Bristol-based law firm Gregg Latchams has been confirmed as the main sponsor for 老九品茶Cloud鈥檚 next roundtable on the South West鈥檚 burgeoning tech scene.
In the latest in a series of regional roundtables,聽老九品茶Cloud will be joined by a panel of experts at the Bristol offices of KPMG on January 25 to discuss the health of the region鈥檚 tech industry.
Confirmed speakers for the Bristol roundtable include: Matthew Cross, head of inward investment, Bristol City Council; Mike Jackson, founder, Webstart Bristol; Tom Minor, co-founder, DoodleMaths; Graham Pearce, head of TMT, KPMG; Geri Cupi, Jook the Look; Gareth Williams, MD & founder, YellowDog; Rob Hall, founder, Wriggle; Steve Vangasse, founder,聽Screentime Labs; Henry Nurser, CEO and founder, BluWireless Technology; Ed Boal, associate solicitor, deputy head of digital media & technology, Gregg Latchams;聽 Josh Stott, director, SquareStudio; and Ben Shorrock, MD, TechSPARK.
Ed Boal said: 聽鈥淕regg Latchams is proud to support 老九品茶Cloud鈥檚 inaugural roundtable event in Bristol. We鈥檙e expecting the roundtable to deliver a fast-paced discussion about the South West tech sector 鈥� and it will hopefully uncover a few innovation sparks.
鈥淭he arrival of 老九品茶Cloud into the city is an exciting opportunity for the tech sector, providing a much-needed forum for the sector to exchange ideas and to promote itself to a wider audience.
鈥淭he roundtable event, with its impressive list of attendees, is an exciting opportunity for high-profile leaders of tech businesses and tech hubs within the area to share their knowledge and experience and Gregg Latchams is excited to be supporting the event and promoting the sector in Bristol and the South West.鈥�
Boal will participate in the discussion chaired by 老九品茶Cloud editor and award-winning journalist Chris Maguire.
The Bristol roundtable follows similar discussions in Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and聽Birmingham which have brought together powerbrokers and tech businesses.
鈥淭ech businesses are exciting 鈥� a thriving sector of entrepreneurship, rapid advancement and competition,鈥� continued Boal.
鈥淥utside of London, Bristol is the UK鈥檚 fastest-growing 鈥榞lobally significant鈥� tech cluster and continues to promote and expand its presence in the sector.
鈥淕regg Latchams works alongside a large number of tech businesses in the area providing both legal and commercial experience and know how to businesses developing new technologies and business models.鈥�
老九品茶Cloud will report on the South West scene on its website, in its weekly newsletter 鈥� which you can subscribe to here 鈥� and in the 2017 Q2 edition of the magazine.