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How To Raise £150,000 - Maximising The Benefits Of SEIS Startups United presents an expert discussion on the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, led by experts with different, essential perspectives on SEIS – investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers and professional advisers. Q&A sessions, networking and free refreshments.

Bacon is a conference by developers, for developers. Come along to be inspired, keep up to date with the latest tech and connect to world leaders in data science, web development and hardware. Hear from some of the leading startups and meet with top hackers. Speakers include Hilary Mason (bit.ly), Zach Holman (GitHub) and Chris Haseman (Tumblr).

Big Data Week is one of the world’s most unique global platforms, offering a series of interconnected activities and conversations around the world across not only technology but also the commercial use cases for Big Data.

Punch up your knowledge of web and mobile design and technology while having a great time in Barcelona. WebVisions – July 4-7 2012. http://webvisionsevent.com

Thinking Digital; a 3 day event drawing exceptional talent from the worlds of tech, media, science & arts. We attract speakers from around the world to share their wisdom & experiences. Speakers in May include Alan Moore, Aimee di Marco, Tom Scott & Kevin Slavin. Guests take part in workshops & many social activities. Follow us @ThinkingDigital

Digital Shoreditch is the festival celebrating the outstanding creative, technical and entrepreneurial talent of East London and Tech City. The festival will run from May 21st to June 1st 2012 and will be highlighting the thriving digital and tech talent from Clerkenwell to Stratford, Old Street to Bethnal Green and Dalston to the City and beyond.

Our monthly seminar on Financial Innovation through Technology, great speakers, refreshments and networking

As part of our Ogilvy Healthworld Idea Shop we are hosting an evening of talks on Wednesday 14 March, where two of our industry experts will be presenting the low-down on the latest social and digital trends. There will also be a Q&A session as well as the opportunity to network with other industry professionals and Ogilvy staff.

techpitch 4.5 brings together tech startups, investors and entrepreneurs for an evening of business idea pitching by startups and productive feedback from experts. It is an evening pitch event to showcase the latest tech startups out there, some which have taken part in the 2Pears/UKTI pitch training workshops.

Following on from last year's popular Music 4.5 Data is Sexy, we are taking the discussion around data to the next level, focusing on issues such as live-data, relational data, the gathering and refining of data, semantics, and the new commercial paradigm created by data as 'links'.

The Guardian is pleased to announce the launch of the second annual Activate Summit in New York, an event for business leaders, developers and digital practitioners focusing on how we can change the world through technology.