OVERVIEW
The Cranfield Materials Innovation Summit is a two-day conference bringing together leading researchers, industrial innovators, policymakers, investors, and technology developers to explore how advanced materials can drive the UK’s future prosperity, competitiveness, sustainability, and security.
The summit is built around the complete materials innovation journey: from fundamental scientific discovery and emerging technologies through to industrial deployment, scale-up, qualification, and commercial impact. It reflects the growing national and international focus on accelerating the translation of materials research into real-world solutions across aerospace, energy, healthcare, electronics, defence, and manufacturing.
WHY ATTEND?
- See world-leading advances in materials science and engineering.
- Identify collaboration opportunities with academia, industry, government, research organisations, and investors.
- Explore how AI, digitalisation, advanced manufacturing, and emerging technologies are reshaping materials innovation.
- Engage with major industrial challenges across aerospace, space, energy, healthcare, defence, and advanced manufacturing.
- Contribute to discussions on critical materials, supply chain resilience, sustainability, and the circular economy.
- Understand the challenges and opportunities around scale-up, qualification, certification, and commercialisation.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Researchers,
- Industrial innovators,
- Policymakers,
- Investors,
Who work in materials science, engineering, or advanced manufacturing, particularly in aerospace, energy, healthcare, electronics, defence, or manufacturing , and anyone seeking new research or industry partnerships.
FORMAT
Two-day, in-person conference structured around the full innovation journey:
Day 1: materials discovery
Covers breakthrough research and emerging technologies, including AI-driven materials discovery, quantum materials, advanced composites, additive manufacturing, fusion materials, next-generation batteries, healthcare materials, and adaptive materials.
Day 2: materials deployment
Addresses strategic industrial challenges through sustainable aviation, space technologies, future energy systems, critical materials resilience, circular economy solutions, defence applications, and pathways to industrial adoption and economic growth.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Tuesday 8 – Wednesday 9 September 2026
Location: Cranfield University
Venue: Vincent Building, Central Avenue, Cranfield University< Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL
REGISTRATION
September 9 2026
