10 - 11 March 2027
Excel London

Tech Show London Mainstage

2026 Mainstage Headliner: Louis Theroux

Known for exploring power, influence, and the human stories behind complex systems, Louis Theroux headlined the Tech Show London 2026 Mainstage on the 4th of March.

Across two days, Louis and a curated line-up of keynote speakers brought clarity, challenge, and real-world perspective to the technologies shaping business, society, and global change.

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2026 First Speakers Announced - Louis Theroux, Martha Lane Fox, Hannah Fry, Piers Linney

Revolutionary ideas for your future

Hear from the greatest tech minds, all in one place.

The Tech Show London Mainstage Theatre features big names talking about big ideas. This diverse line-up ranges from world-leading experts in AI, Inventors, C-level executives and government representatives, to world renown entrepreneurs, and inspirational voices in tech.

This is your chance to gain inspiration and insight from visionaries from the UK, USA and beyond. Your brain will be buzzing with fresh ideas and best practice advice to help you carve out future-proof strategies for your business and accelerate on the wave of innovation.

Keynote speakers from across the tech stack tackled the hottest topics facing our industries in 2026, including:

  • AI & the Human Equation
  • Building Intelligence at Scale
  • Securing the Digital Core 
  • Engineering for Sustainability
  • Trust, Transparency & Tech Governance
  • People, Leadership & Inclusive Tech Workforces

