27 November 2025, 2:30pm to 4:30pm. Lecture Theatre 1, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), Cambridge West.

Held at the Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge West, Inside AI Partnerships: How Big Tech, Startups & Universities Shape the Future is aimed at the startup and industry community, early-career researchers, postgraduate students, and local STEM learners. 

Register: https://luma.com/vxz2iqf0

Supported by Cambridge Philosophical Society, Cambridge Enterprise, Institute for Manufacturing, and The Judge Business School.

Objectives

1. ​Scientific Inquiry — Break down how AI moves from academic labs to large-scale deployment and what those collaborations actually look like.
2. ​Communication of Research — Translate complex AI concepts into practical, real-world language for non-experts.
3. ​Early-Career & Public Engagement — Create real dialogue between practitioners, students, researchers, and the public.

​Target Audience

• ​Industry and academic participants in AI partnerships
• ​Postgraduate students and early-career researchers in STEM
• ​Local college students exploring emerging tech
• ​Cambridge residents interested in the societal impact of research

​Event Format (2 hours)

• ​Opening talk: Demystifying AI Partnerships
• ​Expert speakers on real-world university–industry–startup collaborations
• ​Interactive group simulation on designing an AI partnership
• ​Audience Q&A and networking

​Moderator

• ​Neeti Gupta | PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge

​Speakers

Industry

• ​Anusha Su -Thirkettle | VP Growth Innovation, AI @Sage
• ​Rabin Yaghoubi | Chief Corporate Development Officer, Aleph Group
• ​Tahani Anne Carruthers | Founder, Venture Bento and Investor Relations Lead at Sana Capital
• ​Rajamani Saravana | Head of Engineering, HGS Europe

​Academia

• ​Florian Urmetzer | Associate Professor, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM)

​Big Tech

• ​James Forrester | GM EMEA Azure Infra, Microsoft
• ​Giuseppe Battista | Senior Solution Architect - Startups, Amazon