Disruptive Startups

Join us in the wonderful setting in one of most the Cambridge prestigious colleges, the home of Alan Turing, for a private family office summit, at the start Cambridge Tech Week 2025. With its iconic Gothic architecture, historic academic legacy, and serene riverside setting, a perfect blend of tradition and forward-thinking, where the university affiliates have won 125 Nobel Prizes.
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## Overview
The summit will be hosted in Cambridge, a city which has had the most University spinouts in Europe, and is the leading European science and technology research hub. What better place for family offices to shape the new innovation economy than from the city where DNA was discovered and with commercial successes such as Arm, Darktrace, BenevolentAI, CMR Surgical and Quantinuum. 24 businesses born in Cambridge have reached the $1 billion ‘unicorn’ status and the city is Europe’s largest technology cluster, home to over 5,000 knowledge-intensive firms with £21 billion in total annual revenue. Major international companies have moved to Cambridge to join the tech, research and academic ecosystem, such as Astra Zeneca, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Samsung and many others.
Family Offices are embracing frontier technologies whilst others are keen to understand the trends, advantages and pitfalls. The summit will enable Family Offices and high touch investors to be empowered and armed with the knowhow to embrace these growth areas to drive wealth protection, high yield investments and efficiencies in philanthropy. The summit offers insights and experiences from fellow offices and world leading experts will share trends and emerging technologies in a friendly and approachable way in areas such as AI, healthcare and other frontier technologies.
This summit will include expert speakers and ‘fireside chats’ with family offices who have embraced technology, and will share the lessons learnt. A dedicated healthcare panel will dive into how AI is revolutionizing medical research, extending human longevity, and driving life-changing breakthroughs across the health sector. Expect thought-provoking discussions at the intersection of science, investment, and technology.

## A perfect venue to meet world leading pioneers and make great exchanges with fellow family offices, to keep your office forward thinking.

## Audience
This Summit is well suited to Single and Multi-Family Offices and Ultra High Net Worth Individuals who want to continue with the recent investment trends into technology or are at crossroads on how to embrace these growth and wealth protection opportunities.
## Agenda Overview (Full available)
## The Summit will open with a keynote, setting the tone for a day of in‑depth exploration. Afterwards, attendees will reconvene for a leisurely networking lunch. Then return to King’s College for lively interactive panel discussions on latest family office investment strategies, expert talks on the impact of tech and geopolitics which is shaping the global economy, and presentations of cutting‑edge technological trends from senior leaders at leading tech firms. Finally, the day will draw to a close with an elegant drinks and canapé reception in a prestigious venue (to be announced) where participants can continue conversations
## Registration or Questions
Please register above
All tickets include discounted rate to Cambridge Tech Week
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## Sponsors and Partners
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## Term and Conditions
A set of T&Cs for the available
## Agenda & Panel Topics Summary
10:00 – 10:30 | Arrival & Coffee
Informal networking over tea/coffee in a historic Cambridge venue.
10:30 – 10:44 | Opening & Welcome
Context-setting from summit hosts and Cambridge Tech Week leaders on why family offices matter for innovation and why Cambridge attracts strategic wealth.
10:44 – 10:55 | Spotlight Talk
Insights from a strategic partner on supporting family office collaboration through legal, financial, or technological innovation.
10:55 – 11:35 | Session 1: Navigating the Next Investment Frontier
Macro trends reshaping markets, wealth preservation, and value creation.
11:35 – 12:15 | Fireside Chat: Innovation Meets Legacy
A conversation on how bold frontier tech investments align with intergenerational values.
12:15 – 12:45 | Audience Dialogue
Interactive Q&A with delegates on investment trends and family office challenges.
12:45 – 13:45 | Networking Lunch
13:45 – 14:10 | Session 2: Inside the Minds of Family Offices
Single and multi-family offices discuss strategies in deep tech, healthtech, and sustainability; balancing risk, tradition, and innovation.
14:10 – 14:45 | Session 3: Technology for Generational Wealth
How AI and emerging technologies are transforming governance, succession, philanthropy, and long-term stewardship.
14:45 – 15:15 | Coffee Break & Networking
15:15 – 16:00 | Session 4: Investing Through Uncertainty
Strategies for navigating volatility, governance challenges, and geopolitical risk.
16:00 – 16:40 | Session 5: New Healthcare Paradigm & AI
Frontier healthtech innovations: personalized medicine, diagnostics, longevity, and how impact aligns with returns.
16:40 – 17:30 | Closing Remarks
19:00 – 21:00 | Evening Reception & Drinks
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## 🧠 Speaker Backgrounds (Names released shortly)

• Tech Entrepreneur & Investor: Specialist in frontier technologies, fund manager, and author on the future of AI and automation in private equity.
• AI Innovator: CEO of a leading AI research company, focused on large-scale deep learning and generative models.
• Global Investor & Family Principal: Active in cross-border capital deployment with a strong Asia focus.
• Deep Tech & Venture Leader: Managing director of a Cambridge-based venture fund with experience scaling startups.
• Healthcare Strategist: Senior leader at a global pharmaceutical firm, focusing on planning and innovation.
• HealthTech Advisor: Specialist in personalized medicine, AI in healthcare, and family office advisory.
• Finance & Policy Expert: Former senior figure at a central bank, with expertise in investment strategy and macroeconomics.
• Academic Leader: Professor of family business and governance, with extensive experience advising UHNW families.
• Media & Thought Leader: Senior editor and chair in global finance media, also serving in senior roles at Cambridge institutions.
• Innovation Capital Specialist: Background at CERN and in European innovation funds.
• Angel Investor & Chair: Deep experience in Cambridge tech and life sciences, chair of a fund-of-funds.
• Venture-Backed CEO: Experienced operator in tech-enabled industries, also a Cambridge Tech Week ambassador.
• Impact-Focused Investor: Specialist in ESG-aligned investing, particularly in biotech and sustainability.
• Value & AI Institute Leader: Researcher and advisor focused on AI applications for value creation in capital markets.