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London Tech Week 2019

10 - 14 June 2019

Programme of Events

Please see the Programme of Events for London Tech Week 2019 below:

Monday 10th June

Scale up in London & the UK

Aimed at Tech companies looking to set up and grow in the UK, with presentations from VCs and companies that have successfully scaled up in London and the UK. You can view the agenda here.

Time: 14:00 - onwards
Location: Kings Place
Kings Cross, London N1 9AG

Tuesday 11th June

Global Entrepreneurs Programme - Masterclass for Business Success

An event focussed on “upskilling” entrepreneurs and fast growth tech companies by focussing on key areas to achieve business success.

Mentoring and coaching
Pitching and fundraising
Business strategy, engagement and development

Time: 10:45 - 15:15
Location: Lancaster House
Stable Yard, SW1A 1BB

Facilitating Global Growth:
Investing into the UK Tech Sector

(Tech FDI) Attendees will learn about the UK's innovative technology environment, why it is thriving and why it is an ideal location for a businss seeking to scale itself. The event will cover:

Sector developments and industry insights from Dr Mike Short - Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Internation Trade.
Practical steps to establish your UK operation and where things can go wrong.
Insights drawn from PwC's latest Doing Business in the UK Guide.

Time: 09:00 - 11:00
Location: The Frontier Lab, PwC , 7 More London Riverside, London SE 2RT

To register your interest please contact: Reena Khiroya, Reena.Khiroya@pwc.com

Tech Growth UK

(Tech FDI) Now in its fifth year, the Department for International Trade, JMB Partnership and Rochester PR Group, will be hosting an event to provide tech businesses from all sectors and countries of origin with a rare opportunity to learn from their peers.

Time: 09:00 - 11:00
Location: Ernerst & Young, 1 More London Riverside, London SE 2RT

To register your interest please visit this link.

Global Entrepreneurs Programme - Female Founders Roundtable

Closed event for female founders (mainly GEP alumni). Discussion will be celebrating success, addressing key issues and how we can leverage the group to highlight social impact and Tech for Good, as well as attract more female founders to the UK.

Time: 17:00 - Onwards
Location: Lancaster House
Stable Yard, SW1A 1BB

Strictly Invitation Only

DIT SOS Hosted Reception

Technology Sector

International Networking Reception

Time: 18:00 - onwards
Location: Lancaster House, Stable Yard, SW1A 1BB

Strictly invitation only

Createch Summit

The Summit will bring together business leaders, chief marketing officers, innovation directors, entrepreneurs, creatives and technologists to showcase the growth potential of the burgeoning Createch sector built on the interaction of creativity and technology.

The Conference celebrates the role of Createch in economic growth and job generation globally, in both the creative industries and across the wider economy.

Time: 09:00 - 19:00
Location: Code Node, 10 South, 10 South Pl, London, EC2M 7EB

Wednesday 12th June

Digital Safari

(Tech FDI) Careers style session with stands/stalls covering different investment related themes: venture capital, legal, financial, scale up (followed by short finger food lunch).

13:00 - 15:00pm – Individual Thought Leadership sessions: Including Creative Tech, Fintech & Govtech, HPO Photonics & 5G.

Time: 09:30 - 15:00
Location: Ernst & Young, 1 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AF

To register your interest please contact: Matthew Steven matthew.steven@trade.gov.uk

Smart Cities Conference: The Future Starts Here - The UK -Asia Pacific Opportunity

Hosted by Natalie Black, Her Majesty's Trade Commisioner for Asia Pacific, this conference will bring together innovators from the UK and Asia Pacific to explore opportunities for cross-border collaboration in Tech and Smart City innovation. Conference agenda includes; panel discussions around future challenges, digital transformation and highlighting opportunities for UK Tech companies. With keynote speeches by Natalie Black and award winning young coder, Femi Owolade Coombs aka Hackerfemo.

You can view the full agenda for the conference here.

This event is now full.

Time: 14:00 - 17:30
Location: Connected Places Catapult, One Sekforde St, Farringdon, London EC1R 0BE

Smart City Networking Reception

Hosted by Natalie Black, Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific, this reception in an opportunity for UK technology companies to meet and build relationships for future partnerships with some of the overseas delegates visiting London during LTW, who are looking to procure UK Smart City technology solutions. Attendees include UK companies and members and representatives from; Tech UK, Tech London Advocates, Tech Nation, The Northern Powerhouse, UK-Asean Business Council. Asia-Pacific companies and government agencies from overseas markets including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia.

This event is now full.

Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Location: Connected Places Catapult, One Sekforde St, Farringdon, London EC1R 0BE

Thursday 13th / Friday 14th June

Regional Activities

Manchester: CFG or BBC (including MediaCityUK)
Leeds: Production Park and/or Centre for Immersive Technologies Launch (on 13th June) at Leeds University
Liverpool: Matalan, likely to also incorporate SciTech Daresbury and/or Sensor City, depending on interest
Sheffield: Doc/Fest – a good fit for Createch which follows Doc/Fest

Delegates are expected to arrange their own travel and accomodation.

Time: Thursday 13th / Friday 14th
Location: Various

To register your interest please contact: Nigel Jones, nigel.jones@trade.gov.uk

Pitch to North East Asia Blue Chip Companies

(Tech Trade) UK Technology SME’s, including start-ups pitching to Japanese, S.Korean and Taiwanese large, blue chip technology companies and VCs with the aim of forging partnerships.