Innovation Leadership Residency

The Cambridge SupTech Lab accelerates the digital transformation of financial supervision, with a focus on building resilient, inclusive, and accountable financial sectors.

Training, mentorship and exclusive opportunities for outstanding leaders in financial supervision

Are you ready to lead the digital transformation of financial sector supervision and the global suptech movement?
We invite you to join the Cambridge SupTech Lab Innovation Leaders Residency programme.

About the program

We invite current employees of financial authorities in roles such as supervisors, examiners, data scientists, statisticians, economists, and other related positions to join this 12-month part-time, remote programme.

The next application period will open in October 2025

Meet the 2025 cohort of Innovation Leaders

This year’s cohort is addressing key challenges using technology and data — from improving insurance access in Kenya and enhancing ESG oversight in Brazil to strengthening cyber risk supervision in Namibia. Whether working on AI-powered regulatory tools or digital asset supervision, these leaders are shaping the future of financial oversight in their regions.

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Eligibility, benefits & responsibilities

To be eligible you must:

Be currently employed at a financial authority.
Have a track record of implementing innovative strategies and be motivated to accelerate digital transformation through suptech solutions.
Identify a concrete suptech related project to take forward during the Residency year in the area of research or solutions development.
Be available (part-time, remotely) from December 2025 to December 2026.

As an innovation leader, you’ll enjoy

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Data science & open-source communities

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How to apply: Step-by-step overview

Recording of our informational session

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Timeline

Oct - Nov 2025

Nomination & Selection

Individuals can nominate themselves and/or others to be considered for the Innovation Leaders Residency. An expert panel will review all applications and contact final candidates for a short interview.

December 2025

Announcement

Selected innovation leaders confirm their participation. The inaugural cohort of Resident Innovation Leaders will be announced at SupTech Week 2025.

January 2026

Onboarding

Selected innovation leaders will embark on their residency journey and receive a holistic introduction to all opportunities ahead.

December 2026

Offbording

Innovation leaders conclude their residency journey by sharing their experiences, progress, and challenges at SupTech Week 2026.

While we encourage our leaders to allocate time to immerse themselves in suptech-related research and implementation efforts, we also understand your busy schedule. Our goal is to empower you to enhance your capabilities, becoming more effective and efficient in your work, rather than adding to your burdens.

As the programme offers a range of optional opportunities, the time commitment will be flexible and tailored to your unique interests. On average, we estimate that each leader will invest approximately 10 hours per month in the Innovation Leaders Residency

Join us!

GovSpace is our collaborative platform for data-driven diagnostics, co-design, and digital solution deployment. Built to power digital transformation and innovation across the SupTech ecosystem.

A community of communities that connects local priorities and innovation leaders to peers and global partners.

A deeptech environment for secure, high-trust public sector digital transformation through intelligent tooling.

GovSpace will soon unify digital tools, knowledge assets, and collaboration environments developed by the Cambridge SupTech Lab into one secure and immersive AI-powered space.

As we transition, you may notice tools and services gradually moving under the GovSpace banner.