The Stage | Noel Hurley, CEO, Literal Labs
Noel Hurley, CEO of Literal Labs, outlined the company’s mission to create an AI training platform that relies on logic‑based techniques rather than traditional neural‑network multiplication, aiming to cut energy use on silicon chips. The startup, spun out of Newcastle University in 2023, raised £4.6 million in a pre‑seed round and has spent 2024 building its product for industrial AI applications—its beachhead market. By sidestepping costly multiplication, the platform promises lower compute expenses and faster deployment in heavy‑industry settings. Hurley described the vision as becoming the “OpenAI for the industrial marketplace,” emphasizing that the technology can scale across the broader AI ecosystem. He noted that the company is now preparing a seed round to expand the team and accelerate product rollout. If successful, Literal Labs could lower the barrier to AI adoption in sectors such as manufacturing, energy, and logistics, driving cost efficiencies and attracting new capital into industrial AI solutions.
A New Energy Reality: Balancing Security and Climate Goals
The Alatea Foundation webinar, moderated by Stephen Cole, examined the emerging "new energy reality" where governments must juggle immediate energy security with long‑term climate objectives. Participants highlighted how recent geopolitical events—most notably the near‑total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz...
The Stage | Lisa Matthews, CEO, KETS Quantum Security
Lisa Matthews, CEO of UK‑based KETS Quantum Security, outlined the looming risk that quantum computers pose to today’s public‑key encryption and introduced the company’s photonic integrated circuit as a quantum‑safe solution. She explained that quantum machines could eventually break all conventional...
Supercharge with Workspace: LSEG's New AI Deep Research Capability
London Stock Exchange Group unveiled Deep Research, an AI‑powered feature inside its Workspace platform that lets users conduct in‑depth analysis across LSEG’s trusted data sets. The tool layers large‑language models on top of proprietary feeds such as Datastream’s millions of time‑series,...
Title The Stage | Warrick Matthews, CEO, Tokamak Energy
Tokamak Energy’s CEO Warrick Matthews announced that the company is accelerating its fusion‑energy program by leveraging high‑temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets. The HTS technology not only promises a more compact, cost‑effective tokamak but also opens new power‑delivery applications for sectors such...
LSEG Yield Book with MCP | Fixed Income Insights, Now Conversational
LSEG’s Yieldbook analytics engine, a staple in fixed‑income research for nearly four decades, is now available through a conversational interface powered by artificial intelligence. By exposing its data via the open Model Context Protocol (MCP), Yieldbook can be queried in...
The Stage | Derek Bickerstaff, Chairman, One Health Group
One Health Group, chaired by Derek Bickerstaff, delivers NHS‑funded elective orthopaedic surgery from community‑based hubs rather than traditional hospitals. The company holds a national contract allowing referrals from any GP in England and currently operates twelve surgical facilities across the...
Female Founders & Leaders | Marketplace Webinar
The London Stock Exchange’s Spark Insights webinar gathered four seasoned female founders to discuss leadership, growth, and the unique challenges women face in scaling businesses. Panelists shared personal journeys—from Barbara Spurer’s successful exit of CFPro after supporting 40 IPOs, to...
The Stage | Markus Baumann, Chief Corporate Strategy Officer, CMR Surgical
Markus Baumann, Chief Corporate Strategy Officer at CMR Surgical, outlines the company’s rapid ascent in the surgical‑robotics sector. CMR, a British scale‑up, now sits second worldwide in soft‑tissue robotic systems, driven by its Versius platform—a portable, modular, ergonomically designed alternative...
Agentic AI in Quant Risk Adoption, Open Source and What Comes Next
The LSEG Post‑Trade Solutions podcast explores how agentic AI is reshaping quantitative risk modelling and analytics, highlighting a surge in adoption over the past year as newer AI agents outperform earlier versions. Panelists note that AI now reliably generates synthetic market...
Lion Finance Group Joins the FTSE100
Lion Finance Group’s recent admission to the FTSE 100 marks a milestone for the Georgian‑Armenian banking‑fintech hybrid, signaling heightened global investor interest in the South Caucasus region. The company’s CEO, Archel Gachel, highlighted the honor of the listing and its potential...
The Stage | Ben Drury, Co Founder & CEO, Yoto
In a recent interview, Ben Drury, co‑founder and CEO of Yoto, outlined the company’s mission to provide a screen‑free audio experience for young children through a physical, connected speaker that plays story cards. The device lets kids as young as one...
Unlocking Liquidity with GCplus
The video introduces LCH’s GCplus platform, positioned as a liquidity‑unlocking solution for banks and clearing members navigating a high‑interest‑rate environment and the winding down of quantitative easing. GCplus combines single‑use (single‑sizing) and general collateral services, giving members access to roughly €1.2 trillion...
Expanding Access Through Sponsored Clearing
The video explains how sponsored clearing can broaden repo market access for non‑bank financial institutions (NBFIs). These buy‑side firms now manage roughly 50% of global assets and depend heavily on collateral transformation through repos, yet they lack a direct peer‑to‑peer...
Why Choose LCH RepoClear
The video promotes LCH RepoClear as a solution for bond and repo market participants confronting fragmented liquidity, operational complexity, rising credit risk, and geopolitical volatility. It highlights access to a daily $1.2‑2 trillion liquidity pool across sterling and euro, covering 13 Eurozone...