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
Matthew McConaughey
Actor & Author
Margrethe Vestager, Commissioner for Competition & EVP A Europe Fit for the Digital Age, European Commission
June Sarpong
Director of Creativity, BBC
Daphne Koller
CEO & Founder of insitro; Coursera, Co-Founder and Board Member of Engageli, insitro
Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist, Saxo Bank
Skylar Tibbits
Professor & Director, “Self-Assembly Lab, MIT”
Elizabeth Yin
General Partner, Hustle Fund
Tahmima Anam
Author
Sally Walker
Founder, Human Digital Thinking, Former Director Cyber, GCHQ
Adrian Joseph,
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:
- Inspiring current and future generations of leaders
- Moving conversations forward with concrete actions
- Celebrating and recognising the latest innovation, especially those focused on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic
- Continue the fight for equality, diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of society
- Helping reframe the climate emergency as the biggest economic opportunity in the last 200 years
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.
Global Leadership
Focusing on the biggest questions of our time, leaders set our direction of travel
Createch
Culture, Creativity and Technology
The Cutting Edge
The tech that's coming in the next 12 to 18 months
Cyber and Defence
Security in all its forms
Economy and Future of Work
Building the economy with people at its heart
Education & EdTech
Powerful tools for learning and development
Ethics and Society
Building tech that works for everyone
FinTech and Financial Services
Key trends in finance are rapidly reshaping the competitive landscape
GenZ
The place for the next generation
Health, Wellbeing & Covid-19
A 360 view on health under COVID-19
Lab to Live – Real World Lessons
Real world lessons and best practice examples Lab to Live – Real World Lessons
Artifical Intelligence
Building resilient and sustainable systems
Next Gen Infrastructure and Cloud Services
Bridging the digital and physical worlds
Planet, Smart Cities & Space
Interconnected earth and cities
Research
Curated by the Alan Turing Institute and Springer Nature
Venture & Growth
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.
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Standard Virtual Pass
£95.00Add to cart- Virtual Festival Pass
- Access to all stages via the CogX Platform
- Intelligent Networking & Matchmaking
- Free until January 28th
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Premium Virtual Pass
£345.00Add to cart- Advanced networking
- Side events
- Panels
- Speaker Q&A
- On Platform 1:1 Video Calling with other Participants.
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Topic Pass
£995.00Add to cart- Access to one Topic Stage on-site
- Networking with all Virtual and In Person Attendees
- Our lowest cost in-person ticket
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Gold Pass
£2,495.00Add to cart- Access to all physical stages
- advanced in person networking
- virtual extension
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Global Leadership Summit Pass
£4,995.00Add to cart- Full access to the 3 day Festival
- Lounge
- Full catering
- Concierge
- Exec meeting service for up to 10 people
- Pass for your assistant to access to site
* 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.