TechNExt Festival 2023
TechNExt is a major new festival created to promote and celebrate the North East’s growing tech sector.
Technology, the future and us.
With over 30 events taking place over 5 days, from design talks to discussions on digital trustees, myth busting to marketing, there’s plenty to get excited about. Build your own itinerary and make sure you don’t miss out on your top pics of the festival by securing your space online for your chosen headline and fringe events:
Key dates for your diary
Industry Dinner – 20 June – Durham
A chance to connect with peers, tech entrepreneurs and business leaders across the North East in a relaxed setting with great food, what’s not to love.
Main Stage Speakers – 21 June – Sunderland
A single stream of thought provoking conference talks from leaders in technology and related industries, all around the theme technology, the future and us.
On Wednesday June 21st the festival Main Stage will host a series of thought-provoking conference talks from leaders in technology and related industries at Sunderland City Hall. The day is being designed to include a range of speakers and disciplines centred on the theme; technology, the future and us. The programme line-up also covers three key sub themes – innovation and humans, technology and ethics, and business, society and people: Getting the balance right.
The world-class line-up for the Main Stage includes ‘Bionic’ Tilly Lockey; Dutch academic and author Paul Iske; computer scientist and founder of the Stemettes Anne-Marie Imafidon; ex-Microsoft executive Dave Coplin; emerging tech trailblazer Nell Watson and Mala Kumar, a global leader in tech for good.
Festival Party – 22 June - Newcastle
An informal evening toast to the tech sector success with our new festival friends. Ticket includes a light buffet and your first drink before you tech to the dancefloor…
And don’t miss….
Tech Talent Live – 22 June – Gateshead
Tech Talent Live, a free, drop in careers event is for anyone keen to learn more about tech careers and the employers in the North East will take place on Thursday 22 June at Baltic Gateshead. The aim of this event is to inspire, motivate and inform the next generation of tech and digital talent, as well as showcase our North East employers to anyone looking for a role in the sector. Tech Talent Live offers students, recent graduates, career changers or those new to the tech sector the chance to hear short talks on career options in the region and take part in CV workshops.
No Code Arcade – 22 June – Newcastle
No-Code Arcade is a new community gathering for no-code and low-code software providers, developers and makers to play and collaborate with the latest technology, products and services.
As well as the curated key events, TechNExt will feature a vibrant showcase programme of over 30 fringe events, many of which are free to attend. Tech companies and organisations have submitted ideas for the programme which will see them throw their doors open to engage the wider community, and shine a light on the amazing tech we have in this region.
Headline sponsors for TechNExt are Digital Catapult, Newcastle Strategic Solutions, Opencast and Sage.
| Date | 8:30am on 19 Jun 2023 to 3:00pm on 23 Jun 2023 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Various - North East |
| Cost | Varies |
| URL | Find More Information Here |
| getinvolved@technext.co.uk |