01Build
People making things
Founders, developers and small businesses bring the practical reality of trying to move an idea into the world.
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FREE Round Table
From Prototype to Pilot. Who Takes the Risk?
Builders, buyers, funders and decision makers in one room. Not another conversation where founders only talk to founders.
Who is at the table
Different interests, one honest conversation.
Developers, founders, innovation leads, buyers, procurement people and investors.
02Buy
People who choose
Buyers, procurement teams and organisations explain what makes a real yes possible, and what quietly stops it.
03Back
People with leverage
Funders, investors and decision makers name the evidence, route or change that would make the next step realistic.
The format
Enough time for an honest answer. Not enough for speeches.
- 10 min
Set the problem
The Chair frames the question and an Expert Contributor gives the essential context.
- 60 min
Moderated Round Table
Different sides respond to each other directly, with room for the people in the room to add what they see.
- 15 min
What needs to change?
Move from diagnosis to the practical shifts, commitments or conversations that could change the outcome.
- 5 min
One next step each
Everyone names one concrete next move, not a vague intention.
After the Round Table
Nexus Roundtable Brief. What needs to change.
Nexus will turn the strongest evidence, friction points and practical next steps into a short insight brief. Over a year, these six briefs will show where innovation gets stuck and what would make it move.