TEKEX - Innovation Breakfast

Panel friendly debate to  discuss and debate innovation for the Isle of Man - past/present/future.
Thank you to our sponsors of the Breakfast - StreamOn Ltd
Thank you to our hosts Mann Benham.
Thank you to James Kingston - CDOT for facilitating.
Thank you to our dedicated partners - Rathbones / BDO / C5 / Yoono

The Isle of Man is preparing for a General Election in September 2026. With global technology changing rapidly and with a changing domestic economy, how can the Island best embrace the future?

The event will explore the opportunities and the challenges that face the Isle of Man, and consider how MHKs and the government can embrace the Manx future. We will discuss the Isle of Man in a competitive international context, and discuss what industries and specialisms the IOM should adopt & pursue in the years ahead - opportunities like greentech, crypto, data asset foundations, and AI IP regulations. We will also discuss how best to adopt current and future AI technologies. This is an opportunity for members of the business and professional services community to explore the years ahead, and to engage with aspiring MHKs.

Objectives: 

1. Get aspiring Members of the MHKs enthused about the IOM tech opportunity
2. Showcase to the aspiring MHKs that there are votes to be had via a pro tech agenda. 
3. Explore what industries and specialisms the IOM should adopt/ pursue in the years ahead (for instance, greentech, crypto, the data asset foundations, AI IP experimentation)
4. Point to the challenges that the IOM faces - declining tax base, coming automation of clerical jobs, reliance of the Island on employment income is threatened by automation
5. Identify and (informally) support pro-tech, pro-change MHK candidates
6. Surface topics of interest to business community + MHKs
7. Develop TEKEX and James K’s relationships with the forthcoming IOM administration - this will be useful

Relationship to TEKEX: The event will be associated with but formally separate from the previous event

Content: panel style discussion. Pannellists to give quick 5 min intro into whatever their specialism is, then a guided conversation moderated by James K, with networking afterwards. TOpics 

1. Where are we now, and where will we be? Looks at IOM as it stands, and in comparison to UK and to the other offshore jurisdiction
2. Horizon scanning: what are the industries of the future
3. An outline of the IOM economy: highlight to people the issues
4. The AI opportunity
5. The Crypto opportunity
6. The adoption opportunities

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

MannBenham Advocates Limited, 10-12 Victoria Street, Douglas, Man, Isle of

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