GUH Newcastle Techbridge Event: Working with the US & UK Navies

10/07/2025, 10:00 (GMT) Add To Calendar
Global Underwater Hub - Newcastle

Registration for this event is now closed. To speak with a member of the event team please email: katy.bilsland@theguh.co.uk

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Global Underwater Hub is holding a defence-focused industry engagement event at its north of England office in Newcastle.  Offering and promoting opportunities for cross-sectoral collaboration across the underwater industry is a key part of the organisation’s remit.

One area where opportunities exist is in the defence sector, and this half-day event on Thursday, 10 July will explore some of these.  It is being held in conjunction with our strategic partners London Tech Bridge – a collaborative initiative between the US Navy and the Royal Navy.

This event provides a platform for industry and representatives of the US and UK naval services to meet and explore opportunities for working together.   If your company has a technology or product which could be utilised by the navies to address a specific challenge, or is currently in the early stages of developing new equipment and is seeking feedback on possible applications, then this event aims to offer insight and the opportunity for discussion with the relevant parties.

In attendance and delivering presentations will be representatives from:

  • Government funding agencies
  • London Tech Bridge
  • Department for International Trade (DSE)
  • Royal Navy
  • US Navy

This event provides an opportunity to network with colleagues from across the underwater industry who have a similar interest in working with the defence sector and also to engage with those working directly with the nation's naval forces and their supporting organisations.

 

About London Tech Bridge
London Tech Bridge is a collaboration between the US Navy and Royal Navy to foster connectivity, agility and innovation under the broader ambition of Delivering Combined Seapower.  It supports dialogue, joint investment and cooperative development between both navies as they endeavour to advance from interoperability to interchangeability.  Both navies are interested in technology to make sailors and marines more efficient, more effective, happier and less burdened.

London Tech Bridge has five core focus areas for technology:

  • Immersive Technologies
  • Workforce of the Future
  • Autonomy & Human/Machine Teaming
  • Integrated Decision Making & Communications
  • Maintenance & Sustainment

 

Format
A series of informative presentations outlining the market opportunities in the defence sector, the role of London Tech Bridge and how it operates, and examples of naval challenges it has sought new and novel approaches for, will be delivered in the morning.
 
Following a light networking lunch, London Tech Bridge representatives will be available for one-to-one meetings with GUH member companies, which will last 10-15 minutes.  Advance booking is required at time of registration.

The event's planned programme is:

09:30 - 10:00   Registration and arrival refreshments
10:00 - 10:10   Opening welcome from Global Underwater Hub
10:10 - 12:00   A series of short presentations exploring opportunities in the defence sector
12:00 - 13:00   Light lunch and networking
13:00 - 15:00   One-to-one meetings between delegates and naval and government representatives

 

 

Why attend?
If your company is currently working in, or considering undertaking work in, the maritime defence sector, this half-day event will offer excellent insight and highlight potential opportunities.  It will also put you in direct contact with naval representatives that are actively seeking new ways to solve problems and improve processes.   

To book, please click the 'Register' button at the top of this page.
 
Tickets are priced at;
£43.20 (inc vat) for Members
£86.40 (inc vat) for Non-Members
 
Online registration will close at 12noon on Tuesday, 8 July. 
 
 
Venue
 
This event will take place in the event studio at Global Underwater Hub's premises at Walker Riverside, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Situated opposite the Shepherd Offshore Offshore Technology Park. 
 
There is an onsite carpark.
 
Global Underwater Hub
1 Wincomblee Road Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
NE6 3PF