ARIA Summit 2025

Uniting the ARIA community

Bringing our community together in person for the first time

Over three days of talks, panels, and collaborative sessions, we heard from Creators leading transformative research across our opportunity spaces, saw the real-world impact of emerging technologies, and took inspiration from pioneering voices across the R&D ecosystem.

Throughout the programme, we dug into the adaptability, resilience and speed needed for us to succeed – not just to reach those breakthrough moments, but to turn them into the trillion-pound industries that could change the world.

Discover the talks below.

Opening programme

We opened the Summit with an evening of live storytelling, where voices including patient advocate Jon Nelson, Wayve's Alex Kendall, Creators behind Nature Computes Better, and Programme Director Jenny Read shared bold, personal stories — from unexpected career pivots to redefining high performance, each story offered a unique lens on ambition, curiosity, and radical possibility.

Jenny Read speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Discovering Robotics

Jenny Read on her programme evolution

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Demis Hassabis and Ilan Gur in discussion as part of the ARIA Summit 2025

Bet on the Future

Sir Demis Hassabis + Ilan Gur in conversation

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Jon Nelson speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Real-World Impact

Patient advocate Jon Nelson on his experience with deep brain stimulation

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ARIA opportunity seed Creators Kirsty, Manu and David speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Nature Computes Better

ARIA opportunity seed Creators Kirsty, Manu + David

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Adaobi Adibe speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Intrinsic Motivation

Adaobi Adibe on determination and bold entrepreneurship

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Alex Kendall and Amy Lewin speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Alex Kendall in conversation with Amy Lewin

Academia to entrepreneurship: navigating uncertainty and leadership

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Pippa Grange speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Peak Performance

Pippa Grange on mindsets and environments for peak performance

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Programme highlights

We brought together trailblazing researchers, industry leaders, policymakers and entrepreneurs from across the UK and the world. 

Lynn Rothschild speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Expanding the Definition of Frontiers

NASA astrobiologist Lynn Rothschild on redefining exploration

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Seth Bannon, Ian Hogarth and Pippy James speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

The Next Trillion Pound Start Up

Seth Bannon, Ian Hogarth + Pippy James on building ventures from science

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Hannah Ritchie speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Why the Future is Brighter Than You Think

Hannah Ritchie on data-driven optimism

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Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP and Ilan Gur speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

The Future of UK R&D

Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP + Ilan Gur on innovation

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What the Vaccine Taskforce Taught Us About Speed

Dame Kate Bingham + Jacques Carolan on urgency for breakthroughs

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Hayaatun Sillem and Tom Kalil speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Breaking Silos

Hayaatun Sillem + Tom Kalil on unlocking systems to drive transformative change

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Pippy James, Jacques Carolan, Suraj Bramhavar and Jenny Read speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Activating ARIA’s Opportunity Spaces

Pippy James speaks to ARIA PDs Suraj, Jacques + Jenny

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ARIA Creators and Laura Ryan speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

Shaping Tomorrow

ARIA Creators and TBI's Laura Ryan on talent, discovery, and transformation

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The History and Future of Ambition

ARIA Chair Matt Clifford charts the journey of ambition

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Caroline Hargrove CBE and Tom Milton speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

How to Build Fast and Experiment

Caroline Hargrove CBE + Tom Milton on prototyping

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Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Dame Angela McLean and Sarah Bohndiek speaking at the ARIA Summit 2025

When the Picture Shifts

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Dame Angela McLean + Sarah Bohndiek on uncertainty

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