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Date: Monday October 21st | Time: 08:00 – 11:00 | Location: Millennium Point
Exclusive Leadership Breakfast
Join 350 leaders at our exclusive leadership breakfast as we discuss tech policy, digital skills and how we establish the West Midlands as a global tech hub.
The event will include a fireside chat with the Right Honourable, Peter Kyle MP, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Joining the Secretary of State will be Dr Nicola Hodson, CEO of IBM UK and Sir Peter Rigby, Chairman & Founder of the Rigby Group PLC.
Supporting Local, Thinking Global
The leadership breakfast at Birmingham Tech Week 2023 which was attended by 250 senior tech execs.
Our Speakers
The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation & Technology
Nicola Hodson
CEO – UK & Ireland
Carolyn Dawson OBE
CEO
Sir Peter Rigby
Chairman & Founder
Charlie Blakemore
CEO
Anwen Robinson
Senior Vice President
Neil Rami
CEO
Marcus Stuttard
Head of AIM & UK Primary Markets
David Morris
Midlands Regional Market Leader
Yiannis Maos MBE
Founder and CEO
Abbie Vlahakis
CEO
Eddie Olla
Chief Digital Officer
Agenda
08:00-08:50 - Networking & Coffee
An opportunity to network and speak with top leaders, government representatives, founders, and C-suite executives.
08:50-09:10 - Welcome to Birmingham Tech Week 2024
Welcome from Yiannis Maos MBE, founder and CEO of TechWM.
09:20-09:40 - Fireside Chat with Nicola Hodson, CEO (UK & Ireland) at IBM, Sir Peter Rigby, Founder and Chairman at the Rigby Group PLC and Eddie Olla, Chief Digital Officer - NHS Coventry & Warwickshire
A unique opportunity to hear from two of the UK’s best tech leaders.
09:40-09:50 - Keynote from Marcus Stuttard, Head of AIM & UK Primary Markets at the London Stock Exchange Group
Hear how LSEG are supporting startups and scaleups across the UK
09:55-10:40 - Tech leaders panel discussion
Discussions with top leaders and C-suite executives on how to propel the West Midlands Tech Sector.
10:40-11:00 - Fireside chat with the Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation & Technology and Yiannis Maos MBE, CEO of TechWM
Hear from The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation & Technology on why the West Midlands is an important region in helping the UK become a global tech superpower.