business & innovation

The UKTI series of pitch workshops are FREE to attend for Technology/Digital/Mobile/ICT Sector UK-based startups & small/medium sized businesses.

Data and Research - The use of data and research to make more money for entrepreneurs and artists: if you don't get your metadata right, it's likely you won't get all the money due to you.

Forget what you read last year about fundraising, this is the dawn of a new era! Join our panel of investment experts as they explore how to deal with super angels, together with savvy angels and VCs. This will be followed by a pitch session for five early-stage busineses and lunch with a chance to network with the panel and fellow delegates.

• Key themes this year include: Telecom Leadership; Africa Towers Sales and Infrastructure Strategies: Regulation and policy; Financing Growth – How where and when to raise capital?; Assessing Mergers, Acquisitions and partnerships and Mobile and fixed broadband investment.

Marketing, now more than ever before, is under greater pressure to improve the lead to sales conversion ratios. This workshop will give you an in-depth understanding on how to maximise the relationship between sales and marketing.

MusicTank has partnered with Andy Inglis, the hugely respected co-creator and manager of north London venue The Luminaire to create a live industry course - a unique 6-part course, Monday evenings, commencing April 4th

Activate examines & debates the influence of technology on global society in areas as diverse as media, commerce & economics, the environment, energy & sustainability, citizenship, democracy, governance and & accountability, the developing world, healthcare, education, science & humanity.

Sheffield Doc/Fest is the UK's leading documentary and digital media festival at which the international documentary family gets together under one roof for five days of intense deal-making, docwatching and debate.

BIMA is delighted to give you the chance to come and spend an evening with Spotify - one of the most revolutionary and successful European dotcom start ups of the last decade.

Improve your online lead generation techniques to drive more conversions and increase sales. Learn how best to engage with customers online and capture their data effectively.

Key topics this year include - How will regional telecom operators grow global businesses? What are the best strategies for financing, mergers and acquisitions? What are the new paths to profitability for operators? Media & Convergence; Financing Growth; Infrastructure Sharing; Regulation and Mobile Broadband.

This is a one day event which will be breand led, VIP places are offered to senior brand professionals- cross industry. For more information drop me an email [email protected]