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The UK tech scene's premier annual networking event was held yet again on Thursday, 26th September at the prestigious Mall Galleries in London.
This year's refined format featured a relaxed atmosphere with drinks and canapés, maximising opportunities to mingle with hundreds of peers, as well as movers & shakers from across the nation's tech sector. We also heard vital market insights from TechMarketView's respected analyst team and guest speaker John Harris, Managing Partner at Executive Change.
In addition to unparalleled networking, guests were able to enjoy an exclusive private viewing of the Royal Society of Marine Artists' annual exhibition showcasing the best in contemporary marine art. This open exhibition was widely recognised as a showcase for the best in contemporary marine art, with selected work by non-members hung alongside the work of current members.
Event details
Date: Thursday 26th September, 2024
Time: 18:30 - 21:30
Venue: Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AS
What a joy it was to celebrate founders and entrepreneurs from across the UK tech sector at the 12th Enterprise Awards dinner, held at the historic Drapers’ Hall in the City of London.
Many congratulations to the winners of the eight hotly contested awards, which recognise individuals for their vision, growth and innovation, who were revealed as:
On top of the eight main awards, Vishal Marria, CEO and Founder of Quantexa, also received the Judges’ Award as the only person over the years to have won all three categories for entrepreneurs as they grow their business – Emerging, Developing and now the Enterprise award. A unique achievement and inspiring role model for other UK entrepreneurs.
Our ninth TechMarketView Evening took place in London in September 2023.
Alongside Georgina O’Toole and Tola Sargeant, our team of very talented analysts took to the stage – each exploring our research theme, Pursuing Productivity, from different angles. And providing another take on Pursuing Productivity were our special panellist guests Paula Sussex, CEO OneID, and Ann Walker, Delivery Director, DDaT, Home Office.
We also enjoyed a quick dip into some of our brand new research on sustainability: the TechMarketView Sustainability Technology Activity Index.
Principal Analyst, Simon Baxter, was a keynote speaker at 6 Degrees' event - Cyber University: AI and Security in a Cloud World. He discussed the impact of AI and the upcoming trends within cloud and cyber as a result.
The annual Enterprise Awards – organised by ScaleUp Group in association with the WCIT – once again celebrated and recognised the very best of the UK’s technology entrepreneurial talent with ‘The Oscars of the Technology Industry’.
Each year, hundreds of the movers and shakers of the UK technology sector – including entrepreneurs, investors and advisors – come together to honour the best of the best.
The 11th Enterprise Awards Dinner sponsored by Evelyn Partners, ScaleUp Group, Silverpeak and TechMarketview was hosted on 21st June 2023 at Drapers’ Hall in the City of London. The categories were:
Emerging Entrepreneur – £1m - £3m annual revenue
Developing Entrepreneur – £3m - £20m annual revenue
Green Tech Entrepreneur - for entrepreneurs whose business uses technology to reduce human impacts on the natural environment (min. £500k annual revenue)
Enterprise Entrepreneur – annual revenue over £20m
Scale Up Entrepreneur – > 50% growth pa (min. £1m annual revenue)
Public Sector Entrepreneur – for entrepreneurs targeting the public sector (min. £1m annual revenue)
Social Enterprise Entrepreneur – entrepreneurs with a business model that gives something back (min. £1m annual revenue)
Deep Tech Entrepreneur – for entrepreneurs with game-changing, innovative, unique, core technology (min. £1m annual revenue)
TechMarketView ex-Managing Partner Anthony Miller chaired a panel session during London Tech Week at the techUK SME Forum: Partnering with Systems Integrators event on Thursday 15th June 2023.
On the panel were top execs from five UK tech scaleups who can speak on the topic from rich personal experience:
They discussed the following topics:
There was a ively and spirited audience discussion, as well as an opportunity to network over drinks and snacks after the event.
Simon Baxter, Principal Analyst, TechMarketView and Mark Skelton, Vice President and CTO UK&I, Telefónica Tech UK&I hosted a webinar on 4th May 2023.
Are you overwhelmed with the responsibility of safeguarding your public sector organisation's sensitive information?
Recent statistics reveal that 40%* of cyber-attacks were targeted at the Public Sector. We shared expert insights on combatting cyber threats and protecting organisation's data integrity. We also provided valuable insights about common vulnerabilities in the Public Sector and lessons learned from high-profile breaches.
* Source: Government Cyber Security Strategy 2022-2023
Meet the Featured Presenters
Mark Skelton, Vice President and CTO UK&I, Telefónica Tech UK&I
Mark, in his role as CTO, has led some of Telefónica Tech’s most high-profile engagements with the Public Sector, including a major cyber security programme within National Defence. With overall responsibility for the vision of Telefónica Tech’s technology strategy in the UK&I, he is passionate about wrapping an “invisible layer of security” around every solution across Cloud, Data, Enterprise Applications, Modern Workplace, and Cyber Security. Mark will be sharing his lessons learned from decades of experience of working on successful transformational projects for the Public Sector.
Simon Baxter, Principal Analyst, TechMarketView
Simon is a Principal Analyst at TechMarketView and lead analyst for Cybersecurity, Analytics and AI. He has over 10 years of experience in research and analysis across the Global and UK IT markets, working with strategy and business development functions to shape how emerging technologies can drive real-world digital transformation for organisations. Simon will be sharing his views based on working with enterprise and SME organisations in the cybersecurity market, as well as lessons we can learn from past cyber attacks.
Duncan Aitchison, Research Director, TechMarketView and Mark Skelton, Vice President and CTO UK&I, Telefónica Tech UK&I presented a webinar on 31st May 2023.
Enhancing your customer and employee experiences is key to driving business success Did you know that 86% of customers are willing to pay more for a better customer experience, and companies with engaged employees outperform those without by up to 202%? *
Telefónica Tech CTO, Mark Skelton, joined forces with TechMarketView to reveal the critical tech investments that can enhance your customer and employee experience.
With expert and impartial advice, participants learnt how to leverage innovative solutions like AI-driven data insights and contactless technologies to create safer, more convenient, and engaging experiences.
Participants discovered how to harness technology to improve employee engagement, retention, and talent acquisition.Telefonica Tech's CTO also shared the back story behind Virgin Money’s 580% acquisition growth, which helped to reduce onboarding new business banking customers from weeks to minutes.
* Futurum Research & Dale Carnegie
Duncan Aitchison, Research Director, TechMarketView
Duncan Aitchison joined TechMarketView in October 2017 and is a Research Director for TechSectorViews, focused on the Application Services segment & Business & Commercial models. A respected industry commentator with more than 30 years’ experience in IT services, he is known for his in-depth knowledge of the outsourcing and SI markets, most notably the application services segment.
For the four years before joining TechMarketView, Duncan was an Executive Vice President at Capgemini focused on market and business development in the large-scale applications outsourcing arena. Prior to this, he spent a decade as the European President for ISG, the world’s leading sourcing advisory firm. Here Duncan built a consulting team that advised enterprise clients on many of the largest outsourcing programs in Europe, drove significant geographic expansion in Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Singapore and Japan and became a recognised authority on the EMEA sourcing marketplace.
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