business & innovation

North of England's premier event for Digital Startups to present their businesses to an audience of like minded individuals made up of entrepreneurs, investors, deal makers and service providers, in an informal setting. But this time, there is a twist. Yes, we are bringing our own Dragon's.

Public sector procurement can be a complex and daunting process. Even the name sounds dull. Digital businesses thrive on new ideas and creative thinking.

Thinking Digital is an annual conference where the world´s greatest thinkers and innovators gather to inspire, to entertain, and to discuss the latest ideas and technologies. Use the special code 09eb1cwag when booking your ticket for an exclusive discount.

After a hugely sucessful inaugural dinner this past August, we have a super-special early Christmas gift for you...nti's Linda Broughton and Girly Geekdom's Maz Hardey will be hosting Leeds' second Girl Geek Dinner on Wednesday 3rd December 2008, this time around at the newly opened The Loft Leeds!

Stephen Coleman, professor of political communication at Leeds University,  believes there is a disconnect between government and the people, based on a growing public fear that individuals no longer have the power to influence the political world.

On Thursday 4th December, Lord Drayson, Minister of State for Science and Innovation will make a keynote speech on the importance of innovation in an economic downturn.

A new breed of technology entrepreneurs has entered the Helsinki start-up scene and they want to share their wealth of energy with other start-ups by bringing together a group of inspirational entrepreneurs and industry figures. For one day only, Korjaamo in Helsinki will be hosting the very first Slush! conference and workshop for the hungriest start-ups and rising stars.

It's cold and dark in November, especially in Finland. But you can't keep a good Finn down! That's why http://slushhelsinki.com is going to be a cool new event for tech startups showcasing all the major Finnish Internet era success stories from F-secure to Jaiku, from Habbo Hotel to MySQL, along with all the latest Finnish startups. TechCrunch UK is partnering with Slush, and we'll be throwing a breakfast brunch event for 100 start-ups, entrepreneurs, investors and key industry players the day after the Slush conference, so you'll be able to come along and network over some great Helsinki coffee. If you're a Scandinavian or Baltic startup, then this should be an event right up your street. It will be on Tuesday, 25th November at 09:30am to 01:00pm.

In November we will have a special format. You can come at 5pm and mix with international web entrepreneurs, who have been brought over by the British Council and join us for a short awards ceremony for the 'International Young Creative Entrepreneur' (and some drinks and food). You need to register separately here for this part.

Are your direct marketing & online advertising campaigns stealing the show from the competition?  They will with the help of the UK's largest integrated marketing solutions event - Technology for Marketing & Advertising 2009 - a growing show which promises to be even better in 2009!

MARTIN LINKING is convening the Integrated B2B Online Marketing in Manufacturing 2009 in Shanghai. The online marketing conference tailored to B2B manufacturing companies will be conducted the first time in China. It is designed for executives and marketers responsible for the overall marketing performance in B2B manufacturing companies.