Visit the Innovation Zone to connect with government, industry, academia and international partners and explore how cutting edge science, innovation and technology can tackle today’s security and policing challenges.
Following the continued success of the Innovation Zone, the Security & Policing hub for research, development and innovation returns with an exciting programme of speakers and activities. Featuring briefings, panels, roundtables, networking sessions and more, it will showcase the government’s key vision for science and technology while exploring the challenges ahead. The aim is to spark two-way conversations on how we tackle threats and seize new opportunities together. Collaboration between public and private sector is critical to aligning shared interests and driving innovation where it is needed most.
The Innovation Zone stage programme will highlight research, development and innovation priorities for UK and international partners, guiding industry and academia on upcoming priorities. With a vast range of topics from AI safety to knife detection technology, our networking area will offer you the chance to continue conversations with speakers after presentations and panels on your topics of interest.
The Innovation Zone will also give you the opportunity to engage directly with officials from Home Office, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and National Crime Agency (NCA), as well as our innovation functions including Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) and Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA). This will help you to find out about how different organisations can provide gateway access to funding and/or collaboration opportunities, as well as experiencing hands-on demonstrations of the latest technologies.
The zone also welcomes academia and international representatives and gives you a chance to hear the latest on the implementation of the about the Home Offices’ Research, Development and Innovation Strategy and what it has achieved over the last year since publication.
Make sure to visit the Innovation Zone so we can collaborate and create new ideas to keep the UK safe and secure. Whether your interests are in data analytics, AI, forensics, detection, behavioural science, emerging technologies, or more, stop by to discuss how we can collaborate to build our science and technology capabilities, identify opportunities, address our shared challenges, and support a culture of innovation.
Participants in 2025 included:
- Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE)
- Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS)
- DASA
- Dstl
- Forensic Information Databases Service (FINDS) and Forensic Capability Network (FCN)
- HM Government Communications Centre (HMGCC)
- Home Office Commercial
- Home Office Police and Public Protection Technology (PPPT)
- Home Office Research, Development and Innovation (RDI)
- Home Office – Horizon Europe
- HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency)
- Innovate UK
- International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation (IFAFRI)
- National Crime Agency Science & Technology (NCA S&T)
- National Crime Agency TRACER (NCA TRACER)
- National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL)
- National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
- National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)
- Network for Security and Excellence Collaboration (NSEC)
- Ploughshare