Digital Skills Festival 2023 - Conference Day

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Manchester Digital

The Digital Skills Festival Conference will take place on Monday 6th February 2023 and will kick off the Festival week.

No.1 Circle Square

Manchester Digital is the voice of Greater Manchester’s tech and digital sector.The Digital Skills Festival conference is for industry professionals, education experts and policy makers to discuss and share strategies for tackling the skills issues facing our industry. We will also be sharing the findings from this year&#x27;s national Digital Skills Audit, looking at the impacts on the industry and what this means.Attendance at the Conference is free and open to any digital business or education providers.This event is not available for Students--------------------------------Agenda1:00 - 1:30 Registration1:30 - 1:40 Welcome address, Manchester Digital1:40 - 1:50 Welcome from our strategic partner, Manchester City Council1:50 - 2:10 Unlocking early careers, keynote session with Auto Trader2:10 - 2:50 Question time: Where is the north going in terms of levelling up in technology?2:50 - 3:10 Comfort break3:10 - 3:40 Skills audit findings and analysis3:40 - 4:20 Panel: How do we protect the sector&#x27;s growth and continue to address the skills gap through a cost of living crisis? Ensuring both business and employees prosper through uncertain times.4:20 - 5:00 New Spaces, New Skills, New Opportunities. Tom Cheesewright5:00 Closing remarks5:00 - 7:00 Reception drinks &amp; networking--------------------------------Cancellation PolicyBy booking a ticket to this event, you agree to our event cancellation policy: <a href="https://www.manchesterdigital.com/event-cancellation-policy" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.manchesterdigital.com/event-cancellation-policy</a>.All Manchester Digital events are designed to be inclusive and we adhere to a strict code of conduct which you can view <a href="https://www.manchesterdigital.com/code-of-conduct" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a>Data Usage Event PolicyBy securing a ticket for this event you are consenting to receive information from Manchester Digital regarding the logistics of this event and a follow-up email post-event, we may also need to share any dietary or access requirements you have provided with a 3rd party such as the event caterer or venue. After we have sent your follow up event email we will only hold your data for 1-month during this time we will not share your information or contact you. Keeping your data for a month will only be to explicitly recap on the success of our campaign. After the one month period, the information you have provided will be deleted. If you wish to be contacted regarding other events and services that Manchester Digital produce then you will need to specifically opt into our mailing list <a href="http://eepurl.com/dspP1b" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a>--------------------------------O﻿ur SponsorsThe Digital Skills Festival 2023 is sponsored by:<ul><li><a href="https://careers.autotrader.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Auto Trader</a></li><li><a href="https://www.manchester.gov.uk/digitalstrategy" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Manchester City Council</a></li><li><a href="https://www.atkinsglobal.com/homepage" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Atkins</a></li><li><a href="https://www.baesystems.com/en/cybersecurity/home" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BAE Systems Digital Intelligence</a></li><li><a href="https://www.globallogic.com/uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">GlobalLogic</a></li><li><a href="https://www.zuehlke.com/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zühlke</a></li><li><a href="https://www.rtx.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Raytheon Technologies</a></li><li><a href="https://careers.bentleymotors.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bentley Motors</a></li><li><a href="https://hackajob.co/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">hackajob</a></li><li><a href="https://www.salford.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">University of Salford</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mmu.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Manchester Metropolitan University</a></li><li><a href="https://bruntwood.co.uk/scitech/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bruntwood SciTech</a></li></ul>

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