Manchester's Digital City Festival Lineup

Digital City Expo, the central event of Digital City Festival, will feature keynotes, Q&As and masterclasses across numerous stages around the venue.

14:31 23 February 2022

Digital City Expo, the central event of Digital City Festival, will host two days of collaboration, networking and learning from digital professionals from far and wide. 

 

Scheduled on March 9th and 10th, the event will feature Q&As, keynotes and masterclasses across numerous stages around the venue. It will cover discussions about IoT, sustainability, tech talent and digital innovation. 

 

At this year's expo, Lead Sponsor Hitachi Solutions, figures from Microsoft and the South London Partnership will appear on the panel to discuss IoT pilots designed to connect five London Boroughs. Participants will hear from David Grasty and Andrew Parsons of the South London Partnership, Linda Chandler of Microsoft, and Tim Kidd of Hitachi Solutions at 10am on March 9th. 

 

Leyton, an international accounting firm, will also be represented at this year's expo to discuss their work with British tech innovators to access grants, government tax incentives and private investment. They will also discuss how they support innovation through funding opportunities. 

 

Amul Batra, COO of Northcoders, will also grace the event and is scheduled to speak in the Tech Masterclass Theatre on Thursday. He will discuss just how much the hiring landscape in the technology sector has changed in the last couple of years. 

 

All this and so much more will be occurring as part of Digital City Expo at Manchester Central, including talks across marketing, ecommerce, media and more throughout both days.