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Lord Drayson

Chairman of Locai Labs and a former UK defence procurement minister.

Lord Drayson chairs Locai Labs, a British foundation-model startup, having earlier served as UK minister for defence procurement. He joined a sovereignty panel at Civo's Navigate London conference on 22 September 2026.

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Background

Lord Drayson chairs Locai Labs, a British foundation-model startup, having previously served as UK minister for defence procurement.

He took a panel seat at Civo's Navigate London event on 22 September 2026, alongside Julia Lopez MP and moderated by Civo commercial chief Simon Hansford. No dated, sourced quote from him on digital sovereignty turned up in the sources checked for this update, so none is attributed to him here.

Common Questions

Who is Lord Drayson?

Lord Drayson is chairman of Locai Labs and a former UK minister for defence procurement, who was confirmed as a panellist on Civo's Digital Sovereignty Panel at Navigate London 2026.Source: Civo blog

Source Material

Navigate London 2026 speakers and sessions

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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 22 September 2026. Editorial standards.