With London Tech Week (LTW) 2025 fast approaching, we’ve rounded up the top sessions and fringe events you’ll not want to miss out on during the citywide celebration of tech taking place in the capital between 09 – 13 June 2025.

A spotlight on retail innovation

With the LTW Expo and its main Content Stages taking place at London’s Olympia between 09 – 11 June 2025, all eyes turn to the conference programme to hear from forward-thinking retail leaders and progressive brands at the cutting-edge of innovation as they take to the stage.

Most of the retail tech focused sessions will take place in the afternoon of Day 1 (09 June) on the Innovation Stage, chaired by Customer Whisperer, Kate Hardcastle MBE.

Key sessions to catch will be ‘The Future Shopper – What do Customers Really Want?‘ at 2.10pm on Day 1 when Retail Consultant and Influencer, Andrew Busby, will lead a panel discussion with H&M‘s CTO George Mudie, Virgin Atlantic‘s Head of BI Tom Barber, and Hayley Ward, Director of User Research and Insight at Deliveroo.

The panel will explore how customer expectations in retail experiences are evolving and the key demands shoppers now expect in their buying journeys – from seamless experiences to hyper-personalisation, transparency and convenience. They will also forecast their predictions for the future of omnichannel and the digital store, the role of sustainability and key disruptive retail tech plays shaping shopping.

At 2.50pm on Day 1, Natalie Berg, Retail Analyst and Host of the Retail Disrupted podcast, will moderate a session on The Evolution of Supply Chain. Joined by Tesco‘s Head of Product Kuru Subramaniam, Unilever‘s Vice President of Global Customer Operations, Francis Castro, and Saul Resnick, CEO UK&I of DHL Supply Chain, the discussion will explore how tech can power agility and resilience in retail supply chains.

Outlining strategies for overcoming challenges presented by fluctuating demand, global trade and geo-political tensions, extreme weather events and the need for greater transparency, the discussion will also explore key solutions, such as digital twinning, IoT and demand forecasting, driving supply chain change.

Other key sessions to catch include:

• Day 1, 9.50am, Main Stage – Empowering the Future: AI-Driven Growth and Innovation in the UK – keynote from Microsoft UK’s CEO, Darren Hardman
• Day 1, 3.30pm, Innovation Stage – Scaling Extended Reality to Boost Purchase Confidence and Drive Conversions – with Wayfair & Selfridges
• Day 2, 10.20am, Innovation Stage – Pay By Bank: Change at the Checkout? – featuring Kingfisher and TrueLayer
• Day 2, 3.05pm, Main Stage – Who Will Control the Future of Cybersecurity – with the BBC’s Cyber Correspondent, Joe Tidy, alongside Darktrace and the NCSC

Head over to The AI Summit, LTW’s headline AI event 

From 11 – 12 June, The AI Summit London will return for its 9th edition as the headline AI event of London Tech Week, bringing together retail and brand leaders, policymakers and AI trailblazers.

“The AI Summit London is where industry leaders come together to navigate the ever-changing applications of AI [and] a trusted platform for the AI community to connect, gain exclusive insights and stay ahead of the trends.”

Caroline Hicks, Senior Director, The AI Summit Series

Returning to Tobacco Dock, the theme of the 2025 event will focus on AI and the Future of Work. Over 300 speakers, including BP, Asda, Jaguar Land Rover and Holiday Extras, and 100 expo partners will showcase progressive AI best practice and use cases to help retailers up-skill their workforces through its eight-stage conference programme, immersive demos and networking sessions.

For further information, including registration details for The AI Summit, visit: THE AI SUMMIT LONDON 2025.

Check out the LTW Fringe events taking place across the capital

In a citywide, tech takeover of London, LTW’s Fringe Event programme broadens the agenda, widening the spectrum of technology being showcased. It allows visitors to draw inspiration from new and emerging verticals as well as tapping networking opportunties.

Key Fringe Events to check out for networking and knowledge sharing include:

• Day 1 – 6.30pm, Regents Park: Rally x LTW 5K run round Regents Park: Investor & founder 5km: Rally x London Tech Week run – London Tech Week 2025
• Day 2 – 10.30am, EC4A: Meet the Scalers panel discussion hosted by techUK: Meet the Scalers: Growing a tech business in 2025 – London Tech Week 2025
• Day 2 – 6pm, River Thames: Data on the Deck networking with Fedex: Data on Deck: Sunset Cruise – London Tech Week 2025
• Day 3 – 6.30pm, SE1: Afterglow Women in Tech networking: The Afterglow: Women in Tech Networking Reception – London Tech Week 2025

For further information about London Tech Week, or to register for your pass, head to: Londontechweek.com.