Programme Outline
IGF London 2026
The IGF London 2026 programme is designed as a highly curated, invitation-only convening, bringing together a select group of leaders, investors and innovators shaping the UK–India corridor. It combines flagship forums on technology, innovation, capital and investment with closed-door IGF Dialogues, enabling focused, high-level discussions across key sectors in a private, high-trust setting.
Alongside the mainstage programme, IGF London offers members-only engagements, designed to foster meaningful connections and advance strategic partnerships for IGF Networks members. Select institutional visits and experiences offer deeper access to the UK’s innovation, research and policy ecosystem.
The programme is complemented by a networking reception and the IGF Leaders Dinner, ensuring that engagement extends beyond the formal programme within a closely curated community of decision-makers and leaders.
Monday, 22 June | Smarter Regions Exchange | West Midlands Capital, Growth & Regional Opportunity (By Invite Only)
Earlier this year, IGF led a senior mayoral West Midlands delegation to Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru, strengthening ties across government, capital and industry. As a next step of this partnership, an Indian delegation will visit for a two-day Smarter Regions programme, advancing investment, growth and long-term UK–India collaboration and positioning the West Midlands as a key gateway in the UK–India corridor. The day concludes with an invitation-only Leaders Dinner bringing together senior government representatives, Indian state delegations, university leadership, investors and industry anchors
Tuesday, 23 June | West Midlands (By Invite Only)
IGF Dialogues
Day 2 of IGF London continues in the West Midlands, featuring the IGF Dialogues: a series of high-level, closed-door roundtables designed to enable candid, outcome-driven conversations among senior stakeholders. The discussions focus on key areas shaping the UK–India corridor, including infrastructure and industrial collaboration, AI and digital innovation ecosystems, and the development of capital, education and talent corridors, with an emphasis on translating dialogue into actionable partnerships.
Wednesday, 24 June | Curated Experiences (By Invite Only)
A select series of curated visits offering IGF Networks members and select delegates privileged access to leading centres of research, innovation, and public policy in the UK, designed to provide deeper insight into the ecosystems shaping the UK–India corridor.
Thursday, 25 June | Capital & Future Frontiers Forum
The day is structured across two core segments, bringing together the defining forces shaping the global economy and the UK-India innovation corridor.
The first segment, the Capital Frontiers Forum focuses on the intersection of capital, technology and geopolitics, examining how global capital flows, industrial strategy and innovation are being reshaped, and the role of the UK–India corridor in this evolving landscape.
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The second segment, the Future Frontiers Forum, explores the technologies defining the next decade, with plenary sessions across deep tech, AI, quantum, energy transition and life sciences, focusing on how these breakthroughs can be scaled globally through collaboration between the UK and India.
Alongside decision-grade, high-impact mainstage plenaries, the programme also features invitation-only, closed-door roundtables for enabling deeper, candid discussions among a select group of leaders.
Thursday, 25 June | IGF Westminster Dinner (By Invite Only)
Hosted at the historic House of Lords, the IGF Westminster Reception will bring together senior leaders and stakeholders shaping the UK–India corridor for an evening of high-level engagement at the heart of British democracy. An evening of strategic dialogue and meaningful connections marking the close of UK-India Week 2026 and celebrating the partnerships, ideas and opportunities that will advance shared ambitions between the two nations.