Imagining Future Possibilities
Tue 9 Jul 2024 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Engineers’ House, Bristol, BS8 3NB
Description
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” - Albert Einstein.
Join us to imagine and explore future possibilities at the SW of England Tech Leaders’ Summit 2024.
Bringing together tech leaders from across the region to discuss key issues, gain learning and insight on business support, funding and finance, talent and skills, and make sense of the changing policy landscape in 2024.
Across four bustling tracks, get involved with lively roundtable discussions, cross-region networking, and insightful talks by industry leaders.
We'll also be bringing tech leaders together to help turn a new prospectus for the region's tech sector into action.
Delivered by Tech South West in partnership with UWE Future Space, Innovate UK Business Growth, Acuity Associates and ISL Talent.
Date, Time and Location
📅 July 9 2024,
⏰ 9am - 4.30pm,
📍 Engineers House, Clifton, Bristol.
Agenda
9 - 9:30
👋 Registration & Networking
9:30 - 9:45
💭 Imagining Future Possibilities
9:45 - 10
💬 Tech Talk: The Future of Computing, Prof Simon McIntosh-Smith
10 - 10:50
💪 Future Possibilities Live - Turning the 2024 SW Tech Prospectus into Action
Brought to you by the South West of England Tech Advisory Board
Choose your group, work then vote. Including:
- Creating the UK’s Net Zero Tech National Centre of Excellence
- Unlocking Transformational Funding
- Defining the AI Opportunity
- Creating the SW Talent Hub
10:50 - 11:10
🕺 Tech Tango Networking & Refresh
11:10 - 11:50
🎤 Live Panel: Building the SW Tech Powerhouse
11:50 - 12:40
🔀 TECH TRACKS
- Tech Funding: Unlocking Future Growth Possibilities for your Tech Company (Acuity Associates
- Tech Innovation: Get it On: The Golden Opportunity for University Tech Collaboration (Future Space Bristol)
- Tech Talent: Scaling the team you need to maximise your potential (ISL Talent)
- Tech Global: Building the Blue and Green Tech Global Alliance (Innovate UK Business Growth)
12:40 - 1:15
🥗 Tech Tango Lunch
1:15 - 2
🔀 TECH TRACKS
- Tech Funding: In the Zone – Achieving the Strongest Negotiating Position for Tech Funding Success (Acuity Associates)
- Tech Innovation: Creating your Dream Innovation Project (Future Space Bristol)
- Tech Talent: From Entry-Level to Leadership: Developing the Future Talent our Region Needs (ISL Talent)
- Tech Global: Growth through International Collaboration (Innovate UK Business Growth)
💭 Future Possibilities - Choose and Build
- Diversity Hackathon - Creating a more Inclusive Tech Sector (Ghyston)
- YOUR VIRTUAL TECH BOARD: Put your Greatest Business Challenge to the Growth Forge Virtual Board
- The Virtual SW Citizen’s Assembly: Creating the Leaders our Planet Needs (T4G SW)
- Building an Innovation Platform for the SW Tech Sector (Digital Wonderlab)
2:45 - 3:10
💃 Tech Tango Networking & Refresh
3:10 - 3:30
💪 Future Possibilities into Reality - The Bold Plan
3:30 - 4
🕺💃 Tech Tango Social
**PLEASE NOTE WE CANNOT CATER TO SPECIFIC ALLERGY / DIETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR TICKETS BOOKED AFTER 5 JULY 2024
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Location
Engineers’ House, Bristol, BS8 3NB