Kicking off at 9am sharp, last Thursday, we hosted our first Innovation Breakfast of the series at The Forge in Bristol. What began as a short presentation quickly turned into something much more valuable: a genuine cross-industry roundtable where leaders compared challenges, shared insights and explored the real tensions shaping innovation today.
The session followed Chatham House Rules but we can say this: the room brought together an unusually diverse mix of perspectives. From scientific research and semiconductor innovation to advanced engineering, defence, media, public sector policy and cutting-edge tech businesses, we had leaders at the table who rarely get
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For years, enterprises have talked about becoming “data-driven”. Dashboards were built. Reports were generated. Teams were trained. Yet most decisions inside large organisations still happen too late, based on incomplete information, and rely heavily on human interpretation.
2026 is shaping up to be the year that finally changes, not because of another AI hype cycle, but because of something far more practical:
Real-time AI.
Across every sector, we’re seeing the same shift: organisations are moving away from static dashboards and overnight batch jobs, and towards systems that analyse, decide, and act in the moment.
It’s one of the most important
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