Welcome to the Northern Tech Summit

Open Doors Innovation Festival 20th Oct

Don't forget to head to the free Open Doors Festival from Sheffield Innovation Spine on 20th October if you're in the city.

DAY ONE - 21 OCT

Fringe: Women in tech & investment breakfast 21st Oct, 8:30-10am

WHERE? Arundel Room, Millenium Gallery, Sheffield

We're bringing together founders and ecosystem leaders for key discussions on tackling barriers to women working in tech ahead of the Northern Tech Summit. Very limited spaces remain, all genders welcome. Sign up here.

Northern Tech Summit day one - 21st Oct, 9:30am-3pm

WHERE? Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Doors open at 9.30am for registration, networking and hot drinks

10:30 - 10:35 Opening Film: This is the North

10:35 - 10:45 Opening Remarks
Tracey Johnson, TECH SY

10:45 - 10:55 Welcome to the North

Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire

10:55 - 11:15 The Northern Tech Summit

Tracey Johnson, TECH SY

11:15 - 12:00 What's Working in Northern Ecosystems?

Host: David Dunn, CEO, Software City
Deb Hetherington, Leeds Digital Festival/Tech West Yorkshire
Katie Gallagher, Manchester Digital/UK Tech Cluster Group
Aoife Morrin, Dealroom
Matthew Snowden, TECH SY

12:00 - 13:15 Lunch & Networking

13:15 - 13:35 Fireside Chat
In conversation with Katharine Hammond - Chief Executive, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

13:35 - 14:15 Startups from the North: A Founder's View

Host: Helen Milner OBE, Chair of the TECH SY Women in Tech & Investment Taskforce
Dr Rob Ward, Digital CNC
Henry Dunne, Microneedle Solutions
Pete Daykin, WordNerds
Cathy Long, Aposto

14:15 - 14:50 Keynote: Innovation, Growth and the UK's Future
Tom Adeyoola, Innovate UK

14:50 - 15:00 Day One Wrap-Up
Tracey Johnson, TECH SY

Northern Startup Showcase - 21st Oct, 4pm-late

WHERE? Trafalgar Warehouse, Sheffield

Expect demos and quick on-stage showcases from startups from across the North, investors in the room, plus relaxed networking over food and drinks, fuelling the discussion for day two of the summit.

Doors will open from 3:30pm, with some pre-event networking time before content starts at 4:30pm. Separate £5 ticket required, available to buy on the door. Secure your ticket here

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DAY TWO - 22 OCT

Fringe: Run the Spine - 22nd Oct, 7-8am

WHERE? Sheffield Tech Parks

Join Sheffield Business Runners for a 5km group run along the Sheffield Innovation Spine. We will meet in the city centre outside Sheffield Technology Parks (Cooper Buildings, Arundel St, S1 2NS ) at 7am. The run will finish no later than 8am, with post-run refreshments served at Sheffield Hallam University's Langsett Building. Register for the Spine Run

Northern Tech Summit day two - 22nd Oct, 8:30am-3pm

WHERE? Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Doors open at 8.00am for registration, networking and hot drinks

9 - 9:15 Welcome Back

Tracey Johnson, TECH SY

9:15 - 10:15 Dealroom Launch: Understanding Northern Tech's Strengths

Yoram Wijngaarde, Dealroom

10:00 - 10:15 Collaborate to Compete

Ana Avaliani, Royal Academy of Engineering

10:15 - 11:00 How Does the UK Leverage the Power of Northern Research?

Host: Damien Mohammed, Northern Arc Partners
Dr Tim Craggs, Exciting Instruments
Joe Hedley, NunaBio
Elizabeth Mullis, Plexal
Andy Hogben, University of Sheffield

11:00 - 11:45 Raising the North

Host: Stuart Leslie, National Wealth Fund
Joanne Hosker, Northern Gritstone
Joséphine Kant, Sovereign AI
Mark Sterritt, British Business Bank
Estella Nouri, Hypha

11:45 - 11:55 Lightning Talk: Venture is a Team Sport

Pete Hopton, Venture.Community

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Networking

Royal Academy of Engineering - Ask an Expert Clinic for Tech Founders
Available throughout lunch, register in advance to guarantee your slot and be matched with the most relevant expert. Register to ask an Expert

13:00 - 13:45 Collaboration in Action

Host: Dom Hallas, Startup Coalition
Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire
Sue Daley OBE, techUK
Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe, Frontier Economics

13:45 - 14:30 Scaling the North

Host: Tracey Johnson ,TECH SY
Sara French, London & Partners
Jenny Mooney, Department for Business and Trade
Matt Johnson, FORM
Danielle Phillips, North East Mayoral Combined Authority

14:30 - 14:55 Closing Keynote - Sue Douglas, Veer Technologies

14:55 - 15:00 Closing Remarks

Tracey Johnson - TECH SY

Thank you to all our Northern Tech Summit partners