Deep Tech Connect

Deep Tech Connect is the Royal Academy of Engineering’s latest innovation event, bringing together leading voices from across academia, industry and the wider innovation ecosystem to explore technologies moving from research into commercialisation and real-world impact. 

The event will showcase the breadth of innovation emerging from the Academy’s programmes, highlighting how engineering and research excellence can be translated into commercial success, societal benefit and economic growth. 

What to expect: 

  • Discover technologies shaping our future and meet the founders, researchers, and engineers turning ambitious ideas into reality. 

  • Explore what it takes to move from discovery to impact, and how cutting-edge research is being translated, commercialised and scaled. 

  • Hear perspectives from leading voices in deep tech on the opportunities and challenges shaping the UK ecosystem. 

  • Explore the role of engineering-led innovation in addressing major national and global challenges, from climate resilience and advanced manufacturing to health and emerging technologies. 

  • Gain insight into the UK deep tech landscape, drawing on findings from the Academy’s State of UK Deep Tech 2026. 

  • Connect with the wider innovation ecosystem, including investors, industry leaders, funders, universities and innovation partners. 

Through speaker sessions, networking and a live showcase spanning multiple Academy programmes, Deep Tech Connect offers a unique opportunity to experience the breadth of engineering innovation across the Academy in one place and connect with the people helping move it from invention to impact.