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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