London Tech Week, Day Five: Into an Inclusive Metaverse Russ Shaw As London Tech Week draws to a close, it’s amazing to look back at the progress the sector has made in the nine years since Tech London Advocates joined the very first edition as a founding partner. Across all events, more than 20,000 attendees heard from tech leaders at the cutting edge of the emerging [...]
London Tech Week, Day Four: Building the workplaces of tomorrow Russ Shaw As we moved into the second half of London Tech Week, focus shifted from the trends witnessed over the last year, to what we can expect from the future. One issue in particular was exploring what is in store for the future of work. The demand for people with the skills capable of facilitating the [...]
London Tech Week, Day Three: Facing the future Russ Shaw Steamrolling into day three of London Tech Week, the attention today turned to the emerging technologies – quantum, health tech, blockchain, AI – which are transforming our world. Many of these ‘emerging technologies’ are in fact on the cusp of becoming mainstream. There are few industries that will not be impacted by the technological revolution [...]
London Tech Week, Day 2: London on the global stage June 14, 2022 The dust is just about settling after a whirlwind day one of London Tech Week. We saw a range of government announcements, updates on UK tech investment levels and in-depth discussions on diversity in tech. What quickly became obvious on day one, and even more so today on day two, is that London Tech Week [...]
London Tech Week, Day One: Diversity under the spotlight June 13, 2022 There is no denying that UK tech is experiencing a golden age. As London Tech Week kicks off today with events across the capital, we have a great deal to celebrate. Figures today from the UK’s Digital Economy Council show that investment in UK startups is set to break records by the end of this [...]
Chatbot matrixes are an outdated betrayal of the strengths of our tech capabilities April 22, 2022 Have you ever solved your problem with the British airways chatbot? I certainly haven’t. It’s a trivial, and perhaps first-world gripe, but it was a startling experience to struggle with what should have been a straightforward problem as a result of clunky tech.
London Tech Week: Russ Shaw looks back at a spectacular week September 28, 2021 London Tech Week – the showcase of all things innovative – happened last week and Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates boss Russ Shaw CBE is back writing us reflecting on the jamboree. Here’s he looks back on the week that was. What a week it has been! London Tech Week saw a new [...]
Russ Shaw’s Tech Week Diary: UK establishing itself as a leader on global problems September 22, 2021 London Tech Week – the showcase of all things innovative – is back. Each day this week, Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates boss Russ Shaw CBE will write for us reflecting on the jamboree. Here’s day two. As the Prime Minister and President Biden meet to discuss climate action at the United Nations [...]
Russ Shaw’s Tech Week Diary: Showcasing the best of London to the world September 21, 2021 London Tech Week – the showcase of all things innovative – is back. Each day this week, Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates boss Russ Shaw CBE will write for us reflecting on the jamboree. Here’s day one. Europe’s largest tech festival, London Tech Week, is back. The launch event – the Global Leaders [...]
As the capital recovers, the next Mayor of London cannot ignore the tech and investor community April 23, 2021 When the candidates for the Mayoral election gathered at Here East in 2016 to speak to the capital’s technology community, no one could have predicted the extent to which Brexit and a global health pandemic would utterly transform the five years that followed. Unfortunately, since then, it seems the ambition of London’s tech sector appears [...]
