Tech Media and Startups: Challenges and Opportunities in the New Reality

In conversation with Mike Butcher (TechCrunch), Lydia Dishman (Fast Company) and Stewart Rogers (Grit Daily), we will discuss what is going on with the startup world and tech media right now. The world as we know it is shattered, but many tech businesses are surviving (and some are even booming). Tech industry and startups need to understand, what is the best way to collaborate with during and after the pandemic.

Key topics:

• What is the situation in media and particularly tech media right now?
• Mike Butcher would comment on the state of the tech industry.
• Will the whole tech startup ecosystem be affected or will remain mainly the same.
• How will collaboration between business and tech media change? Will the new formats emerge? Is there any advice that you can share with the founders?
• What could be done together to aid those who suffered most from the COVID and governments' protective measures?

Speakers

Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher MBE is Editor-at-large of TechCrunch, and co-founder of Pathfounder editorial events and reports series on 'impact innovation'. Mike has been named one of the most influential journalists in European technology by Wired and The Daily Telegraph, among others. He co-founded The Europas Awards for European startups, the non-profits TechVets and Techfugees, the co-working network TechHub. Read more about Mike.

Lydia Dishman

Lydia Dishman is a reporter writing about the intersection of tech, leadership, and innovation. She is a regular contributor to Fast Company and has written for CBS MoneyWatch, Fortune, The Guardian, Popular Science, and The New York Times, among others. Read more about Lydia.

Stewart Rogers

Stewart Rogers is a journalist, analyst, public speaker, author, startup founder, musician, and "digital nomad." A former analyst for VentureBeat, Rogers uses the latest research and data to explain what is happening both now and next. As the Senior Editor at Grit Daily, he checks the pulse of marketing technology, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, and blockchain technologies, as well as the video game industry and the future of daily life.

Moderator: Nastasya Savina (1step2market)

Nastasya Savina is a marketing veteran with 20+ years of experience in marketing, communications and HR on the global market. As a leader of 1step2market, she helps tech companies to go global and land "softly" in the UK.

The event is prepared with the support of the Entrepreneurship Club of the London Business School.

The panel's media partner is GRITDAILY.

The Format

Get yourselves comfortable, grab your favourite drink. Log in to listen and question those who have a bird-eye view of the tech industry and are the first to feel the emerging trends.

The first 50 tickets are free, so hurry up. 30% of the proceeds from the further tickets will be directed to the charity, fighting COVID-19. If you would like to support the attendees with some in-kind offers, please reach out to organizers.