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Date: Monday October 19th  |  Time: 8:30AM – 11:00AM |  Location: The REP

Exclusive Leadership Breakfast

The Leadership Breakfast is Birmingham Tech Week’s flagship strategic convening for senior leaders navigating AI, economic transformation and the future competitiveness of the West Midlands.

Bringing together C-suite executives, founders, investors, policymakers and enterprise leaders, the event will explore how organisations are responding to rapid technological change, shifting global markets and the increasing importance of regional innovation capability.

The programme will focus on practical leadership challenges surrounding AI adoption, industrial transformation, investment, talent, infrastructure and long-term growth, with particular emphasis on the West Midlands’ strengths across advanced manufacturing, mobility, clean energy and applied innovation.

Supporting Local, Thinking Global

The leadership breakfast at Birmingham Tech Week 2025 which was attended by 350 senior tech execs.

Our 2025 Speakers

Richard Parker
Mayor – West Midlands

George Williamson
CEO

Leon Butler
Chief Executive – UK & Ireland

Joanna Birch
Founder

Katie Obi
Chief People Officer

Steve Rigby
Co-CEO

Andy Hague
CEO

Charlie Blakemore
CEO

Charlie Smith
CMO

Sara French
Director Trade and Growth