Calling all innovative businesses in agritech! Don’t miss the chance to connect with key players in your sector at a special innovation showcase in Peterborough in March 2026.

Agri-tech and Food Technology in Eastern England
Innovation Showcase
Peterborough
18th March 2026 9am to 2.30pm

Innovate UK’s Launchpad programme will showcase the breadth of innovative businesses providing solutions for the agrifood sector in eastern England on 18th March 2026.

Businesses and innovators will be exhibiting their pioneering products and technologies at an event which will provide opportunities to connect with investors and potential future partners who are looking to explore and adopt innovation.

The innovation showcase is open to the UK-wide agrifood community to exchange ideas, forge strategic partnerships, and explore innovation opportunities.

It’s a chance for Launchpad-funded businesses, innovators, the innovation-curious and newcomers to the sector to meet, make connections and learn more about innovation, commercialisation and investment.

Kingsgate Conference Centre, 2 Staplee Way, Parnwell, Peterborough PE1 4YT

AGENDA

 

9-9:25: Registration and refreshments (Atrium).

9:30-9:35: Welcome & housekeeping (Seymour Suite).

9:35-10:05: Keynote speaker (Seymour Suite) – Jack Ward, Director at British Growers Association.

10:05-10:10: Innovate UK Launchpads – Marianne Rolph, Regional Manager - East of England at Innovate UK.

10:10-10:55: Launchpad Showcase (Seymour Suite) – 2 min presentations from Launchpad-funded businesses.

10:55-11:50: Networking break (Atrium).

11:50 -12:35: Growth Strategies for Agri-food Innovation:  Commercialisation Panel (Seymour Suite) – Chair: Stephanie Aldridge, Senior Innovation and Growth Specialist at IUK Business Growth; with panelists: Ben Scott-Robinson, co-Founder of Small Robot Company & CPO at i-Terra; Xavier Parkhouse-Parker, CEO at AutoPickr; and Emma Garfield, Senior Commercialisation Manager at Cambridge Enterprise.

12:40-13:25: Growth Strategies for Agri-food Innovation: Investment Panel (Seymour Suite) – Chair: Stephanie Aldridge, Senior Innovation and Growth Specialist at IUK Business Growth; with panelists: Hannah Tapsell Chapman, Investor at Mercia Venture; Laura Hood, Operations Director at Anglia Capital Group; and Richard Thomas, Head of Landed Estates and Agriculture Strategy at Barclays.

13:25-13:35: Intro to ADOPT programme (Seymour Suite) – Wallace Currie, Knowledge Exchange Manager at UK Agri-Tech.

13:35-13:40: Concluding thoughts (Seymour Suite)  

13:40-14:30: Networking Lunch (Atrium)

14:30 - Event Close



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