Stan Boland

Tom Hulme & Stan Boland: Lessons from Jensen Huang & How to Fix the UK Tech Ecosystem

Tom Hulme, Stan Boland, Jensen Huang, Harry Stebbings

A panel of experts warns that the UK risks falling behind the US in wealth generation due to a chronic venture capital shortfall, a talent gap exacerbated by brain drain, and structural barriers in tax and education policy. To reverse this trend, the speakers propose a strategic pivot toward specialized sectors like defense and semiconductor design, alongside concrete reforms such as redirecting R&D tax credits into concentrated fund-of-funds models and aggregating pension capital to unlock billions in private investment. This roadmap aims to generate $4 trillion in tech wealth over two decades by aligning public policy with the needs of high-growth hardware and AI infrastructure companies rather than generic consumer applications.