Wales Tech Week 2023 | Technology Connected | 15 October 2023 | ICC Wales, The Coldra, Catsash Rd, Caerleon, Newport NP18 1HQ, UK

Brought to you by Technology Connected, this gathering showcases Welsh technology, its ecosystem and champions the industry on the global stage. It connects, promotes and develops Wales as a centre of expertise and opportunity for enabling and emerging technologies and their applications for today’s business and society.

After two years virtual, it’s now time to get physical. This event will be a hybrid, international Tech Summit bringing together the global tech community to connect, collaborate and do business.

2023 Speakers

Aled Miles
Welsh Government's Envoy to the United States

Zoe Kleinman
Technology Journalist, BBC

Danilo McGarry
Global Head, Alter Domus

Sarah Armstrong Smith
Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft

Sarah Dickins
Journalist, Producer, BBC

Chris Jones
Presenter

Josie d'Arby
Presenter

Mariclare Carey-Jones
Presenter & Journalist

Avril Lewis MBE
Managing Director, Technology Connected

Stephan Kuester - Partner, Head of Ecosystem Consulting, Startup Genome

Sarah Williams-Gardener
CEO, FinTech Wales

Nish Kotecha
Co-Founder & Chairman, Finboot

Will Roberts - Managing Director & Founder, WebBox

Natalia Ruiz Saez - Managing Partner, NZ Ventures

Gareth Williams
Vice President Operations & International, Thales

Chris Meadows
Director, CSconnected

Louise Jones
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Innovate UK KTN

John Davies MBE
Co-Founder & Board Director, Cyber Wales

Dr. Chris Haley
Head of Research, Startup Genome

Mike Jackson
Dealmaker , Global Entrepreneur Programme at the Department for Business and Trade.

Sam Toombs
Business Leader for Devolved & Local Government & Higher Education, BT

Mr Barry Maybank
European Manufacturing Advisory Lead, Avanade

Henry Whorwood
Head of Research & Consultancy, Beauhurst

Detective Superintendent Paul Peters
Managing Director, The Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales

Paul Evans
CEO, Box UK

Prof. Rob Rolley
Knowledge Transfer Adviser Wales, IUK/KTN

Sean Giles
Growth Director, WebBox

Dr Nandini Chakravorti
Associate Director, Manufacturing Technology Centre

David Blake
Associate Investment Director, DeepBridge Capital

Tom Burke
Co-founder, Haia

Paul Matthews
Chief Executive, Monmouthshire County Council

Sam Toombs
Business Leader for Devolved & Local Government & Higher Education, BT

Subhu Swain
Head of Business & Digital Consulting, BT

Oliver Conger - Managing Director, Rototherm

Professor Pete Burnap
Professor of Data Science & Cybersecurity, Cardiff University

Philippa Glover
Industry Manager UK & Ireland, OMRON

Neil Allen
Head of Strategy, Credit Risk Business Services UK & I, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

2023 Partners

PLATINUM PARTNERS:
• Aurora
• SauceLabs

GOLD PARTNER:
• Hyb Arloessed Seiber Cyber Innovation Club

SILVER PARTNERS:
• box UK
• Companies House
• De novo
• SONY
• Thales

PARTNERS:
• Innoocate YK
• Connected
• Blockchain Connected
• Means Business
• CARDIFF
• FinTech Wales
• Cyber Wales
• Global Welsh
• British Business Bank
• cnect Wales
• Lexis Nexis
• London Stock Exhange
• Mentermon