The Connected Places Summit is an independent forum for debate, networking, sharing innovating and creating new alliances to respond to the generational trends that are shaping the places of tomorrow. The 2-day hybrid summit will be a platform for showcasing how the UK and its global partners are working towards a more sustainable and prosperous future for all.

From inspiring keynotes and visionary thinking on the future of places, to interactive workshops, live project showcases, and opportunities to connect with peers from technology, transport, mobility, cities, investment, academia, and government.

It’s an empowering and inspirational gathering.

Watch the CPSummit24 Wrap Up Video

Everyone from the technology, transport, mobility, cities, investment, academia, and government sectors is welcome and encouraged to attend. Whether you’re an SME, investor, local government leader or a place leader – we’ve got an agenda lined up for you.

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We’re expecting:

• 2000 Attendees
• 1000+ Leading Companies
• 60% Decision Makers
• 40% Innovators
• 200+ Thought-provoking speakers
• 100+ Hours of essential content

Connected Places Summit is the place for:

• Inspiration about how places will enable economic growth and job creation
• Discovering new products and solutions that will drive innovation and sustainability
• Networking with UK and global peers and visionaries
• Engaging with industry luminaries and thought leaders

Explore our partnerships or email eventpartnerships@cp.catapult.org.uk to get connected to an event partnerships manager.

What are the partnership benefits?

• Position your brand with 2000+ cross-industry attendees; 60% decision-makers and 40% innovators
• Stand side-by-side with some of the UK’s most innovative businesses and start-ups and keep your name front and center
• Spark connections that you never knew were possible through our networking programmes
• Amplify your announcements to an audience of 60% decision-makers and 40% innovators from the transport, built environment and place leadership sectors
• Accelerate investment & partnerships
• Announce your game-changing innovations and thought leadership in front of the influencers of the industry
• Shape critical debates in keynotes, fringe events and workshops

Registration will open in mid-September – get ready to book your passes early to save!

The Connected Places Summit will take place in-person 19-20 March 2025 at Convene, Sancroft, Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7DQ.

If you cannot make it to London, we will be streaming the best of the Summit online.

Registration will go live in mid-September.

Please submit a speaker proposal by 20th September through the Speaker Page of this website. We will consider all proposals and get back to you within a month of submission.

The conversations, debates and project showcases will be guided by a series of challenge-led, provocative and cross-cutting questions along the following themes: 

A connected place is where more than just people, infrastructure, economy and planet come together. It’s also where the digital world, new modes of transport and mobility, and exciting new networks for trade and exchange coincide. A connected place is integrated, inter-dependent, interoperable and ultimately more productive and innovative.

But making a connected place succeed is hard. There are many stakeholders, businesses, regulators and community groups who want to be involved across every mode of transport, every type of building, the infrastructure that underpins them, and the data and digital platforms that connect them. That’s why we need to Accelerate Innovation. Together.

To find out more about the power of a Connected Place, watch this short video