A prototype is not an implementation plan. A practical afternoon for the difficult move from a promising pilot to a tool that survives real work, budgets and procurement.
Thursday 8 April 202712:00–17:00In person · five hoursVenue to be confirmed50–60 guests
The programme
A clear question, useful experience and room to respond.
Details may develop as contributors are confirmed, but the purpose of the room will not change.
12:00
Welcome and keynote
Start with the practical gap between a good prototype and an adopted tool.
12:40
Three implementation stories
Organisations and founders share what they built, what changed and what did not go as planned.
14:00
Lunch and conversations
Time to meet the people behind the work before the difficult questions begin.
14:45
Why good pilots die
A live panel on people, systems, money, risk and internal ownership.
15:30
Three focused roundtables
Choose People, Technology, or Money and Procurement.
16:20
Startup pitches and next steps
Four or five short pitches, followed by a clear close at 17:00.
Help shape the room
Bring useful experience, not a sales pitch.
Every proposal is reviewed by Nexus before a place is confirmed.
Commercial Presentation · £320
Show what happened in practice.
Show what you built, what broke, what it cost and what happened after the pilot. A selected partner presentation is £320 after Nexus confirms the topic and format.