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2026 Mainstage themes

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Mainstage
  1. Opening Remarks
    Mainstage
    Sasha Qadri
    Sasha Qadri, Presenter & Former News Anchor
  2. Where Technology Meets Humanity: Power, Behaviour and the Systems We Build
    Mainstage
    In an era shaped by algorithms, platforms, and artificial intelligence, technology doesn’t just change what we do — it changes who we are. In this opening fireside chat, Louis Theroux and Professor Ha ...
    Professor Hannah Fry
    Professor Hannah Fry, Mathematician, Broadcaster and Author
    Louis Theroux
    Louis Theroux
  3. Building the Internet- Then, Now and The Next
    Mainstage
    Martha Lane Fox is a digital entrepreneur, public policy leader, and co-founder of lastminute.com, one of the UK’s first and most influential internet businesses. In this keynote, she reflects on what ...
    Baroness Martha Lane Fox
    Baroness Martha Lane Fox, Co-Founder - Lastminute.com, gov.uk and Lucky Voice
  4. The Future with Hannah Fry: Stories from the Edge of Technology and Science
    Mainstage
    If science could predict the day you’ll die, would you want to know? If technology allowed us to talk to animals, would you want to listen? And if machines could erase your worst memories, would you w ...
    Professor Hannah Fry
    Professor Hannah Fry, Mathematician, Broadcaster and Author
  5. Engineering for Scale: From Early Code to Enduring Infrastructure with the CTO & Founding Engineer of Reddit
    Mainstage
    What does it take to build technology that lasts decades, not quarters? As Reddit’s founding engineer and CTO, Chris Slowe has navigated hypergrowth, technological reinvention, and the relentless pres ...
    Chris Slowe
    Chris Slowe, CTO & Founding Engineer - Reddit
    Sasha Qadri
    Sasha Qadri, Presenter & Former News Anchor
  6. AI Employees Are Here: What 24/7 Digital Teammates Mean for Every Team
    Mainstage
    As AI systems move beyond automation into decision-making, collaboration and execution, organisations are beginning to treat software as part of the workforce. In this session, Krish Ramineni, Co-Foun ...
    Krish Ramineni
    Krish Ramineni, Co-Founder & CEO - Fireflies.ai
  7. Human at the Core: How Mumsnet Is Adapting in the Age of AI
    Mainstage
    Mumsnet" and "AI” in the same sentence still surprises some people — and that’s exactly why this conversation matters. Drawing on 25 years of human conversation and more than 6.5 billion words of live ...
    Sue Macmillan
    Sue Macmillan, CEO - Mumsnet
    Sasha Qadri
    Sasha Qadri, Presenter & Former News Anchor
  8. Shaping UK Tech: Skills, Talent and Growth
    Mainstage
    How does the UK turn AI ambition into sustainable economic leadership? In this high-level Mainstage conversation, Dr Claire Thorne (Co-CEO, Tech She Can) moderates a strategic dialogue with Resham Kot ...
    Dr Claire Thorne
    Dr Claire Thorne, Co-CEO - Tech She Can
    Resham Kotecha
    Resham Kotecha, Global Head of Policy - Open Data Institute & UK Government Social Mobility Commissioner
    Dom Falcao
    Dom Falcao, Founder - Deep Science Ventures
  9. She Leads the Disruption: Mindset, Influence & Balance for Women in Tech
    Mainstage
    In an era of constant change, women are redefining leadership in industries not built with them in mind. This unmissable Mainstage panel brings together influential women in tech to explore how mindse ...
    Sasha Qadri
    Sasha Qadri, Presenter & Former News Anchor
    Sue Daley OBE
    Sue Daley OBE, Director of Technology and Innovation - TechUK
    Ana Reiley
    Ana Reiley, Europe Chief of Staff - Visa
    Rav Bumbra
    Rav Bumbra, Advisor, Diversity Consultant and Founder - Cajigo & Structur3dPeople
Mainstage
  1. Opening Remarks
    Mainstage
    Sasha Qadri
    Sasha Qadri, Presenter & Former News Anchor
  2. Building for the Agent Era: Adapting Snyk and Tessl for a New Age
    Mainstage
    The rise of AI agents is fundamentally reshaping how software is built, deployed and secured. In this session, Guy Podjarny, Founder of Snyk and Tessl, explores what it means to design technology for ...
    Guy Podjarny
    Guy Podjarny, Founder & CEO at Tessl - (Ex- Founder & CEO, Snyk)
  3. Silence in the Breach: The Leadership Crisis Undermining Cybersecurity
    Mainstage
    The most dangerous breach in your organisation isn’t technical - it’s the silence you’ve normalised. In this provocative and timely keynote, Sarah Armstrong-Smith challenges the industry’s long-held n ...
    Sarah Armstrong-Smith
    Sarah Armstrong-Smith, Former Chief Security Advisor - Microsoft
  4. No One Solves This Alone: Scaling the Digital Economy Through Skills, Platforms and Partnerships
    Mainstage
    As the pace of digital change accelerates, organisations face growing pressure to scale securely, innovate faster and build future-ready talent — all while navigating increasingly complex technologies ...
    Sasha Qadri
    Sasha Qadri, Presenter & Former News Anchor
    Susan Bowen
    Susan Bowen, CEO - Digital Catapult
    Anna Brailsford
    Anna Brailsford, CEO - CodeFirstGirls
    Guy Podjarny
    Guy Podjarny, Founder & CEO at Tessl - (Ex- Founder & CEO, Snyk)
  5. Putting AI To Work
    Mainstage
    AI is moving from pilots to production as agents become a second workforce inside modern organisations. In this keynote, Piers Linney explains what that actually looks like in practice. Not theory. No ...
    Piers Linney MBE
    Piers Linney MBE, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman - Implement AI
  6. Defending the Backbone: Protecting UK Critical Infrastructure in an Era of Escalating Cyber Threats
    Mainstage
    Chatham House Rule - This session is held under Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but the identity of the speaker may not be revealed. Photography and recordin ...
    Tom Billington
    Tom Billington, Chairman and Chief Content Officer - Billington CyberSecurity
    NCSC Senior Representative
    NCSC Senior Representative
  7. The New Rules of Scale: How the U.S. Is Rewriting the Data Centre Playbook
    Mainstage
    A never-before-seen panel bringing together leading voices from the US data centre market — where hyperscale ambition, AI demand, power constraints and sustainability collide. From Silicon Valley to V ...
    Mark Gusakov
    Mark Gusakov, CEO - Digital Infrastructure Alliance
    Anahita Mouro
    Anahita Mouro, Global Leader, Google Data Centre - Field & Reliability Quality - Google
    Jeff Ivey
    Jeff Ivey, VP Data Centre Construction - Crusoe
    Buddy Rizer
    Buddy Rizer, Executive Director - Loudoun County Department of Economic Development
    Adrian Mountstephens
    Adrian Mountstephens, Financial Services, Market Development Director & Disability ERG Leader - Equinix
    Cliff Grossner, Ph.D
    Cliff Grossner, Ph.D, Chief Innovation Officer - Open Compute Project Foundation

1 ticket, 5 shows!

Tech Show London brings together five leading technology events: Cloud & AI Infrastructure, DevOps Live, Cloud & Cyber Security Expo, Big Data & AI World, and Data Centre World.

One ticket gets you free access to all five shows on 
10-11 March 2027 at Excel London.

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