The Many Faces of London Tech

The Many Faces of London Tech

By Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates

Date and time

Thu, 8 Oct 2015 15:00 - 19:30 GMT+1

Location

Here East

London E20 2ST United Kingdom

Description

Join Tech London Advocates on the 8th October at Here East to highlight and celebrate the “The Many Faces of London Tech”.

Come and celebrate the diversity and emerging specialisms of one of the fastest-growing digital cities in the world, and hear from some of the leaders of London’s tech and business community. The event will be chaired by founder of Cospa Oli Barrett and speakers include:

  • Mustafa Al-Bassam, Ex Lulzsec Hacker
  • Jennifer Arcuri, Founder, Innotech Summit
  • Bridget Beale, Managing Director, BIMA
  • Simon Calver, Business Growth Fund
  • Sarah Drinkwater, Head of Google Campus
  • Jacqueline de Rojas, President techUK and VP, Citrix
  • Rioch Edwards-Brown, Founder, So You Wanna Be In TV?
  • Ian Fordham, CEO, EdTech UK
  • Matt Fox, Managing Director, Framestore
  • Irene Graham, CEO, Scaleup Institute
  • Kay Hutchinson, Founder, Belle Media
  • John Kampfner, Director, Creative Industries Federation
  • Stephen Millard, CEO, Eccomplished
  • Kathleen Mitchell, Vice President EMEA, Stella and Dot
  • Georgina Nelson, Founder, TruRating
  • Gavin Patterson, Chief Executive, BT
  • Gavin Poole, CEO, Here East
  • Louise Pordage, Senior Manager, Cyber Security, KPMG
  • Ganesh Rao, CEO, RightClinic
  • Russ Shaw, Founder, Tech London Advocates
  • Kirsty Styles, Senior Reporter, Tech City News
  • Jeffrey Tijssen, Co-Chair, FinTech and China Working Group at Tech London Advocates
  • Jo Twist, CEO, UKIE
  • Jimmy Vestbirk, Co-Founder, Legal Geek

“The Many Faces of London Tech” will be one of the first events to take place at Here East, the new digital quarter for East London, and will give attendees an exclusive opportunity to visit the site as it is developed.

The timings are as follows:

• 3.00pm-4.00pm – arrival and registration (we ask that you aim to arrive by 3.30pm)
• 4.00pm-6.00pm – formal programme
• 6.00pm-7.30pm – drinks reception and Here East Maker Showcase

DIRECTIONS
The venue is most easily accessed via Waterden Road, E15 2EE.
To make your journey as simple as possible, we will be providing a minibus service from 3pm which will go from Stratford tube station to Here East. Please follow signs for the Westfield Stratford City and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park exit, there will be members of the TLA team who will guide you to the minibus departing from Montfichet Road.
Alternatively, Hackney Wick is an 11 minute walk from Here East, we will not be providing a minibus service from this station.
Please note there is no parking at Here East. Should you require parking, there is parking at Westfield Stratford City, where we will be running the minibus service from.

Spaces are limited so please do let us know if you can join us at what is set to be one of the landmark events within London’s technology calendar this autumn.

Organised by

Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates

Tech London Advocates is an independent, private sector network of 15,000 tech leaders, investors and experts who volunteer their time to promote London as a global tech hub and address the challenges facing tech companies in the UK.

Tech London Advocates is part of Global Tech Advocates, is the only truly international grassroots tech community, uniting the private sector in multiple cities and regions worldwide. More than 30,000 business leaders, experts and investors volunteer their time to campaign for the betterment of the global tech industry.

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