Welcome to the
TECH SY South Yorkshire
Tech Summit
Sponsored by:
Take a look at our packed agenda for the day!
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You can submit questions on the day to our speakers via a link. We'll select some to read out.
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After the lunch break, we'll be sharing the South Yorkshire action, co-created with key stakeholders. View the condensed version, open for consultation on the day.
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10 am
Welcome and Introduction
Introduction from Tracey Johnson, Project Director - TECH SY
Welcome from Sir Stephen Houghton, Leader of Barnsley Council
10.15 am
Dealroom report launch
Aoife Morrin, Head of Ecosystems - Dealroom
11 am
Keynote: Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
Keynote from Sarita Runeberg, CEO - Maria 01
11.20 am
Panel: Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
Host: Mel Kanarek, Founder - Sheffield Digital
Dr David Dunn, CEO - Sunderland Software City
Sarita Runeberg, CEO - Maria 01
Robert Pieroni, Managing Director - Gener8tor
12 pm
Lunch Break
Option of Burritos, Curry or Jacket Potatoes with hot and cold drinks.
1 pm
South Yorkshire's Inflection Point
Host: Alison Partridge, Newable
Sarah Norman OBE, CEO - Barnsley Council
Dave Richards, Founder - Yorkshire AI Labs
Chris Dalrymple, Co-Founder - Trove Ventures
(Click to open our Action Plan on a page).
2 pm
Future clusters and sectors
Host: Leslie Hitchcock, Founder - Resilience Media
Sean Luther, CEO - Innovate PGH
Cat Smith, Senior Manager - British Business Bank
Dr Max Sich, Founder - Aegiq​
Melissa Chambers, Founder - Sitehop
3 pm
Break
Tea, coffee and cookies.
3.30 pm
Keynote
Coming soon
4.05 pm
Scaling Beyond Borders
Host: Janet Coyle CBE, London & Partners
James Jackson, CEO - Bumper
Chris Iveson, Founder - FourJaw
Roland Emmans, Head of Technology Sector & Growth Lending - HSBC
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