. Attendees will gain insights into: how to integrate CRA security requirements directly into design and development workflows, the most common gaps uncovered during product security assessments and how to address them early, best practices for working with test laboratories and certification bodies to streamline the path to compliance and why early security design decisions can significantly reduce compliance costs and accelerate time to market.

Info: In partnership with Golden Valley and Intralink, the UK–APAC Dialogue on Emerging Tech brings together six global voices to debate AI, quantum, semiconductors, biotech, and space. With a debate-style format and live audience input, this is where the future of secure technology takes shape.

Info: The digital age has unleashed a new age of manipulation. Renowned lawyer, behavioural economist and nudge theory pioneer Cass Sunstein draws on decades of behavioural science to offer a new definition of manipulation for the digital age, outlining steps we can take to counteract it in our daily lives.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cheltenham, United Kingdom