FrontierTechX Birmingham 2026
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Karen Elliott, University of Birmingham
Timing: 09:15 – 09:35
Opening Address
Abhishek Tripathi
Founder FrontierTechX & Abiflo Limited
Timing: 09:35 – 09:40
Keynote: Guest Of Honor
Hon Cosulate General of India Venkat challam Murugan
Timing: 09:40 – 09:50
PANELS
CONSCIOUS TECH
Designing Power in the Age of Autonomous Systems
Karen Elliott, University of Birmingham
Mohona Datta, MBA, Private Markets Consultant
Alexis Toft, Founder and CEO, Toft Ventures
Siddharth Deshmukh, Founder, FableLab
Timing: 10:00 – 10:25
AGENTIC AI
From Copilots to Autonomous Enterprises
Karan N Iyer, Cofounder, DexWin
Dominic (Uririe) O'Rume, AI Engineer and Machine Learning Specialist, MCKI Solutions
Ewelina Szoda, Technical Project Manager and Front-End Developer
Rhu Finix, Founder, Dwite AI
Tom Howarth, Founder of B13.ai
Timing: 10:30 – 10:55
HEALTH & LONGEVITY
Engineering the Future of Humanity
Tomasz George, Founder & CEO, Freyr Health
Kris Canning, AR Yoga, Smart Rings & Gamified Meditation
Tobiahs Parker, Operations Head and Lead Product Manager
Asif Ahmed PhD FRSB, Executive Chairman and CEO, Mirzyme Therapeutics Limited
Angel Yao, Founder, Naevi
Timing: 11:00 – 11:25
BREAK
Timing: 11:25 – 11:40
QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY
Quantum Cryptography: Right Now and Immediate Future
Hex Miller-Bakewell, Chief Technology Officer, Health Data Avatar
Timing: 11:40 – 11:50
BLOCKCHAIN & REAL WORLD ASSETS
Trust Infrastructure for the Global Economy
Konstantin Tkachuk, Co-founder & CSO, Titan Network
Shaikh Fahad, CEO, Superland
Adriana Ennab, Director, Stand With Crypto in the UK
Dion Seymore, Crypto and Digital Assets Technical Director, Andersen in the United Kingdom
Timing: 11:55 – 12:20
LUNCH BREAK
Timing: 12:30 – 13:30
Frontier Tech Comedy
A Startup Comedy Session
Abhishek Singh, Founder, VitaminAi
Timing: 13:30 – 13:40
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Technology in Action
Live demonstrations of frontier technologies including AI platforms, robotics systems, financial infrastructure tools, climate optimisation software and advanced manufacturing solutions.
Timing: 13:45 – 14:35
PANELS CONTINUED
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Programmable Markets and Institutional Convergence
Olusegun Aborode, Lead Blockchain Data Engineer
Idris Olubisi, Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Midnight Foundation
Elvis (Chuks) Aganoke, Senior Software Engineer and Co-Founder, Ribh
Olowoporoku Adeniyi, Founder EzySwap
Taiwo Ojo, Senior Tech Lead
Timing: 14:40 – 15:05
Frontier Ecosystem and Investment
Rupert Lyle, Fund Principal, West Midlands Co-Investment Fund
Timing: 15:10 – 15:20
INVESTMENT PANEL
Capital, Competition and the Future of Frontier Technology
Rupert Lyle, Fund Principal, West Midlands Co-Investment Fund
Andrew Rice, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Alex Cole, Founder, TIN Ventures
Sukhi Wahiwala, Award Winning NED, Forbes Judge, Board Chairman & Business Strategist
Alaxendra Kader, Founder, CEO OhYeah! Labs
Jof Walters, Founder COO< Greater Things
Ayse Baybers, Co-founder & GP, Phenomena Ventures
Timing: 15:25 – 16:05
AI & CLIMATE SYSTEMS
Energy, Markets and Resilient Infrastructure
Gaurav Jagarwa, Sector Lead, Institutional Shareholders Services
Karen Elliott, Chair/Professor in Finance & FinTech
Carlos Dugarte, Founder, Vertinetik Limited
Timing: 16:05 - 16:30
Frontier Tech & Creativity: Fireside Chat
Sebastian Clej, Founder and Growth Director, AskKnights
Asif Bashir, Co-Founder, Cinemania
Timing: 16:35 - 16:50
INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION
The Great Integration: Frontier Technologies in Manufacturing
Halil Bedevi, MSc, Founder & CEO, Manufacturing IQ
Dr Shishank Shishank, Associate Professor, Birmingham City University
Divya Prashanth, CEO, Jurnyon
Richard Fallon, CEO, Technology Supply Chain
Maximilian Kusnierz, Managing Director, Kusnierz Consolidated Manufacturing Ltd
Timing: 16:55 - 17:25
CYBERSECURITY
Security in the Age of AI, Crypto and Quantum
Dev Singh, COO and Co-Founder, Apex Invest
Martin Krupik, Senior Creative Director, Emersa
Ajay Rathor, Founder, Maxatta Limited
Timing: 17:30 – 17:55
Workshops
WorkShop
Bye Bye to Procrastination
Sukhi Wahiwala, Award Winning NED, Forbes Judge, Board Chairman & Business Strategist
Timing: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: G30, "The Careers Network Employer Training Room"
WorkShop
The 24/7 Jarvis: Building and Securing Your Open Claw Agent
Khubair Nasir, Consultant Creative & Developer
Timing: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: G30, "The Careers Network Employer Training Room"
WorkShop
To Buy or Not to Buy: How to Have Innovation that Sells
Peter the Speaker, A Dragons' Den Victor
Timing: 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Location: G30, "The Careers Network Employer Training Room"
STARTUP ARENA
Frontier Pitch Roast: Pitch Please!
20 frontier startups present live to investors and institutions.
Format
3 minute pitch
2 minute investor questioning
Timing: 16:15 – 18:00
Location: G31, "The Careers Network Employers Boardroom"