business & innovation

Londata: Putting data to work - Launch Event

Londata is the event for people doing interesting things with data. It's particularly for people who are interested in how to put data to work, creating commercial and/or social value as you go.

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Date: 23 November 2011
Location: Media Science, UK

The social live music industry - where is the money?

Music 4.5: The social live music industry - where is the money?

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Date: 13 December 2011
Location: eOffice, UK

techpitch 4.5

techpitch 4.5 is an evening pitch event created by 2Pears, in order to showcase some of the latest tech startups, including some of the startups that have taken part in the UKTI pitch-training workshops in the past 6 months.

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Date: 7 December 2011
Location: Pinsent Mason's Auditorium, UK

UKTI Mission to SXSW 2012: Application Process and Next Steps

Are you thinking of applying for the UKTI Trade Mission to SXSW, but not really sure where to start? Wondering how long the application process takes and how it's assessed?

When and how should you book hotels? Do you need to buy a SXSW badge? So many questions, so to make things a little easier we have outlined some simple steps that we hope will answer all of your questions.

We have already had a strong group of application for the UKTI Trade Mission to SXSW, but you do still have time to apply. Applications close Friday 25th November, so start applying today

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Webcast: Colt's road to revenue performance management

How to manage your demand generation activities and your sales pipeline with Revenue Performance Management with Eloqua.

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Date: 17 November 2011
Location: Online, UK

A Monster Revolution? A fireside chat with Michael Acton Smith, CEO of Mind Candy, and David Rowan, Editor of WIRED Magazine

In a live interview the indomitable David Rowan of WIRED magazine will get behind the headline hype to talk about the journey that Michael Acton Smith and his team of Mind Candies have been on and where they are heading next.

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Date: 14 November 2011
Location: The Brewery, UK

London Job Hunters are Embracing Social Media [infographic]

Infographic

Employers and recruiters using social media, especially LinkedIn, will not be news to many people. But now professionals are turning to social media to proactively search for vacancies.

Anyone with a LinkedIn profile has probably received, and perhaps even say have been annoyed by speculative emails from recuiters with roles to fill. What may be news is that social media is now establishing itself as a media for professionals to use proactively in their search for a job.

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GlobalWebIndex Research Shows Social Media tops B2B Influences

GWI Graph

Press stories about social media could make you believe that platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are just for spotty teens and young adults on the pull. It’s all parties gone wild when 5,000 turn up and cyber bullying. 

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Net:Work 2011

Tweets, Tablets and No Travel: How Work Is Being Transformed Did you get the memo? Your workforce is implementing a multi-billion dollar infrastructure change — by themselves.

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Date: 8 December 2011
Location: Mission Bay Conference Center, US

Power of One

Power of One is a day for developers and entrepreneurs to get together and celebrate how much the individual can achieve in today's tech industry.

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Date: 11 November 2011
Location: Battersea Power Station, UK

SXSW 2012

An incubator of cutting-edge technologies, the event features 5 days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders & an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games & startup ideas the community has to offer.

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Date: 9 October 2011
Location: Austin Convention Center, US

Take Part in TechWorld, 16 - 17th November at London ExCeL

ExCeL London

Around 2000 industry decision-makers, including potential investors and buyers from nearly 50 countries, will gather in one location for TechWorld, one of the UK’s largest technology shows at London ExCel Centre, 16 - 17 November 2011.

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The Europas 2011

The Europas will be identifying the hottest tech startups in Europe right now, taking hundreds of entries, sifting through them with a large advisory board and then submitting the picks to a public vote which the entire industry can participate in. The results will then be merged to find the winners.

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Date: 17 November 2011
Location: Carbon Bar, UK

Local Growth Through Broadband

Conference on the synergies between improved broadband connectivity and local and rural growth. Speakers include Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries.

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Date: 23 November 2011
Location: The Imagination Gallery,WC1E, UK

Fourth Generation Mobile Broadband - Creating sustainable value across the chain

The conference programme will bring you the opportunity to hear from leading equipment providers, operators and thought leaders on their international experiences and insights on the challenges and opportunities in implementing 4 G mobile broadband networks.

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Date: 15 November 2011
Location: The Imagination Gallery WC1E, UK