The ESG Adria Summit 2025, taking place from April 9–11, 2025, in Tivat, Montenegro, is the premier regional gathering on sustainability, investment, and economic transformation. With over 700 senior executives, policymakers, and thought leaders expected to attend, the Summit has established itself as Southeast Europe's leading platform for shaping policies, fostering investment, and advancing responsible business practices.
As part of the Summit program, the British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) will host Keynote Speech: The Next Phase of Digital Transformation presented by Lord Ranger of Northwood, Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom and Chair of the BSCC, and followed by a Panel: Cambridge Startup Ecosystem.
Moderator: Simon Stockley, Associate Professor, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School
Panellists:
Caroline Hyde, Head of Ecosystem Initiatives and Partnerships, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Enterprise
Jeremey Sosabowski, CEO and co-founder, AlgoDynamix
Owen Thompson, CEO and co-founder, Cambridge Future Tech
Katie Underwood, Partner, Cambridge Future Tech
Wojtek Wojaczek, VP, Adecco and Visiting Lecturer, CJBS and EM Lyon
Topic: What can we learn from the 'Silicon Fen' and the Cambridge entrepreneurial ecosystem?
The Cambridge cluster, widely referred to as 'Silicon Fen' currently comprises more than 5,000 knowledge-intensive companies operating in a diverse range of sectors, from Life Sciences to Advanced Manufacturing and ICT. These companies, with a combined annual turnover in excess of £18bn employ more than 67,000 people. They are supported by a dynamic service ecosystem, comprising over 800 firms.
The cluster is also home to one of Europe's most vibrant start-up ecosystems, a proven route for the commercialisation of early-stage technologies, many of which emerge from the University of Cambridge.
The so called 'Cambridge Phenomenon' has long been a subject of interest to policy makers who are keen to learn from the success of this innovation powerhouse. Quite obviously, direct replication is neither desirable nor possible, yet clear lessons emerge from the Cambridge experience. The purpose of this panel, which comprises leading actors from the Cambridge start-up ecosystem, is to distil those lessons and to discuss future challenges.
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