Policy priorities for London's tech sector: infrastructure, finance, skills and support for start-ups
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THIS EVENT IS CPD CERTIFIED
Guest of Honour: Gerard Grech, Chief Executive, Tech City UK and Member, London Tech Ambassadors Group
This seminar will
provide a timely opportunity to discuss next steps for supporting London's
growing technology sector.
Following the Mayor launching his plan to
grow London's Tech City as a globally competitive base for technology
companies, planned sessions focus on priorities for the GLA in developing
infrastructure - including plans for a Smart
London - and providing superfast connectivity to support business.
Delegates will also discuss what more can be done to support digital start-ups
and entrepreneurs facing challenges such access to funding, affordable office
space and skills and talent - with the Autumn
Statement including measures to fund equity investment in high growth
companies and to extend Entrepreneurs' Relief - as well as latest developments
in the FinTech, MedTech and Property tech sectors.
Dr Nick Appleyard, Interim Deputy Director for Government, Innovate UK; Professor
Alan Barrell, Member, Advisory Board, MedCity; Faisal Butt,
Chief Executive Officer, PiLabs; Andrew Campling, General Manager,
London, Southern and Eastern England, BT Group; Anthony Clarke,
Chief Executive Officer, Angel Capital Group and London Business Angels; Claire
Cockerton, Chief Executive Officer, Innovate Finance; Eddie
Copeland, Head of Technology Policy Unit, Policy Exchange; David
Dunn, Chief Executive Officer, Sunderland Software City and Gerard Grech,
Chief Executive, Tech City UK and Member, London Tech Ambassadors Group.
Anne Campbell, Associate, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo; Anthony
Impey, Founder and Managing Director, Optimity and Guy Levin,
Executive Director, The Coalition For a Digital Economy (Coadec) have also
agreed to speak.
Jennette Arnold AM, Member for North East (Hackney, Islington and
Waltham Forest), London Assembly has kindly agreed to chair a session at this
seminar.
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