The United Kingdom and Japan will co-host an initial engagement event aimed at accelerating joint research and social implementation of next-generation Advanced Connectivity Technologies. This event will bring together leading researchers and industry experts from both countries to foster collaboration and innovation.
Participants with an interest in cutting-edge research supporting future ICT—such as connectivity enabled by Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), AI-driven technologies in communication systems, and advanced optical networks—as well as those seeking opportunities for bilateral research collaboration or business development between the UK and Japan, are warmly invited to express an interest to attend.
11-12 December, 2025
NICT Innovation Bridge @Tokyo
2-7-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027 Japan
Tokyo Nihonbashi Tower, 15th Floor
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Check here about the Innovation Bridge @Tokyo.
Program will be available soon.
To register your interest to attend, please select from the following:
UK Colleagues (Registration site is coming soon)
Japan Colleagues (Registration site is coming soon)
For any questions, please send an e-mail to the following.
Japanese colleagues, please contact:
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Beyond 5G R&D Promotion Unit
B5G-event@ml.nict.go.jp
UK colleagues, please contact:
EPSRC UKRI Future Communications Team future.
future.communications@epsrc.ukri.org
