FutureFest will commence with an exclusive Reception and Gala Dinner for conference delegates and speakers. The Reception will be set against 'The Backs' and Cloisters at St John's College followed by a Gala Dinner in St John's Hall.

The Hall is viewed by some as the most magnificent Hall within the Colleges of Cambridge. This splendid room is housed in a 16th century building with an impressive hammer beam roof and fine old linen-fold paneling. St John's College was founded in 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII. Its' alumni have included the classicist Roger Ascham, the social reformer William Wilberforce, the poet William Wordsworth, the physicist Paul Dirac, and the athlete Christopher Brasher.

The evening will combine fine dining with networking amongst global thought leaders, University grandees, key speakers, panelists, lecture partners, festival sponsors and exhibitors creating a collegiate atmosphere from the outset.

A Sponsored Cocktail Reception for conference delegates will be staged on the Wednesday evening after the first day of the conference. It will take place in the Fitzwilliam Museum which is wildly acknowledged as being one of the most beautiful in Europe.

The Fitzwilliam Museum was described by the Standing Commission on Museums & Galleries as "one of the greatest art collections of the nation and a monument of the first importance. The collection of works by French Impressionist painters is one of the finest in the UK with works by Boudin, Cézanne, Degas, Gauguin, Monet, Renoir, Seurat and Sisley.