01Founders
Startups and solo builders
Show a product, prototype, MVP or working business. The point is what you have made, not the paperwork around it.
← Nexus Showcase
Nexus Innovation & Impact Showcase
Show the work that made a difference.
A flagship autumn showcase for developed products, pilots and results from Nexus challenges, with organisations, funders and potential customers in the room.
What belongs in the room
Projects people can actually experience.
A solo founder does not need a limited company. A project team, business, organisation, university, college or community project can apply when there is a real innovation to show.
02Teams
Projects with momentum
Bring a build that came out of a Nexus Hackathon, Challenge or another useful collaboration.
03Organisations
Innovation in practice
Show a new service, technology, pilot or challenge. Ordinary advertising stands are not a fit.
04Research
Learning and community projects
Bring a concrete research project, prototype or programme that people can understand and discuss.
How the afternoon runs
A flagship room for work ready to travel further.
- 13:00
Arrival and open exhibition
Walk between the stations, see what people are building and meet the people behind the work.
- 13:30
Nexus welcome and lightning showcase
A short Nexus welcome, then selected projects get four to seven minutes to show problem, solution, evidence and what they need next.
- 14:30
Exhibition and networking
Try a tool, ask a founder a proper question and continue the conversations that are worth having.
- 15:30
One useful panel
One grounded conversation about moving from prototype to first customer, pilot or practical partnership.
- 16:00
Introductions and next steps
Nexus helps make targeted introductions, then closes at 17:00 with clear follow through.
The station
Make it easy for the right person to understand the next move.
Each selected project has a simple station with a table, two chairs, a project sign, laptop or screen space and a QR code to its Nexus profile.
Nexus Showcase card
What it is.
Project name, founder or team, stage and a clear description of what the project does.
Live demonstration
What people can try.
An app, prototype, visual demo, research insight or practical conversation.
Useful ask
What happens next.
Pilot partners, customer feedback, expert support, collaboration, introductions or funding conversation.
Recognition
Choose the next practical step.
Visitors select People’s Choice. A small Nexus group selects one Nexus Pilot Pick for focused follow through.
Commercial Showcase Table · £200 per event
Bring your organisation into the room, separately from the curated programme.
One exhibition table, two organisation places, sign or logo space, room to demonstrate and a QR code or website link. Subject to approval, availability and event suitability.
A Commercial Showcase Table does not buy selection into the Curated Project Showcase or a guaranteed speaking place.
Visit the Showcase
Come to see work, not just hear about it.
Standard £24. Builder £12. Organisation £24. AI Spotlight £24. Sponsor tickets are agreed as part of the sponsorship package.
Venue capacity is being confirmed, so visitor booking will open here once the location is secured. Curated Project Showcase stations remain free for selected projects. Commercial Showcase Tables are a separate approved £200 event product.
Apply to Showcase