Manchester Digital

Emerging Tech Conference 2024 is here🚀 Manchester Digital invites you to the highly anticipated Emerging Tech Conference 2024 on Thursday, 5th December, from 1pm. This event will take place at No.1 Circle Square, Oxford Road, Manchester, bringing innovators, founders, investors, and tech enthusiasts from the North West and beyond. 🎟 Don’t wait! Secure your spot today before tickets run out! 👉 https://buff.ly/3ZT4nm3 Step into the future of tech – Manchester’s innovation hub awaits you! #EmergingTech #Innovation #TechConference #AI #Blockchain #QuantumComputing #FutureTech #ManchesterTech

Manchester Digital is holding a pilot training session for our soon-to-be-launched Carbon Literacy Toolkit with The Carbon Literacy Project 🙌 Join us for the first session to find out why carbon literacy is so important for the tech industry. Come along and join other Manchester Digital members to find out how your organisation can put the brakes on carbon and kick-start your Carbon Literacy journey. You will do the one-day training session, which means you can apply for the Carbon Literacy Certificate and find out how to run for training within your own business for other colleagues. Date: 21 November 2024 Time: 9:00 - 17:30 In person location: Manchester Digital offices, Oxford Road Lunch & refreshments are provided https://buff.ly/3YyK78r

Member News ⬇️ Glow-up for beauty platform after £2m injection "Ruuby has raised the money in a round led by the NPIF II – Praetura Equity Finance, which is managed by Praetura Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II. NPIF II – Praetura Equity Finance provided £1.5m in investment." https://buff.ly/4dWlIxG

🚀Exciting News for the Emerging Tech Conference 2024!🚀 Manchester Digital is excited to announce that our upcoming Emerging Tech Conference 2024 will be proudly sponsored by Amazon. Amazon is a global leader in the tech industry and is the perfect partner to support Manchester Digital's mission of educating, connecting, and innovating the digital sector in the region. 🎟 Don’t wait! Secure your spot today before tickets run out! 👉 https://buff.ly/4e266cj Step into the future of tech – Manchester’s innovation hub awaits you! Tickets are available for Manchester Digital Members and Non-Members🙌

In the Spotlight with DC Advisory: Navigating Investment Challenges for High-Growth Tech Companies in Manchester At Manchester Digital, we like to interview our members to find out a bit more about what they do and their work in the Greater Manchester digital and technology sphere. This week we're speaking with Mark Ward, Director at DC Advisory. https://buff.ly/3Ui9gS8

💪🧠 Empowering minds & unleashing potential Next up for #Digitober with Greater Manchester Combined Authority, read how we at Manchester Digital are empowering high school students across Greater Manchester to unleash their creativity and build tech solutions that make a real difference. By Emma Grant, Head of Programmes at Manchester Digital ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3YCIeHI

We're supporting partners Manchester City Council, The University of Manchester and Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester with some research to inform the development of a Digital Skills Framework for Manchester. Please take 5 minutes to complete the short survey today. 🗓️ Deadline for responses 1st November https://lnkd.in/g9YbnUqx WHAT IS THE MANCHESTER DIGITAL SKILLS FRAMEWORK? Digital skills are some of the most crucial skills for businesses and residents alike in 2024. These include essential digital skills, like using Microsoft Word and email, and higher-level and more specialist skills such as AI/Machine Learning and software development. The Manchester Digital Skills Framework will benchmark these higher-level digital skills into levels of competency from enhanced to advanced. Commissioned by The University of Manchester and Manchester City Council, it will link to the essential digital skills training that exists in Greater Manchester and will provide guidance for businesses and training providers to understand:- The varying levels of digital skills (for staff, learners, residents). - How and where to access digital skills provision, navigating the wealth of providers. - What training provision can be accessed to upskill/reskill. - Identify ways to shape digital provision, for new and emerging skills needs.It will look at digital roles but not be specific to the digital sector and it will be developed through consultation and co-design. If you’d like to find out more about the Manchester Digital Skills Framework, get in touch via lewis@ticmanchester.org

Join Manchester Digital and Auto Trader UK for an insightful event focused on social mobility, purpose, and values in the tech sector. As part of our commitment to fostering diversity and accessibility, this event will explore how businesses can make meaningful strides in supporting people from underrepresented backgrounds. Hosted by Auto Trader UK, a company known for its values-driven approach, the session will provide practical insights into how organisations of all sizes can promote social mobility, ensure diversity, and build inclusive environments. Through the sharing of best practices, attendees will gain actionable strategies to create more opportunities and open pathways for talent from all backgrounds. We’ll be joined by special guests from across the ecosystem. We’ll focus on inspiring not preaching, with practical takeaways and signposting to some amazing free resources. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from leaders in the field and network with other businesses striving to make tech more inclusive. https://buff.ly/4e3ZZUG

Our Head of Programmes Emma Grant will be speaking at ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024! The University of Manchester Panel discussion on research findings into Digital Platforms Markets: 📊 Insights from industry leaders: Learn how digital pioneers navigate market challenges 💡 Interactive Workshop: Engage with peers to tackle the challenges of establishing and growing a digital business 🤝 Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers, experts, and innovators from the digital sector 📅 Date: 5th November 2024 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM 📍 Location: Booth Street East Building, University of Manchester Grab your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/ew39N8tr

Manchester Digital are delighted to welcome Ash Rust back to the region for learnings from his journey and tips for founders on building a business and fundraising. Our Startups Programme Manager Alice Pickersgill will be taking Ash through a Q&A session on his journey - growing up in the North West, joining the military, and being one of the first AI graduates in the UK; through to moving to the Bay Area, being a startup early employee, founding his own YC backed company; to exiting and setting up his own fund - and the lessons and insights he has learnt along the way. If you're attending the festival we hope to see you there, if you haven't signed up tickets are still available at  https://lnkd.in/dCY-RrjG