So what happens next?

Understand the national challenges shaping Gloucestershire's future and how publications such as the latest National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence Review show the landscape is changing.

Attend sessions throughout GlosTechWeek and meet the people working across technology, cyber, AI, defence and digital innovation.

Connect with founders, employers, researchers, educators, investors, and public-sector partners across the regional ecosystem.

Bring a real problem or opportunity that technology, talent or collaboration could help solve.

Work with partners across industry, academia, government and the wider community.

Explore how ideas, research or technical capability could become a new venture.

Find opportunities to apply your technology or expertise in defence, security, resilience and critical sectors.

Improve your organisation's ability to prepare for, withstand and recover from disruption.

Support founders, ventures and technologies that could create future regional and national advantage.

Share your experience with startups, students, emerging leaders or organisations developing new ideas.

Support placements, apprenticeships, student projects, training and future workforce development.

Back the research, projects, scholarships and talent pathways that help turn potential into capability.