Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, and renewable energy are reshaping global markets and redefining economic resilience. For the United Kingdom and the United States, a deeper partnership in these strategic areas offers an unparalleled opportunity to lead innovation, secure national interests, and deliver transformative global impact.
At Future Planet Capital, our mission is to connect the world’s biggest investors with its brightest minds to address global challenges profitably. We benchmark against the world’s leading centres of innovation, align investments with the Sustainable Development Goals, and leverage advanced data analytics to ensure objectivity, breadth and speed of execution. Strategic technologies are central to this approach, offering scalable solutions to challenges in health, energy, and sustainability.
Yet greater transatlantic collaboration would unlock new frontiers for economic resilience. By combining the UK's world-class research and the US's investment scale, we can catalyse shared platforms for innovation, foster coordinated public-private partnerships, and accelerate the commercialisation of breakthrough technologies. These efforts not only safeguard supply chains and national security but also create robust opportunities for investors.
The ripple effects are profound: advancing AI to optimize systems across industries, deploying quantum computing to solve complex problems in real time, and harnessing renewable energy to power the global economy sustainably. Together, the UK and US can set global standards for innovation, demonstrating how emerging technologies drive economic resilience while tackling humanity’s greatest challenges.
In this era of transformation, transatlantic cooperation isn’t just an opportunity—it’s a necessity to unlock the next frontier for investment strategies, sustainable development, and long-term prosperity.
Douglas Hansen-Luke
Executive Chair, Future Planet Capital
