CogX Festival
14-16 June 2021 – Kings Cross, London
A Global Leadership Summit and Festival of Transformational Technology addressing the question
“How do we get the next 10 years right?”
The world’s largest gathering of CEOs, Entrepreneurs, Academics, Artists, Activists & Policy Makers working to realise the biggest transformational opportunities of our time and how we address the challenges along the way.
Topics include; Global Leadership, Health, the Planet & Smart Cities, Artificial Intelligence, Genz, Createch, the Economoy, Quantum, Cyber & Defense, Ethics & the Future of Work.
100,000
Expected Visitors In Person & Online
1000+
Speakers
20
Topics
News – CogX Festival goes hybrid with in-person, on-site stages and extended virtual experience.
"A limited number of passes are now available for in-person on-site access to the CogX festival. Our stages will span 2m square feet of the King’s Cross area in London with full health and safety compliance. See early bird pricing below available until Thursday January 28th. A full refund will be offered if Covid restrictions limit us to a virtual only event (final decision on Friday April 16th)."
Confirmed Speakers for 2021
Director of Creativity, BBC
CEO & Founder of insitro; Coursera, Co-Founder and Board Member of Engageli, insitro
Professor & Director, “Self-Assembly Lab, MIT”
General Partner, Hustle Fund
Author
Founder, Human Digital Thinking, Former Director Cyber, GCHQ
Managing Director, Group AI & Data Solutions, BT
Past Speakers Include
Leif Johansson
Chairman of AstraZeneca
Niklas Zennström
Founder of Skype
Dame Vivian Hunt
Managing Partner at McKinsey
John Kerry
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate & Former U.S. Secretary of State
Jane Goodall
Primatologist and Anthropologist
Clare Barclay
CEO, Microsoft UK
Matt Hancock
U.K. Health Secretary
Safiya Umoja Noble
Associate Professor at UCLA
Audrey Tang
Digital Minister, Taiwan
Nichola Mendelson, VP, EMEA at Facebook
Our aims:
Global Leadership Summit
Summit stage – an open and inclusive dialogue discussing the most important issues facing the world today, giving our invited speakers the opportunity to speak candidly.
Focusing on the biggest questions of our time, leaders set our direction of travel
Culture, Creativity and Technology
The tech that's coming in the next 12 to 18 months
Security in all its forms
Building the economy with people at its heart
Powerful tools for learning and development
Building tech that works for everyone
Key trends in finance are rapidly reshaping the competitive landscape
The place for the next generation
A 360 view on health under COVID-19
Real world lessons and best practice examples Lab to Live – Real World Lessons
Building resilient and sustainable systems
Bridging the digital and physical worlds
Interconnected earth and cities
Curated by the Alan Turing Institute and Springer Nature
Innovation at every stage of business
CogX Festival 2021
In person or online, you can access our content and speakers in the way best suited to you.
* Limited availability on in-person festival passes – Full refund available if covid restrictions remain in place. Decision to be made by April 16th.
Announcing a hybrid festival
It’s been a year unlike any other. As a route out of the pandemic starts to emerge, we find ourselves in a new world, with new ways to learn, new ways to work, and new ways to connect…
CogX Awards
The most exciting celebration of innovation and transformational opportunities, and recognition of the companies and individuals making the biggest impact and delivery. From Gender Equality Leader to Rising Star in Tech, find out more by getting in touch with us here.
Intelligent Networking across in person and online attendees
A space to learn, discover, and build meaningful connections with people shaping the future of humanity.
CogX Expo
Here you’ll find the latest in tech and AI and the companies that are making it happen.
Iconic Location and Venues on site
The Festival will return to the heart of the Knowledge Quarter with its hub of technology and innovation organisations, and most iconic venues covering 2msqf including the Francis Crick Institute, British Library, Welcome Trust, Google and more.