Keynote topic
Deep Tech & Future Industries
How deep-tech innovations with long development cycles can create new industries and require new ecosystems, infrastructure and ways of thinking.
What happens when the technology you are developing today could create an industry that does not yet exist?
The keynote promise
Deep-tech innovation often takes longer to develop, commercialise and scale than conventional products. It can also create entirely new markets and industries. This keynote explores what organisations need to understand when technology development, regulation, infrastructure, capital and ecosystem-building must move together.
Background
Dr Neo is Founder & CEO of NEO Aeronautics, which develops electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) technology, and has worked with deep-tech ventures in medical technology and advanced engineering. His recent work also looks at technologies before they are commercialised and at how emerging technology ecosystems develop.
What the audience will learn
- What distinguishes deep-tech innovation from more incremental technological change
- Why deep-tech ventures often require longer development and commercialisation horizons
- How new technologies can create new markets and industries
- Why infrastructure, regulation, talent, capital and partnerships matter alongside the technology itself
- How organisations can prepare for industries that are still taking shape
Who it’s for
Deep-tech founders, technology leaders, investors, policymakers, researchers, universities, industry leaders and organisations exploring future industries.
Outcomes
- A test for whether an opportunity is genuinely deep tech, and what that implies for timelines and funding
- The ability to spot early signs that a technology could create a new industry rather than improve an existing one
- A sense of which missing ecosystem conditions could hold a deep-tech opportunity back
- Questions to weigh before pursuing long-horizon technology opportunities
Format & customisation
- Format & duration
- This topic can be adapted to the event format and duration. Specific format availability is confirmed on enquiry — see formats.
- Customisation
- The emphasis can be adapted to the audience, sector, organisational context, event objective and level of technical depth. For example, the session can place more weight on ecosystem and infrastructure questions, on development and investment horizons, or on the future industries most relevant to the audience.
Selected speaking engagements
Examples of Dr Neo speaking on this topic in different settings.
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