UK Digital Skills
How to ensure the Tech talent pipeline The workshop was held to provide insights and examine how to overcome specific issues such as recruiting to company ‘culture fit’, diversity & inclusion and ensuring the ‘talent pipeline’ is maintained when scaling. Welcome Address by Raphael AniHead of Intelligent Mobility @WayraUKGreat address from Raphael who explained that […]
How to Navigate through the disruption of finance Excerpts from a talk by Nicole Anderson; “Crypto: What makes for a good ICO funding approach?”held 12 April at SBCInsurTech, Rocketspace London How to Navigate through the disruption of finance Nicole Anderson explains it’s essential to understand if your token is a security for a good ICO […]
Beach-head for our Africa market entry! Yup, boxes ticked, we gone and done finished the #UKTech2Lagos Trip. Here’s a highlight and review of the Trip. But remember, Lagos is only the beach-head for our #Africa market entry! Trip Highlights: African Business Angel Network (ABAN) Masterclass led by Tomi Davies, Co-Founder ABAN and Lagos Angel Network […]
MEST Presents The Next Frontier: The Year of the African Scaleup 8 February 2018, @SHACK15hub hosted @TLAAfrica @MESTAfrica event. The investment panel was moderated by Paris Petgrave @ParisPetgrave with panelists Nicole Anderson @NicoleAnMo and Tomi Davies @TomiDee discussing African scaleups and fundraising INTRODUCTIONS The event was Organised and coordinated by @DylanRichts Partnerships and Fundraising Associate […]
YSYS Founders Stories at AfroTech Fest YSYS Founders Stories panel was held during the AfroTech Fest on 26 January 2018. AfroTech Fest was a two-day tech festival by and for black people of African and Caribbean heritage. The hosts were Carl Konadu @ckkonadu and Abiola Babarinde @abxola, who were excellent facilitators on both days. The […]
Join me at the Lagos CEO Roundtable The Return of the Native: Join me on 08 March when I host the Lagos CEO Roundtable at The Bunker on Admiralty Way, Lekki . This will provide a great opportunity connecting the UKTech Africa forum with the Lagos Business ecosystem. Yes, the native son returns again after […]
Look forward to UK tech growth in 2018 As you prepare for the New Year, it’s a good time to re-evaluate and refocus your business growth plans, since last year was a hugely successful year for the UK tech industry. There were great gains and innovation in the FinTech sector, while British startups have shown […]
Providing a range of Africa-based applications Blockchain and Africa Focus: This event held on 23 November, organised by Richard Tandoh Chair Star 100 with Keynote and panel moderation by Hamish Thomas, Partner & EMEIA Financial Services Leader, EY. Keynote by Hamish Thomas set out some of the challenges of applying the technology and examined […]
TLA Tech World Tour Africa focus The ‘TLA Tech World Tour’ on 16 November, was held by Tech London Advocates (TLA) at HereEast, with an Introduction by Russ Shaw Founder TechLondonAdvocates and GlobalTechAdvocates. Moderator was Ben Thompson from BBC. The event was also the Launch of GlobalTechAdvocates with 8 TLA sister groups, which grows TLA […]
SEC2A Tech Africa Road Trip SEC2A Gala Launch Thursday 12th October was the Gala launch event before the Africa Road Trip events to bring together Africa and Europe’s tech ecosystems. This was the European Commission sponsored initiative, held at the Tate Modern, London and hosted by Gary Stewart – Director, Wayra UK. The event kicked […]