Event
Future of Surgery Festival 2026
April 20 - April 21
The Future of Surgery 2026 will bring together surgeons and surgical teams for a first-of-its-kind UK festival dedicated to the future of surgery. A space for innovation, inspiration and collaboration, our vision is to unite the best and brightest minds from all career stages and specialties because your questions, insights and experiences will help shape the conversations that matter most. And meaningful change happens when we come together.
Cambridge Consultants is delighted to be an event sponsor and will be hosting a panel discussion. If you are attending or would like to participate please come and join us:
Title: Scanning the future: Surgery at the AI/quantum frontier
Date: 20 April 2026
Time: 2.50pm – 4pm
Speakers:
- Oliver Sowerby – Vice President, MedTech Innovation, Cambridge Consultants
- Edmund Owen – Quantum Physicist, Cambridge Consultants
- Joe Smallman – Technical Lead in AI and Algorithms, Cambridge Consultants
- Ryan Kerstein – https://www.rcsengfutureofsurgeryfestival.co.uk/ryan-kerstein
- Terouz Pasha – https://www.rcsengfutureofsurgeryfestival.co.uk/terouz-pasha
Synopsis: This interactive workshop, led by Cambridge Consultants and the i-Hub from RCS England, brings together surgeons and technologists to explore how quantum and AI can be applied to solve clinical challenges. By combining clinical insight with world-leading technical expertise, participants will learn about cutting-edge technologies and identify high-impact applications for the future of surgery.
Meet our team
Oliver Sowerby
Oliver is Vice President of MedTech Innovation at Cambridge Consultants. He is a Chartered Engineer with extensive experience in R&D and a seasoned medical device developer having led the technical development of reusable surgical instruments, laparoscopic tools, otoscopes, chemical reactors and fully-automated machinery.
Edmund Owen
Edmund works to combine his experience in modelling and quantum systems with the expertise of engineers, programmers and designers to develop quantum products which provide practical solutions to commercially and socially relevant problems. Edmund is also a member of UKQuantum’s Steering Committee.
Joe Smallman
Joe specialises in developing real-time AI solutions within the fields of machine vision and robotics. In recent years he has focussed on translating ground-breaking advances in reinforcement learning from academia to a broad range of industrial robotic applications.