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London Tech Week Virtual Trade Mission [Australia, New Zealand, APAC]

Online, 7 September, 2020 to 9 September, 2020

The UK Department for International Trade are hosting its inaugural virtual trade mission to London Tech Week (LTW20) for a select group of Australian and New Zealand Scaleups.

London Tech Week is Europe’s largest technology festival with live events taking place across London. In 2019 LTW attracted over 58,000 attendees from 95 countries, hosting 300 events with a social media reach of 300 million people.

The conference has transitioned to a virtual format for 2020 and participants will receive a virtual curated programme over 3 nights filled with content aimed at an Australian and New Zealand audience. Key themes will include capital raising, visas, R&D and grants, sector updates and opportunities available in the regions outside of London.

The programme will be aimed at the following streams:

Medtech/digital health
Fintech and Regtech
Future technology (AI, Cyber, Blockchain, IOT, Robotics, Big Data)
Agritech
Energy/Cleantech
Other (eg. AR/VR, Creative Tech/Media, Sportstech, Proptech)

The virtual mission will provide opportunities for participants to hear from key players in the tech ecosystem and understand the opportunities in the UK post COVID-19.

Applications to join the mission has closed. For more information, please contact Caitlin Gheller - caitlin.gheller@fco.gov.uk

Why London Tech Week?

"London Tech Week 2019 exceeded my expectations. There is no other tech conference in the world that is more open to diversity and for this reason the UK continues to outperform Europe VC investment, topping £6bn last year".
- Tess Thomas, Director of Investment, Australia and NZ, UK's Department for International Trade

"2019 was my second London Tech week and it was just as value packed as the first. There is no shortage of events to attend and people to meet – I highly recommend London Tech Week".
-Steve Baxter, Founder & Investor, Transition Level Investments

"London Tech Week is a key event in our calendar and a must-attend for tech companies wanting to connect and network with clients, suppliers, and investors. We've taken important lessons away from previous LTW events and adjusted our strategy accordingly".
-Shendon Ewans, CEO & Co-Founder, Gobbill